Ninjaspy

Ninjaspy
Ninjaspy 2009 Promo. Photo by: Scott Alexander
Background information
Also known as	The Triad in Blood
Origin	Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Experimental metal Ska
Years active	2000-Present
Labels	Zestone (Japan)
Website	http://www.ninjaspy.net
Members
Joel Parent Tim Parent Adam Parent

Ninjaspy is a Canadian band made up of three brothers from British Columbia, Canada.^[1] They released their debut album Pi Nature, which was produced by Garth Richardson in 2007. Pi Nature was a big step forward for the band as they began to tour across Canada to promote the new album.^[2] Ninjaspy dawned the genre "skankore" or hardcore/ska, with their genre-crossing, unique sound.^[3] Ninjaspy have toured with the likes of Protest The Hero, Batoche, Whitey and What's He Building In There?.

On September 4, 2009 the band announced during their 2009 Cross Canada tour kick-off, that they had signed with Zestone Records (Japan), and would re-release Pi Nature on the label.

Also in 2009 saw Ninjaspy performed during the Calgary stop of Kevin Lyman's Taste of Chaos tour, as well as the Vancouver stop for the Vans Warped Tour with 2010 seeing the band tour Japan for the first time with Death By Stereo and Lost.

Live performances

Ninjaspy is known for their energetic, crazy, and entertaining live shows. In a live review, CordMag said "[n]ot a speck of the stage was left untouched by this band’s chaotic feet." CordMag also said "...while I listened to and got somewhat scared by the samples I’d heard that afternoon," "Ninjaspy is really not my type of music... but they bloody well are entertaining." ^[4]

Members

• Joel Parent - lead vocals, guitar
• Tim Parent - bass guitar, back-up vocals
• Adam Parent - drums, back-up vocals

Discography

•Pi Nature (2007)

•Pi Nature (Zestone) (2009)

•NO KATA (EP) (Fall 2011)

References

1. ^ http://www.groundreport.com/Arts_and_Culture/Live-Review-Ninjaspy-w-Whitey/2837898
2. ^ Hardtimes - review
3. ^ http://vueweekly.com/music/story/enter_the_ninjaspy/
4. ^ http://www.cordmag.com/023may2006/livenewmusicwestday5.html

External links

• http://www.ninjaspy.net
• Ninjaspy on Myspace
• Ninjaspy on CBC Radio 3