Detailed, elaborate, epic instrumental progressive thrash metal that freely incorporates stylistic aspects common to technical death metal, doom, grind, prog rock, and modern classical in an effort to deliver direct, propulsive attacks to the senses. While we embrace a sprawling sense of complexity, we are untrained musicians and feel the application of musical theory is a burden on the creative consciousness and thus strive for an organic "feels good sounds good" approach to songwriting which eschews an exclusive reliance on technical skill and the typical Dream Theater douchebaggery. We're insatiable riffmongers determined to redefine the limits of creativity and are committed to the constant challenge of pushing structural arrangements further than what could be expected without embracing unnecessary emotional or musical cliches. We're amateurs on our respective instruments but confident in our ability to come up with some neat shit that isn't fucking repetitive or predictable.
Electro Quarterstaff is an instrumental triple-axe shred team from the northern Canadian plains fully loaded with brain cancer string manipulations and bacon sizzling concussions of percussion. While never a stranger to expansive dynamics, Electro Quarterstaff explores its own fertile garden of shimmery snakecharming melody, groaning seasick harmony, and freewheeling rhythmic explosions in hopes to entrance the most assertive of listeners into a tangled symphony of sludge and frantic fretboard disembowelment.
Absorbing influences as disparate as Bartok and Gorguts along the way, Electro Quarterstaff remains a progressively-minded entity focused on visceral songcraft and layered, polyphonic instrumentation which highlights a seamless integration of wide-eyed romantic melody within a framework of orchestral complexity and devious song structure. We refuse to adhere to any musical rulebook and actively strive for bulletproof musicianship and hypnotizing fluidity. Mountains of charming riffs await to enchant you.
Gretzky - Available 10/24/2006
Willowtip Records - WT048
Track Listing
Neckwrecker
Twisted Squid
Charmony
The Right to Arm Bears
Get Sick
Titanium Overlords
Eyepatch Romance
Something’s Awry in the Hetfield of Dreams
Over 51 minutes of pure riffs, no shit.
"This is one of the greatest instrumental metal albums of all time." by Aversionline
"Unleashing their instrumental stylings with the force of a thousand Gretzkys, EQ definitely scored with this full-length debut." by Exclaim! Magazine
"All hail, sheer instrumental heavy metal wizardry."
by Aquarius Records
"Electro Quarterstaff are a technical metal fan’s wet dream."
by Lambgoat
ELECTRO QUARTERSTAFF ONLINE STORE
All CDs are $10 USD plus shipping
All shirts are $16 USD plus shipping
i think i just shit myself. come to arizona. holy shit i see diahrea dripping down my leg. this shit is amazing. 3 times i said shit(now 4). how can i get your earlier shit? (now 5)
So, yesterday afternoon I was watching TV.. put it to Teletoon Retro, where Rocket Robin Hood happened to be playing. I wasn't focusing.. but all I heard was "and his electro quarterstaff!" haha, good way to get your name boys.
That also reminded me to relisten to Gretzky again, and fuck is it good.
great show on Canada Day dudes! hope to see more shows in the future - always unpredictable with the riffing and progression - thanks for rocking our socks off!
