Saultites In Out Of Town Bands Profile: My Dear Malice

After a couple of days' delay due to battle of the bands wrap-up coverage, here's this month's Saultites In Out Of Town Bands Profile! As usual, this is our monthly profile of a metal, hard rock, or punk band that is based outside of our coverage range, but features a local musician in their current or past lineup, in order for readers to learn more about them and check them and their material out! This month's choice is a rising death metal/hardcore band from Southern Ontario featuring a familiar face from the Rosie metal nights' heyday, so here's what you should know!
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My Dear Malice (Cambridge, Ontario)

Lineup: (Saultites in RED; ex-members in italics)

Jesse Furtado (vocals)
Cosmo Posch (lead guitar)
Nick Santos (rhythm guitar)
Jason Simpson (bass)
Kameron Nicholson (drums)
Nick Andrews (drums)

Official Facebook page: http://facebook.com/mydearmalice
Official Twitter page: http://www.twitter.com/mydearmalice
Official Bandcamp page: http://mydearmalice.bandcamp.com
Official Instagram page: http://instagram.com/mydearmalice
Official YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/mydearmalice

Local Info: My Dear Malice's only local member is current drummer Kameron Nicholson, who local readers will best recognize from his work with the defunct Central Algoma death metal band For All That Is Lost from 2010-2013! F.A.T.I.L. rose to local prominence in the early 2010s via many CASS Cafe sets, numerous Roosevelt Hotel metal night appearances, and opening slots for bands like Fuck The Facts, Biipiigwan, and Abriosis that fans are sure to remember fondly! Though F.A.T.I.L. reunions have been teased since their breakup, Kameron moved to his Cambridge hometown early last year, and joined his current band My Dear Malice last May. 

Band Bio: Launched in January 2013 by alumni of the older metal band Twisted Heroics, My Dear Malice soon began writing and recording original material, releasing their debut EP "Phantom" in January of last year. After founding drummer Nick Andrews left the band, Kameron Nicholson joined M.D.M. last spring, and the band began playing live concerts last summer. Since then, My Dear Malice have upped their concert frequency, recorded their new single "The Veldt" in studio, and even appeared live on local radio, with a CD release show for their next full release coming in May, so keep posted on band pages for more updates! Playing more of a deathcore hybrid sound than F.A.T.I.L. were known for, My Dear Malice have an energetic and heavy sound that should be up the alleys of fans of local bands like State of Misery! Strong varied music with some progressive touches and a relentless vocal attack, and it's impressive how they recorded an EP before ever playing live!

I like the mix of hardcore and death metal, and the guys all show clear talent (especially Cosmo & Nick on guitar), while Jesse's vocals are very versatile, and we all know how good of a drummer Kameron is! Hopefully My Dear Malice continue their steady growth, and it'd be neat to see them play up north at some point! Be sure to check the above links for their posted material, and there's a handful of live videos on YouTube as well, such as this video of M.D.M. playing their song "Dream Catcher" live last fall!


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I hope you guys liked this month's Saultites In Out Of Town Bands Profile! Next month in this series, we're staying in Southern Ontario with a look at London metalcore band Our Place Or Yours, who feature Hiroshima Mutant Mindframe leader Matt Parr on guitar, so look for that on or around April 26th! That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and notes in the coming days! Thanks everyone!

GarageBand Profile Mini-Series: T H E I D

As promised, it's July 6th, and that means it's time for our third installment of our six-part GarageBand Profile Mini-Series! As we inch closer to popular music site GarageBand.com's shutdown, my quest to keep the local metal bands on there alive is in full swing, and today, we head back to 2006 to discuss a pair of very closely linked hard rock bands! Aside from spelling/grammar edits, link/video updates, and some additional useful artist info and analysis, this is a closely transferred copy of the original GarageBand profiles, with everything relevant still intact. Also note that, because these bands are very similar in name and members, much of the content is combined. Enjoy, and remember to watch out for the last 3 profiles over the next 9 days! (Edited: May 26th, 2013)
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T H E I D (formerly known as MY ID)

Genre: Alternative Rock (Dirty/Bluesy Rock)
Hometown: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada

Bio: Casey wrote some songs & played them on the guitar. Matt said "Lets do it." Matt and Casey got together & started jamming these songs off. Chris said "Hey, I'll sing", then Chris came in and added the vocal perfection that the songs deserve. Casey said "Let's record." Matt & Chris said "Cool." Throw in Kay on the low end, and everything worked out perfect.

Members:
Chris Luxton (Lead Vocals)
Casey Gallant (Lead Guitar, also bass in MY ID)
Kay Castellani (Bass in T.H.E.I.D only)
Matt Hicks (Drums)

Artist URL: None (Aside from the GarageBand pages, neither incarnation have an internet page to my knowledge.)

Influenced By: Motley Crue, Tool, Alice In Chains

Songs (All recorded as MY ID):Bleed
Laid
Four

SMS Analysis: T.H.E.I.D/MY ID never seemed to take off very far past GarageBand in their 2006 heyday. I never heard of them playing live & I can't even think of most of the members being in other bands, save for Riverin singer/drummer Matt Hicks, who's also known for his work in Dirty Virgin. I can't comment on T.H.E.I.D's sound because that incarnation had no audio, but chances are they were quite similar to MY ID, who had 3 songs online! I noticed after listening to MY ID's material that their sound was really varied on each song. "Bleed" is a mid-tempo hard rocker with solid Eddie Vedder-esque vocals from Chris Luxton and really good drumming from Matt Hicks, but the guitar & bass (though good) are mixed WAY too low. That takes away from the song, but it has loads of promise! "Laid" is a complete departure soundwise, a soft ballad about, well, getting laid. It has a Hawaiian vibe to it from the backing melody, and the singing is slightly monotone and repetitive, though the lyrics are funny at parts! "Four" is also a ballad, and definitely a better one, with well written lyrics about a child's view of parental conflict. Great singing from Chris, and Casey's instrumentation is good, though it could stand for less repetition. I don't know what happened to T.H.E.I.D/MY ID, but they sounded very promising, just needing some more heavy songs and a better mix.

Videos: None to speak of, though almost all Dirty Virgin videos will feature Matt Hicks on drums. For that reason, and because no other band pages exist for after GarageBand's closure, I have uploaded all three MY ID songs onto The Sault Metal Scene's YouTube channel for you guys to check out! Remember, these songs would otherwise be deleted from the internet on July 15th if they weren't uploaded somewhere, and this stuff should be heard! NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IS INTENDED!! With that in mind, here's MY ID's songs!






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We're now officially half done our GarageBand Profile Mini-Series! But we're far from over, as we have three more profiles to go, the last of which coming one week from Thursday! Our next profile comes on Friday, when we take a long overdue look at Mike Cliffe, a local hard rock solo artist that I'm amazed I haven't talked about much on here! Stay tuned for that on Friday, along with a new news post later today!