- Hourcast
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Name = Hourcast
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Genre =Hard rock ,industrial rock
Years_Active = 2004–present
Label = Alkamedia
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URL = http://www.hourcast.com
Current members = Patrick McBride : Vocals Dave Henriquez :Guitars , background vocals Dave Sullivan : Bass Jerry Clews : DrumsHourCast is a
hard rock band formed in 2004 inBoston . The band released their debut album "State of Disgrace" onJune 20 ,2006 . Their first single "Freeze" was released nationally in June. Their first music video was created by My Pet Skeleton. The band has toured with bands such asGodsmack ,Sevendust ,Breaking Benjamin , and30 Seconds to Mars . Their song "Sakkara" is featured on the soundtrack ofSaw 3 . The band also incorporates elements of industrial music by using other non-conventional instruments such aspianos in songs such as "This Life" and "Imbalance". and agong in "Sakkara".History
Hourcast was formed when drummer Jerry Clews began collaborating on song ideas with guitarist Dave Henriquez. The two selected Patrick McBride from numerous vocalists who had auditioned. Clews and Henriquez actually found McBride through a website.Fact|date=July 2007 Choosing McBride for his powerful melodic vocal style and background in electronic music, he says "I'm lucky to have a Swiss Army knife of vocals I can sing and scream equally well."Fact|date=July 2007 The line-up was completed with the addition of bassist Dave Sullivan, who is also the brother-in-law of David Falzone, with whom Dave Henriquez has worked in the past.
Discography
Winter (January-March) ,2008
"Untitled 2nd Studio Album "
Alkamedia RecordsFreeze (song)
"Freeze" is a song from a
Boston -basedhard rock bandHourcast , which is also their first single.Vocalist Patrick McBride has stated that the song was about choices people make, paths they take and living with whatever the outcome may or may not be. The debut video from HourCast "Freeze" was created by Vincent Marcone who won a Juno award in 2006. "Freeze" was aired on MTV's Headbanger's Ball and FUSE.External links
* [http://www.hourcast.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/hourcast Hourcast On Myspace]
* [http://www.purevolume.com/hourcast/ Hourcast On Purevolume]
* [http://www.floridaentertainmentscene.com/music/artists/hourcast/interview/index.htm Hourcast Interview with Patrick McBride]
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