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Flybanger is a hard rock act out of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Formerly known as Jar, the band has opened for such heavy rock acts as
Filter,
Machine Head, and
Orange 9MM. Rob Wade started the group in 1995 after a long stint in and out of local Canadian bands. The band is made up of
Wade (drums),
Tom MacDonald bassist, Bryan Fratesi (guitarist), and a frontman simply called
Garth. Their first album Knottskull got the attention of several record labels after the band toured relentlessly through Canada in their van promoting the album. Soon after, the group debuted on Columbia Records with the album
Headtrip to Nowhere in February 2001. For the album,
Flybanger worked with producer
Matt Wallace, who was known for his previous work with
Faith No More and
the Deftones.
Wallace also brought in former
Faith No More guitarist
Jim Martin to play on several tracks for
Headtrip to Nowhere. ~ Diana Potts