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| Friday, July 15, 2005 - Piledriver demo songs available for download | Piledriver has full-length MP3 files of four new demo tracks from the upcoming album, "Metal Manifesto" online here. The songs are:
01. Blood Bath
02. Metal Manifesto
03. Battle Axe
04. Road Pigs
The band will also play live in December. Here is the info from the official website:
YES!!!
IT'S ALL TRUE!!!!
PILEDRIVER is hitting the road
and will be releasing a new album!!!!
Work is under way on our new album, METAL MANIFESTO, and you can check out a few of the new songs in demo form HERE!!!
And, YES!!! YOU CAN FINALLY WITNESS THE MALIGNANT MAJESTY OF PILEDRIVER LIVE!!!!!!
At the behest of 20 years of rabid fan request, we will be HITTING THE ROAD!!!! Check out confirmed dates/venues HERE!!!
It's great to be back FULL FORCE, and I can't wait to blow your minds... AGAIN!!!!
...actually, I can't wait to come to your house to steal your dog while you're sleeping, so I can knock all his teeth out with a ball pein hammer, and stuff him down my pants snout first for a lil'... ah, I've already said too much...
And... as always,
'If you're not a metal head, you might as well be DEAD'
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Piledriver was never a real band, just concept spunk by some record label guy, trying to make money on Heavy Metal's rising popularity in the mid-80's. Everything from concept, the far out image, the crazed out stage names of the (non-existing) "members" to the actual music was part of a bigger plan to sell records. A masquerade.
Today it has been revealed, that the first album, Metal Inquisition was written and performed by Leslie Howe (a record producer, also responsible for acts like Alanis Morrisette). So, at least to me, it was a nice surprise to discover the rough, uncompromising Metal madness of this release.
The second album Stay Ugly was written and performed by none other than David DeFeis and Edward Pursino of Virgin Steele fame. On Both albums Gord Kirchin a.k.a. The Piledriver handles the vocals.
Even the album cover for Metal Inquisition was not showing the "real" Piledriver. This album, so famed for the band's outrageous S&M styled image, didn't even show the real bandleader on the cover! When the Piledriver, Gord Kirchin weren't around for the photo session, they chose just to dress up some random guy for the cover.
Even though it has been claimed in many interviews with Piledriver (along with many other fake "facts"), the band has never played live. That would be quite a hard task for a band, consisting of only one man and some fictional names! That's also why I don't really understand the circulating rumors of a Piledriver reunion.there's no one to reunite!
Gord Kirchin moved on to form his own band Dogs With Jobs after Piledriver was laid to rest. More information can be found on his homepage www.sofa-q.com
Discography:
Metal Inquisition (1985)
Stay Ugly (1986)
Sources:
www.bnrmetal.com
www.sleazegrinder.com/flashmetalpiledriver.htm
http://hem.passagen.se/punish/piledriver.htm
Added by Nina - 7/4/2005
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| Comment by Gord 'The Piledriver' Kirchin (Anonymous) - Wednesday, September 14, 2005 | I, myself, never used the term 'reunion'... nontheless... I AM returning to the stage!!! 20yrs of fan loyalty has forced my hand (and throat) and I have formed a truly incredible band to bring our fossillic tuneage to my adoring Metal Minions of the Metal Inquisition!
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