Bio
Throwing Heads begain in the fall of 2007. There had been rumblings before then and good intentions of getting started… But the first time the sticks hit the skins in the presence of loud, live guitars was in August or September.
At the time, it was Ryan on guitar and James playing drums. The idea was to work on a few of Ryan’s originals and two or three covers to audition a singer, a bass player and another guitar player.
Sometime in October, a ball of fire in the form of a singer/guitarist showed up. He brought a few originals and a whole lot of charisma, but it wasn’t to last. He left just after the first bass player arrived in December. Shortly into 2008, the bass playing space was again vacant, leaving Ryan and James as a duo.
With this change – sort of a starting over, or reset – Ryan and James kept rehearsing and decided to change tactics. With six months of singing under his belt, both of them felt that Ryan could handle the vocals. Keeping it slim and trim became the name of the game and the search for a bass player began again. This time there would be no second guitar. No search for a lead vocalist. Three is less than four, which makes it easier to manage schedules for practice.
In less than a week, after talking with a few bass players, Eric was asked to come and try out. The first meeting was atually just that – an informal chat to get a feel for each other. It didn’t take long for everyone to agree we were all on the same page and that first chat turned into a full-blown rehearsal.
Eric brought a new groove to the already heavy tunes the band was playing. His original ideas lit a new fire in both Ryan and James and it was very clear from the start that this time all the pieces were finally in place.
Newly complete, Throwing Heads has spent most of 2008 writing and rehearsing original material. With nearly a dozen songs complete or in-progress, weekly rehearsals are starting to morph into recording sessions to get solid demos down. Listening to the demos will provide insight into whatever changes and polish they need. The plan for the rest of the year is to properly record a full-length studio CD, then hit the stage and play loud.
