Mathias Kom (ukulele, vocals) Jill Staveley (guitar, vocals) Charlie Glasspool (piano) Mike Duguay (synths, glockenspiel) Jenny Gleeson (accordion, bass) Jenny Mitchell (omnichord, tenor banjo) Darcy McCord (cello) Adam DeMarsh (drums) Steve McNabb (trumpet, banjolele) Nick Ferrio (lapsteel, bass) Geordie Gordon (violin, fashion) Alison Corbett (violin, baglamas) Dave Hartley (harmonica)
Extra Special Guests:
Kim Barlow (banjo) Bucky (didjeridoo)
Research and Development Team:
Leigh Kotsilidis (design and layout) Gabe Foreman (art visionary, ink jockey) Andy Magoffin (engineering, vocals, rat coach)
Auxillary Support Network:
Wyatt Burton (electric guitar) Rob McInnis (saxophone) Johnny Chartrand (violin) J.P. Contois (drums) Ian Osborn (bass) Brian Sanderson (viola, horns) Scott Montgomery (tuba) Jordan Mack (uke) Mary Jane McCallum (vocals) Cameron Welch (vocals) Kelly Davis (flute, vocals) Patrick Walsh (vocals) Alana Farmer (autoharp, vocals) Andrew Sainsbury (banjo) Benj Rowland (jaw harp)
Influences
General Influences: Plastic; cats dressed in doll clothing; models of the human brain; careless whispers and just about anything that I can feel coming in the air tonight (oh lord).
Musical Influences: Hot Buttered Charlie, Jill Staveley, Patrick Walsh, Brian Sanderson, Mike Duguay and most late-90s rap/metal outfits.
We'll get right to the point: we are a band called The Burning Hell. But then, you probably already guessed this.
We are not trained as therapists or even guidance counselors, so unfortunately we can't offer you any advice about your life or problems. But we can offer you music, in the form of live performances and recorded albums. If you would like to attend a concert, study the list of dates above, and choose one that is near to where you are. Say hi when you see us. We'd like to talk to you.
If you would rather skip the whole leaving the house thing, or if live music is just too loud these days, you can always purchase one of our albums. We have three right now. The newest one is probably our best. We called it "Baby" because lately it seems that many of us are producing fruits from our loins (ie. babies). And we are almost as excited about our album Baby as scientist people are when a rare manatee has a baby manatee, or a giant panda has a baby giant panda.
And thanks to folks like Paul Watson and the magic of science, you can now buy our new album, as well as two of our older ones, on Zunior in digital form for only $8.88 each!
Seriously, if you were just going to "rip" our music to your personal computer and make "mp3s" for your portable gramophone anyhow, why not just skip a step and buy the mp3s? The Zunior download also includes a full sized pdf of the album artwork. Please make our dreams come true.
Here's what the prowling jackalsof the press have to say:
"Peterborough’s Burning Hell is back with its sophomore release, and far from just avoiding the dreaded sophomore slump, Burning Hell is bringing the party with it from Northern Ontario. Slightly more upbeat in outlook than the band’s previous album, 2008’s Happy Birthday, Baby nonetheless retains all of the wacky gallows humour that leader Mathias Kom made a name for himself with—and some of it is twisted into wild, meta tangents. And with plenty of horns keeping everything as exciting as a mariachi party, you can get the party on down."
"The Burning Hell began 2008 celebrating HAPPY BIRTHDAY, their (weewerk) debut of low-key ukelele and banjo-driven baritone ballads that showcased Mathias Kom's wry wit and songwriting strength. Their celebratory circus of a live show, however, is a different beast altogether; constant cross-country touring transformed this Peterborough crew into one of the best live acts in the country."
Exclaim Magazine, Dec. '08, "Artists To Watch in 2009",
"Moments of macabre comedy weave their way in and out of nearly every song on Happy Birthday… the kind of album we'll be throwing on the stereo as the end times draw near and we crowd into our bomb shelters to eat granola bars and have a good laugh over everything that's gone wrong with the world."
"Don't let Mathias Kom's doomy Leonard Cohen baritone or the brooding, skeletal folk arrangements upon which he tends to hang his words fool you – the guy's actually pretty funny. The Burning Hell's latest album, Happy Birthday, is veritably overflowing with black wit and cracked genius."
Do you know how easy it is to make a movie or video these days? We don't, but some of our friends do, and they all say "well, it's not too easy, actually". But they do it anyway! Mitch from Southern Souls shot a couple of talkies of us in Guelph - you can see one of them below and the other is on our website www.wearetheburninghell.com.
Also, Burning Hell member Leigh Kotsilidis has made a wonderful stop animation featuring our song 'Dinosaurs'! Making stop animation is hard, and involves clever fingers and more talent than you can shake a stick at. Why would you want to shake a stick at talent, anyway? You can see this fabulous video down there (down pointing arrow).
And special thanks to Brian Mitolo, aka guythehood, and Paul Watson from Zunior TV for filming us all the time, even when we are sleeping. Right down there you can witness with your very own eyes, or with borrowed or rented eyes, a set at the Gordon Best Theatre in Peterborough, Paul Watson capturing the first song of our set at Sappyfest this summer, and an infomercial, which is very, very informative - all through the magic of motion pictures! Check out some of guythehood's other films on Youtube!
"My Name Is Mathias", Live at the Mall!
Live at the Gordon Best Theatre, November 2008:
"I Love The Things That People Make", live at Sappyfest 2008:
"Dinosaurs", stop animation by Leigh Kotsilidis:
And finally, the famous Burning Hell infomercial, by guythehood:
Paleozoic Era, Cambrian Period: Early ancestor of The Burning Hell first walks on land. Significant Fossil: "OPUS" (cassette only, limited edition. sold out forever.)
Paleozoic Era, Silurian Period: Though primitive, The Burning Hell shows signs of dim intellect: gathers twigs and grubs in forest, records first 'studio' album. Significant Fossil: "Here Comes Evil!" (out of stock.)
Paleozoic Era, Carboniferous Period: Vestigal tail disappears, and The Burning Hell begins to compete for scarce food and territory with other local bands. Significant Fossil: "Tortured Lost Souls Burning Forever" (a cult classic in some areas of west-central Peterborough and the Federated States of Micronesia.)
Mesozoic Era, Jurassic Period: Also known as 'The Great Migration', this period sees The Burning Hell cross the Atlantic; brain evolves; skin becomes translucent. Significant Fossil: "When Animals Attack" (available only at Starbuck's, Wal-Mart and Winners during the 2004 Holiday Season)
Mesozoic Era, Cretaceous Period: First live birth signifies that The Burning Hell has evolved from reptile to mammal, though other signs of progress are nil. Significant Fossil: "Tick Tock".
Cenozoic Era, Paleocene Epoch: The Burning Hell gets serious, discovers fire, senses the creeping inevitability of death. Significant Fossil: "Happy Birthday".
Cenozoic Era, Oligocene Epoch-Miocene Epoch: The Burning Hell finds religion, listens to REM's 'Out Of Time', loses religion. Significant Fossil: "Baby".
Very jealous. I'm sticking around home for the bulk of 2010. Working on a new record, focusing on school, writing music for a fringe play...fun but I miss the highway.
Hey Mathias, thanks, thanks, thanks! The package arrived all right. And o, my folks did cheer:) Will report later with my review of the audio part of it.
In the meantime, Chris [Barickman] had another gig at this tiny place near my bro's apartment in Brno (Duck Bar) and even though very few people showed up, 'twas memorable 'cos it was just me and my friends/schoolmates and Chris really loosened up and we got to talk, listen and sing along.
Merry Xmas time and a safe landing into the New Year!
It's four years since Sound Of Mu opened its doors to Oslo. Lasso (elastique) celebrate with a selection of seldom heard songs. And what better way to celebrate the winter solstice? Druids welcome! .
Yo The Burning Hell, Whenever I listen to your music. I feel like singing too. But your talent is unmatched. How much time you spend to rehearse per day The Burning Hell? Love ya. Do PS:Follow Me Twitter at http://twitter.com/iaent
Hi There The Burning Hell, Your music is great. So you are. Thats why I am big fan of yours The Burning Hell. Keep up the gr8 work. I am proud being your fan. Do
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it's George the Spammer again. The gushy tears on everyone's faces haven't even dried yet and here we go: my friend Johnny boyis pulling another gig together - Wed, October 21 (my birthday, yo:), in Brno again. Johnny will be playing his own stuff - he's got a truckload of songs, esp. from times with various bands. I'll be delivering the usual dose of covers and hopefully some new 'acquisitions', too. Hope all is well with you.
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