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About Me

Originally formed in 1999 as a recording project, Kranknine has gelled into one of the tightest and most entertaining bands on the Detroit rock/metal scene.Founding members Tim Heacox and Michael Norkewiecz began with a batch of songs and the dream of recording a killer cd. After a number of member changes, including syn of Zug Island fame, they joined forces with the infamous Mr. Don Smith. Donny has been in a number of excellent Detroit rock bands, including Children of the Revolution, Spyder, and Murder City, which featured current members of Sponge. The band was completed with Dave Seymour on guitar, who provided lead guitar on Kid Rocks remake of A Country Boy Can Survive, and Jason Hartless, ex-drummer of Children, and former winner of a motor city drum competition.After a short time to bond, the band recorded their self-titled debut, with renowned producer Tom Rice. The cd features staples of the bands live set, including the songs Walk Alone, Thrill of It All, and Pull To Gain.As with all bands, growing pains ensued, and in 2003, Kranknine re-tooled with a new rhythm section consisting of Bill Davey, formerly of Concrete Rattle and Sex Kitchen, and Mr. Jake Blaskay, from the band, Kush. This lineup provided the band with a very creative and stable environment.2006 was a year of great turmoil in the band. Jake suffered a grave work injury that kept him out of action for several months, and the rest of the band made a very stupid and ill-conceived decision to carry on without him. Many thanks go out to Mr. Jason Hartless jr. who bailed us out in a time of need and filled the shoes of his father admirably. We are pleased to be doing some shows with Jake in the near future, and who knows what else.KrankNine is here to deliver a Doc Martin to the teeth blast of heaviness, with melody, soul, groove, and feeling. Lock your doors, hide your women and beer, you have been warned.

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Member Since: 3/24/2005
Band Website: kranknine.com
Band Members: Don Smith-vocals Dave Seymour-guitar Tim Heacox-guitar Bill Davey-bass Jake Blaskay-drums

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Influences: Sabbath, Black Label Society, Corrosion of Conformity, Disturbed, Alice in Chains, Judas Priest.
Sounds Like: Kranknine likes to write songs with big fat grooves and hooks that stay in your head like a bad drunken party guest that refuses to leave. The kind that drinks all your beer and liquor and sends you out for more.On a more serious note, we grew up on classic metal, and honor and respect what has come before, while always continuing to search out new music that catches our ear and kicks our ass.If you took a big greasy black pot and threw in some Sabbath, Alice in Chains, Judas Priest, Black Label Society, and Corrosion of Conformity, we think Kranknine is the ugly little creature that would crawl out.
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My Blog

New Way pics

Here are some shots from the New Way bar of us and Seven Ways West. Thanks Debzilla. http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c148/flysosweetly/42707%20 k9%20sww/?start=all
Posted by KrankNine on Sat, 12 May 2007 10:31:00 PST

Little of this, little of that.

I am very very freaking pleased to say that Mr. Jake Blaskay has been jamming with us for a couple of weeks, and our first show is this friday at the New Way in Ferndale. He is a rock, and it is our h...
Posted by KrankNine on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:29:00 PST

Latest news

Hey people, we are gearing up for a very busy spring and summer with a number of shows to be announced soon. It has been a grueling winter of hard work, writing, recording, and re-working some old fav...
Posted by KrankNine on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:10:00 PST

Shots from our last show

Hey people, here are some very cool pictures taken by one of the best photographers in Detroit. Check out her site. http://www.anizam.com/portfoliomusickranknine1206all.htm We've been working ...
Posted by KrankNine on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:39:00 PST

Dec 29 The Ritz

We are very pleased to welcome a new member into our family, Mr. Jason Hartless jr. Of course, Jason has already been considered family, since his father was the drummer on our first cd. He is one th...
Posted by KrankNine on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:23:00 PST

New pics up

Check These Out. Taken by Scott Legato, at the Ritz a couple of weeks ago. http://www.behindthebarricade.com/krank9.html
Posted by KrankNine on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 10:24:00 PST

Rambling

Just some random ramblings... Saw Soul Circus last night at the Dawg House. They sounded absolutely fantastic. Kevin and Tom have taken the band to a new level (loved Rusty in there also, too). Great ...
Posted by KrankNine on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 10:04:00 PST

Equipment

I don't know if anyone else gives a rats ass, but I'm into this stuff big-time, maybe a-little Obsessed with it actually. What kind of gear are fellow musicians using? I am going to go into detail on ...
Posted by KrankNine on Sun, 30 Jul 2006 11:00:00 PST

Hayloft and pics

What a blast. This was one of the best shows we have ever played. More details when I have time. Pics are on our page. (Thanks Deb)
Posted by KrankNine on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 04:41:00 PST

Pics from June 11 show

Thank you very much, Angelina. Check out her photo site. http://www.anizam.com/default2006.htm
Posted by KrankNine on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 11:05:00 PST