- Thornley (band)
Infobox musical artist
Name = Thornley
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Origin =Toronto ,Ontario ,Canada
Genre =Hard rock Post-grunge
Years_active = 2002? - present
Label =604 Records Roadrunner Records
Associated_acts =Big Wreck
URL = [http://www.thornleyband.com/ ThornleyBand.com]
Current_members =Ian Thornley Tavis Stanley Cale Gontier
Eric Paul
Past_members =Ken Tizzard
Sekou Lumumba Thornley is a Canadian
post-grunge /hard rock band.The band was started by
Ian Thornley when he returned to Toronto after the breakup of his earlier band,Big Wreck . With the help ofChad Kroeger ofNickelback , Thornley signed on to Kroeger's604 Records . The other band members of Thornley areTavis Stanley on guitar, drummer Eric Paul, formerly of Canadian bandBig Sugar , andCale Gontier , a former guitar technician forThree Days Grace (and cousin of frontmanAdam Gontier ), on bass.The band's debut album, "
Come Again ", was produced by Gavin Brown, [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:rguw6j837190~T1 Biography of Thornley on All Music] ] and released onChad Kroeger 's604 Records in2004 . Thornley toured North America extensively after their debut album came out, and "Come Again" was certified gold in Canada (50,000 units) by theCRIA [http://www.cria.ca/gold/1204_g.php] , while also producing two #1 singles ("So Far So Good" and "Come Again"). Thornley was also nominated for twoJuno Award s in the wake of "Come Again": New Group of the Year and Rock Album of the Year.The band initially included
Ken Tizzard (formerly ofThe Watchmen ) on bass, andSekou Lumumba (formerly of Edwin & The Pressure) on drums. However, in October 2005, due to unknown reasons, Ken and Sekou parted ways with Thornley and moved on to other personal projects. Thornley continued touring immediately.According to Ian Thornley's October 2006 interview with Myles Swift of Crusher Magazine, a second album was to be due out in early summer of 2007. [http://www.crushermagazine.com/features10_06/featthornley.htm Interview with Ian Thornley] ] It was expected to be accompanied by a DVD entitled "Thornley Live," which was shot across Canada in late 2005 by
Ryerson University Radio and Television Arts students. In a November 2007 interview with the Oshawa basedCKGE-FM 94.9 FM "The Rock", Ian Thornley confirmed that the new album is now due to be released in early 2009, alluding to the reason for the delay being that "it's a bit of a headache getting a record made these days through the channels of a label ... so many people have to be on board". [http://www.therock.fm/files/media/Thornley1.mp3] He also identified the likely producer asNick Raskulinecz . [http://www.therock.fm/files/media/Thornley2.mp3]Members
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Ian Thornley - Vocals/Guitar
*Tavis Stanley - Guitar
*Cale Gontier - Bass Guitar
* Eric Paul - DrumsDiscography
Albums
References
External links
* [http://www.thornleyband.com Thornley's Official Website]
* [http://www.thornleyfans.com Thornley's Official Fan Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thornleymusic Thornley's MySpace]
* [http://www.freewebs.com/thornleyrocks/home.htm The Official THORNLEY ROCKS fan site]
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