The Heavils

Hailing from Rockford, IL The Heavils have created not only a remarkably unique sound but also some pretty exceptional guitars and instruments. It all started back in 1987 when Mossy and Brian Carter met after high school both playing in different bands at the time. Brian's band Sarkoma went on to sign with Red Light records while Mossy eventually moved to Canada and played with a band called Caustic Thought who also included Byron Stroud (Strapping Young Lad). About 2 years ago Mossy met up with Brian who was playing in a band and had recently played saxophone for a funk band. Mossy told Brian he was looking to start up a project and wanted him to sing and have his voice heard again and The Heavils was born. The two started jamming and shared a space with a musician who had this crazy guitar on the wall with missing strings and no frets. As soon as Mossy plugged it in they knew it was special. It made noises like no other guitar and soon Brian had one, then another, and then another! Things moved quickly after that and they decided that they did not need a bass player because the instruments had bass and guitar strings, but only a total of 5 strings. Playing out for about 4 months... more...