2013 | Breakthrough Group of the Year (Sponsored by FACTOR and Radio Starmaker Fund) | Monster Truck | | The JUNO Awards

There's something comforting about a band name that delivers exactly what you are expecting to hear. This is a band hell-bent on answering the question, “what the hell happened to rock ‘n’ roll music?” Bells and whistles are absent in the name of classic riffs and powerful vocals. A tonal hybrid of the excitement of ‘70s rock melded with the best elements of what the ‘90s had to offer. Those curious to dig deeper will quickly realize the band's conviction for delivering original hard rock tunes built solely to get people excited about head-banging again. The band was formed in 2009 by Jon Harvey (bass and amp, lead vocals), Jeremy Widerman (guitar and amp, vocals), Brandon Bliss (organ and amp, vocals) and Steve Kiely (drums and amp, vocals) as a side-project for their other, more serious bands at the time. Quickly, the original plan of getting wasted and playing giant rock tunes got twisted into something new entirely. Everyone's influences gelled in a cohesive and exciting new take on all of the classic rock that had come before them. Quickly, show offers piled up, as well as festival slots, and the band realized that they had something that was undeniably fun and exciting on their hands.