the Deadly Snakes

The band's latest album, Porcella represents a huge progression in sound from its previous efforts. The urgent white trash energy has been somewhat diluted and all manner of sounds replace the raucous cacophony and bawdy shantyiness. Strings, subtle melodies and all manner of surprising instrumentation pop up and by the end of its 13 tracks one is left with more hooks than Rex Hunt's tackle box. The band recorded the album over ten days in a remote log cabin in Ontario in the summer of 2004, and was produced by vocalist 'Age of Danger'.

The Ode to Joy album was my first introduction to the band, it was part of the soundtrack to my road trip up the west coast of America. It seemed almost fitting, the almost gospel-esque power and intensity was usually a welcome burst that helped me to keep on truckin along and alert when the caffiene couldn't.

The band seemed to have an "us against them all" attitude about it, and you can almost hear the snarling on some tracks. An outcast gang of six taking a stand against the bad times and broken hearts by banging away, plucking, strumming or making a din with any instrument or object they can get their hands on. Hailing from Toronto, having started as teenagers, formed to be the entertainment at a party and proving to be better than they or anyone could have thought, they've ridden this thing out over nearly ten years. With Porcella being a realisation that they were now a proper band and dammit they can write an album on their own terms and take any direction they please. It's a band who have developed musically to a point where they can use instrumentation to build a song rather than throw it all together to see what sticks. The desparation and teen angst outgrown, they've come out of the garage and embraced the world-

"I think we were ill suited in the 'garage' category since we started shaving.“

With lyrical concerns no longer small town life and woes, the songs reflect the success and experiences come from touring the world, having sold out shows in United Kingdom, France, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Germany, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia as well as extensive shows across Canada and America.


The band are touring Canada in October supporting the Tangiers.

Porcella was released September 22 on in The Red Records.

Links:
http://www.thedeadlysnakes.com
http://www.intheredrecords.com/pages/deadly%20snakes.html

Band Members:

Age of Danger: Organ, Piano, Percussion, Drums, Voice
Andre Ethier: Guitar, Voice
Andrew Gunn: Drums, Guitar
Chad Ross: Bass, Guitar, Mandolin
Matthew Carlson: Trumpet, Guitar, Bass
Jeremi Madsen: Saxophone, Bass, Guitar, Percussion

Discography:
Albums-
Porcella - 2005 - In The Red Records
Ode to Joy - 2003 -In The Red Records
Im Not Your Soldier Anymore - 2001 - In The Red Records
Love Undone - 1999 -Sympathy For the Record Industry

Singles:
Real Rock 'n Roll Tonight - 1996 - Crazy Monkey Records
Proud Papa - split w/ the Spaceshits - 1997 - Sympathy For the Record Industry
I Can't Sleep at Night - 2004 - In The Red Records