Flybanger

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Flybanger
Also known asJar., Jarr.
Origin Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres Alternative metal, nu metal, post-grunge [ citation needed ]
Years active1995–2003
Labels Gotham Records, Columbia, Factor Records
Past members

Flybanger was a Canadian metal band from Vancouver. They are best known for their 2001 major label release Headtrip to Nowhere . [1]

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History

The band started out performing under the name Jar. They released two CDs under that name, including Knott Skull in 1998. The song "Regional Pump" from their 1996 debut Harsh and Discord appeared in the credits for the Canadian science fiction film Laserhawk , released in 1997.

Because there was more than one other band with the same name, the band members decided to rename their group Flybanger. [2] They released a five track EP titled Outlived in 2000. [3]

In 2001 the band released an album, Headtrip to Nowhere , as Flybanger through Sony Music in 2001, which was produced by Matt Wallace (Faith No More, The Replacements, Deftones, Maroon 5, etc.). [4] [5] Playing on the album were singer Garth Allen, guitarist Bryan Fratesi, Tom Macdonald on bass and Rob Wade on drums. [6] The singles released from Headtrip To Nowhere were "Cavalry", "Radical" and "Blind World". The latter was also used on the soundtrack for the motion picture Dracula 2000 .

The band toured in support of the album. [2]

In 2003 the band broke up. [7] Original Lyricist and lead singer Mark Simson was released as part of the break up. In 2005, Rob Wade (drums) and Garth Allen (vocals) joined Kill Rhythm, a band started by Rob Thiessen (formerly of Noise Therapy). In March 2009, following the breakup of Kill Rhythm, [8] both Wade and Allen turned their focus to the heavy acoustic rock project, The Thick of It.

In 2013, the band released an album under their original name of Jar. containing re-recordings of several of their older songs.

Members

Discography as Flybanger

  1. Mind
  2. Alone
  3. Outlived
  4. When Are You (Gonna Die)
  5. Bleak
  1. Cavalry
  2. Radical
  3. Blind World
  4. Pull
  5. Evelyn
  6. Haul
  7. Demon Away
  8. Crackballs
  9. Weapon
  10. This Is Bliss
  11. When Are You (Gonna Die)
  12. Company

Discography as Jar.

  1. Haul
  2. Regional Pump
  3. Freeze Up
  4. Flybanger
  5. Black
  6. Code Name
  7. Gun In Your Hand
  1. Cavalry
  2. Weapon
  3. Pull
  4. Shame
  5. Mind Alone
  6. Skidmark
  7. Outlived
  8. When Are You (Gonna Die)
  9. Sucker Punch
  10. Someday
  11. Shame (alternative version
  12. Bleak (hidden track)
  1. Suckerpunch
  2. Haul
  3. Outlived
  4. Weapon
  5. Pull
  6. Regional Pump
  7. Skidmark
  8. Shame
  9. Cavalry
  10. Freeze Up
  11. 3 Lives
  1. Deadstar
  2. Devices
  3. Down the Middle
  4. Lifer
  5. Nobody
  6. Ocean
  7. Outside
  8. Sml
  9. Victims of the Son
  10. Wrong

Discography as Jarr.

  1. Down The Middle
  2. Deadstar
  3. Ocean
  4. Nobody
  5. Lifer
  6. Devices

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References

  1. ↑ "Flybanger – Headtrip To Nowhere". Pop Matters, Jason Thompson
  2. 1 2 "Avoid Tattooing New Flybanger Name On Body" [usurped] . Chart Attack January 3, 2001. Tim Melton.
  3. ↑ "News From the Pit". Louisville Music News, April 2001, Laura Spalding
  4. ↑ Reviews. CMJ Network, Inc. February 2001. pp. 66–. ISSN   1074-6978.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ↑ Carla Hay (March 3, 2001). "Popular Uprisings". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 16–. ISSN   0006-2510.
  6. ↑ "Headtrip to Nowhere" (Columbia; 2001)". Rough Edge, Reviewed by Jeff Rogers
  7. ↑ Amy Sciarretto (May 19, 2003). Loud Rock. CMJ Network, Inc. pp. 27–. ISSN   0890-0795.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  8. ↑ Thompson, Brian (April 9, 2009). "Kill Rhythm: RIP 2004–2009". The Bleeder Blog. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
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