Étienne Dionne - Lead Vocals/Drums
Jean-Philippe Lamonde- Lead Vocals/Bass
Judas Lacroix - Guitar/Beard
Marc-Antoine Bastien - Guitar
Influences
Craig's Brother, Satanic Surfers, Adhesive, Children of Bodom, No Fun At All, Inspection 12, Rufio, Angra, No Use For A Name, Sonata Arctica, Belvedere, Pennywise, Strung Out
Sounds Like
Craig's Brother, Lagwagon, Ten Foot Pole, No use for a name
Band Members
Étienne Dionne - Lead Vocals/Drums
Jean-Philippe Lamonde - Lead Vocals/Bass
Max Lepire - Guitar/Beard
Marc-Anthony Bastien - Guitar
Influences
Craig's Brother, Satanic Surfers, Adhesive, Children of Bodom, No Fun At All, Inspection 12, Rufio, Angra, No Use For A Name, Sonata Arctica, Belvedere, Pennywise, Strung Out
Sounds Like
Craig's Brother, Lagwagon, Ten Foot Pole, No Use For A Name
Since their inception in 1998, MUTE has always been about playing the music they love without compromise. Marc-Antoine Bastien, Louis Cyphère, Étienne Dionne and Jean-Philippe Lamonde gave MUTE its own signature: a fast, melodic and technical punk rock sound carefully crafted over the years throughout countless rehearsals and gigs.
The beginnings
Born in Quebec City, the group members developed their talent by working on covers of bands they liked before moving on to writing their own songs. Blending the various influences of each member, the result has attracted comparisons to such bands as Craig’s Brother, Satanic Surfers and Lagwagon. Their lyrics speak of personal experiences sometimes exploring social issues.
The band recorded its first demo in 2000 and an EP entitled Blueprints in 2001 at the Champoux studio in Cap-Rouge. This record drew very enthusiastic reviews from all over the province of Quebec and the band performed as many shows as they could to promote the album. Their live performances have often been praised for their intensity. MUTE has even shared the stage with famous bands like Ten Foot Pole, Bigwig, Craig’s Brother, Much The Same, Rise Against and their personal heroes, Satanic Surfers.
The assertion
The band returned to the studio in 2003 to record its first full-length album, Sleepers. Quebec City’s Milk and Cookies records released it in early 2004. Sleepers was an instant success among the punk rock community. MUTE’s new-found fame and growing recognition led the band to Musique Plus (Quebec’s MTV). The release was followed by several Eastern Canada tours.
The ascent
In 2005 something unexpected happened: an invitation to do the entire 1-2-3 Punk Tour with bands such as Rise Against and Belvedere. Seizing the opportunity, MUTE produced their second music video for the song “The Pillar” and by doing so launched it at “Musique Plus” during a complete show dedicated to the band.
They never stopped and became an important figure of the Canadian punk rock scene in 2006 and 2007. MUTE gave more than a hundred concerts during this period of time, including a coast to coast Canadian tour, three tours in eastern Canada and of course many shows in the province of Quebec.
The Raven
In January 2008 MUTE went back to record their third opus “The Raven”. Jef Fortin from BadAss Studio was in charge of the production because of the energetic and aggressive tone given to his productions (Neuraxis, Anonymus).
Bearing their most aggressive songs up to now, this brand new album takes on a speed of execution and a technical level nothing can compare with in the punk rock world!
Fuck yeah...your merch is awesome. Shipping is a good $70 to send here, but i think we'll just chuck it on the credit card and not have to think about it till later. haha. I think you guys are worth it though. haha
Hey je viens juste de voir votre message thanx !!! C'est vraiment énorme si vous revenez sur Paris, en espérant que cette fois vous pourrez aller jusqu'au bout du show sans être stoppés par le proprio du bar ! That sucked hard ... =/ En tout cas en attendant février/mars prochains bon courage à tous pour la suite et tenez moi au courant pour savoir où/quand/comment héhé ! On surveille ça de notre côté et on sera là avec ma blonde !!! =) Encore merci pour l'info !! Bye !!!
Je me suis dis, pourquoi pas acheter un autre t-shirt de Mute!! C'est surprenant que vous avez de quoi qui restait de L'Europe hehe. J'ai poigner le noir-The Raven, le plus récent. À +
Thanks heaps yo. You guys are one of our biggest influences...Fucking love your shit. Thanks for being so good. haha. Hope you make it down under one time...otherwise we'll just have to come there. You guys got any merch at all? Shirts or hoodies?
Hey les mecs !!! Alors ça y'est bientot de retour en concert haha !!! Merci pour Dave pour le p'tit show VIP c'est vraiment sympa à vous ! Bonne chance et bon courage pour la suite, vivement que vous puissez revenir sur Paris au printemps prochain, tenez moi au courant je s'rai là !!!
Yo guys! thank you for The Raven. Listen to it almost every day since our show in De Flaat. I just have to say it's a great alblum and we would be honoured to ever play another show with you rippers again. gr. Pimmers and the rest of the Tank
Hey guys! whats up? I just wondering what you guys missing to be superstars! Now I find it out! Its a good image check the link! hehee hugs from Czech Republic:)
hey dudes, our buddy Dave(TDM) got to check out a practise...I passed a message on to him and I will repeat it, when are you guys getting your asses back to Winnipeg?? Soon? see ya soon! cheers,
Quand vous voulez pour se refaire quelques concerts en France, que ça soit en Europe ou au Canada ... d'ailleurs, si vous connaissez quelques tourneurs par chez vous, n'hésitez pas à transmettre les contacts ! ;-)
Hey! We're Preact, an Alternative Rock band from Quebec, Canada. We're really young (15 - 17 years old). It would mean the world to us if you could give us a listen. We hope you enjoy our music.
Bein j espere les gars !!! toute façon je vote pour vous au groezrock mais si jamais je ne vous vois pas avant svp tenez moi au courant de vos date(s) en belgique qd vous revenez . je ferai tous pour venir !!!
hey dudes!! you recently coming back from europe right? NOW PLEASEEEEEEE!!! COME TO MEXICOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! PLEASEEEEE!! IF THIS IS A STANDOFF come with you much better hahahahXD dream costs nothing :D anyway we really hope to see you very very soon over here much much love and greets oooh and a big hug from mexico Carlos!!
How are you all doing? No problem for being at your shows, they rocked my socks off!! Hope to see you guys back in europe or belgium soon! It's in your eyes i see!!!
It would be great if you guys came here to California. I seen some stuff on you tube and i had to my buy a new computer chair from all my shit stains that exploded out my arse when i heard the new stuff live... the Millencolin cover was rad...and was cool to hear....me and my friend tony were stoked on that
He guys, Here I found some pics op our show: http://www.wendy-steenmans.nl/photos/index.php?album=punckrock_popei_mute&page=2 Also got some good video stuff here, i'll look for a way to share it with you boykes!!
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