Brown Brigade was a

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-influenced heavy metal band created by

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guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh. The band's final lineup was Baksh (vocals, guitar), Vaughn Lal (bass guitar, backing vocals),

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(drums),

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(guitar), and Cess Rock (percussion).

History

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."Sum 41 Guitarist Quits, Seeks Metal"
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at the Wayback Machine Baksh recruited drummer

, 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 ''

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album ''

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''. The EP was sold exclusively on the band's live shows supporting Pennywise on their Canadian tour. In March 2007, Brown Brigade recorded a thirteen-track album which was mixed in

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'' was released in the

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, and the next month the CD version was released in Canada through Aquarius Records. In September 2007, guitarist

, formerly of the

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band Cauterize, joined the band as a second guitarist, after the departure of guitarist Craig Pattison. In 2008, Coles, Baksh and Owens formed the band

Organ Thieves Organ Thieves is a southern and soul-influenced experimental hard rock side project by Brown Brigade guitarists Chuck Coles and Dave Baksh, formed by Coles in mid-2008. It has since become their main project. History Formation and ''God's F ...

. Plans were made to release new material online but this didn't happen and the band broke up in November 2009. Baksh rejoined

in 2015.

Band members

* Dave "Brownsound" Baksh – guitar, percussion (2003, 2006–2009), lead vocals (2006–2009) *Vaughn Lal – bass, backing vocals (2003, 2006–2009) * Johnny "No-Triggers" Owens – drums, percussion (2006–2009) *

– lead & rhythm guitars (2007–2009) *Cess Rock – vocals, live percussion (2006–2009) *Craig Pattison – lead guitar (2003, 2006–2007) *Travis Sanders – lead vocals (2006) *Lee Fairley – drums (2006)

Discography

References

External links

Profile at Metal Archives
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