Shane & Ronnie sat down with frontman Jon Harvey of Canadian Rockers Monster Truck.
They discussed the upcoming Uk tour that kicks off in Dover on the 29th September and new album 'Warriors' released on the 30th September.
Monster Truck's 2011 EPĀ The Brown EPĀ found success for them in Canada. The single "Seven Seas Blues" charted in the top ten of both the active rock airplay chart and the alternative rock airplay chart in the spring of 2012. After the release of two EPs, their debut albumĀ FuriosityĀ was released onĀ Dine Alone RecordsĀ on May 28, 2013 and distributed onĀ Universal.The band's second studio album entitledĀ Sittin' HeavyĀ was released onĀ Mascot RecordsĀ on February 19, 2016.
The band won the 2013Ā Juno AwardĀ forĀ Breakthrough Group of the Year.They played theĀ Download FestivalĀ in 2013 and supportedĀ Vista ChinoĀ on their European tour in October and November 2013. The band started recording theĀ Sittin' HeavyĀ album in January 2015 after touring withĀ Alice in Chains, opening for them on their 2014 North American tour.
Their track "Sweet Mountain River" was included inĀ Ubisoft's music gameĀ Rocksmith 2014,Ā "Seven Seas Blues" inĀ EA Sports'Ā NHL 13, and "Old Train" was used in an episode ofĀ Orphan Black, "Variable and Full of Perturbation". The first single from their second studio album was released on October 19, 2015, a track called "Don't Tell Me How to Live".A song, "The Enforcer", was also available only when pre-ordering the album. Their song "Righteous Smoke" is featured inĀ EA Sports'Ā NHL 17. The song "The Enforcer" was also used as the goal song for theĀ Toronto Maple LeafsĀ after every goal scored with a "Go Leafs Go" chant added to the song.
The band's third studio album,Ā True Rockers, was announced on June 1, 2018, upon the release of the lead single "Evolution".The title track featuringĀ Dee SniderĀ was released as a promotional single the following week.Ā The album was released on September 14, 2018.
In November 2021, Monster Truck was featured inĀ Kid Rock's re-recording of their song "Don't Tell Me How To Live", released as the first single from Kid Rock's triple album. Kid Rock's recording features aĀ rap rockĀ sound.Ā On March 14, 2022, it was announced that drummer Steve Kiely had departed from the band.
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