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Artist
Dr. Grind
12+ albums
hard rockheavy metalmelodic metalUS MEtalmelodic hard rock
about
About DR. GRIND At the tail end of the halcyon days of hair-metal but before grunge rose to prominence, a young drummer by the name of Dave McCabe noticed the burgeoning Seattle music scene and decided to put together a high-caliber hard rock/metal band and enter the fray. For reinforcements, he called up his good friends John Tippens (guitars) and Tom Moore (guitars), the three of them forming a rock ‘n’ roll trinity, the nucleus of the band. With the additions of bassist Dan Dally and lead vocalist Rick Allen, the metal beast known as Dr. Grind was alive at last and ready to rock hard. They settled in Seattle, cited TNT, Queensryche, and Dokken as influences, and swayed toward the heavier, more progressive edge of the commercial metal spectrum. After months of intense songwriting and relentless practicing, they landed their first show at the Ballard Firehouse in Ballard, WA. It would not be their last. Dr. Grind’s popularity exploded and they whipped through clubs like a whirlwind over the next couple of years, including Maddogs, The Roxy Theatre, and Pier 70, blowing the roofs off wherever they went. They achieved outstanding success on local airways while opening for bands like Foghat, Robin Trower, and Ugly Kid Joe (UKJ). Speaking of Ugly Kid Joe, the band fondly remembers what they refer to as “The Great Ugly Kid Joe Pumpkin Fight of Halloween ‘93.” The skirmish began with Dr. Grind roadies and UKJ roadies lobbing small pumpkins at each other. Things didn’t erupt
