Aside from being a shining example of urban sprawl, the web of cities
that ring around Toronto known as "the 905" have been producing world
class rock bands for the last decade. Ajax unleashed Sum 41, St.
Catharines gave us Alexisonfire, and Burlington gave us Boys Night Out.
Now it's time for Oshawa's Cauterize to make their mark.
According to lead singer and guitarist Jesse Smith, that sense of
suburban boredom makes perfect fuel for spiky rock. "There's pretty
much nothing else to do," Smith says. "That's what it always comes down to.
When rock is the only thing to do, you learn to do it well." And some
important generals in the field have already taken notice. Greig Nori,
Sum 41's ex-manager and ex-Treble Charger leader, produced two songs
on Cauterize's new Disguises CD. Smith says it initially took some
convincing to lure Nori. "Greig told us he didn't even want to come
check out the band originally, despite high praise from industry
colleagues," says Smith, "but he ended up coming out to see us, loving
the songs, and thankfully wanting to work with us."
Meanwhile, Darrin Pfeiffer, the drummer for Cali pop-punk vets
Goldfinger, will release Disguises on his own High 4 Records label,
distributed by Fontana North/Universal Music Canada. Working with
Pfeiffer has been a welcome change to the big label adventures of the
band's past. "It feels like we have a record deal, but we're not being
pushed around,"says Smith. "It doesn't feel like 'business'. The work
gets done but it doesn't feel like work. We go to the pub for our
meetings."
Cauterize have earned those pub trips. The band: Jesse Smith (guitar,
vocals), Jason Bone (bass), Josh Slater (guitar), Matt Worobec (drums)
and Chuck Coles (guitar), have been around for over 10 years as both
Cauterize and in an earlier incarnation as T.O.E. In 2003 they put out
the album So Far From Real on American record label Wind-up and 2005
saw them forge ahead DIY-style with their Paper Wings EP. Adding Coles to
create a three-guitar attack has amped up the rock level of this
already formidable band. "For the most part it's never like Iron Maiden
harmonies," Smith clarifies. "It's just really heavy when we're all
playing the same thing."
Disguises is just the sort of slicing dose of rock you'd expect from a
band with three full-time guitarists. There's a healthy echo of the Foo
Fighters or protest-era Green Day in Cauterize's sound. They come by it
naturally. "Growing up we were all into 90's California punk bands,"
says Smith of the band's interests. "Green Day, they were up there with
Strung Out, and the Foo Fighters, I'd take those comparisons any day."
The particularly snarling first single, "Closer" would do any of those
bands proud. It's a classic outsider metaphor song for Smith. "It's
about a moth trying to fit in with butterflies," he says. "Trying to
paint himself, the weird imagery of that, to be disguised."
It's not likely, however, that Cauterize will have to stay disguised
for much longer.
Been listening to u guys everyday again like I usually do!! lol u were the best band ever!!! Oh and I still like that Im the current fan of the month running for the past 2 years :p lol except my face isnt there no more and im from Arkansas not Arizona but its cool AR can be confusing!
As most of you guys and gals know the Pentre McLeans BOTB's are well underway but THIS is the Thursday that...
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Seriously! We have big plans and would love it if you sexy people could come down and cast your vote to good music, fun times and pop punk!
There's no denying that we have a hard heat, so it would mean the world to us if you could come down and vote for us - and we don't plan to let you guys down as we'll all be giving it 110%!
Fuck gimmicks, covers and any other tactics, we believe in our music and what we do - if you wanna see us in the semi's come down on Thursday with your best pair of dancing shoes and join the party!
u guys need to make a come back its time. since t.o.e. all the way through disguises u guys have had a 2 year gap between each album this is the second year after ur last album its time for a new one
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If you're in town(T-dot) make sure you make it out to the birthday show at Smiling Buddha this Saturday May 30th.
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Be Sweet or die Tryin'!