Torque
is a powerful 3 piece that combines melodic and hardcore riffs with
melodic and hard edge vocals to give itself a very unique sound that
puts them in a class all by themselves. From the huge wall of sound
that sounds like 3 guitars you have Louis "El Guapo" Burton
who gives Torque an exploding, harmonic head banging, and powerful
sound that is complimented with his unique style of vocals that is
both clean, hard edge, and very powerful. Then there's Lars Ivie that
locks the bottom end of this 3 piece with his dynamic bass playing
and unique style that's locked with the drums but is yet complimented
with the guitar and he makes for one hell of a wild man on stage entertaining
the crowd. Last but definitely not least you have Jared "Bam
Bam" Bigelow who's the solid backbone of Torque with his unique
drumming ability, thunderous double bass, energetic style, powerful
yet dynamic hitting, solid time keeping, and the scream and growl
of Torque. Now you have Torque one solid band that is true to the
words UNIQUE and PROFESSIONAL BAND. From the words of Charlie Camorata,
President of Skreem Records, "there is just so much energy on
these CD's I am just amazed". If you think that there is energy
on the CD just come see the live show and be prepared for one hell
of an intense energetic live show.
This 3 piece has been going strong since 1999 and with each passing year
they push themselves to a new level and to new extremes. To see the
Torque boys in action would be something you would not soon forget,
with their unforgettable sound, energetic performance, stage presence,
live chemistry, and their overall personalities it makes up for one
hell of a band that will find its way to the top. The boys from Torque
entertained the crowds at the 2002 winter Olympics playing 4 shows,
at one of those shows was at the Winterfest tent in the heart of all
the action the night before closing ceremonies. Torque was the opening
act but due to over 2000 screaming fans chanting Torque during the
headliners performance, Torque ended up closing out the night after
the headliner finished their last song (with no encore) on the headliners
gear. This made the whole crowd go wild and made the night very memorable
for Torque.
Torque has released 4 albums and has been on one compilation CD since their
beginning. With the release of their 4th album "Time To Die"
in 2006 they kicked off that release with a 2 month European tour.
2 weeks into our European tour, Torque was picked up by Skreem Records
to help out on the tour and with distributing our CD "Time To
Die". Overall Torque has sold thousands and thousands of copies
of their CD's over the years and "Time To Die" has been
no different. It has sold several thousand of copies. Torque is releasing
a "Best Of Torque" the summer of 2008 and a new CD around
the end of 2008 or the beginning of 2009, so be ready for the 2 new
Torque CD's. The new release will be the best one yet with the original
line up back and the chemistry stronger than ever. Just wait for this
one we can promise you will not be disappointed.
Torque is here to stay and looks forward to entertaining the world more and
for years to come. Torque also looks forward to making you part of
the Torque Posse.
Lars
Ivie
Join
the Torque Posse for free. We will keep you up to date on all important
Torque news and to all Torque Posse members you will get discounts on
Torque merchandise.
SPECIAL
THANKS
At this time we would like to thank all of you fans who have put Lars in your thouhts through this difficult time.
Torque would like to give thanks to all the fans who have supported us over
the years and have made this all worth it. Without you the fans we would
still be playing in the basement.
This person deserves a major thank you from The Torque Boy's, he is none
other than Bruce Kirby of Boho Digitalia. He is the top sound engineer
in the mid west and doesn't get the recognition he deserves. He has
recorded our last 3 albums and we look forward to recording all the
rest with him. To set up time with him or see his studio call 801-915-2469.
Plus you can reach him on line Boho Digitalia.
Torque would also like to thank Charlie Camorata of Skreem Records and
the4 rest of the Skreem team for believing in us and helping us push
to a new level. To see Skreem Records ideas and plans for Torque's future
just clickHERE.
just scroll down a little to find the section on Torque. We hope together
with Skreem records we can achieve our goals and live out our dreams
of sharing our music with the world.
Torque would also like to extend a very big thank you to Marty and Jennifer of Rocky Mountain
Hard Core for the merchandise, love and support you have given us over
the years. For any type of merchandise or stickers then they
will hook up no matter where you are or the size of your order. If you only need 1 shirt printed they will do that. Who do you know that has NO
minimum requirement and will support you till the end of time? They are not just a company, they are a family.
You can reach them at www.rockymountainhardcore.com.
Marty and Jen support all the local bands all through out the mid west,
and do all they can to help the music scene in the region. So we would
just like to say again, THANK YOU for all you do, and have done for us.
Also we would like to thank Manic Radio for teaming up with us and playing
the hell out of our music and pushing us to a new level and a whole
new audience. They are really pushing Torque to get maximum exposure
across the world. To check them out or tune in it'swww.manicradio.net
We would also like to thank our top roadie Jeremy Simpson
for all the hard work you have done both on and off the stage to help
us so we can go out and give a solid performance. With out you being
there on certain occasions things sure wouldn't have gone very smooth.
And last but not least to Christine for all your help you have given us over the last year.
Without you all of us would still be in the dark ages in the computer
world. You have taught us so much and done so much for us we can never
say thank you enough.
