Monster Truck (band)
{{Short description|Canadian rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Monster Truck
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| origin = Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| years_active = 2009–present
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| website = {{URL|ilovemonstertruck.com}}
| current_members =
- Brandon Bliss
- Jeremy Widerman
| past_members = Steve Kiely
- Jon Harvey
}}
Monster Truck is a Canadian rock band from Hamilton, Ontario. Members include guitarist Jeremy Widerman, and keyboardist Brandon Bliss.
History
Monster Truck's 2011 EP The Brown EP found success for them in Canada. The single "Seven Seas Blues" charted in the top ten of both the active rock airplay chart and the alternative rock airplay chart in the spring of 2012. After the release of two EPs,Rockingham, Graham (April 21, 2013). "[http://www.thespec.com/whatson/artsentertainment/article/922392--forget-maybe-jepson-s-a-juno-certainty Forget maybe, Jepson's a Juno certainty]", The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved April 23, 2013. their debut album Furiosity was released on Dine Alone Records on May 28, 2013 and distributed on Universal.Kenny, Amy (October 1, 2012). "[http://www.thespec.com/whatson/article/806153--monster-truck-a-hamilton-band-first Monster truck: A Hamilton band first]", The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved April 23, 2013. The band's second studio album entitled Sittin' Heavy was released on Mascot Records on February 19, 2016.
The band won the 2013 Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year.(April 22, 2013). "[http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/carly-rae-jepsen-winner-canada-juno-awards-article-1.1324107 Juno Awards 2013: Carly Rae Jepsen beats out Justin Bieber, Celine Dion at Canada’s premiere music awards]", Associated Press, reprinted in Daily News. Retrieved April 23, 2013. They played the Download Festival in 2013 and supported Vista Chino on their European tour in October and November 2013. The band started recording the Sittin' Heavy album in January 2015 after touring with Alice in Chains, opening for them on their 2014 North American tour.{{cite web|url=http://www.ilovemonstertruck.com/|title=Monster Truck|publisher=}}
Their track "Sweet Mountain River" was included in Ubisoft's music game Rocksmith 2014,{{cite web|url=https://rocksmith.ubisoft.com/rocksmith/en-us/music/|title=Rocksmith® - Song List & Downloadable Content (DLC) - Ubisoft® (US)|website=rocksmith.ubisoft.com}} "Seven Seas Blues" in EA Sports' NHL 13, and "Old Train" was used in an episode of Orphan Black, "Variable and Full of Perturbation". The first single from their second studio album was released on October 19, 2015, a track called "Don't Tell Me How to Live". A song, "The Enforcer", was also available only when pre-ordering the album. Their song "Righteous Smoke" is featured in EA Sports' NHL 17. The song "The Enforcer" was also used as the goal song for the Toronto Maple Leafs after every goal scored with a "Go Leafs Go" chant added to the song.
The band's third studio album, True Rockers, was announced on June 1, 2018, upon the release of the lead single "Evolution".{{cite news |last=Harris |first=Gerrod |date=September 30, 2022 |title=Monster Truck detail third album 'True Rockers' and unleash new song 'Evolution' |pages=1 |work=The Spill Magazine |url=https://spillmagazine.com/spill-album-review-monster-truck-warriors/ |accessdate=September 30, 2022}} The title track featuring Dee Snider was released as a promotional single the following week.{{cite news |last=Lewry |first=Fraser |title=Monster Truck launch True Rocker single with Dee Snider |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/monster-truck-launch-true-rocker-single-with-dee-snider |accessdate=8 August 2018 |agency=Louder Sound |publisher=Future Publishing |date=June 8, 2018}} The album was released on September 14, 2018.
In November 2021, Monster Truck was featured in Kid Rock's re-recording of their song "Don't Tell Me How To Live", released as the first single from Kid Rock's triple album. Kid Rock's recording features a rap rock sound.{{cite web |url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2021/11/19/kid-rock-gets-defiant-old-school-song-dont-tell-me-how-live/8675681002/ |title=Kid Rock summons 'Devil Without a Cause' in defiant new song 'Don't Tell Me How to Live' |last=McCollum |first=Brian |date=November 19, 2021 |publisher=Detroit Free Press |access-date=November 20, 2021 }} On March 14, 2022, it was announced that drummer Steve Kiely had departed from the band.{{cite news | last=Columnist | first=Graham Rockingham Contributing | title=The return of Monster Truck | website=The Hamilton Spectator | date=2023-12-03 | url=https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/music/the-return-of-monster-truck/article_f3282a7c-c2ca-586d-a789-3bf698b299e8.html | access-date=2023-12-03}}
On September 30, 2022, the band released their fourth studio album, Warriors.{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Gerrod |date=2022-09-30 |title=SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: MONSTER TRUCK - WARRIORS |url=https://spillmagazine.com/spill-album-review-monster-truck-warriors/ |access-date=2022-10-08 |website=The Spill Magazine |language=en-US}}
Jon Harvey posted on his Instragram page on June 13, 2024 that he had decided to part ways with the band.{{cite web |title=Jon D Harvey - New chapters are the hardest to write |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C8KKdfRRP83/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |access-date=29 January 2025}}
Band members
Current members
- Brandon Bliss – keyboards (2009–present)
- Jeremy Widerman – guitars (2009–present)
Former member
- Jon Harvey - bass, vocals (2009-2024)
- Steve Kiely – drums (2009–2022)
Live member
- Theo McKibbon – drums (2022–present)
Discography
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions |
|---|
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:45px;"| CAN ! style="width:45px;"| AUT ! style="width:45px;"| GER ! style="width:45px;"| SWI |
| scope="row"| Furiosity{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums|title=Billboard Canadian Albums: Top Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard}}
|
| 13 || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| Sittin' Heavy
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| 6 || 42 || 52 || 64 |
| scope="row"| True Rockers{{cite web|url=https://www.planetrock.com/news/rock-news/monster-truck-detail-third-album-true-rockers-and-unleash-new-song-evolution/|title=Monster Truck detail third album 'True Rockers' and unleash new song 'Evolution'|website=Planet Rock}}
|
| 91 || — || 96 || 50 |
| scope="row"| Warriors
|
|— |— |— |— |
=EPs=
- 2010: Monster Truck
- 2011: The Brown EP
=Singles=
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Song ! colspan="3" | Chart ! rowspan="2" | Album |
|---|
| style="width:24px;"| CAN ! style="width:24px;"| CAN ! style="width:24px;"| US |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 2011
| "Sworded Beest" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | rowspan="3" | The Brown EP |
| "Seven Seas Blues"
| style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| — |
| style="text-align:center;"| 2012
| "Righteous Smoke" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 11 | style="text-align:center;"| — |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 2013
| "Sweet Mountain River" | style="text-align:center;"| 84 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| — | rowspan="3" | Furiosity |
| "The Lion"
| style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| — |
| style="text-align:center;"| 2014
| "Old Train" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| — |
| style="text-align:center;"| 2015
| "Don't Tell Me How to Live" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 27 | rowspan="3" | Sittin' Heavy |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 2016
| "For the People" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| — |
| "The Enforcer"
| style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 22 | style="text-align:center;"| — |
| style="text-align:center;"| 2018
| "Evolution" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 14 | style="text-align:center;"| — | True Rockers |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 2022
| "Golden Woman"{{cite web |title=Canadian Rockers Monster Truck Release New Single "Golden Woman"; Music Video |url=https://bravewords.com/news/canadian-rockers-monster-truck-release-new-single-golden-woman-music-video |website=Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles |access-date=June 24, 2022 |language=en |date=June 8, 2022}} | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | rowspan="2"| Warriors |
| "Get My Things and Go"
| style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — |
References
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Category:Canadian rock music groups
Category:Musical groups from Hamilton, Ontario
Category:Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year winners
Category:Dine Alone Records artists