Pride Tiger was a
Canadian hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...
music group based in
Vancouver, British Columbia. The band members were vocalist and drummer Matt Wood, guitarists Bob Froese and Sunny Dhak, and bassist Mike Payette.
History
Pride Tiger formed 2005 in Vancouver. The name "Pride Tiger" came from a mix of "Ride the Tiger" (a lyric from the
Dio song, "
Holy Diver") and "Pride Pops" (a drink similar to
apple cider). Dhak, Froese and Wood were all former members of
3 Inches of Blood
3 Inches of Blood was a Canadian heavy metal band formed in 1999 in Victoria, British Columbia, last consisting of Cam Pipes, Justin Hagberg, Shane Clark, and Ash Pearson, none of whom were original members of the band. Their music was strongl ...
; Payette was a former member of S.T.R.E.E.T.S.
The band released their debut EP in 2006. They subsequently signed with
EMI Music Canada, who released their full-length debut album, ''The Lucky Ones'', in June 2007. In 2008 the band performed at the South by South West festival.
The band's single "White Witch Woman Blues" was playlisted on
CBC Radio 3 and other Canadian radio stations. It was noted, by many fans and other musicians - including
Alice Cooper - that Pride Tiger bore a resemblance to the
classic rock band
Thin Lizzy.
As of June 2009, the band had broken up. Froese and Payette went on to open a coffee shop together.
"OLD FRIENDS STRIVE TO KEEP IT LOCAL"
''BeatRoute'', 11th, March 2013 Sarah Bauer
Discography
* ''Wood, Dhak, Froese, Payette'' EP (2006)
* '' The Lucky Ones'' (2007)
References
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Musical groups established in 2005
Musical groups disestablished in 2009
Musical groups from Vancouver
Canadian hard rock musical groups
2005 establishments in British Columbia
2009 disestablishments in British Columbia