Heavyball

Biography

Heavyball were formed in November 2011 by Nottingham brothers Matt (guitar and vocals) and Habs (Drums) Salisbury and school friend Johnny 'Iball' Eveson (bass). Their break came after a chance meeting between their manager and manager of Kaiser Chiefs, Mick Webster. Mick encouraged them to record their first EP Small Town Hero in Huddersfield with Embrace's former producer Dave Creffield. Small Town Hero received airplay on BBC Ulster's Gerry Anderson Show and by BBC Radio Nottingham's Dean Jackson as part of the BBC Introducing program.

In February 2013 Heavyball supported Kaiser Chiefs on their UK tour including Kaiser Chiefs' warm up shows in Rotterdam and Utrecht.

Along with Kaiser Chiefs, Heavyball have played with various artists of note including ska legends The Selector and The Beat and other artists of note including Dodgy, The Cribs and Geno Washington.

Heavyball released their second EP Hands Up in March 2013 and the tracks Lost Heroes and "Hands Up" were played on BBC London's Gary Crowley Show. "Hands Up" was also played as part of BBC DJ Tom Robinson's mixtape

At the beginning of 2014 they signed to the independent record label Magnetic North Melodies.

Heavyball have played many UK shows and festivals including the TT races and the Strawberry Fields Festival. The band have played several times across Europe including France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Czech Republic. Heavyball have found particular success in the Netherlands, appearing at festivals such as Welcome to the Village.

They released their first album, titled Black Eye Diaries, in October 2015. It represents the musical journey of the new tone pioneers from their early recordings of 2011 to their latest releases of 2015. The band began recording their second album in early 2017.

Band Members

Matt 'Bigface' Salisbury - lead vocals/guitar (2011–present)

Habs - drums, backing vocals (2011–present)

Johnny Iball - bass guitar, backing vocals (2011–present)

Tom 'Stone Cold' Frost - guitar (2014–present)

Small Town Hero EP

Automatic Hit Machine (2:39)

I Confess (3:49)

Small Town Hero (3:47)

Released June, 2012

Hands Up EP

Hands Up (3:08)

Lost Heroes (3:21)

Wanted (3:00)

Released March, 2013

Black Eye Friday EP

Black Eye Friday (3:16)

Released January, 2014

Another Country EP

Another Country (2:59)

Unhappy Now (3:48)

Released August, 2014

Black Eye Diaries LP

Small Town Hero (3:47)

I Confess (3:47)

Automatic Hit Machine (2:40)

Hands Up (3:10)

Lost Heroes (3:20)

Smalltown Boy (2:59)

Black Eye Friday (3:17)

Wanted (3:02)

Surfin' In Skegness (3:11)

Another Country (2:59)

Unhappy Now (3:48)

Lost Heroes (Acoustic) (4:33)

Released October, 2015