Ross Markonish- guitar
Ed Cunningham- bass/vocals
Will Broadbent- drums
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"New England's Ogre is vintage. Vintage Pentagram, Cirith Ungol, AC/DC, Uriah Heep and Grand Funk stuffed in a pepper grinder and sprinkled ever so lovingly over stacks of Marshall brand amplification." -Chris Barnes, www.hellridemusic.com
The seeds of the band were planted in late 99 when Ross and Will realized that it was time to fulfill their true calling: to kick out the jams! The concept in place, they now needed that missing piece of the riff rock puzzle. Enter Ed, bassist/vocalist extraordinaire and metalhead supreme. Ready to rock, Ed joined forces with Ross and Will, and together they quickly wrote and recorded a 4-track demo cassette that garnered high praise in the underground metal and stonerrock community. In 2003, the band released its first full length, Dawn of the Proto-Man, which was named Album of The Year by Peacedogman.com and Top 5 Debut Albums of 2003 by Chris Barnes on Hellridemusic.com. The disc created enough buzz to get noticed by Japan's Leafhound Records, who put out the band's second effort, Seven Hells. OGRE's third album, Plague of the Planet, is due out in early '08.
"Plague of the Planet" available from Leafhound Records!
Live clip from the Declaration of Doom Fest in Baltimore, MD 7-5-08 (thanks Doomcifer!)
Live at the Doom or be Doomed Fest in Baltimore, MD 4-14-07 (Clip courtesy of Tubevision)
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Hey Guys! Great hanging wit yall at the DoD Fest! Sorry I missed your set. Everybody has been saying that the shit KICKED ASS! I'm pissed at myself for missing it! Also, Ross, hey bro, sorry I didn't recgonize ya! It's been a while! I'll get it right next time!! :-) Peace&Doom- Louis IRON MAN
We just wanted to let you know that our debut CD is finally available. 50 minutes of DOOM pressed on CD and a really cool artwork. Check our blogs for details!
Good God! The picture you guys have of Rush looks like they were all having an extremely bad hair day (or year, for that matter). I'm thinking that had to be right around the time of "Hemispheres". No wonder there is band photo on that record. The picture under them had me wondering. Now i'm thinking Budgie. I gotta be right. Am I?
Hey Will and the rest of the gang, this is Schools, you have no idea, I'll be living like 2 blocks from The Church where you're playing in Sept. , I'm so there and so maybe an after-party at lauren and I's studio, rock
Hope you enjoyed the CD's I sent. I am on to new endeavors soon, and I will be building a new snare, to hang em high. Anything has to be better than before. Sure would like to make one of your shows soon, I am working on that, when I get there, I want to setup and roll around the skins up/over by the NewEngland Atlantic for awhile. Eat some RedLobster and get Baked in the Sun.
Enjoyed plague, guys. It gets from good to Great halfway though. The last half should be about 30 minutes longer!! heh. Thanks for all the leg work you guys did to get this non-Maine-ian a disc. If you are ever playing in KY please give me a heads up.
"DRIVE" SOUNDS GREAT!!!!!! CAN'T WAIT TO GET MY HANDS ON THE NEW ALBUM! THE NEW ARTWORK LOOKS VERY GOOD TOO! HOPE TO SEE YOU SOME DAY HERE IN GREECE! THAT'S A TOUGH ONE I KNOW! CHEERS AND BEERS AND SHIT LIKE THAT!
