Artist description Powering through music that combines strapping melodies, excessive power grooves, insane arrangements and a whole whackload of attitude.

Music Style Metalcore

Artist History All things new begin somewhere. Shiverdown, like any other band, has a story to tell. The fact that it began in October 2000 is not so special. It just so happens that that’s when guitarist Ben Ayotte met a skilled and eclectic frontman named Jordan Dare (a Boston native). Along with bassist Blake Stacy and ex-Genetic Control/Lizard drummer Lewis Levesques the core of Shiverdown came to be. Quite quickly the name, and rumors of their infectious and heavy tunes, became the topic of local scenesters and other people you hate. Like any young group of guys who play music, they passed along some of their rehearsal scraps to friends and loved ones. With the hopes that it would spread like a common cold, the band was actually impressed with the ways of the underground people, eventually gaining some sort of notoriety that culminated in the opening slot for a Kittie show in Montreal (December 2001). Yeah, they made some noise. So much so that Montreal’s independent weekly, Mirror, touted: “Shiverdown are the top contender in the hard rock/metal scene.” With a “no sleep, no need” attitude, Shiverdown continued passing off their tunes to anyone who would listen. Mitch Joel, an acclaimed local freelance writer for the likes of Hour, Circus, Blistering.com and others, actually made it through his stack of promo CDs to Shiverdown’s (mostly because of coaxing by another local luminary). Joel then passed the demo on to Maurizio Iacono (frontman for Kataklysm and a guy who knows his way around the industry). Iacono was looking for something new, something fresh and something that would impress him enough to finally do what he had threatened for awhile(actually encouraged by many to do) - start his own management company. Hardline Management came to be after a few showcases and personal meetings with Shiverdown. Now Maurizio is happy because he finally has a management company and Shiverdown is happy because they actually have a manager who gives a shit about them and their music. So far? Producer J-F Dagenais (Malevolent Creation, Kataklysm, Misery Index) and Sony/ATV writer/producer Ashton Price (Kazzer, Amanda Scott) have helped put Shiverdown’s tunes on CD. The idea? Turn metalcore (and Shiverdown) into a household name. Fast forward, mid-2003. The band has successfully showcased for talent leaders The Agency Group. Shiverdown’s first demo/EP is prepped in hopes of securing a recording contract, and the band is powering through music that combines strapping melodies, excessive power grooves, insane arrangements and a whole whackload of attitude. For Shiverdown, it’s all about the foundation - a solid core unit of people who love dropping big, heavy musical blasts. For Shiverdown, all things new are beginning. Right here. Right now. This is the start of the story.

Group Members Jordan Dare-Vocals Ben A-Guitars Late Lewis-Drums Blake-Bass

Instruments Vox, Guitars, Bass, Drums

Location Montreal, Quebec - Canada

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