High Holy Days

High Holy DaysAs days turn into weeks, weeks to months, and months to years; life evolves and timeschange. A new normal takes shape, but the desire to create music has never wavered for HighHoly Days. After enduring 22 years of musical existence filled with trials, tribulations andvictories; come hell or high water, HHD are in it for the long haul. Their blueprint reads like ablue-collar guide of straight-ahead lyrics, heartening vocals, strong melodies, and crunchyguitars. High Holy Days create guitar-driven meat and potatoes rock, heavily influenced by thelikes of The Band, The Cult, Supertramp, and Soundgarden.Formed in the fall of 2000 by founding members vocalist Marc Arcand and guitarist BillyMacGregor, High Holy Days steadily rose from playing local bars around their home base ofNorth Bay, Ontario, to dominating clubs and festivals across the country.2002 saw High Holy Days sign a recording contract with RoadRunner Records/Universal Musicand in 2003 they released their debut album ‘All My Real Friends’ to both Canadian and USmarkets. Their Top 10 Canadian radio singles ‘All My Real Friends’ and ‘The Getaway’ rotatedon mainstream rock radio and the nation’s music video station, Much Music. The latter evenfound its way onto British and American airwaves.To support the album, HHD hit the road, touring across Canada with fellow rock acts ThreeDays Grace, Theory of a Deadman, The Trews, The Headstones and Default, while sharing thestage with the likes of Nickelback, Our Lady Peace and Sam Roberts.After two years of touring Canada and the UK, and a couple of line-up shuffles, the band hit thestudio to begin recording a sophomore release. HHD travelled to Wigan, UK to begin trackingbefore returning to Canada to finish tracking in Wasaga Beach with renowned Juno Awardnominated engineer/mixer Richard Chycki (Rush, Aerosmith, Dream Theater). Further trackingand mixing ensued at Blue Sound in Toronto with engineer/producer Russ Mackay (Styx,Gowan, Kim Mitchell).Unfortunately due to some major life changes and line-up shifts, the music was never officiallyreleased. The band decided to go on an unofficial hiatus, playing only occasional live shows fordedicated fans in the northern Ontario region. A studio was built in Arcand’s house, allowing theband to write and record new music on their own terms, without the distraction of outsideopinions, influences, or pressures.Fast forward to 2022, and not ones to rest on their laurels, High Holy Days are on their highhorse and back in the saddle again. For HHD the summer of 2022 is all about playing liveshows once again, and digitally releasing their EP ‘It’s Not OK’ from the previously unreleasedmusic from their second album recording sessions on all music download and streaming platforms.The story of High Holy Days continues.#newmusic #highholydays #mmfcpodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.