Sittin' Heavy Monster Truck

• 1 Why Are You Not Rocking? 02:24
• 2 Don't Tell Me How To Live 04:26
• 3 She's A Witch 03:45
• 4 For The People 04:35
• 5 Black Forest 05:22
• 6 Another Man's Shoes 04:01
• 7 Things Get Better 03:43
• 8 The Enforcer 03:15
• 9 To The Flame 04:03
• 10 New Soul 04:16
• 11 Enjoy the Time 05:41
• Total Runtime 45:31

Info for Sittin' Heavy

Monster Truck doesn’t need a lot of explaining. Hailing from industrial Hamilton, Ontario, also known by nicknames The Hammer, Steel Town and Ambitious City, they are a blue collar working man’s rock band that get their hands dirty. Sittin’ Heavy says as much in those two words as any page-long bio.

Monster Truck hasn’t swerved from what fans come to expect of them. The name just embodies everything they are and invites a sense of community. This isn’t music for hipsters or someone with a special understanding of a scene: “It’s that kind of simplicity from the sound to the name to the imagery, the thing is that anyone can help out with it because they get it. Even the newest fan that is getting involved with the band for the first time, they know what our package should sound like and what kind of t-shirts we should have. Everyone gets it.”

Produced by Ratz at Vespa Studios and Revolution Recording in Toronto and Monster Truck’s new jam-space studio, Sittin’ Heavy charges out of the gate with the lead track “Why Are You Not Rocking?” The song says it all — it’s a celebration for fans that come out to concerts in all sorts of weather and circumstances to just rock out and have a good time. And that’s essentially what Monster Truck has also been doing for the past six years.

Jon Harvey, vocals, bass
Jeremy Widerman, guitar
Brandon Bliss, keyboards
Steve Kiely, drums

Monster Truck
There's something comforting about a band name that delivers exactly what you are expecting to hear. The band realizes the potential for a sort of kitsch status being inadvertently placed upon them. However those curious to dig deeper will quickly realize their conviction for delivering authentic and original hard rock tunes.

The band was formed in 2009 by Jon Harvey (Bass & Lead vocals), Jeremy Widerman (Guitar & Vocals), Brandon Bliss (Organ & Vocals) and Steve Kiely (Drums & Vocals) as somewhat of a side-project for their other more serious bands (The Reason, Saint Alvia). Quickly the original plan of getting wasted and playing sloppy rock got twisted into something new entirely. Everyone's influences gelled in a cohesive and exciting new take on all of the classic rock that had come before them. Quickly show offers piled up as well as festival slots and the band realized that they had something that was undeniably fun and exciting on their hands.

One of the most notable experiences came when the premiere of FUBAR 2 was rolling into TIFF on a flatbed truck driving through Toronto. The band was asked to come aboard to add their music to a mix of Terry, Deaner and dancing bikini babes. Needless to say a match made in rock n' roll heaven was quickly formed. Other memorable 2010 shows included two different appearances at the Sound Academy. One supporting Steel Panther and a second show for EDGE 102's Xmas bash with Die Mannequin.

Two EP's have been released since the band's inception. The first self-titled EP was recorded by Gus Van Go & Werner F (The Stills, Preistess, Hollerado) and was received with open arms and ears by eager fans in August of 2010. Eager to follow up the recording the band hit the studio and tracked “The Brown EP” with Eric Ratz (Billy Talent, Cancer Bats, Three Days Grace). The four songs it contains not only shows a firm grasp of the classic roots that enabled this group but also their ability to add in flavours of grunge and punk era greats they loved so dearly.

The band has quickly become known for their live show and the growing confidence on stage is now more apparent than ever. The constant show regiment and recording process is sharpening the band's delivery and there's no doubt that anyone still interested in original and authentic rock music will be compelled to pay attention.

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