Eldebrock

Biography

Eldebrock began to take shape in the early spring of 2009 when founding member, Del Bannerman (rhythm guitar), along with Richard Lalonde (bass guitar), recruited Jay Wegenast from Vancouver B.C. as the lead singer. The spring and summer of 2009 was spent in a small town in Saskatchewan writing the music for the debut album. Barrett Moore (lead guitar), who grew up with Jay in Forestburg, Alberta joined in late 2009 adding his own touch of Zakk Wylde and Slash influenced lead guitar to the track...

Eldebrock began to take shape in the early spring of 2009 when founding member, Del Bannerman (rhythm guitar), along with Richard Lalonde (bass guitar), recruited Jay Wegenast from Vancouver B.C. as the lead singer. The spring and summer of 2009 was spent in a small town in Saskatchewan writing the music for the debut album. Barrett Moore (lead guitar), who grew up with Jay in Forestburg, Alberta joined in late 2009 adding his own touch of Zakk Wylde and Slash influenced lead guitar to the tracks that finished off the sound they were going for.

At the end of 2009 they headed into the studio with producer Ryan Andersen whose credits include Nickelback's ‘The Long Road' and ‘All the Right Reasons'. Before Shawn Bannerman (drums) of Edmonton, Alberta joined in the spring of 2010, Robin Diaz stepped up to add the hard-hitting drums heard on the album. Robin is based out of Los Angeles and has worked with many artists including Kiss, Avril Lavigne, Daughtry, Trapt and Theory of a Deadman.

In the spring of 2010, the band headed to Nashville to mix the album with music industry heavyweight Michael Wagener. Wagener’s works have sold over 92 million albums worldwide and he has worked on some of the most respected rock albums of all time including Metallica’s Master of Puppets, Skid Row’s self titled debut and Ozzy’s No More Tears. “This album is very much looking forward in time, creating it’s own niche, very solid musicianship, great songs, great performance, and great sound,” says Michael.

In early 2010 the band decided that they needed a way of giving back in a big way that would benefit globally so they partnered with the UICC - International Union Against Cancer (www.uicc.org). The UICC is based out of Geneva, Swizterland and is the leading non-governmental organization dedicated to the global prevention and control of cancer. The band created a campaign – Eldebrock’s World War on Cancer and has committed to giving one dollar per album (ten cents per song sold) to support the UICC’s fight against cancer.

Every song on Eldebrock’s self-titled debut takes you on a ride with catchy lyrics and vocal harmonies with layered guitars, driving rhythm and melodic leads. The debut single is slotted for release June 15th and the album will be out on September 14th. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.