The Headstones
| Headstones | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Hard rock, alternative rock, post-grunge |
| Years active | 1987–2003 2011–present |
| Labels | Frostbyte Media, Maple Music, MCA |
| Associated acts | Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir |
| Website | headstonesband |
| Members |
Hugh Dillon Trent Carr Tim White Rickferd Van Dyk |
| Past members | Mark Gibson Dale Harrison |
Headstones are a Canadian punk-influencedalternative rock band that began in 1987 in Kingston and were active until 2003, subsequently reforming in 2011. The band consists of vocalist Hugh Dillon, guitarist Trent Carr, and bassist Tim White. They frequently sold out at small and mid-sized venues and were known for their high energy live shows, particularly the antics of Dillon, who interacted with his audience in a variety of ways including spitting on them and hurling lit cigarettes into mosh pits. The songwriting tackled many serious and taboo topics, including suicide and even necrophilia.
The band signed to MCA Records in 1993 and released Picture of Health, with the original drummer Mark Gibson, but he left the band after touring for Picture of Health was over. Dale Harrison was recruited for the follow-up Teeth and Tissue in 1995. The Headstones broke more ground in 1996 with Juno Award nominations for Best Group and Best Rock Album, while releasing Smile and Wave that same year. Three years passed before Nickels for Your Nightmares was released, in which time Carr and Harrison became fathers and Dillon recovered from a drug addiction.
The band would release one more album, on MapleMusic, entitled The Oracle of Hi-Fi, before breaking up in 2003.
After the band broke up in 2003, Dillon started a new band, the Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir, whose debut album The High Co$t of Low Living was released in June 2005. Dillon has also found success in acting, appearing in several films, including Hard Core Logo, Dance Me Outside, Trailer Park Boys: The Movie, Assault on Precinct 13 and the TV series Durham County, Degrassi: The Next Generation and Flashpoint and Continuum. In addition, their song "Come On" was featured in the videogame Triple Play 2002, and was also the theme for the Canadian version of the sketch comedy show, Comedy Inc.
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