Artist description The music is familiar, yet it’s like nothing you’ve ever heard before. The aura is dark and foreboding, yet unmistakably powerful. The sound grinds, pulses and rolls like thunder.After only one listen to SHIVER and their new CD American Evil, you will have a reaction. But don’t expect to hear some hip hop beats, a DJ or a flavor-of-the-month rap/rock fusion. The foundation of SHIVER’s sound was laid by such legendary bands as Black Sabbath, Metallica, Danzig and Slayer, who all defied the conventional stereotypes of their time and forged a lasting sonic impression. SHIVER is, and will always be, beyond the limitations thattrends provide. "One of our clearest strengths is the integrity and pure fury of our songwriting,” said SHIVER frontman and rhythm guitarist Dave Manack, of the eleven tracks on their new disc American Evil. “Each song has an identity. They are all different, yet they are all SHIVER. Forget your cookie-cutter, formulaic bullshit. This is real.” “SHIVER creates a vintage heavy metal sound, reinvented into a surprisingly new and fresh package,” echoed SHIVER bassist Ceci Shaw, who joined the Tampa-based quartet after playing with several bands in New York City in the ‘90s. “Every song pays homage to the bands that forged this sound.” Recorded in the late summer of 2000, American Evil is the definitive SHIVER recording. The disc was recorded, mixed, mastered and co-produced by George Harris, who in the past has worked with many national recording artists, including Cheap Trick. Harris was able to decipher the band’s trademark sound, making certain to accentuate each vital characteristic. The many facets of the band’s unique sound are all showcased, as the rumbling riffage in the hook-laden “Hell,” the thick sludge and mystical guitarwork in the tense“Release,” the pounding rhythm and catchy vocals in “BATTR,” Manack’s genuinely emotional and melodic effort in “Shame” and the razor-sharp and brutally bombastic “Low By Nature,” perhaps the disc’s gem, each provide a glimpse into the identity of the band.The formula is simple—the result is undeniable. “American Evil is the next step in the doom-laden, aggression-filled world of SHIVER,” said drummer Bill “Bones” Lussier.“It is over-the-top power unleashed. Our demons whispered their creative words to be heard, and this is it.American Evil, spoken true.” Though the music is clearly the focal point on American Evil, the first thing you’ll probably notice is the disc’s cover artwork. A man stairs at the pictures of four infamous mass murderers, taped up to a wall with a baphomet pentagram directly in the middle. Controversial? Yes. Satanic? No. “For me, the cover’s theme is this: Why is it that American society seems to produce these people?” Manack queried.“Something in our society helps to create them, and our society loves to hear about them.Serial killers seem to be a uniquely American phenomenon, a truly American evil. But what may be just as evil is the people, places or religions that manifest thosederanged and unfortunate human beings.” “American Evil is not the possession of the mind and soul by a villainous ogre,” said lead guitarist Jason LeVine, who takes the theme a bit further. “It’s the lack of concern for your fellow human. It is apathy. It is the ultimate sin.” SHIVER was formed on a cold evening in January, 1998, when Manack and lead guitarist Jason LeVine, who grew up together in Torrington, Connecticut, joined forces with drummer Bill “Bones” Lussier. Manack and LeVine had put out a fateful ad in a local music publication for a drummer who understood the power of Sabbath’s Bill Ward. Lussier answered. He was also fromConnecticut, his name was also Bill—and he had the same birthday as the Sabbath sticksman. Lussier’s approach to the kit also brought comparisons to Ward and the god-like John Bonham, with his raw, hard-hitting, earthy style. Shaw, on the other hand, never saw the aforementioned ad. Yet somehow he was the answer to the second missing piece of the puzzle. The ad alsorequested a bassist in the mold of the late Cliff Burton. And though Shaw was far from a long-haired, bell bottom-wearing headbanger, he brought the same Burton-esque elements to SHIVER—solid, furious, intertwining bassgrooves and the ability to perfect a song through a guitar hook, bass line or specific arrangement. With the line-up solidly in place, SHIVER began to bludgeon audiences in Tampa Bay and Central Florida while playing with such national acts asCrowbar, Pro-Pain and Roadsaw.Their musical prowess first culminated in their initial musical endeavor, a four-song EP entitled “Delivering the Fear.”Recorded in the late spring of 1999, “Delivering the Fear” earned the quartet write-ups in such national and international publications as Kerrang and Metal Maniacs, the well known Bay-area publication Focus Magazine, and on such popular websites as knac.com and aggressivemusic.com. But a year later, after much clamoring from their constantly growing fan base, the band knew it was time for a full-length opus. Thus, American Evil was born. “The music on American Evil displays the maturity of our creative endeavors,” explained SHIVER’s introspective lead guitarist Jason LeVine. “It is a far more visionary effort then our original release. If American Evil is the complete work of SHIVER, “Delivering the Fear” is Chapter One, a cliff note. Take hold of the epic and enjoy its complexity and its simplicity. It is all things to all people.”

Music Style Metal

Musical Influences Black Sabbath, Slayer, Danzig

Similar Artists Floodgate, Sabbath

Artist History . In 1995, during one of my mind-altered Shamanic trances I had a vision of grandeur. I saw the birth of the band that would fill the musical void left when Ozzy Osbourne departed Black Sabbath. I called my long time friend, Dave Manack, and we discussed the vision. It was on that day when the concept of Shiver was born. Immediately, I moved to Tampa, bought a guitar, and played and played. I knew I was a late starter to the art of guitar playing so I had to make up a lot of ground. Around the same time, the guitar bug caught Dave and I leant a guitar to Dave to learn. We began to jam for hours on cool grooves that we would discover. We even practiced our song writing skills using a four track to capture the early Shiver recordings (Those will be worth some money some time, probably when I’m dead and you pry them from my cold dead hands.) Time finally came to bring the dream to fruition. Dave and I knew what to do; now we needed to find the right people to join us and make the concept a reality. Enter Bill “Bones” Lussier. The ad we placed in Jam Magazine said we were looking for Bill Ward We received one call and one call only. His name was Bill, just like Ward, he was born on May 5th, just like Ward. He played with bombastic fury, just like Ward. That was Jan 1998. For a year we played without a bass player because we could not find the right guy, until in I met Ceci Shaw at work in early 1999. He was coincidentally packing his 6 string bass into a shipping container when I walked into his office. I asked if he wanted to come out and jam. He joined us and that was all she wrote. Shiver was now a whole entity.

Group Members Jason LeVine; William Lussier; David Manack; Cecilio Shaw

Instruments guitars, bass, drums

Albums Delivering the fear; American Evil

Press Reviews Kerrang, Metal Maniac, Focus

Location Tampa, FL - USA

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