Sea of Green

Sea of Green
Background information
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Stoner Rock, Stoner Metal, Hard Rock
Years active	1999 - 2003
Labels	The Music Cartel, Rise Above Records
Associated acts	Kuthe, Sin Dealer, Seeds of Discord, The Kybosh
Website	Sea of Green Rocks via Wayback Machine

Sea of Green was a rock power trio based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The group combined elements of metal and psychedelia into their sound, which, because of obvious drug references in many of their lyrics, Sea of Green is often classified as stoner rock. In their short run from 1999 - 2004 the band released two albums and an EP, all of which via American label The Music Cartel.

History

Sea of Green would form in 1999 by Eric Kuthe, who had previously performed in a rock band known as Kuthe and was raised by parents who ran a 70s rock club in Toronto. Meeting Chris Bender and Travis Cardinal the trio would record with Nick Blagona (Tea Party, Nazareth, Deep Purple) at the Chalet in Toronto. Along with several originals inspired by classic rock, modern desert rock like Queens of the Stone Age and even bands like Oasis, Sea of Green would release their debut EP of material recorded in the same sessions entitled Northern Lights also saw release on 11 July. The band would work with Blagona again for their debut album.

Sea of Green would tour North America in the fall of 2000, sharing the stage with the likes of Jucifer, Witch Mountain, Yob and Dixie Witch among others. Time To Fly would see release on 10 April 2001 via The Music Cartel (And later in the year via Rise Above Records.) A release party for Time To Fly would be hosted on 4 May 2001 at Kathedral alongside Sons of Otis. In support the band would tour North America (Including an appearance at Emissions from the Monolith) and Canada. By the end of 2001 the band would attain a new drummer in Matt Dowd and tour the United Kingdom in 2002, while in pre-production for their second album. Following a 2002 tour with Souldivider the band would finish work on this second album.

Chemical Vacation would be released on 25 March 2003, with a release party three days prior at the Bovine Sex Club. The band would also play in Los Angeles on 22 April at S.I.R. for a music industry showcase. The band would play one more show at the Phoenix Concert Theater in Toronto on 14 June 2003, which would turn out to be their last. On 5 August 2003 the band would announce a hiatus with Eric Kuthe starting a new project. Sea of Green would essentially be broken up by the end of 2003 due to conflicts between band members and also conflicts with The Music Cartel. Initially forming a side project in The Kybosh and shortly re-forming Sea of Green with a new lineup, Eric Kuthe would form Sin Dealer in the summer of 2004.

Discography

• Northern Lights (Extended Play) (2000, The Music Cartel)
• Time To Fly (Studio Album) (2001, The Music Cartel)
• Chemical Vacation (Studio Album) (2003, The Music Cartel)

Members

• Eric Kuthe - Bass (1999 - 2004)
• Travis Cardinal - Guitar, Vocals (1999 - 2003)
• Chris Bender - Drums, Keyboards (1999 - 2001)
• Matt Dowd - Drums (2002 - 2004)

Tours

• Time To Fly North American Tour (2000)
• Summer 2001 North American Tour (2001)
• Fall 2001 Canada Tour (With Iron Giant) (2001)
• 2002 UK Tour (With Marshan) (2002)
• 2002 Canada Tour (With Souldivider) (2002)

External Links

• Sea of Green on Rise Above Records Website via Wayback Machine
• Sea of Green Myspace