Darkest of the Hillside Thickets

About Me

Chilliwack gets pretty dark at night. The rural town 90 minutes east of Vancouver, BC may not seem like a hotbed of musical activity (save for the 70's band that borrowed the name), but something brews and broils under its surface when the sun goes down.The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets have been taunting the town since 1992 with their tongue-in-cheek musical homage to H.P. Lovecraft.The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets have created their own melodic blend of energetic punk rock. while wearing graphic costumes that help bring their good-natured dark songs to life. Call it geek-rock, nerd-core or just plain powerpop - their H.P. Lovecraft inspired tunes are guaranteed to bring even the heaviest sci-fi geeks out of the basement and onto the dance floor. These nerds are having the sweetest revenge of all.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/10/2005
Band Website: thickets.net
Band Members: Toren Atkinson - Vocals & Drawing Merrick Atkinson - Bass 'n' Back Vocals Warren C. Banks - Guitar from Afar Mario Nieva - Local Guitar Jordan Pratt - Drums
Influences: H.P. Lovecraft
Sounds Like: Black Sabbath, Nomeansno, Foofighters, Helmet, Queens of the Stone Age
Where To BuyDownload on iTunes
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Visit the Thickets Store or download direct from iTunes
NEW ALBUM Available NOW at Divine Industries and iTunes America .
Record Label: http://www.divineindustries.com/thickets
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

garageband

I've updated the stale info up on garageband. Feel free to go and vote for "A Marine Biologist" and/or "Burrow Your Way to My Heart" at http://www.garageband.com/artist/the_darkest_of_the_hillsi Tha...
Posted by Darkest of the Hillside Thickets on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:03:00 PST

2008 PAX/HPLFF Thickets Tour shirts

2008 PAX/HPLFF Thickets Tour shirts .. --> IF YOU'RE GOING TO USE GOOGLE ADS, THIS IS A GOOD PLACE TO PUT THEM --> Here's my first pass at the long sleeve tour shirt for PAX and the H.P. ...
Posted by Darkest of the Hillside Thickets on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:14:00 PST

The People of Innsmouth: The Official Fanclub of The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets

Hey everyone, I'm slowly uploading the back issues of TPOI to the Thickets site. So far only...issue 2.http://www.thickets.net/the-people-of-innsmouth-fanclub/bu t I'm working on issue 3 currently.The ...
Posted by Darkest of the Hillside Thickets on Sun, 25 May 2008 01:15:00 PST

Lyrics to "A Marine Biologist"

For those who don't have the album "The Shadow Out of Tim":Doctor, Captain T. O. Vess.R.V. Steadfast bearing West He's got a bathyscaphe (Tim was the man with the bathyscaphe). He's a marine biologist...
Posted by Darkest of the Hillside Thickets on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:26:00 PST

Nerd Rock Fans Take Note:

Nov 25: The Thickets officially begin working on yet another album. Anyone know a violinist in Vancouver?
Posted by Darkest of the Hillside Thickets on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:22:00 PST

A Marine Biologist song appears in Cephalopodcast

"A Marine Biologist" song appears in CephalopodcastThis episode also has an interview with Dr. Clyde Roper, world-renowned teuthologist. They get into a brief discussion about the recent efforts to ca...
Posted by Darkest of the Hillside Thickets on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 03:06:00 PST

New review of "The Shadow Out of Tim"

Here's the review from the current issue of THE NERVE The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets "The Shadow Out of Tim" Divine Industries A concept album! An amazing collection of joyously whacko roc...
Posted by Darkest of the Hillside Thickets on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:44:00 PST

Mohawk Radio

For a limited time only, our song "Blackout" appears on http://www.mohawkradio.com/band_profile.php?bandid=463Go download now!
Posted by Darkest of the Hillside Thickets on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:43:00 PST

New review of "The Shadow Out of Tim"

Pick up today's copy of THE VANCOUVER PROVINCE to read a review of the new album, or else just click here: http://www.thickets.net/content/view/78/34/
Posted by Darkest of the Hillside Thickets on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:32:00 PST

The Lamplighter has been closed - we’re now playing Sep 1 at the Media Club.

Saturday, September 1st I.M.U. presents THOR & The DARKEST OF THE HILLSIDE THICKETS Double CD Release Party @ The Media Club, 695 Cambie. Doors 8pm / $12 Advance @ Zulu, Scratch, Scrape, Neptoo...
Posted by Darkest of the Hillside Thickets on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:51:00 PST