Big Business (band)
| Big Business | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Genres | Heavy metal, sludge metal, stoner rock |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Hydra Head |
| Associated acts | The Melvins, Karp, Tight Bro's From Way Back When, Murder City Devils, Dead Low Tide |
| Website | www |
| Members |
Jared Warren Coady Willis |
| Past members | Scott Martin Toshi Kasai |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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