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Formed in 2002, and containing members of such noteworthy Maritime bands as Next To Red, Empty Handed and Not Funny Anymore, Hospital Grade's sound is the sound of possibilities; the sound of plastic chairs being thrown out of the way to make room for movement; the bright, shining sound of the warm hull of a sturdy vessel breaking murky, restless seawater beneath a foggy Bay of Fundy sky. Under it all is a nervous twitch that could change everything in a heartbeat things could soar, plummet, or fall apart completely.

Hospital Grade released their first CD, Written Axe To Trigger, in 2004 on Kansas City, MO's URININE Records, and followed it with a U.S. Tour. They are currently in the studio working on their second album.

Some Reviews for Written Axe To Trigger:

"What a confounding blend these New Brunswickians lay down. You're never quite sure where they're going, and it ends up being a glorious thing. This record is unpredictable, complex, and catchy. They can be dark, layered and slow, then jumpstart into a driving, hook-laden chorus. One track even has a funky instrumental break. If you need to look at it in terms of superheroes, sometimes they burst onto the scene like Superman, full of spunk and recalling rock'n' roll's glory days gone by. Other times they're like Namor the Submariner, zooming through the murky depths of a sprawling, messy musical ocean. Finally, they retreat to the Bat Cave where they craft introspective, moody sections worthy of the Dark Knight himself (Batman to the uninitiated). Some of the members of this group used to be in Not Funny Anymore, and they have a following in Canada that they're hoping to bring south. More power to them."
- Punk Planet

"It's unlikely that Hospital Grade could have come up with a better album title. Written Axe to Trigger. It's the sort of phrase that jumbles your mind with its subtle incongruity, forcing you to contemplate the relationship (or lack thereof) between its two objects: a non-sequitur, if you will. And if there was ever a musical version of this form of artful logic, it must be found in Hospital Grade, who make it their business to deliver the unexpected. To be sure, there's no traditional verse/bridge/chorus/verse structure apparent anywhere on the album. Rather, the band relies on deft time changes and constantly shifting melodies, crafting each song around a series of DIY-tinged hooks. The climactic "Champion for Sympathy", for instance, includes no less than ten major shifts in song structure. What is so remarkable about Hospital Grade, however, isn't that they can pack each song with a dozen different hooks; it's that they do so seamlessly. The songs are a bit like mini-rock symphonies, each with numerous movements progressing naturally from overture to finale. With their skillful musicianship and imaginative songwriting, Hospital Grade proves that the unexpected doesn't have to be undesirable."
- Splendid E-Zine

"...atonal grooviness reminiscent of Talking Heads and Joy Division...restless structural mathematics that bring to mind XTC...Black Flag-like ferocity...even some good old fashioned pop hooks and melodies. Hospital Grade evokes but doesn't mimic any of the above."
- Here Magazine