Cess Rock
| Brown Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2003, 2006–2009 |
| Labels | Aquarius |
| Associated acts | Sum 41, Organ Thieves, Cauterize, The Quits, RPO, Blackjacket |
| Website |
brown-brigade |
| Members |
Dave Baksh Vaughn Lal Johnny Owens Chuck Coles Cess Rock |
| Past members | Craig Pattison Travis Sanders |
Brown Brigade was a reggae-influenced heavy metal band created by former Sum 41 guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh, after leaving Sum 41 in 2006. Last members were Baksh himself, (vocals, guitar), Vaughn Lal (bass, backing vocals), Johnny Owens (drums), Chuck Coles (guitar), and Cess Rock (live percussion).
Baksh formed Brown Brigade as a side-project with his cousin Vaughn Lal in 2003; the band kept a low profile until May, 2006, when Baksh left Sum 41 to develop Brown Brigade.
Brown Brigade also recruited drummer Johnny Owens, guitarist Craig "The Craigulator" Pattison (Baksh's guitar tech with Sum 41), and percussionist Cess Rock, and chose a mascot, "the Brown Knight", which later appeared in the band's music video for "Aggravation Plantation".
The band was signed to Aquarius Records in September 2006, and in October released a debut EP title Appetizer for Destruction, a reference to the Guns N' Roses album Appetite for Destruction. The EP was sold exclusively on the band's live shows supporting Pennywise on their Canadian tour.
Brown Brigade recorded a thirteen-track album which was mixed in Los Angeles in March 2007. In July a promotional cover song from the album, Iron Maiden's "Hallowed Be Thy Name" was released by the fansite "There is no Resolution". In August the album, Into the Mouth of Badd(d)ness, was released in the United States and Canada through iTunes, and the next month the CD version was released in Canada through Aquarius Records.
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