Fake Shark - Real Zombie!

Infobox musical artist
Name = Fake Shark - Real Zombie!


Years_active = 2005–Present
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Canada/America
Genre = Post-hardcore
Dance-punk
Art punk
Label = Vinyl-Junkie (Japan) Independent(Everywhere)
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/fakesharkrealzombie]
Current_members = Kevin Maher (Kevvy Mental)
Louis Hearn (Louis Wu)
Parker Bossley (Mighty Mighty Bossley)
Malcolm Holt (Fucking Malcolm)
Previous Members
Dan Hughes (Shitty Man Dan)

Fake Shark - Real Zombie! is a band whose members hail from Langley, British Columbia and Ashland, Oregon, and combine the styles of IDM and post-hardcore.

The name is a reference to Lucio Fulci's film Zombi 2, where a real shark and a zombie engage in combat.

Biography

Fake Shark-Real Zombie! was conceived by Maher and Hearn in October 2005 as a way of combining the styles of the bands they liked in hopes to one day open for them. They met in high school, but didn't form the band until much after graduation. Though the two had an idea for they wanted to do, they still needed to fill the circle to make a complete band, which was answered through the form of craigslist by bassist, Dan Hughes and "The Heck's" former drummer, Malcolm Holt. Around the start of 2007, Hughes left the band and was replaced by "The Heck's" "former bassist, Parker Bossley. The onslaught of myspace buzz garnered the interest of Vinyl Junkie Records in Japan who are responsible for the release Zebra! Zebra! (April 25th, 2007).

While life-sized cut-outs of the band's members at HMV stores in Japan [cite news | first=Quinn | last=Omori | coauthors= | title=Chart Attack Feature | date=2007-07-18 | publisher=Chart Attack Magazine | url =http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2007/07/1825.cfm | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-12-14 | language = ] may indicate a popularity outside the arena of punk, the band still adheres to the punk lifestyle.It has been said that bouncers have had to "manually take down microphones and disassemble gear in order for the band to stop playing." [cite news | first=Sarah | last=Schwartz | coauthors= | title=Nerve Magazine Feature | date= | publisher=Nerve Magazine | url =http://www.thenervemagazine.com/2007/04/article_template.php?id=3 Nerve Magazine | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-12-14 | language = ] They are known to wear dresses [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Photo of Maher wearing a bloody dress | date= | publisher=flickr.com | url =http://www.flickr.com/photos/megownsengland/1779343066/ | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-12-14 | language = ] and attempt to provoke their audience with statements such as "Jesus Christ and what a great Fuck he must have been." [cite news | first=Sarah | last=Schwartz | coauthors= | title=Nerve Magazine Feature | date= | publisher=Nerve Magazine | url =http://www.thenervemagazine.com/2007/04/article_template.php?id=3 Nerve Magazine | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-12-14 | language = ] .

Henry Rollins has stated that they are one of his favorite new bands [cite news | first=Sarah | last= | coauthors= | title=Henry Rollins | date= | publisher=twangville.com | url =http://twangville.com/618/9-questions-with-henry-rollins/ | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-12-14 | language = ] and has played them several times on his radio show Harmony In My Head.

Fake Shark-Real Zombie! have opened for artists such as Mindless Self Indulgence, Klaxons, Genghis Tron and Test Icicles. They have also and completed three tours of the United Kingdom and performed four sold out dates in Japan [cite news | first=Quinn | last=Omori | coauthors= | title=Chart Attack Feature | date=2007-07-18 | publisher=Chart Attack Magazine | url =http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2007/07/1825.cfm | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-12-14 | language = ] . 2008 will see Fake Shark with a North American release of Zebra! Zebra! on March 11, 2008 and the release their new EP Style of Substance followed by additional tours of North America and the UK and festival appearances in Japan.

Currently, they are recording in the studio with music producer Dave "Rave" Ogilvie

Discography

Albums

* "Zebra! Zebra!"
* "Style of Substance" (TBA)

Demo's

* "Post Band-aid Nelly EP"
* "Cursing In Braille Tour EP"

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/fakesharkrealzombie Fake Shark - Real Zombie!] on MySpace
* [http://label.vinyl-junkie.com/zombie/ Vinyl Junkie Japan record label]

References