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3rd Gear

About Me

Disbanded in 2007, Third Gear rose from the ashes of Deadly, with guitarist Dale Birnie and drummer Chad MacDonald reuniting with Russ Wilson, a former bandmate and lifelong friend who had been busy honing his bass style in Alberta for several years. Once they started jamming together again, the groove came rushing back, and all three knew that this was meant to be! As a power trio, 3rd Gear write and perform innovative, interesting rock songs built to bring the world to it's knees! With politically charged lyrics, thick muscular grooves, and a tight unmistakable sound, 3rd Gear set out to change the rock world as we know it! We keep this page as a reminder of the great times, great shows and great friends we had while we brought our music to the masses! Thanks to all who supported us.
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Member Since: 22/05/2006
Band Members: Chad MacDonald-Drums/VocalsDale Birnie-Guitars/VocalsRuss Wilson-Bass

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Influences: Rage Against The Machine, Black label Society, Bad Religion, Clutch, Led Zeppelin, Prong, Avenged Sevenfold, Tool, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Slipknot, Wolfmother, Cream,The Doors, Audioslave, Rebel meets Rebel, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and hundreds more!! Our fellow musicians are a source of inspiration ,too. Helcion can be found on our friends list, along with Lefty,Radio Flyer, Aton, Gorgeous Priceless, Cold Driven, and others we have played with in the Okanagan. In the coming summer, we will be playing with some of the Okanagan's best talent at the "Miracles Start With You" fundraiser. For more info about that event and to check out another talented Okanagan band, go to www.shatteredtone.com
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Sounds Like: Thought provoking lyrics over a melodic hurricane!!
Record Label: Indie

My Blog

KILLER WEEKEND!!

DAMN!!! We are exhausted! We played a great show at the Riverfront Pub on Saturday night, with our good friends Lefty and Gorgeous Priceless, and some newcomers all the way from Vancouver, The Rights!...
Posted by on Tue, 29 May 2007 06:43:00 GMT

GRATEFUL FED FANS...PLEASE READ!!!!

You may have noticed on our newest gig poster that the Fed is starting to charge cover! I went to a Helcion show the other night, and was surprised to learn that I had to shell out $5 to see my favori...
Posted by on Mon, 07 May 2007 07:22:00 GMT

STUDIO UPDATE!!!

We just laid down a bunch of sweet drum tracks (if I do say so myself), giving Dale the kindling and matches to build a roaring inferno of a NEW ALBUM! He will be laying his guitar tracks Thursday, th...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 07:04:00 GMT

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!!!!!!

Thanks to all who bore the color of the Emerald Isle and came out to rock with us on St. Patrick's Day!! It was a night of firsts all around!! We have been trying to get a gig lined up with our friend...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:20:00 GMT

NEW SONGS DEBUTED IN PENTICTON!!!

Had a great time playing in Penticton at Voodoo's last night!! We debuted 2 new songs, "Not Really There" and "No Deal"! Both had a great crowd response! Helcion rocked the place once we were done, an...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 11:00:00 GMT

ROSE'S ROCKED!!!!

We had a great time playing in the Rock Showcase last night, and I couldn't believe the turnout of fans!!! We had members of Lefty, Radio Flyer, Gorgeous Priceless, and even Jess from Helcion cam...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:32:00 GMT

"THE BIG MENTION!!!"

So I heard our name in the strangest place yesterday...THE RADIO!!! Power 104 is one of the sponsors for the 2nd annual Rock Showcase at Rose's, and they gave us "the big mention" yesterday afternoon!...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:13:00 GMT

ROCKING FOR A GREAT CAUSE!!!

Well, the new year is upon us, and it's time to get back at it! We just found out that we've been selected to compete in the 2nd annual Rock Showcase at Roses Pub in Kelowna! It's a battle of the band...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 07:15:00 GMT

SOME PEOPLE'S CHILDREN!!

Sometimes you meet people who just rub you the wrong way, y'know? You try your best to turn the other cheek, and give them the benefit of the doubt, but it keeps coming back to bite you in the ass!! I...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:06:00 GMT

3 SHOWS IN 3 DAYS!!!!

Dec 8th, it all begins.....We attack the Fed again with the help of none other than the truly badass band from Summerland, Helcion! Saturday  night, Dec 9th, brings a change of scenery as Le...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 07:27:00 GMT