Forty Birds
Forty Birds
Written by Christopher Rudder
Holy $#!%!!! No-body warned me. Somebody should of told me i was gonna have my head blown off. Both my ears were in separate parts of my apartment, my pictures and painting’s all askew and everything on my coffee table (were my MacBook’s speakers are) was embedded in the walls in a circle around my living room like an atomic bomb went off.
WARNING: When playing a Forty Birds CD please insure the volume is on low...then gradually turn volume up to suitable amount to prevent hearing loss...
Metal never sounded so good...Damn
Here’s “Into the Knife” by Forty Birds
When these five variously influenced musicians convene to build their wall, the winds of Montreal take on a haunting howl. Rising from the rubble of other musical endeavors in early 2006 to form an earth-shattering collective of sound, Forty Birds project their blend of street corner metal to the masses in their anxiously awaited debut album 'Shotgun Therapy'.
There is no lack of buzz surrounding this first offering from Forty Birds; the most recent epic journey being pushed forth from Studio Sanchez (Ileana,Sign of One), known as a breeding ground for some of the best works of sonic heaviness in Montreal. After a year of toil, Forty Birds take flight. Soaring melodies seep through the cracks of massive, slithering guitar rhythms; pulsating percussion taming progressive time signatures, teasing your frontal lobe.
Forty Birds' trademarked organic sound has been a fixture on the local Montreal scene since their formation; they have been the featured local spotlight on local radio stations such as 94.7 HITS FM and played regularly on local university radio stations such as Mcgill University's CKUT. Relentless gigging found them a spot pounding a populous alongside Threat Signal (Nuclear Blast), and their long-awaited debut album will no doubt stamp Forty Birds' footprint deep into the Canadian metal scene.
Now that my hearing has returned lets talk with Forty Birds...
Forty Birds Member: Kevin Marple (Guitarist)
CR: Hey Forty Birds, how are you?
Forty Birds: I can’t complain… we are tired, sore, hung-over, but we can’t complain….
CR: I wanna thank you for taking time out of your schedule to talk with me and to RogueMag
Forty Birds: No problem! We are happy you guys took the time to speak with us!!
CR:...iiight lets do this!!! Aside from music and what is written in your bio, tell us something about Forty
Birds that your fans don’t know.
Forty Birds: I guess a little known fact about Forty Birds is that Dizzle (bass) has a degree in economics! He does his best to avoid it at all costs.
CR: As an artist, the musical journey is a
