With songs that are "...abrasive and brash, however personally identifiable ", Shiver showcases their own style of modern metal in a catchy and memorable way.
Shiver, a grouping of 4 distinct members, fuses the work of Metallica, Pantera, and Tool, with the operatic songwriting of Queen and Meat Loaf to create a captivating variation of Melodic Metal. Shiver has been touring in support of their 7 song EP entitled "The Fear" for the past three years, but have recently released their newest (and best) effort to date titled "I've Never Even BEEN To A Sasquatch Party". Crowning off the EP is the concept song(s) 'Sasquatch Party' and 'Return To Sasquatch Party', two songs of the same theme fused together to make a song just short of 20 mins. "It's A statement" says Pedwell (vocals); "We are a band based on humor, brashness, and skill, we are not a band that bases the structure of our songs on airplay. We are a band that has worked VERY hard to get where we are, and we have never sacrificed our songwriting for vanity."
Brad Pedwell (vocals, guitar) has been a staple in Vancouver's music scene since 2002, acoustically opening for touring acts like Stabilo, Todd Kerns, Blues Legend Long John Bauldry, Jane Sibery, and country star Julian Austin. Nonetheless, the need for a fuller sound led to the addition of Chris Hamilton (lead shredding guitar) and David Dyck (bass, vocals). Like every cowboy sings a sad sad song, problems with drummers plagued the band until 2005, which saw the addition of Adam Baldwin (drums) on the kit.
Shiver has not been an overnight success story, nor did shiver *quickly* received a lot of accolades. Shiver has fought their way up from the trenches to become not only one of Vancouver's most energetic bands, but one of Vancouver's most REAL bands. "Over the years, our sound has changed drastically, but it's a great feeling to know that you're evolving and
playing the music you know were born to play" says Pedwell.
A few of their most notable accomplishments is their 2nd place finish in the nation-wide 2003 Molson Canadian Battle of the Bands, touring Western Canada, receiving frequent radio play on Vancouver's 99.3 CFOX Indie Night In Canada, playing live on air on 730 MOJO AM Radio, 102.7 fm, 101.9 ciTr and through it all, maintaining a growing fan base and repetoire to boot.
If experience is the best teacher, Shiver plans to be around long enough to earn a fuckin' PHD.
"...finally a band that has charisma, stage presence and the courage not to conform to the bullshit cock-rock played on the airwaves today. Garage Entertainment is proud to put Shiver on stages to define what good music is today." - Kev Mitchell, Ceo & Promotions Manager - Garage Entertainment
"Every time I have worked with Shiver they have blown me away with professionalism, except for that time Brad called me a whore" - Heather Gamble, SPM Music
Shiver
2006 Demo
1. The Fear
2. Sasquatch Party
3. Through This Violence
4. Plead Insane
5. Open Box
6. Return To Sasquatch Party
CLICK TO ORDER ONLINE THROUGH CDBABY.COM
..
