Artist description One mean day in the year 2000, four women bored with the monotony of limp wristed rock in Toronto formed the natural response; a hog-ridin', hard rockin', heavy metal band that drinks Jack like water and pisses in your yard. Love it or leave it. And it's only fair to warn you....these bitches have teeth. SHAFTDRIVES all rock lineup includes Anne and Dethgrl on guitar and vocals, Larissa on drums, and Indy on bass. There's no tongue in cheek punk sarcasm here. SHAFTDRIVE deliver the real deal; crotch rocket dirges spat with vitriol. Their songs are pounded with skill, speed and structure. In their time on the Toronto circuit, the ladies of SHAFTDRIVE have rocked world famous venues like the El Mocambo, Lee's Palace,The Horseshoe Tavern and the Bovine Sex Club. As a group, SHAFTDRIVE have also honed their live sound over the year and a half they've been together, sharing the stage with such acts as New York rockers CANDY ASS, Dallas' SPEEDEALER, San Francisco's legendary TRIBE 8, QUIET RIOT, NICE CAT, HACKSAW, LEGION 666, FALLS RIVER FIENDS,THE SINISTERS,ELVIS MANSON and 50 WATT HEAD. NEXT SHOW AT THE PHOENIX WED. NOV. 6th WITH ELVIS MANSON and HEADLINERS NASHVILLE PUSSY.

Music Style LOUD....HEAVY...MEAN....SEXY.....

Musical Influences METALLICA..KYUSS...SLAYER....MOTORHEAD...

Artist History THREE OF THE CURRENT SHAFTDRIVE GIRLS PLAYED IN A PREVIOUS BAND FOR 2 YEARS, WHEN THAT BAND BURNT DOWN, THE GIRLS GOT LONGTIME FRIEND INDY TO PLAY BASS AND STARTED ANOTHER SHAFTDRIVE. THE FOURSOME HAVE BEEN ROCKIN AWAY EVER SINCE, GETTING HEAVIER AND MEANER WITH EACH SONG.ˇ

Group Members ANNE-RIFFS, SLICKS + PIPES DETHGRL-FLYING V-TWIN INDY-LOWEND LOWRIDER LARISSA-SKINS+SECOND GEAR SLIP.

Albums 5 SONG E.P SELF TITLED, COMPILATION 'TERRORS OF THE TOWN' featuring 10 local Toronto bands.

Press Reviews "Restraint isn't something you'd normally associate with metal, but the hard-assed, hardcore chicks behind SHAFTDRIVE know that holding back can pack a wallop. Their powerful and polished debut EP serves up straight-ahead big, crunchy guitars and ominous gothy lyrics. But instead of grating screeches, the double-barrelled assault of singer-guitarists Anne and Dethgrl delivers vocals in a soft and seething deadpan growl that's as sexy as it is sinister." SARAH LISS 'NOW MAGAZINE' NNNN RATING "This debut E P contains five songs of straight-up, no-nonsense heavy metal." 'EYE MAGAZINE' "It's been a long time since hearing a C.D that just plain chugs like an 18 wheeler with low tuned dual guitars, a bottom heavy rhythm section and raspy yet melodic vocals"......"This is SHAFTDRIVE'S debut, and as heavy as it is, it doesn't do them justice if you've never had the headbangin' pleasure of seeing them live"...."It's nice to hear some good old fashioned heavy rawk and these girls will eat wannabes for lunch like they were little cubs" BRAD DONNER, WWW.BADVIBE.COM,MUSIC REVIEWS· ****NOW MAGAZINE COVER BABY!!!!...NO EXCERPTS FOR THIS ARTICLE CAUSE IT'S TOO LONG TO BREAK DOWN..READ IT AT WWW.NOWTORONTO.COM...SEARCH FOR SHAFTDRIVE......

Additional Info TSHIRTS AND C.D'S AVAILABLE BY CONTACTING US THROUGH OUR WEB SITE

Location Toronto, Ontario - Canada

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