| High Holy Days | |
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| Origin | Canada |
| Genres | Post-grunge Rock |
| Years active | 1998 – present |
| Labels | Universal Music Group (2003 - 2006) Roadrunner Records (2003 - 2006) |
| Website | High Holy Days Online |
| Members | |
| Marc Arcand Bill MacGregor Chris Amey Brian Bird |
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| Past members | |
| Dave Thompson Jeremy Galda Jason Guindon Brett Hind Sterling Campbell |
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High Holy Days is a Canadian rock band. HHD formed in North Bay, Ontario as the Arcand Band in 1998. In 2000 the name was changed to High Holy Days. The band currently consists of vocalist Marc Arcand, guitarist Bill MacGregor, bassist Chris Amey and drummer Brian Bird. Former members of the band include Dave Thompson (guitarist), Jeremy Galda (bassist), and Jason Guindon (drummer). Another former member was Brett Hind (guitarist). He was not part of the band when All My Real Friends was released on Roadrunner Records. When he was a part of the band it contained five members. Bill MacGregor rejoined the lineup with Dave Thompson leaving the band.
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The band released their debut album All My Real Friends independently, and subsequently signed to Roadrunner Records in 2003. Roadrunner re-released that album in March 2004. This album subsequently spawned the Canadian hit singles "All My Real Friends", "The River of Styx" and "The Getaway". The album was also released in the United States in the fall of 2004. In Canada MuchMusic aired the videos for All My Real Friends and The Getaway. In the United States the video for The Getaway aired on Fuse. Another North Bay Guitarist, Don Boissonneault, put some heavy guitar-work over River of Styx.(a copy he received annonymously after a Jam night)... Much to its guitar-driven acclaim it never went any further. Don Boissonneault is a big fan of the band and wanted to join them at any time.
In April 2006, as reported in the Wigan Evening Post, the band was in Platt Bridge, Wigan, working on their next album. They wanted to get away from Canada and work somewhere quiet, where they were relatively unknown. Whilst working in the studio in Platt Bridge they played gigs in Leigh and in The Tavern in Wigan.
| Release Date | Country | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 22, 2003 | Canada | All My Real Friends | Aleithia Records/AMG (Independent) |
| March 23, 2004 | Canada | All My Real Friends | Universal Music Group |
| September 28, 2004 | United States | All My Real Friends | Roadrunner Records |
| Summer 2008 | "It's Not O.K." |
| Year | Song |
|---|---|
| 2003 | "The River of Styx" (album version) |
| 2003 | "Living in your Head" |
| 2004 | "All My Real Friends" |
| 2004 | "The Getaway" |
The dates for the albums in the table came from these sites:
Most of the info for the singles and the release date of the Independent release of All My Real Friends came from articles in the Sudbury Star, accessed through Lexis-Nexis.
The Wigan Evening Post article referenced above can be found here.