Slangdoll returns home and brings new metal tracks to the Shack
If you are into cuddly stuffed animals, calm and relaxing summer days or even the sweet rhythms of Babyface, the band Slangdoll is definitely not for you.
“Our music tends to be on the heavier side of the tracks,” said Slangdoll drummer Josh Jenkins.
Fanshawe played a key roll in forming the band when lead guitarist Norm Weichel meet Jenkins through an advertisement posted at the college in 2003. Bass player Scott Williams joined the band later the same year.
Fanshawe's Battle of the Bands was Slangdoll's first gig and they have played at the Out Back Shack several times since.
The band will be returning to their debut stage on September 30th for New Music at the Shack.
“We want people just to come away from seeing or hearing us and think that maybe some of these labels that music gets all the time are kind of stupid. I mean do we really need emo-punk-core-metal music?” Jenkins said.
The band lists a variety of influences, which include Metallica, Pantera, System of a Down, The Police and even Waylon Jennings.
“Sometimes inspiration for something can come from a very obvious place, or the weirdest place you can imagine,” explains Jenkins, who took Business Marketing at Fanshawe.
Slangdoll recorded their first in 2004, entitled Container Poison, which is a variety of instrumental compilations and metal rock songs that Weichel had been working on for years. The bands plans on releasing another album in 2006 with all new material created when the three spent more time jamming and collaborating.
“Just getting out there and playing shows and showing people what we're about has always been the direct goal of this band. Music is just the greatest outlet for me and for the rest of the guys in the band as well.”
As for the future, Jenkins looks forward to breaking into the Toronto scene and getting his music out to people who are looking for something with an edge.
“To me success as a band isn't based on financial gain. If I'm in a band, we're playing shows and I love playing the music, then the band is successful to me.”
“Our music tends to be on the heavier side of the tracks,” said Slangdoll drummer Josh Jenkins.
Fanshawe played a key roll in forming the band when lead guitarist Norm Weichel meet Jenkins through an advertisement posted at the college in 2003. Bass player Scott Williams joined the band later the same year.
Fanshawe's Battle of the Bands was Slangdoll's first gig and they have played at the Out Back Shack several times since.
The band will be returning to their debut stage on September 30th for New Music at the Shack.
“We want people just to come away from seeing or hearing us and think that maybe some of these labels that music gets all the time are kind of stupid. I mean do we really need emo-punk-core-metal music?” Jenkins said.
The band lists a variety of influences, which include Metallica, Pantera, System of a Down, The Police and even Waylon Jennings.
“Sometimes inspiration for something can come from a very obvious place, or the weirdest place you can imagine,” explains Jenkins, who took Business Marketing at Fanshawe.
Slangdoll recorded their first in 2004, entitled Container Poison, which is a variety of instrumental compilations and metal rock songs that Weichel had been working on for years. The bands plans on releasing another album in 2006 with all new material created when the three spent more time jamming and collaborating.
“Just getting out there and playing shows and showing people what we're about has always been the direct goal of this band. Music is just the greatest outlet for me and for the rest of the guys in the band as well.”
As for the future, Jenkins looks forward to breaking into the Toronto scene and getting his music out to people who are looking for something with an edge.
“To me success as a band isn't based on financial gain. If I'm in a band, we're playing shows and I love playing the music, then the band is successful to me.”
