UrbanDictionary.com defines the word ‘harm’ as being “someone who is very tired in the morning, but alive at night.†While this, of course, makes zero sense, it is a rather fitting way to describe one of
Southern Ontario’s hardest working bands also of the same name.To detail in reverse, everyone who has seen HARM live has been churned back through the venue doors hooked, and ready for more. Their musical innovation and intensity translates strongly through mics and amps, hitting the crowds right in their core. They’ve booked packed–house shows around the region and back, including Absinthe, Kathedral, Casbah, Red Rooster and the Horseshoe, to name a few. Harm was also a featured act at 2008’s Roger’s Spring Music Festival and performed at the Y108/RedPipe.ca Breakout Band Challenge and Metal Queen Management's metal festival in Downsview Park.Take them off the stage, and HARM further reveals themselves to be professional in all aspects of the job. Formed in 2003 together with Mike Allen (guitar) and Enrique Changanaqui (drums), the following years would see the key additions of Steve Sharpen (vocals) and Ania Fritch (bass, vocals). Their original material is extensive, hashing loudly the finer points of political prowess and emotional landscapes, combining easily with addictive melodies and empowering hooks. To coin them ‘metal’ would be an sore understatement; their sound is teeming with edgy grunge and an ever–reaching boldness that’s instantly appealing to the inner rocker in us all.With their freshman effort finalized and mastered, HARM are ready for the next step, and so are their fans. Their debut album released on October 24th was accompanied by a cover feature in the View Magazine and interviews on CFMU 93.3. This Fall look for Harm's singles 'Suffer Again' 'The Green' and 'Uncivil Protest' on radio, as well as their appearance on the Kill City 12 compilation, being distributed by California based label 272 records.
