THE STORY OF THE VILLAINS

“As for an authentic villain, the real thing, the absolute, the artist, one rarely meets him even once in a lifetime...”
~Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Catalyzed by a cocktail of American powerhouse alternative, Trans-Atlantic hard rock and deep, dirty groove, Black Hat Villain has done the impossible and captured lightning in a bottle.

Summoning the authenticity and unapologetic honesty of vintage rock & roll, the five fingers of BHV curl into a fist that packs one unforgettable punch: The freight train ferocity of Tim Sweeting on drums and Ian Chisholm on bass, the double-barrel guitar onslaught of Abe Cox and Sam Edmundson, the snarling, soaring vocals of the cane-wielding Scotty Tuesday... this is the anatomy of a hard rock colossus.

Recently signed to Thorny Bleeder Records, SPECIAL OPS (http://www.myspace.com/opsmission), Hard Alternative Rock band out of Montreal QC come charging out of the gate to assault your senses right from the first chord struck! With the release of their third album “Through the Heart of the Infidel”, the band garnered industry attention early with nominations for Best Rock Song at the Toronto Exclusive Magazine Awards and winning Best Metal Song for “Anger is Creeping” at the New Music Awards in Barrie ON (http://www.newmusicfest.ca/awards/).

Special Ops music has found its way onto several soundtracks including “Sid’s Cycle Show” airing on Global, Men TV, Showcase Action and Spike, CTV’s “Whistler”, MTV’s “N” and CBC’s “Rock Your World”. They have a feature article in the December 2009 issue of Portal Magazine alongside bands like Switchfoot and the Johnstones (http://www.theportalmagazine.com/issues/december2009/index.html), bringing them even wider national attention.

We are a three piece punk/alternative/rock band based out of Kelowna,BC. We are mix of Weezer/Foo Fighters/Sublime/SNFU. We have been playing toghether as a solid line-up for about 2 years. We have a large catalougue of our own original stuff, aswell as a few covers that we have made our own. We love playing shows with bands of all genres, because we feel that we can fit in a play just about anywhere. We are simply looking forward to playing more local shows and possibly booking some shows abroad later on in our career. We love having a good time, and making new connections.