Headstones are a Canadian hard rock band that began in the late 1980s in Kingston, Ontario and were active until 2003, subsequently reforming in 2011.[1] The band consists of vocalist Hugh Dillon, guitarist Trent Carr, bassist Tim White, and drummer Dale Harrison.
They frequently sold out at small and mid-sized venues and were known for their high energy live shows, particularly the antics of Dillon, who interacted with his audience in a variety of ways including spitting on them and hurling lit cigarettes into mosh pits. The songwriting tackled many serious and taboo topics, including suicide and even necrophilia. Headstones were one of the most commercially successful Canadian rock bands of the 1990s.
The band signed to MCA Records in 1993 and released Picture of Health, with the original drummer Mark Gibson, but he left the band after touring for Picture of Health was over. Dale Harrison was recruited for the follow-up Teeth and Tissue in 1995. The Headstones broke more ground in 1996 with Juno Award nominations for Best Group and Best Rock Album, while releasing Smile and Wave that same year. Three years passed before Nickels for Your Nightmares was released, in which time Carr and Harrison became fathers and Dillon recovered from a drug addiction.[1]
The band would release one more album, on BMG, entitled 'The Oracle Of HiFi', before breaking up in 2003. The band has reunited for shows in 2011.
After the band broke up in 2003, Dillon started a new band, the Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir, whose debut album The High Co$t of Low Living was released in June 2005. Dillon has also found success in acting, appearing in several films, including Hard Core Logo, Dance Me Outside, Trailer Park Boys: The Movie, Assault on Precinct 13 and the TV series Durham County, Degrassi: The Next Generation and Flashpoint. In addition, their song "Come On" was featured on the videogame Triple Play 2002. White went on to become a music producer and composer for television and film, currently with Imprint Music.[2]
The original band members reunited for 4 shows in February 2011 for a mini tour. They played at Sound Academy in Toronto, Barracuda Pretty in St. Catharines, The Venue in Peterborough, and Norma Jean's in London.
The band also played 8 shows in December 2011: (2 in Vancouver), Edmonton, Toronto[3], London, Guelph, Peterborough and Niagara Falls (NY).
Albums-(#) Chart position in Canada 1993 Picture of Health - Platinum 1995 Teeth and Tissue #62 Gold 1997 Smile and Wave #36 Gold 2000 Nickels For Your Nightmares #34 2002 The Oracle of Hi-Fi -
2001 The Greatest Fits
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