Ten Ways (formerly Ten Ways from Sunday) is a Canadian
progressive rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Init ...
band formed in
Port Coquitlam
Port Coquitlam ( ) is a city in British Columbia, Canada. Located east of Vancouver, it is on the north bank of the confluence of the Fraser River and the Pitt River. Coquitlam borders it on the north, the Coquitlam River borders it on the west, ...
,
British Columbia
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in 2001, and based in nearby
Coquitlam
Coquitlam ( ) is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Mainly suburban, Coquitlam is the List of cities in British Columbia, sixth-largest city in the province, with a population of 148,625 in 2021, and one of the 21 municipa ...
. The band was selected as one of five British Columbian bands to perform on
CBC Television
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's Great Canadian Music Dream event in January 2003. Their song "You've Been Around" was featured in
EA Sports
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' video game ''
NHL 2004
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'' and was selected for
CFOX's 2003 ''Vancouver Seeds'' compilation. The band has independently released two EPs, ''What I Wanted'' (produced by Tom Baker, 2003) and ''Ten Ways from Sunday'' (produced by
Devin Townsend
Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He founded extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad and was its primary songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist from 1994 to 2007. He has also ...
, 2005). They independently released their debut album ''The Solution'' on iTunes in May 2010
[http://www.rvpdrums.com/rvp_bio.html] and have since been inactive.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''The Solution'' (2010)
EPs
* ''What I Wanted'' (EP, self-released, 2003)
* ''Ten Ways from Sunday'' (EP, self-released, 2005)
Members
* Eric Severinson – vocals (2008–present)
* Mike Young – bass (2001–present)
*
Dave Young – guitar (2001–present)
*
Ryan Van Poederooyen
Ryan Joost Van Poederooyen (; born November 13, 1972), often referred to by his initials RVP, is a Canadian drummer. He gained international recognitionSharpe-Young, Garry (2005). ''New Wave of American Heavy Metal''. p. 157. New Plymouth: Zonda ...
– drums (2008–present)
Former members
* Jeff Johnson – guitar, vocals (2001–2004)
* Matt Layzell – vocals (2001–2008)
* Travis Robson – drums (2001–2008)
References
Additional references
* Newton, Steve (June 16, 2005).
Ten Ways from Sunday" ''
The Georgia Straight
''The Georgia Straight'' is a free Canadian weekly news and entertainment newspaper published in Vancouver, British Columbia, by Overstory Media Group. Often known simply as ''The Straight'', it is delivered to newsboxes, post-secondary schools, ...
''.
* Blechschmidt, Ian (2006).
Ten Ways from Sunday Interview" ''Indiesoundz''.
*
The Devin Townsend Band / Terror Syndrome Members Launch Ten Ways from Sunday (May 10, 2008). ''
Blabbermouth.net
Blabbermouth.net is a website dedicated to heavy metal and hard rock news, as well as album and music DVD reviews. Blabbermouth.net was founded and is run by Borivoj Krgin. The first version of the website was launched in March 2001; in Octob ...
''.
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External links
Official website
Canadian progressive rock groups
Musical groups from British Columbia
Port Coquitlam
Musical groups established in 2001
Musical groups disestablished in 2010
2001 establishments in British Columbia
2010 disestablishments in British Columbia