Monster Truck (band)

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Monster Truck
Origin Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Years active2009–present
Labels
Members
  • Brandon Bliss
  • Jeremy Widerman
Past membersSteve Kiely
  • Jon Harvey
Website ilovemonstertruck.com

Monster Truck is a Canadian rock band from Hamilton, Ontario. Members include guitarist Jeremy Widerman, and keyboardist Brandon Bliss.

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History

Monster Truck's 2011 EP The Brown EP found success for them in Canada. The single "Seven Seas Blues" charted in the top ten of both the active rock airplay chart and the alternative rock airplay chart in the spring of 2012. After the release of two EPs, [1] their debut album Furiosity was released on Dine Alone Records on May 28, 2013 and distributed on Universal. [2] The band's second studio album entitled Sittin' Heavy was released on Mascot Records on February 19, 2016.

The band won the 2013 Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year. [3] They played the Download Festival in 2013 and supported Vista Chino on their European tour in October and November 2013. The band started recording the Sittin' Heavy album in January 2015 after touring with Alice in Chains, opening for them on their 2014 North American tour. [4]

Their track "Sweet Mountain River" was included in Ubisoft's music game Rocksmith 2014 , [5] "Seven Seas Blues" in EA Sports' NHL 13 , and "Old Train" was used in an episode of Orphan Black , "Variable and Full of Perturbation". The first single from their second studio album was released on October 19, 2015, a track called "Don't Tell Me How to Live". [4] A song, "The Enforcer", was also available only when pre-ordering the album. Their song "Righteous Smoke" is featured in EA Sports' NHL 17 . The song "The Enforcer" was also used as the goal song for the Toronto Maple Leafs after every goal scored with a "Go Leafs Go" chant added to the song.

The band's third studio album, True Rockers, was announced on June 1, 2018, upon the release of the lead single "Evolution". [6] The title track featuring Dee Snider was released as a promotional single the following week. [7] The album was released on September 14, 2018. [6]

In November 2021, Monster Truck was featured in Kid Rock's re-recording of their song "Don't Tell Me How To Live", released as the first single from Kid Rock's triple album. Kid Rock's recording features a rap rock sound. [8] On March 14, 2022, it was announced that drummer Steve Kiely had departed from the band. [9]

On September 30, 2022, the band released their fourth studio album, Warriors. [10]

Jon Harvey posted on his Instragram page on June 13, 2024 that he had decided to part ways with the band. [11]

Band members

Current members

Former member

Live member

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
CAN AUT GER SWI
[12]
Furiosity [13] 13———
Sittin' Heavy [13]
  • Release date: February 19, 2016
  • Label: Dine Alone, Mascot Label Group
  • Formats: CD, digital download, 12" vinyl
6425264
True Rockers [14]
  • Release date: September 14, 2018
  • Label: Dine Alone, Mascot Label Group
  • Formats: CD, digital download, 12" vinyl
91—9650
Warriors
  • Release date: September 30, 2022
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: CD, digital download, 12" vinyl
————

EPs

Singles

YearSongChart
Positions		Album
CAN
CAN
Rock
[15] 		US
Main.
[16]
2011"Sworded Beest"———The Brown EP
"Seven Seas Blues"—7—
2012"Righteous Smoke"—11—
2013"Sweet Mountain River"841—Furiosity
"The Lion"—2—
2014"Old Train"—7—
2015"Don't Tell Me How to Live"—827Sittin' Heavy
2016"For the People"—6—
"The Enforcer"—22—
2018"Evolution"—14—True Rockers
2022"Golden Woman" [17] ———Warriors
"Get My Things and Go"———

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