History
Hardliner was a Canadian
hard rock band from
St. John's,
Newfoundland & Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
that formed in 1999. The band performed at St. John's music venues and released a six-song
EP, entitled 'Generation Why?' in 2001. The band had interviews on Canada's
CBC Radio
CBC Radio is the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which (regardless of language) are outlined below ...
, as well as interviews and live footage aired on
MuchMusic's programm
Going Coastal
Hardliner was active from 1999-2004, at which time the band went on an indefinite hiatus. Hardliner reunited in 2009 to play some live shows, and then went back on hiatus in late-2010.
Discography
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, Generation Why? E.P. (
CD)
2009-2010 lineup
* John Nolan -
vocals
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(2000–2003, 2009–2010)
* Dan Moore -
guitar
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(2000–2003, 2009–2010)
* Brad Dooley -
guitar
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(2009–2010)
* Paul Gruchy -
bass (1999–2004, 2009–2010)
* Doug Rowe -
drums (1999–2004, 2009–2010)
Former members
* Mike Gruchy -
vocals
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(1999, 2003–2004)
* Daryl Downey -
vocals
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...
(2000)
* Darren Ford -
guitar
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(1999–2000)
* Steve Kennedy -
guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...
(2001–2004)
* Craig Pardy -
guitar
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(2003–2004)
Timeline
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Musical groups established in 1999
Musical groups disestablished in 2004
Musical groups reestablished in 2009
Canadian hard rock musical groups
1999 establishments in Canada
2004 disestablishments in Newfoundland and Labrador