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Shit Liver (http://youtube.com/givershitliver)
Owner: A member of local/St. Catharines grindcore trio Shit Liver, exact identity unclear (though my guess would be singer/guitarist Josh Penno)
Channel Timeline: Launched on January 29th, 2011; Videos posted from that day through April 2018
Channel Summary: The official YouTube channel for Shit Liver, it has seen continued but sporadic usage for the majority of their 9+ year run. At present, the channel features 16 band-relevant videos, including four live clips, free postings of all three of their studio albums, various teasers and live concert promotion, and their "Wait" music video. The channel's other three videos relate to their St. Catharines-based comedy metal projects Gnarwail & Gizzard.
Why You Should Watch: While it is a shame that this channel didn't see more regular use, this is a must watch for fans of Shit Liver's brutal work this decade, both locally and abroad, and you get a nice sampling of their career here! The Gnarwal & Gizzard uploads are also amusing listens if you've ever wanted to hear whales or chickens singing in a metal band! However, note that this channel did not see any uploads between it's first day online and March 2014, and no videos have been posted here in over a year, coinciding with their public hiatus since the spring of 2019. As well, the channel features no content from Shit Liver's folk/bluegrass side project Dirtfight.
Our Recommended Videos To Check Out:
A Long Grinding Road (FULL DOCUMENTARY): By far the longest and most viewed video on Shit Liver's channel, this documentary compiled footage from the band's Northern Debauchery Tour of Canada in the spring of 2015, including looks at the entire tour from start to finish. While there is some live footage of Shit Liver here, most of it relates to the actual tour, such as the band's life on the road, mishaps and joking around, "the Calgary counter", screaming while driving across bridges, their issues getting a show in Victoria, performances from other bands, and testimonials from Josh, Mike, Matt, and friends. There's a lot of ground to cover here, far too much to briefly summarize, but it's a great and in-depth look at this D.I.Y. tour, and highly worth watching for fans! Scroll to the 4:30 mark for a 6 minute segment on Shit Liver's trip to Sault Ste. Marie for two dates that April, including footage of The Bear Hunters at The Rednecks Saloon. Also, click here to see the blooper reel from the footage shot for the documentary.
Shit Liver - Pennotration/Shift Liver - Live at the Temple: Of the surprisingly few live concert videos on Shit Liver's channel, this March 2014 video from their first gig in their then-new hometown of St. Catharines is the best, especially compared to their early Rosie metal night clips. Co-headlining this private concert at "The Temple" (click here for details), you can see them playing "Pennotration" & "Shift Liver", ironically in reverse order from their placement on their debut album that same year. Featuring Josh alongside bassist Mike Kyle and drummer Matt Baic (with all on vocals), this captures their ferociously crusty original attack very well from a nice and close camera angle, and hopefully this won over lots of new fans in St. Cats!
SHIT LIVER - WAIT - (OFFICIAL VIDEO): In the lead up to the release of their second studio album "Hitting The Fan" in March 2018, Shit Liver posted their first (and to date, only) music video onto their channel, for their song "Wait". Filmed by "Cannibal Cam" in conjunction with Josh's own film company Spacebag Productions, the video features performance footage mixed in with a depiction of a peaceful protest being responded to by police using excessive force. They cram a lot into this video, and the song suits it thematically, with blistering grindcore and a doomier home stretch for both tastes, so fans won't want to bypass it!
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I hope you guys liked this month's YouTube Channel Profile! We'll begin 2020 in this series with two channels, as our first random selection only had one video period, and the second had 10 videos, albeit all from the same concert, so that'd fill things out sufficiently. As such, we'll be looking at the YouTube channels of defunct local punk band The Small Town Rivals and of YouTube user Chitamo (featuring videos from a 2006 Inner City Surfers concert.) Look for that on or around January 26th, and for more news and updates on the site soon! Thanks everyone!
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