Artist description HOL'FADER offers impeccable pop, mass appeal punk, and a certain funky spirituality. Bundle all of these elements together in and robe them in a gossamer of the finest psychedelic hues and you've got something that is truly new and at the same time a little familiar.

Music Style Supermelodriven-Pop-Rock-Trio

Musical Influences The Beatles, The Jam, Husker Du

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Artist History Charged with energy and passion for songwriting and performing live, this trio has been spewing its own blend of soundwaves into our pop culturesince 1993. Winners of the CHOM-FM L'Esprit competition in 1996 helped solidifyHol'Fader's reputation as true and genuine artists. They've been doing what they believe in since day one.Still today, a DIY band, who's managed to release two indie CDs, one CD on the indie label Buzzchunck Recordsin the U.S. and also worked with producer Glen Robinson (GWAR, VOIVOD, TEA PARTY) on their KAMA CD, Hol'Fader justfinished work in recording their follow-up to KAMA. This collection of 12 new songs will be released exclusivelyon MP3.com as a series of 3 EPs. Two of these EPs, "From The Inside Out (EP1)" and "From The Inside Out (EP2)", are now available only from MP3.com.

Group Members Mike Valiante; guitar, vocals , Nigel Hunt; drums , Mario DeFazio; bass, vocals

Instruments guitar, drums, bass

Albums Pause (cass.) '93, Sensomelia (ep cass.) '94 , In The Dream Shelter (CD) '95, KAMA (CD) '97, In One Life (CD) '98, From The Inside Out (EP1 D.A.M. CD) '99, From The Inside Out (EP2 D.A.M. CD) 2000

Press Reviews Most showcase events were well attended with a few venues, most notably The Courtyard on Saturday, packing them in like sardines. The vast majority of the acts were Pennsylvania bands, as well as groups from Maryland, Ohio, Virginia and New York. Although it was impossible to see every band, of the 20 or so I caught, two really stood out–Columbus, Ohio’s roots rock tour-de-force Big Back 40, who lost much of their crowd competing against The Martini Brothers, and Montreal’s Hol’ Fader. Anyone who stayed late at Zee’s on Friday was rewarded with distortion-soaked Brit-pop that recalled the glory days of The Stone Roses. Luckily Hol’ Fader’s new CD is being distributed by Buzz Chunk records, so they should be returning to the area.By Ed Yashinsky (Mode Magazine music editor)

Additional Info Any bands, clubs or booking agents interested in doing a show with HOL'FADER can e-mail the band.

Location Montreal, Quebec - Canada

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