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Artist
JAR.
12+ albums
Nu Metalhard rockCanadianmetalheavy metal
about
What motivates a band to come back from a dormant career? Money? A chance to reclaim the spotlight? Boredom? Well for the band JAR it’s pretty simple. “Unfinished business” In 1998 the band JAR which included original and current members:Garth Allen and Rob Wade released a full-length independent album titled “KNOTT SKULL” This album through radio/tv and movie soundtrack play, along with relentless touring garnered them the interest of, among many others SONY records. JAR. would take on the moniker FLYBANGER and release an album titled “Headtrip to Nowhere” with Columbia/Sony in 2001. And the “Outlived ep” on Gotham records via SONY in 2000. FLYBANGER toured North America sharing the stage with artists such as Clutch, COC, Sepultura, Hatebreed, Soulfly, and NickelBack. FLYBANGER’S tour highlights also included festivals with Sevendust, Filter, Judas Priest, Tool, Finger Eleven, Machine Head and Cypress Hill. The JAR. version of the song “Cavalry” can still be heard on commercial and Internet radio today and is still one of the top requested songs on Vancouver’s 99.3FM CFOX “90’s at Noon” program. FLYBANGER disbanded in early 2002 . In the years that followed Rob and Garth played in various music projects together and separately, Keeping busy in the local Vancouver music scene. With Facebook and other social networks the fans of JAR had been asking if there would ever be more music from them. In the fall of 2010 Rob and Garth decided to put together a NEW JAR. band and d
