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Roadsaw
OriginU.S.
Genres
Years active1994 (1994)–present
Labels
Members
  • Craig Riggs
  • Ian Ross
  • Tim Catz
Websitewww.roadsaw.net

Roadsaw is an American rock band, formed in 1994. To date, the band has released six studio albums.

History[edit]

Early years (1994–1997)[edit]

In the year 2000, the band gave the following explanation for their name:

"We were really, really stoned, we saw something we didn’t know what it was. We called it a Roadsaw. We joked about that being the name of our band, and then it stuck ... It’s like a big piece of heavy machinery tearing up the road."[3]

Roadsaw released their first 7-inch single, "Fancy Pants", with the B-side "Handed You Your Ass", on Curve of the Earth Records in 1994.[4][5] The following year, they recorded their first album, One Million Dollars (sometimes styled as $1,000,000), with the same label.[4] The album featured the same two tracks from the previous single.[4]

Two years later, the band released their second full album, Nationwide, originally with Curve of the Earth,[6][3] and the re-released with M.I.A. Records.[7][8]

Lunasound and Wonderdrug Records (2000–2006)[edit]

Roadsaw released their next album, Rawk n' Roll, in 2000, as an LP release via Tortuga Recordings and a self-released CD.[6] This album was subsequently re-released by Sweden's Lunasound Recording in 2002.[9][6]

In 2001, the band recorded a compilation album, Takin' Out the Trash, on the label Wonderdrug Records. The album contained live recordings, demos, outtakes, and a cover of the Van Halen song "Outta Love Again".[10]

In 2002, they contributed to Sucking the 70s, a stoner metal various artist tribute to artists from the 1970s. They recorded a stoner version of the song "Vehicle" from the American band The Ides of March. In 2006, they then contributed a performance of the Led Zeppelin song "When the Levee Breaks" to the sequel, Sucking the 70's – Back in the Saddle Again.

Small Stone Records (2007–2011)[edit]

Rawk n' Roll was re-released again in 2007 by Small Stone Records.[9][6]

Roadsaw then recorded two further albums with Small Stone Records: See You in Hell! (2008)[9] and Roadsaw (2011).[11][12]

Ripple Music (2016–present)[edit]

In 2016, Roadsaw signed to the label Ripple Music.[13] Their first album with the label, Tinnitus the Night, was released in June 2019.[14] This was followed by another compilation album, More Trash, (self-released on the band's Bandcamp page) in 2020.

Musical style and influences[edit]

Roadsaw cite artists such as Cactuss, Iron Butterfly, Black Sabbath, Captain Beyond, and Josh Homme (Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age) as influences on their work; however, they also note that they are influenced further by "heavy blues and psychedelic rock."[3]

Band members[edit]

Current members[edit]

Past members[edit]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

  • One Million Dollars (1995)[4]
  • Nationwide (1997)[4][16]
  • Rawk n' Roll (2007)[4][17]
  • See You in Hell! (2008)[4]
  • Roadsaw (2011)[11][18]
  • Tinnitus the Night (2019)[14]

Extended plays[edit]

  • Roadsaw EP (2012)[19]

Singles[edit]

  • "Man's Ruin" (1996)
  • "Fancy Pants" (2005)
  • "American Dream" (2007)

Compilation albums[edit]

  • Takin' Out the Trash (2000)
  • More Trash (2020)

Compilation contributions[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c John Bush. "Roadsaw: biography". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  2. ^ David Lee Beowülf. "Roadsaw: Bad and Nationwide". ink19.com. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  3. ^ a b c Van de Burgt, Gijs (2000-08-30). "Roadsaw : interview". KindaMuzik. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "The Obelisk: THEN & NOW: Roadsaw's $1,000,000 and Self-Titled". The Obelisk. 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  5. ^ "Roadsaw, Roadsaw: Long Teeth Bite Down Hard". The Obelisk. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  6. ^ a b c d "Roadsaw". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  7. ^ "Nationwide" (MIA Records; 1997)". Roughedge, Reviewed by Christopher J. Kelter
  8. ^ "Roadsaw Nationwide MIA". ink19, April 12, 1999
  9. ^ a b c "Roadsaw Rawk n' Roll Archives". The Obelisk. 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  10. ^ "Roadsaw – Takin' Out The Trash". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  11. ^ a b Savić, Niko (2011-05-19). "Roadsaw - Roadsaw". Prog Sphere. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  12. ^ O'Connor Marotta, Michael (2013-11-08). "New Hampshire's Supermachine helps make up for Priyanka Chopra on Thursday Night Football". Vanyaland. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  13. ^ "ROADSAW Sign to Ripple Music; Recording this Fall". The Obelisk. 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  14. ^ a b c d e "ALBUM REVIEW: Roadsaw, Tinnitus the Night". The Obelisk. 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  15. ^ a b c "Boston's Roadsaw Crank Up Roaring Return Record!". Doomed & Stoned. 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  16. ^ CMJ Network, Inc. (10 May 1999). CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. pp. 29–. ISSN 0890-0795.
  17. ^ "Roadsaw: Rawk N Roll". Exclaim!, By Matt McMillan Jan 31, 2002
  18. ^ "CD-REVIEWS :: Roadsaw - Roadsaw". MetalNews, Dirk Konz 22.08.2012
  19. ^ "Hey Desertfest, Roadsaw Made a New EP Just for You!". The Obelisk. 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
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