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06/24/2020
This page has been updated on June 24, 2020, to reflect my new address. I'll keep updating it from time to time but BLR is mostly dormant for now. Yep, it still looks like 1996 ;) Like the old My Dog Popper song: we are old, we are fat and we are slow
08/16/2002
The CD is out! Please help me to get rid of all those CDs. Buy one!
07/27/2002
The Big Llama online store is up. You can pre_order the Haang Upps CD.
07/09/2002
The Big Llama online store should be up in august.
06/24/2002
Big Llama Records site is online.
04/02/2002
Haang Upps has been signed for two records. The first record will be out in august 2002.
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Haang Upps is playing new school hardcore with an edge.
This is one of the best band i have heard in years. Click on this link to have more information.
Booking info: Vinz at 514-400-0583
SHORT BIO
Haang Upps has been created by Swill, Dom, Sebass, Yann and Daniel in 1996. The band comes from a suburb of Montreal called Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu. In the middle of 1996, Daniel was kicked out of the band and Vinz took his place. By end of the year, Haang Upps recorded their first demo tape entitled "Greatestshit".
In 1997, after several shows in the Montreal area, Yann left the band due to its lack of time. The band continued to rock with only four members.
In 1998, The remaining members recorded the album entitled "Stronger Than Fire". The fans liked it and it sold relatively well.
In 1999, the band managed to discover its real Hardcore identity. After this discovery, the band recorded a demo tape entitled "Live 99". The demo was only intended for the band to work on their songs. Keen requests from the fans have made them sell it at shows.
At the end of 1999, Ben joined the group. Haang Upps acquired a heavier sound by the presence of a second guitar. For the next year, the band made less shows and devoted their time to compose new songs.
In the summer of 2001, Haang Upps started to play their new songs. The band felt a gigantic enthusiasm from the public and the organizers. This allowed the band to take part in large events like the show at the Spectrum.
Big Llama Records has signed the Haang Upps in april 2002.
INTERVIEW
Describe yourself and what do you play?
Vinz: I have been playing guitar for Haang Upps since 1996. I usually write the music!
Ben: I have been playing guitar in Haang Upps for the past 3 years. I bring power to the group and I'm good to complete the song idea of Vinz. Almost all the songs were half completed on my arrival and I needed to integrate as quickly as possible. I am also the grumpy guy in the band!
Sebass: Still thinking about it!
Dom: Still thinking about it!
Louis: Still thinking about it!
Why do you play in Haang Upps?
Ben: I had just quitted my previous band (Freakend's) when Louis asked me to come to play with them. In the beginning I was not sure about playing in the band. After a couple of practices we worked up the sound. I liked the result, so I stayed. Now I am rocking in Haang Upps with pride!
Sebass: Still thinking about it!
Dom: Still thinking about it!
Louis: Still thinking about it!
Vinz: Well I love music and I always liked a band who knows how to rocks! In 1996, after Daniel was kicked out, Louis had contacted me to take his place. He gave a live demo and I went to see their show. I liked the show and found out that they were serious about it, so I joined the band. It's been six years already!
What was your worst thing that happened with Haang Upps? The best one?
Sebass: Still thinking about it!
Dom: Still thinking about it!
Louis: Still thinking about it!
Vinz: Worst: there is none but I am sure that it will happen soon. Best: What is currently happening with the band.
Ben: Worst:When I had to prove myself as a guitar player in the first practise. Best: The show at the Spectrum and the recording of our album Epistemic.
What does hardcore means to you?
Dom: Still thinking about it!
Louis: Still thinking about it!
Vinz:To ventilate my personal rage.
Ben: For me, it is the best way to evacuate my stress.
Sebass: Still thinking about it!
Why the human race exists on earth?
Louis: Still thinking about it!
Vinz: On the same basis as the plants and the animals, to makes live the planet Earth but humans are destroying it instead!
Ben: To achieve our dreams.
Sebass: Still thinking about it!
Dom: Still thinking about it!
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