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A blue collar street punk band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Comeback Kid is Canadian enough that their official band motto, as shown on their MySpace page, is that peculiarly Canadian exhortation "Give 'er!" (Approximate translation for those south of the 49th parallel: "Just do it.") Musically, however, Comeback Kid belongs to the Land of Hardcore, with declamatory vocals, a hyper-speed rhythm section, and two riff-happy guitarists speeding the whole thing along. Comeback Kid formed in 2002 in Winnipeg, with lead singer Scott Wade joining forces with lead guitarist Andrew Neufeld (also the lead singer in Winnipeg Christian hardcore act Figure Four) and adding rhythm guitarist Jeremy Hiebert (also a member of Figure Four), bassist Cliff Heide, and drummer Kyle Profetta. While Neufeld and Hiebert continued touring and recording with Figure Four, Comeback Kid put together a self-released six-song demo that got the band signed to California hardcore label Face Down Records, which released Comeback Kid's debut album, Turn It Around, in the spring of 2003. After extensive touring throughout Canada and the United States, Comeback Kid signed with the influential punk and emo label Victory Records in 2004. Victory released Comeback Kid's second album (produced by pop-punk legend Bill Stevenson of Black Flag and Descendents fame), Wake the Dead, in February 2005. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide |
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