Artist description In May '98, former members of several well-known Boston-area bands decided to channel their creative energy together to form a new and exciting hybrid form of aggressive music. Hence, the birth of what would eventually evolve into Ichabod. While soliciting musicians for this new project, guitarist Dave Iverson (ex-Bitter, Worldseed) was particularly meticulous about choosing a drummer. For this reason he contacted percussionist extraordinaire Ron Dion (ex-Psychosis). Dion's enthusiastic response prompted the two to enlist bassist Ken Joyner (ex-Brown, No Thanks). After spending several months writing material with this lineup, the quest for a vocalist led to throatman Ken MacKay (ex-Big John Studd). After playing with this lineup for approximately six months and recording "Living Through the End" (their self-released debut/demo CD), Dion had to leave the band due to familial obligations. Without skipping a beat, MacKay's younger brother Phil stepped in to solidify the lineup. Ichabod then recorded four interpretive "cover" songs (LaPeste "Better off Dead", the Cars "Candy-O", the Misfits "Horror Business" and Faith No More "Absolute Zero") for several compilations. The latter is included on Tribute of the Year, a Faith No More double-disc tribute released by Martin Atkins' (of Killing Joke, PIL, NIN, Ministry, etc. fame) Invisible Records in July '02. Recently, after a number of high-profile MA based gigs (including main stage at the 4th annual New England Hardcore and Metal Festival) and relentless promotion of the band through touring and internet networking, Ichabod landed a recording contract with new MA based upstart label Root Sucker Records, a division of David Tornstrom's Black Locust Entertainment. This will be the home of the latest Ichabod recording titled "Let the Bad Times Roll", a full-length, 8-song CD. Shortly after finishing the recording, the band parted ways with bassist Ken Joyner, opening the door for bassmaster Greg Dellaria (ex-Blood for Blood) to join Ichabod on their quest. Most of the members of Ichabod are indigenous to the greater Lowell, MA area, a city whose abundant melancholy is evident in the landscape of mill husks and industrial scarring; where drab childhoods become drug habits and the complexities of immigration and postindustrial anxiety are forever immortalized in the intoxicated verse of Jack Kerouac. Although the four have lived or currently live elsewhere, they seem incapable of escaping their roots in the Mill City. This background plays a major role in Ichabod's sound. Depending heavily upon the subjectivity of the listener, Ichabod has been described as everything from hardcore to hard rock, punk to psychedelic, crust to metal, doom to stoner rock, noise to spacerock, and seemingly all else in between. But to commit this band to one genre would be restrictive, for the influences vary indefinitely. The band members themselves are wary of such labels for this very reason. The common threads are the organic atmospherics and claustrophobic energy that pervade the music, but never without there being light at the end of the tunnel. Striking matches in the darkness, Today is the Day mastermind Steve Austin captured a glimpse of the Ichabod reality whilst recording "Let the Bad Times Roll". So listen carefully, and if you can stand to let your eyes adjust to the blackness, look for the light in Ichabod's epitaph for humanity…

Music Style Metal / Stoner / Hardcore

Group Members Greg D - Bass Dave I - guitars Ken m - vox Phil M. - drums

Albums living through the end, good friday the 13th (single), Let The Bad Times Roll

Press Reviews "Induced by drugs and raw emotion is a four-piece from the filthy backwoods of Lowell, Massachusetts known as Ichabod. Their full-length CD, Living Through the End, is a refreshing, twisted, spastic conglomeration of lunacy. Without pigeonholing them, Ichabod does cover the gamut of the stoner rock umbrella. The blended fuzz-guitar tones invoke The Melvins and Karma to Burn with some parts upbeat hardcore and others in the vein of Monster Magnet's space-travel shapings. The vocals blend predominantly harsh screamy parts with an equal amount of low-end growls, anguished clean vox and layered spoken breaks. Multiple vocal tracks pile on top of one another much for effect. The portrayal of emotions remind of River Runs Red-era Life of Agony and Mike Patton. Think Quicksand smashed with Converge or Tool. This band is prime example of what a new band should strive for: create something new and quality. Thundering drums and an ear-raping mix of harsh guitar and low-end bass tones hold killer technical changes and keep it flowing adequately. The production renders the sound magnificent. It was recorded by Today Is The Day frontman Steve Austin, so you get the drift; chaotic crunch and soul-scathing pitches mixed with just a few weird samples for good measure. Ichabod busts yer head wide the fuck open and picks at every corner of your musical mind, leaving you stunned and intrigued in the end. I raise the glass to these guys and hope to see them on tour some time soon. " - Dave Brenner of Metal Maniacs, August 2002 "Eclectic, insane, noisy. Different and challenging..some thrash, some hardcore, some metalcore, some doom/stoner-type stuff, and some more rather obscure influences. It's all good, and the songs are also." - Metal Union fanzine "..deafening bass lines, vicious drumming and fuzzed-out chords.. a wall blasting behemoth that fully supports their vocalist's harrowing catharsis. Impetuous representatives of the modern-metal genre, displaying a facility with the technical aspects of their semi-industrial sound." - Earpollution.com "...if you have a room filled with smoke, dark lights and friends, then these guys will create the mood; Brooding music with heartfelt vocals and profound lyrics." - MegaKungFu.com "Insanely intense; completely original" - Garageband.com "...quality rock tunes with a hint of old school hardcore. They have a unique style that crosses several metal genres. Get your bong ready..." - Mosh Etiquette Productions Website "Crust? Space? Hardcore? Rock? This MA band blurs the lines..." - Warhorse website

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