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Big Business (band)

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Years active
  
2004–present

Website
  
www.bigbigbusiness.com

Labels
  
Hydra Head

Record label
  
Hydra Head Records

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Origin
  
Seattle, Washington, United States

Associated acts
  
The Melvins, Karp, Tight Bro's From Way Back When, Murder City Devils, Dead Low Tide

Past members
  
Scott MartinToshi Kasai

Members
  
Jared Warren, Coady Willis

Genres
  
Heavy metal, Sludge metal, Stoner rock

Albums
  
Command Your Weather, Here Come the Waterworks, Battlefields Forever, Mind the Drift, Head for the Shallow

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Big Business is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, United States, founded by Jared Warren (Karp) and Coady Willis (The Murder City Devils). Their sound has been characterized as a bombastic and frantic low end attack, marked by Warren's signature vocal delivery.

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History

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The band released its first album, Head for the Shallow, on January 25, 2005 through Hydra Head Records, the first of a three album run.

Big Business (band) Big Business Are Still Wise Still Silly and Still Not a Sludge

In late 2006, after relocating to Los Angeles, Jared and Coady both became members of The Melvins, first appearing on (A) Senile Animal. The tour, titled "the Double-Drumming Rock for Peace tour", featured Warren and Willis playing a set as Big Business before being joined by Crover and Osborne for a set as the Melvins. While on tour, Big Business played with David Scott Stone who would later play guitar and Minimoog Voyager on all songs from their 2007 release Here Come the Waterworks.

After releasing Here Come the Waterworks to critical acclaim, Big Business was given an opening spot on the summer leg of the Tool tour. Toshi Kasai played guitar for Big Business throughout this tour.

Big Business (band) BIG BUSINESS live at Hellfest 2012 YouTube

After the fall US tour ended, Big Business started recording material for the new Melvins album, entitled Nude With Boots, which was released on July 8, 2008.

Big Business (band) Big Business and House of Lightning Philly Photo Review Blow The Scene

On March 9, 2008 Toshi Kasai was introduced onstage as the third member of Big Business. Both the band and Toshi verified this on their respective Myspace pages. Big Business released their third album Mind the Drift on May 12, 2009. The album, produced by Phil Ek, who has produced both of their previous albums.

In October, 2010 after a year of not playing shows, they posted on their Myspace that they had added another guitarist Scott Martin (400 Blows, Crom), officially making them a "Power Quartet".

They toured the summer of 2011 with Torche and Thrones.

Big Business toured with Red Fang and American Sharks in the spring of 2014. Their latest release, Command Your Weather (2016) was issued by Joyful Noise Recordings / Gold Metal Records.

Members

Current members
  • Jared Warren - bass, lead vocals (2004–present)
  • Coady Willis - drums, backing vocals (2004–present)
    • Former members
  • Toshi Kasai - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2008–2012)
  • Scott Martin - guitar, backing vocals (2010–2014)
    • Guest guitarists
  • John Devoy ("O.G" and "Easter Romantic" on Head for the Shallow)
  • Dave Hernandez ("Eis Hexe" and "Off Off Broadway" on Head for the Shallow)
  • David Scott Stone (on Here Come the Waterworks)
  • Dale Crover (live, 2007–2008)

    • Albums

  • Head for the Shallow (2005; Hydra Head Records (CD), Wäntage USA (LP))
  • Here Come the Waterworks (2007, Hydra Head Records)
  • Mind the Drift (2009, Hydra Head Records)
  • Battlefields Forever (2013, Gold Metal Records)
  • Command Your Weather (2016, Joyful Noise Recordings / Gold Metal Records)

    • EPs and singles

  • Big Business (Tour EP) (2004, Wäntage USA)
  • Big Business (Tour EP II) (2006, self-released)
  • Big Business (Tour EP III) (2008, self-released)
  • Biz Bot Remixes (2009, Hydra Head Records)
  • "Quadruple" (Single) (2011, Gold Metal Records)
  • "Battlefields" / "Into the Light" (Tour 7" single) (2012, Gold Metal Records)
  • "True Gold" (Digital single) (2015, Gold Metal Records)

    • Songs

    Blacker HolesCommand Your Weather · 2016
    Lonely LyleBattlefields Forever · 2013
    BattlefieldsBattlefields Forever · 2013

    References

    Big Business (band) Wikipedia
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