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In 1992, Bill Power (formerly of [[Point Blank]], [[Ashes to Ashes (Washington)]], | In 1992, Bill Power (formerly of [[Point Blank]], [[Ashes to Ashes (Washington)]], | ||
- | Power eventually recruited Johnson on drums to start Blenderhead. Brian Gray (who had played in [[Mortal]] and [[Rocks in Pink Cement]]) moved to Seattle and joined the band on bass guitar. Bili Repenning joined on guitar. Blenderhead booked their first show at a hall and then got [[The Crucified]] to come up and play as the headliner. Brandon Ebel and his brother were both at that show. This line-up recorded one song called " | + | Power eventually recruited Johnson on drums to start Blenderhead. Brian Gray (who had played in [[Mortal]] and [[Rocks in Pink Cement]]) moved to Seattle and joined the band on bass guitar. Bili Repenning joined on guitar. Blenderhead booked their first show at a hall and then got [[The Crucified]] to come up and play as the headliner. Brandon Ebel and his brother were both at that show. This line-up recorded one song called " |
- | After a couple more shows, Gray quit and formed [[The Blamed]]. Blenderhead was able to convince Ed Carrigan to join on bass and Eben Haase to join on guitar. Carrigan and Haase were also members of [[Don’t Know]]. Some of the band lived at a place called " | + | After a couple more shows, Gray quit and formed [[The Blamed]]. Repenning also quit the band as well at some point. Blenderhead was able to convince Ed Carrigan to join on bass and Eben Haase to join on guitar. Carrigan and Haase were also members of [[Don’t Know]]. Some of the band lived at a place called " |
Power stayed in touch with Ebel and even sent him a copy of the [[Fearless Donkey]] //Songs From The Rain Factory Volume 1// compilation CD when Ebel was working at [[Frontline Records]]. When Ebel started [[Tooth & Nail Records]], | Power stayed in touch with Ebel and even sent him a copy of the [[Fearless Donkey]] //Songs From The Rain Factory Volume 1// compilation CD when Ebel was working at [[Frontline Records]]. When Ebel started [[Tooth & Nail Records]], | ||
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While the band was recording their first album for [[Tooth & Nail Records]], Power convinced Ebel to let him run the label' | While the band was recording their first album for [[Tooth & Nail Records]], Power convinced Ebel to let him run the label' | ||
- | Their debut full-length album, //Prime Candidate for Burnout//, was released in 1994. Also released in 1994 was a 7-inch record called //Live at the Blue Tile Lounge//, | + | Their debut full-length album, //Prime Candidate for Burnout//, was released in 1994. Also released in 1994 was a 7-inch record called //Live at the Blue Tile Lounge//, |
Ebel decided he wanted to move back to the northwest to be near his family, so Power helped him find office space in Seattle. At the end of the Blenderhead West Coast tour, Johnson and Power helped Ebel move himself and the [[Tooth & Nail Records]] label from California to Seattle. Power was promoted to Operations Manager for the label, and his wife at the time was hired to do accounting. | Ebel decided he wanted to move back to the northwest to be near his family, so Power helped him find office space in Seattle. At the end of the Blenderhead West Coast tour, Johnson and Power helped Ebel move himself and the [[Tooth & Nail Records]] label from California to Seattle. Power was promoted to Operations Manager for the label, and his wife at the time was hired to do accounting. | ||
- | The band reunited for Guitarist Tyler Vander Ploeg' | + | Blenderhead' |
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+ | At some point after their second album, Haase was fired by Power and Carigan left as well. This basically led to Blenderhead breaking up. A third album called //The Pauli Exclusion Principle// had been included in a Tooth & Nail catalog as an upcoming release, but that album was never recorded. In 1996, [[Morphine Records]] released a compilation ep that contained their first song, their first ep, a left over song from the //Prime Candidate// sessions, and the song for the //4 Songs About Motorcycles// | ||
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+ | In 2000, a new Blenderhead song called " | ||
===== Discography ===== | ===== Discography ===== | ||
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//**4 Songs About Motorcycles**// | //**4 Songs About Motorcycles**// | ||
01) Bugtooth (4:01) | 01) Bugtooth (4:01) | ||
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+ | Ed Carrigan - Lead vocals, guitar\\ | ||
+ | Matt Johnson - Guitar, BGV\\ | ||
+ | Bill Power - Bass, BGV\\ | ||
+ | Eben Haase - Drums, guitar | ||
//**Songs from the Penalty Box Volume 4**// (2000 [[Tooth & Nail Records]])\\ | //**Songs from the Penalty Box Volume 4**// (2000 [[Tooth & Nail Records]])\\ |
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