Artist description "Human Disorder? That just says it all, man. It's the entire human race in chaos, and we just want to tell people about it."

Music Style Metal

Musical Influences Korn, Limp Bizkit, Fear Factory, Slayer, King's X

Artist History Human Disorder actually began life as a very different, more traditional, Bay Area-style metal act, hatching an independent debut in '96 called "Twisted Sane". In fact, Ugly Modern Aggression was originally supposed to be a re-recorded, newly arranged version of that Twisted Sane debut, to improve the production quality.Two things happened along the way."First, as the band kept writing, and digging what they wrote, it became apparent that the band was heading in a new direction. Guitarist Tim Letkemann explains. "It was a pleasant surprise because we never actually counted on recording this album when we went into pre-production. We had amassed such an archive of new material in the six months since Twisted Sane that once we started sifting through it with our producer, Mike Atherton, we knew we had a new record. So we started off by putting the finishing touches on songs we already had, but ended up putting out an entirely new record together. We decided to leave Twisted Sane alone."Second ass-kicker was the acquisition of Scott Bowen."We had always talked about getting another singer" says Jay Taillefer, vocalist and guitarist. "Everybody was really happy with the vocals on Twisted Sane but I couldn't help picturing the band with 2 vocalists. I knew I could cover the high stuff but I really thought another singer, someone low, would just be so much more powerful both live and on the record."Keith continuesÖ"Scott's new blood, another guy in the band, another influence, another mind. I think as a result, the new record is insanely intense. It's a huge step forward in terms of the band developing our own style; I mean how many Metal bands have two killer vocalists in their front line! Scott forced us to open up, to be more powerful. He raised our music to the next level because to match the power level of two voices, we had no choice.""When I joined, pretty much everything was done," offers Scott Bowen, on the tale of his signing on. "I came to the studio one afternoon, sang something and everybody just sort of looked at each other, said Holy shit and told me I was in' And then it was, OK, here's nineteen songs, take them home, learn them, write some lyrics. It was really hard cause Jay's just such an incredible singer. He can do shit nobody can. I think it took me a while just to be myself. Two weeks later I was in singing for the album and I was still reading off the paper, still placing words. There was a lot of attention to detail. Everybody seemed really picky about the production. I mean, "Run" was done over and over and over again just looking for that certain guitar sound, trying different head and different effects. In the bridge in "Friend" Jay is gargling water in the background, and it sounds like someone pissing into the Mic!. I remember in 'Gathering' doing a nice big snort to clear my sinuses and they ended up keeping it!(laughs). I'd have to say my favorite tracks would be 'Head On', 'Rules' and 'U.M.A', just because I took to them right away, even before the lyrics were done.""We sound like power," offers Tim, plain and simple. "Just a big wall of powered sound. Just right at you. This album is very intense for us. There are a few breaks in it but we wanted to come out with a big punch, you know? We wanted people to know that we are a loud band, and we're capable of being really heavy. We do have a lot of extraordinary talents in the band that we will be bringing out from record to record, different styles and different approaches. But this one is just a hard-hitting record for us." That sense of power is something that comes through with each and every member of the band, Scott Bowen summing it up simply as "intense, insane, heavy as hell, really in your face." The sentiment is well warranted. Ugly Modern Aggression blasts out of the gates with slamming bass-heavy riffs, killer grooves and vocals that roar out tales of humanity in disorder, the band not afraid to take on racism and homelessness amongst purer, simpler rock ranting designed to metalize and vaporize crowds of moshpit maniacs. Highlight tracks such as 'Puzzled' (also appearing on Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles' Brave Tracks I sampler), 'U.M.A.', 'No Prisoner' and 'Wrong' display the band's penchant for thick but exacting rhythms, subtle riff-torn melodies, and an arrangement acumen that just might result in everlasting metal anthems.Such songwriting depth comes from the band's metropolitan influences, Keith Gillam offering that "all of us come from totally different musical backgrounds, which is a big reason why I think we sound original. Scott Bowen comes from the old school of metal, Slayer, Testament, as does Jay. Tim has always been into King's X, Queensryche, same with Joe. I've always been kind of open, being the youngest guy in the band. There's a lot of newer music like Korn, Limp Bizkit, Fear Factory, Incubus that I really dig. So it's an amalgamation of all those influences."Another thing that sets Human Disorder apart is their sense of brotherhood, something that might be tested by the band's deep dive into total dedication to the cause. No day jobs for these boys. Human Disorder is a way of life, one that is now reality given the current living arrangements. "We recently all moved into our rehearsal space", explains Tim, " which is like a warehouse/apartment. We're all very tight; we all hang out together, jam together and suffer together! And that's what a lot of people like about us; we are a gang. I see that being the way for a long, long time. But yeah, it's a completely industrial building. On one side of us there's a guy who builds cars and has jet motors running during the day and on the other side, it's the same kind of business with racing, but not as extreme. We're just in one giant room. There's a separate bathroom facility upstairs, but downstairs it's all just one big living, sleeping, rehearsing, partying room. And no kitchen. It's just going to be take-out, man! Pizza! And lots of pasta on a hot plate! So let's just say that being on tour, is like an improvement in standard of living for us!" (laughs). We're all practically living on the road now. We all have a suitcase each that we live out of, and that's it. Everybody does his laundry on the same day, and that's the way it goes. We're a family.""This record means a lot to us," Jay relates with a sense of relief. "We're all really happy with it, and all the songs seem to have very separate identities. But the hurry up and wait is over. Now it's back to our number one priority and that's putting on a live show, and getting to know our fans, and growing our fan base. That's the only thing that's going to keep us a band. So we're just looking forward to getting back out and meeting a lot of people, meeting our new peers. I mean, we are fans of this music. When we go to a show, we're in the pit. We're out there moshing with the rest of the kids.

Group Members Tim Letkemann - guitar, Joe Lavergne - drums, JayTaillefer - lead vocals, guitar, Keith Gillam - bassScott Bowen - lead vocals

Instruments drums, guitars, bass, vocals

Albums Twisted Sane - Ugly Modern Agression

Press Reviews It can be said that the road to success is paved with a lot of hard work. For local aggressors Human Disorder, this has become a way of life. Witness the release of Ugly Modern Agression, an album so well done it seems hard to believe that only two years have passed since their now inferior debut, Twisted Sane. Ugly Modern Aggression is a textbook lesson on how a band looks at themselves and says, "We're good. Now what can we do to get better?". The answer, for Human Disorder, was to get heavier, tighten the production, and just groove! From the opening chords of "Head On" to the brutal finality of "Crash", this record shows a band that can hold its own against the other heavyweights in the hard music genre. As evidenced on the sarcastically titled "Friend", Human Disorder also has a knack for angry, thought-provoking lyrics. But it is the addition of a fifth member that has been the greatest improvement for the band. New frontman Scott Bowen has allowed former vocalist Jay Taillefer to concentrate on guitar and also opened up tremendous backing vocal possibilities. A now apparent trademark, the two members feed off each other in a vocal onslaught that has the aggressive Bowen constrasting the more melodic style of Taillefer (check out the track "Opinion"). Rounded out by impressive packaging and design, Ugly Modern Aggression is a release that will no doubt propel Human Disorder to the next level. - Dave Grodesky, Extreme MagazineHuman Disorder's "Ugly Modern Aggression" is hardcore, aggressive straight ahead metal with a major attitude from start to finish. The Human Disorder sound (to me) has the thrash/metal sound, the Bay Area is famous for, mixed with the East Coast sound of Biohazzard and those Texas Cowboys from hell... This makes for their own originial sound which encompasses the crunch, grindcore, and attitude of all that. Ugly Modern Aggression features the songs: Head On, Opinion, Rules, Firend, U.M.A., No Prisoner, Gathering, Puzzled, Dog, Everybody Fuck (my personal favorite), Wrong, and Crash. Human Disorder takes you Head ON into this CD, as they pound and grind you and eat you for breakfast, and they don't let up until you Crash, face first, in the end. The message? The entire human race is in chaos! So what are you waiting for metal head?! Get the CD and see for yourself... this CD is not for wimps. - Highway 666

Location St Catharines, Ontario - Canada

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