SHOOTING HEMLOCK Signs With DARK STAR RECORDS

May 12, 2010

SHOOTING HEMLOCK has inked a deal with Dark Star Records. The band's full-length debut, "Big Green Monster", is now available at hundreds of online digital retailers, including iTunes.

SHOOTING HEMLOCK was the brainchild of manager Brad Keene who had worked with guitar player Joe Stump (Boston, Massachusetts) on his solo projects. Brad wanted to put together a band comprised of members from different regions of the country, and with the addition of Jeff Tortora (Blue Man Group) and Jimmy Puma (Syracuse, New York) Brad had the monster rhythm section he had been searching for. Both Jeff and Jim were playing with Joey Belladonna from ANTHRAX at that time, and for one reason or another that didn't work out. Brad then set his sights on a lead vocalist to fill the last remaining slot in the lineup. Enter Brian Troch (Chicago, Illinois),who just had left the band CYCLONE TEMPLE. What ensued was a mixture of styles and influences that made a very different but awesome sound. The band wrote all their material via mail and e-mail and flew into one central location (Boston) to rehearse, do pre-production work and record the actual tracks. Brian would eventually move to Boston and the project was finished.

SHOOTING HEMLOCK is:

Brian Troch (Vocals)
Joe Stump (Guitar)
Jeff Tortora (Drums)
Jimmy Puma (Bass)

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/shootinghemlock.

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