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Ken MacKay (vocals) Ichabod was formed in May 1998 by ex-members of several Boston-area bands who decided to merge their creative energy together to form a new and exciting hybrid form of aggressive music. For the original project Iverson sought percussionist Ron Dion, whose enthusiastic response prompted the two to enlist bassist Ken Joyner. After several months spent writing material together, the search for a vocalist led to MacKay. After playing for about six months together and recording their self-released debut/demo CD, "Living Through the End," Dion had to leave the band for personal reasons. Without skipping a beat, MacKay's younger brother Phil stepped in to fill the gap. Ichabod then recorded the following four interpretive covers for different compilations: LaPeste’s "Better off Dead," The Cars’ "Candy-O," The Misfits’ "Horror Business," and Faith No More’s "Absolute Zero." The latter is included on the Faith No More tribute, "Tribute of the Year," released by Martin Atkins' (Killing Joke, PIL, NIN, Ministry, etc.) Invisible Records in July 2002. In 2002, Ichabod landed a record deal with Black Locust Entertainment, on its Root Sucker Records label, after a number of high-profile MA based gigs (including main stage at the 4th annual New England Hardcore and Metal Festival) and relentless promotion of the band through touring and internet networking. The new full length Ichabod CD titled, "Let the Bad Times Roll," was recorded at Austin Enterprise Studio by Steve Austin (Today Is The Day), and released February 11, 2003. Shortly after finishing the recording, the band parted ways with bassist Ken Joyner, opening the door for Dellaria. Most of the members of Ichabod are indigenous to the greater Lowell, MA area, a city whose melancholy is evident in the landscape of mill husks and industrial scarring; where drab childhoods become drug habits and the complexities of immigration and postindustrial anxiety are forever immortalized in the intoxicated verse of Jack Kerouac. Although the four have lived or currently live elsewhere, their roots remain in the Mill City which continues to provide a backdrop for the Ichabod sound. Ichabod has been described as everything from hardcore to hard rock, punk to psychedelic, crust to metal, doom to stoner rock, noise to spacerock, and seemingly all else in between. Though it has been difficult to commit this band to one genre, the common threads remain the organic atmospheres and claustrophobic energy that pervade the music, but never without a light at the end of the tunnel. So, if you can stand to let your eyes adjust to the blackness, look for the light in Ichabod's epitaph for humanity… |
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