Thornley (band)
| Thornley | |
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Hard rock, post-grunge |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Anthem SRO |
| Associated acts | Big Wreck, Art of Dying |
| Website | thornleymusic.com |
| Members | |
| Ian Thornley Paulo Neta Brian Doherty Dave McMillian Brad Park |
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| Past members | |
| Sekou Lumumba Tavis Stanley Cale Gontier Eric Paul |
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Thornley is a Canadian post-grunge/hard rock[1] band formed by Ian Thornley in 2002. The band was started when Ian Thornley returned to Toronto after the breakup of his earlier band, Big Wreck. With the help of Chad Kroeger of Nickelback, Thornley signed on to Kroeger's 604 Records. The last lineup of the band as Thornley featured Paulo Neta on guitar, Dave McMillan on bass, drummer Christopher Henry, and former Big Wreck member Brian Doherty on guitar. This lineup currently plays under the name Big Wreck.
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[edit] History
The band's debut album, Come Again, was produced by Gavin Brown,[1] and released on Chad Kroeger's 604 Records in 2004. Thornley toured North America extensively after their debut album came out, and Come Again was certified gold in Canada (50,000 units) by the CRIA [1], while also producing two #1 singles ("So Far So Good" and "Come Again"). Thornley was also nominated for two Juno Awards in the wake of Come Again: New Group of the Year and Rock Album of the Year. Thornley's single "Come Again" was used in the intro video for the Playstation Portable game "ATV: Offroad Fury."
The band initially included Ken Tizzard (formerly of The Watchmen) on bass, and Sekou Lumumba (formerly of Edwin & The Pressure) on drums. However, in October 2005, due to unknown reasons, Ken and Sekou parted ways with Thornley and moved on to other personal projects. Thornley continued touring immediately.
According to Ian Thornley's October 2006 interview with Tina Peek of Crusher magazine, a second album was to be due out in early summer of 2007.[2] It was expected to be accompanied by a DVD entitled "Thornley Live," which was shot across Canada in late 2005 by Ryerson University Radio and Television Arts students.[2] In a November 2007 interview with the Oshawa based CKGE-FM 94.9 FM "The Rock", Ian Thornley confirmed that the new album is now due to be released in early 2009, alluding to the reason for the delay being that "it's a bit of a headache getting a record made these days through the channels of a label ... so many people have to be on board".[3] He also identified the likely producer as Nick Raskulinecz.[4]
For album's support Thornley toured with Three Days Grace, Thousand Foot Krutch, My Darkest Days, Nickelback, Hawksley Workman and many Canadian bands, and even opened for Lenny Kravitz.
On December 12, 2008 Thornley released first single from their second album Tiny Pictures, entitled 'Make Believe'. The album itself was later released on February 10, 2009. It was produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver, Rush).
For their second album, Ian Thornley recorded all guitars down on the record including lead and rhythm guitar as well as bass guitar. Daniel Adair, drummer from Canadian rock band Nickelback, provided drums on the album. Chad Kroeger, also of Nickelback, co-wrote a track on the album with Ian Thornley along with Alain Johannes and Natasha Shneider of Eleven, who also co-wrote some of the tracks.
Thornley performed at Rock on the Range Canada in Winnipeg, Manitoba on June 27, 2009.
Thornley also performed at Flemingpaloozza, in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, September, 7th, 2009, As part of Fleming college's orientation.
Thornley was also featured at the Paralympics in Vancouver on March 12, 2010.
In 2010 Ian and Brian Doherty rekindled their friendship which led to Brian filling in for a Thornley show, and then joining the band as they naturally reconnected as musicians.
The band will end the year with Thornley's self-titled band for a Canadian tour titled "An Evening with Thornley and Big Wreck". Doherty then officially joined Thornley as a permanent member.
Thornley will be participating in Rockfest in Belleville, Ontario and Rock the Park in London, Ontario.
In July 2011 Ian Thornley left 604 records and signed with Anthem/SRO. Ian's new manager is Andy Curran. A new album by Big Wreck titled Albatross has been recorded and is scheduled to be released on March 6th, 2012.
[edit] Members
- Current
- Ian Thornley - Vocals/Guitar (2002–present) formerly of Big Wreck
- Paulo Neta - Guitar (2009–present) also in Black Rail; formerly of My Darkest Days and Hurst
- Brian Doherty - Guitar (2010–present) formerly of Big Wreck
- Dave McMillian - Bass guitar (2010–present)
- Brad Park- Drums (2011–present)
- Ken Tizzard - Bass guitar (2002–2005,2011–present) in The Watchmen
- Former
- Christopher Henry - Drums (2010–2011)
- Sekou Lumumba - Drums (2002–2005) now in Heavy Young Heathens and Ben Kenney's band; formerly of Edwin & the Pressure and Goodbye Glory
- Tavis Stanley - Guitar (2005–2009) now in Art of Dying
- Cale Gontier - Bass guitar (2005–2010) also in Art of Dying; former guitar technician for Three Days Grace
- Eric Paul - Drums (2005–2010) formerly of Big Sugar
- Patrick Benti - Guitar (2009)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | US | CAN | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Come Again | 167 | 7 | 604 Records / Roadrunner Records |
| 2009 | Tiny Pictures | - | 13 | 604 Records / Universal Music Group |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Rock |
U.S. Mod |
U.S. Main |
CAN | |||
| 2004 | "So Far So Good" | 2 | 27 | 15 | - | Come Again |
| "Come Again" | 3 | - | - | - | ||
| "Easy Comes"1 | - | - | 27 | - | ||
| 2005 | "Beautiful"2 | 9 | - | - | - | |
| "All Comes Out In the Wash"2 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2008 | "Make Believe" | 4 | - | - | 48 | Tiny Pictures |
| 2009 | "Changes" 2 | 17 | - | - | - | |
| "Conscience & Consequence" 2 | 32 | - | - | - | ||
| 2010 | "Man Overboard" 2 | 9 | - | - | - | |
1 : U.S. single only
2 : Canadian single only
[edit] Awards
Juno Awards
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | New Group of the Year | Thornley | Nominated |
| Rock Album of the Year | "Come Again" | Nominated |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Thornley Official Website
