The Black Maria

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The Black Maria
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresPost-hardcore
Alternative Rock
Years active2002–2007
LabelsVictory
Associated actsGrade
WebsiteThe Black Maria on Myspace
Past membersKyle Bishop
Derek Petrella
Chris Gray
Alan Nacinovic
Mike De Eyre
Theo McKibbon
Scott Swain

The Black Maria was a Canadian rock band from Toronto, active from 2002 to 2007. The band was named after the notorious vans used by police to transport prisoners in the early 20th century (most often referred to as a paddywagon).

History[]

The Black Maria was formed in November 2002.[1] Band members included vocalist Chris Gray, guitarists Alan Nacinovic and Scott Swain, keyboard and bassist Mike De Eyre, and drummer Theo McKibbon. Their first show was in Toronto in 2003.

They signed with Victory Records in 2004 and recorded their debut album, Lead Us To Reason,[2][3][4][5] at Signal To Noise Studios with producer Mike Green. Lead Us to Reason was released on January 25, 2005 and did well, selling upwards of 50,000 copies and opening the door to tours with several successful bands.[6]

They released the album, A Shared History of Tragedy in the US on September 5, 2006. The release date for Canada was pushed back to September 19, 2006. The second album, written and produced by Scott and Theo, sold slightly less than Lead Us To Reason but was received very warmly by critics, in contrast to the mixed reviews of its predecessor.[7][8] CD Artwork was done by Oliver Nacinovic.

The Black Maria was a winner of Yahoo! Music's "Who's Next?" at LAUNCHcast. Adam Veselisin played drums on the Who's Next video and, in through April 2005, filled in for Derek Petrella for a Zao/Juliana Theory & Rise Against/Alexisonfire tour when Petrella broke his arm.

The band played with Queens of the Stone Age, MxPx, The Distillers, Goldfinger[9], Paramore, Alexisonfire, Rise Against, Silverstein, The Alkaline Trio[10], The Lawrence Arms, Chevelle, Taproot[11], Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and joined Evanescence (and Stone Sour) for their Ottawa show in January 2007.[12]

The band went through some turmoil, losing guitarist Kyle Bishop[13], and Derek Petrella. Ex Damn 13 member Mike Charette played with The Black Maria for a handful of tour dates following the departure of Bishop. The band announced in mid-2007 that they would no longer be actively recording or touring.

(Since then, a group of New Mexico musicians has formed a band of the same name--they are not connected.)[14]

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References[]

  1. ^ Julien, Alexandre (September 15, 2011). "Chris Gray & Loveless .1. Official Biography". Abridged Pause Blog. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Jagernauth, Kevin. "The Black Maria: Lead Us to Reason". popmatters.com. Popmatters. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  3. ^ Hornet, Buzzin. "The Black Maria - Lead Us to Reason". metalrage.com. Metalrage. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  4. ^ White-Gluz, Jasamine. "Black Maria - Lead Us to Reason". exclaim.ca. Exclaim!. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  5. ^ Rogowski, Jordan. "The Black Maria - Lead Us to Reason (2005)". punknews.org. Punknews.org. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  6. ^ "The Black Maria". victoryrecords.com. Victory Records. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  7. ^ Donnelly, Justin. "Black Maria, The A Shared History Of Tragedy". themetalforge.com. The Metal Forge. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  8. ^ "The Black Maria - A Shared History of Tragedy". Punknews.org. Punknews.org. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  9. ^ B, Mikey. "GOLDFINGER + The Bottom Line + Black Maria @ Club Soda, May 2005". cjlo.com. 1690AM CJLO. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  10. ^ Paul, Aubin. "The Black Maria Added to Alkaline Trio/Lawrence Arms Tour". punknews.org. Punknews.org. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  11. ^ Paul, Aubin. "tapped toThe Black Maria tapped to support Chevelle and Taproot, 2005". punknews.org. Punknews.org. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  12. ^ "Evanescence's 2007 Concert History". concertarchives.org. Concert Archives. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  13. ^ Usinger, Mike. "The Black Maria, March 2005". straight.com. The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  14. ^ "Black Maria". monolithonthemesa.com. Monolith on the Mesa. Retrieved 2021-09-06.

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