Vertical After
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Seattle, WA, USA |
| Genres |
Thrash Metal Punk |
| Years active | 1989–2003 |
| Labels | Cargo Records |
| Associated acts | Stress Factor 9, Annihilator |
| Website | verticalafter.com |
| Members | Kick Keith Sol |
| Past members |
Munesh Sami Hart Schiess Stewart Langille Markus McCallum Odd Noxious |
Vertical After was a thrash metal/pop punk band based in Canada and the United States. The band was noted for their elaborate rock videos, which aired on Canada's Much Music nationwide music station. The band recorded four CD albums and spent much of the period from 1989 to 2003 performing in clubs in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Vertical After toured around North America promoting their videos and albums including 1999's "Pop Goes Death," mixed by Doug Pinnick of King's X, and 2002's "Bloody Murdo", co-produced by Stuart Carruthers of Grip Inc. Some of their famous support-openings included Twisted Sister in New York, Iron Maiden's lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson in Los Angeles, Ice T's Body Count and other acts including King's X around the country.
The band received positive and somewhat mixed reviews for their music. After the band took a hiatus in 2003, Kick and Markus Mc Callum went on to form Stress Factor 9 with members of the band Annihilator, including Randy Rampage.
Vertical After developed and operated in the Vancouver and Seattle music scenes during the late 1980s and early 1990s as the peak of thrash metal intersected with the grunge movement that would later eclipse it. Kick (guitar, vocals) formed Vertical After with his friend Stewart Langille (guitar, vocals) and immediately played at several concert/club shows in Seattle, Vancouver, and Los Angeles.
Their second L.A. tour ended after an accident led to the hospitalization of all four band members and the driver of their vehicle. The band, however, was recording their first album and getting rotation airplay of their first music video on Canada's Much Music channel plus regional and cable shows in the USA. The band issued an all-video, 10-song VHS album, with songs filmed by rising cinematographers including Dan Nowak (Outer Limits, Dead Like Me), Marcus Rogers (Strapping Young Lad), and Gary Davis (Sublime: Three Ring Circus). The band was featured in an article in The Province.
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