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T-Roy Medlin
T-Roy Medlin
Background information
Birth Name Troy Medlin
Alias T-Roy
Genres Sludge Metal, Stoner Metal
Instrument(s) Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Years active 1990s - Present
Labels Game Two Records, Southern Lord Records, Candlelight Records, Relapse, Metal Blade, Dwell, STB, Hank3
Associated acts Sourvein, Buzzov*en, Hail!Hornet, Bent

Troy Medlin, better known simply as T-Roy, is a vocalist and musician originating from Cape Fear, North Carolina. Active since the 1990s, he is best known as the vocalist and sole constant member of Sourvein whom he has been active with since 1993. Along with Sourvein, he has been notable for a brief tenure with Buzzov*en and the sludge supergroup known as Hail!Hornet. He is also a cousin of Dave Collins.

Biography[]

Sourvein[]

Sourvein began sometime in 1993 according to the band with T.Roy and Charlie mack known to be founding members. The band's earliest known shows date back to a 1992 and a 1994 tour and 1996, sharing the likes with mainly hardcore and punk bands such as Antiseen,[1] Anal Cunt, the Candy Snatchers and By The Grace of God[2] to name a few. Eventually in 1996 the band would release a split 7" with Buzzov*en.

At some point in 1998 Crapo would switch to bass and former 13 guitarist Liz Buckingham would join the group along with drummer Slim Spencer, leading up to four recorded songs showing up on the five-band sludge split He's No Good to Me Dead - 74 Minutes of Extreme Pain. At some point the band also relocated to New Orleans. In 1999 they would release their self-titled album (Also known as Salvation) on Game Two Records.

At some point in 2001 the band would get fill ins at that point in Miguel Velez and Henry Vasquez for Stoner Hands of Doom and recording sessions. In the meantime the band would work together a follow-up album. The band was slated to work with Man's Ruin Records in 2001 but the label folded before any album could be made. Then the band signed to Southern Lord Records and recorded their second album Will To Mangle with Billy Anderson as producer in San Francisco. Will To Mangle would see release on 21 October 2002. The band toured in support of the record in October and moved to Los Angeles after the tour to work with new musicians and old friends. Touring the west coast and playing SXSW with a new line up in March 2003 and remained until Buckingham moved to England in July 2003, changing the lineup with a returning Josh Crapo on guitar for Halloween shows in New Orleans in October 2003.

Sourvein would follow through into the next few years with a host of sporadic releases and touring whenever allowed. The first release after Will To Mangle was a split with Rabies Caste featuring an unreleased recording from that album's sessions in the form of a cover of Pentagram's "Forever My Queen". Not long after the band would release an EP in the form of Emerald Vulture through This Dark Reign. The band would go into 2006 with a tour of North American and two tours of Europe alongside Ramesses and Church of Misery while releasing two splits with the latter band (One on Dada Drumming and one on Calculon Records). Josh relocated to Austin after Hurricane Katrina flooded his New Orleans apartment and studio in 2005 and left the band in 2006, following a successful tour of the UK with Ramesses, to focus on his family.

After sporadic touring in 2007 the band would announce the release of two EPs to round out an EP trilogy, one on This Dark Reign entitled Ghetto Angel and Imperial Bastard, released on Candlelight Records USA whom they signed to at the time with plenty of touring in support of the records with plans at the time of a new full-length in the works. A split with Blood Island Raiders was also released in 2009 via Calculon.

Eventually in 2010 it would be announced that the band would start work on their first album in nearly ten years.[3] A tour in Europe would be canceled due to the 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull in the Netherlands. But the band would resurface on the road with quick returns to Europe to round out 2010 and finishing their third album.

Going into 2011 the band's touring cycle became more aggressive with two US tours and European shows leading into the band's third album Black Fangs, released on 21 June 2011 via Candlelight Records to positive reviews. While the initial tour in support of the album featured the lineup of T-Roy and founding bassist Josh (JC) would rejoin the band for the West Coast leg of the tour in October that year.[4] The band would follow through with a split with Japanese death/doom band Coffins and join with Weedeater and Saint Vitus for the Lillie:F-65 North American Tour.

Sourvein would be back on the road with a split with Graves at Sea and a tour of Europe with that same band in 2014, leading into festival appearances at Doom Over Leipzig and Roadburn Festival. The appearance at the latter festival was unique in that it was a curated set of the band playing all of the songs from their three EP releases (Emerald Vulture, Ghetto Angel and Imperial Bastard).

On 10 November 2014, Sourvein signed to Metal Blade Records.[5]On 8 January 2015 Sourvein would announce that they would sign to Metal Blade Records for their fourth studio album entitled Aquatic Occult along with beginning to record the album in the studio.[6] In between recording Sourvein would perform at Psycho Festival along with a tour of Europe that year. The first revealed track leading up to release was "Ocypuss" with Lamb of God's Randy Blythe as a guest, released on 10 February 2016.[7]

On 7 April 2016 Sourvein would release their fourth studio album Aquatic Occult. Produced by Mike Dean of Corrosion of Conformity fame the album would also feature a host of guests including Randy Blythe (Lamb of God), Reed Mullin (Corrosion of Conformity), Stig Miller (Amebix), Dean Berry (Iron Monkey) and Lou Gorra (Solarized, Halfway To Gone) among others. A music video for "Avian Dawn" was released on 2 April 2016. In regards to latest shows the band announced appearances at Electric Funeral Fest and Skull Fest in Pittsburgh along with starting work on a fifth studio album.

Buzzov*en[]

Medlin was briefly involved with Buzzov*en and joined in 1996, along with suggesting Dave Collins join the band on bass. He would contribute samples and additional live vocals, culminating in the band's final official album ...At a Loss in 1998. In an interview with Churches Burn, Dixie would explain how T-Roy led him to joining the band:

“ “I was with Weedeater and another band called After Forever at home, where we live in Cape Fear, North Carolina. My cousin T-Roy, Troy Medlin, who sings for a band called Sourvein from Cape Fear, North Carolina and from South Port, which is also Cape Fear. It’s all the same area. The mouth of the Cape Fear River opens, and two different sides of the river is all the difference there is between South Port, Carolina Beach, and Wilmington. Sourvein was out with Buzzov-en, because they had moved to Charlotte and were doing some support shows with them. Troy started running samples for them and their bass player jumped off, I think it was in Mardi Gras or in Texas somewhere. So Kirk did it for a little while, a couple of shows, and didn’t like it. A couple days later they came through North Carolina and Troy called me, asked if I would sit in and do it, and I did. I kept playing with them after that, from then on, because we played real well together. I guess that would be 1995 or something like that.” ”
 
— Dave Collins, Churches Burn [8]

Hail!Hornet[]

Hail!Hornet formed in 2006 as a band between members of the North Carolina metal scene, writing sludgy music with the intent of putting out an album in the future. The band's debut simply titled Hail!Hornet was released in 2007 via Dwell Records. The band would perform their first live performance a year later.[9] The band would take a hiatus while each member returned to their respective bands.

In early 2011 the band would announce a second album set for release on 19 July 2011 via Relapse entitled Disperse The Curse.[10] The band later began to announce a string of tour dates, leading to their only known touring cycle. The band would begin 2012 with a string of shows in North Carolina along with ASG.[11] The band would tour throughout January and February with Zoroaster[12] and then throughout May and June with Church of Misery and The Gates of Slumber.[13][14] The members would go on to their respective bands and Hail!Hornet would go dormant afterwards.

Bands[]

  • Bent - Vocals (? - 1992)
  • Sourvein - Vocals, Guitar, Bass (1993 - Present)
  • Buzzov*en - Vocals, Samples (1996 - 1998)
  • Hail!Hornet - Vocals (2006 - ?)

Discography[]

Sourvein (Selected)[]

Hail!Hornet[]

  • Hail!Hornet (Studio Album) (2007, Dwell)
  • Disperse The Curse (Studio Album) (2011, Relapse)

Other Releases and Guest Appearances[]

External Links[]

References[]

  1. ↑ YouTubeAccessed 26 April 2017
  2. ↑ Sourvein MySpaceAccessed 26 April 2017
  3. ↑ James Huan's YouTube pageAccessed 27 April 2017
  4. ↑ Metal OdysseyAccessed 27 April 2017
  5. ↑ Lambgoat
  6. ↑ The ObeliskAccessed 27 April 2017
  7. ↑ Metal InsiderAccessed 27 April 2017
  8. ↑ Churches Burn Buzzov*en/Weedeater Interview, accessed 1st March 2016
  9. ↑ YouTubeAccessed 19 January 2017
  10. ↑ Hail!Hornet FacebookAccessed 19 January 2017
  11. ↑ SongkickAccessed 19 January 2017
  12. ↑ FacebookAccessed 19 January 2017
  13. ↑ FacebookAccessed 19 January 2017
  14. ↑ FacebookAccessed 19 January 2017
V·T·E Sourvein
Selected Members, Past and Present T-Roy Medlin • Slim Spencer • Josh Crapo • Liz Buckingham • Henry Vasquez • Miguel Veliz • Dave Collins • Dave Sherman
Studio Albums Sourvein • Will To Mangle • Black Fangs • Aquatic Occult
Extended Plays Emerald Vulture • Ghetto Angel • Imperial Bastard
Splits Another Day in the Lost Lives of... • Sourvein / Rabies Caste • Church of Misery / Sourvein • Black Cloud Revelations / The Phobia • Dingy Haunt / Axes of Vengeance • Graves at Sea / Sourvein
Associated Bands Buzzov*en • Hail!Hornet • Weedeater • 13 • Electric Wizard • Blood of the Sun • Saint Vitus • 13 • Electric Wizard
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