Gordie "Grady" Johnson guitars and lead vocals
"Big" Ben Richardson bass and vocals
Nina "Drumbellina" Singh drums and more vocals
Influences
As the 100 degree heat shimmers in the twilight over the lakes and valleys of West Texas, you can hear the plaintive howling of the coyotes. But what’s that din? The clanking of metal on metal, the grind ofheavy machinery. A factory? An oil rig running at full blast? No, it’s the band GRADY, the self
proclaimed kings of a new musical genre, Cowboy Metal.
From the Gulf of Mexico, to the most Northern reaches of Canada, GRADY tells the story of a man obsessed. He’s a trucker whose “eyelids are bringing me down”. He’s a man in love with Annie Lee, whose “love made a mess outta me”. A story of kings and queens, boots or hearts, rivers of whiskey, lackass women, and saints and sinners. GRADY is as good as dead, and when he dies, you can look for his bones in Alberta, that’s if you can find them under 6 feet of snow.
Fronted by Gordie “Grady” Johnson, his unique and powerful guitar stylings blow the cobwebs off that bottle of tequila sitting on the back shelf. Big Ben grinds out the bottom end at the lowest frequencies seen this side of The Rio Grande. And 98 pound Nina “The Queena” Singh hammers out the beat like a
500 pound jackhammer.
When Gordie decided to unplug from the commercial music industry, he headed south from Canada in 2004 with longtime sidekick Big Ben to start GRADY, making Austin, Texas their new homebase. GRADY quickly became an Austin staple winning Best New Band at the 2005 Austin Music Awards.
After releasing their debut CD “Y.U. SO Shady?” independently, they were “discovered” by Jello Biafra after a South By Southwest show and given a new home on his legendary label Alternative Tentacles. “Y.U. So Shady?” was also released in Europe on alternative metal label Voices Of Wonder.
In 2007 GRADY released the sophomore CD “A Cup Of Cold Poison” to universal acclaim and much hard touring. In 2009 they started recording and writing their third CD “Good As Dead”, slated for release in Canada on C12 Records October 20th.
GRADY’s live show is a spontaneous subsonic combustion that swerves between punk rock agro and field holler hypnosis. As Jello Biafra once enthused “These guys are the missing link between Junior Brown and Black Flag”.
NEW CD "Good As Dead" Now Available On C12 Records! http://www.c12records.com/
Grady Johnson - Guitar & Singing Big Ben Richardson - Bass & Singing Nina Singh- Drums & Singing
Together they kneel at the alter of The One Chord Stomp
And everything sounds good and loud -- Delta Metal.
Gordie Johnson recently stated in an interview with Guitarist UK,
“We’re trying to find the common ground between punk, metal and
gospel. I like to think we sound like Motorhead just got the job of
backing up John Lee Hooker.”
As reviewed in L.A. magazine Access: “GRADY has enough low end
buzz and slide guitar to shake down the walls of the Alamo.”
Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys lead singer/ Alternative Tentacles
owner) has enthused “You guys are the missing link between Junior
Brown and Black Flag.”
Observer Music Monthly UK writes: “One of the bands that
perhaps best define the city (Austin) today is GRADY …Cowboy
Metal anyone?”
This trio of tall Texans will captivate you with a sound somewhere
between early ZZ Top and an alien abduction.
Equal parts Southern
Gospel and Satanic Ritual.
Gordie “Grady” Johnson on lead vocals
and guitar, “Big Ben” Richardson on bass, and Nina Singh beating the drums loud and proud, kneel at the altar of the
one-chord stomp and make every show a unique offering.
Thanx for a great rocking time in London last night! It has been a while since I last saw your band and you are even better than ever! Nina, you are one of the best drummers I have ever heard live before! All best wishes
Great show in Barrie Grady . I just love the new Cd. I'm hooked , its a true classic. Best trio around. I love it loud and dirty Grady Style. See you at next show. Franklin Wyles.
Damn!!! Just finished listening to "Good As Dead"...yer best yet! If this doesn't wake people up..there is no justice in the world. Best cd of the year. Keep up the good work ..and come to Ohio sometime!
