Prog-Metal Band JAW to Release in the U.S.A.

SWINGS HUMANS on Reversed Records - March 24th, 2009


"JAW HAS PROGRESSIVE ELEMENTS SIMILAR TO THAT OF TOOL, BUT ENOUGH THUNDEROUS METAL ACTION TO MAKE THEM ALL THEIR OWN" - JAMES KORBA, STYLUS MAGAZINE.

"JAW MIXES THE EXPERIMENTATION OF TOOL WITH A BIT OF DEATH METAL AND PROG ROCK"
- MIKE WARKENTIN, UPTOWN MAGAZINE.


Hollywood, CA (February 3, 2009) – Canadian Prog-Metal band JAW is releasing their sophomore album SWINGS HUMANS on Reversed Records on March 24th, 2009. Their efforts to unify musical experimentation and a message of personal evolution, is clearly in evidence on an absolutely meticulously crafted eight-song affair.

JAW is power, an unrestrained force possessing an unorthodox songwriting style. Fearlessly they innovate as they push for change. JAW is an inherent talent, a creative David in world of conformist Goliaths.

JAW formed in 2001 when vocalist Emmanuel Olarewaju and guitarist Jason Dokken met through serendipity at a music store in their hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. After months of searching for individuals who shared in their creative vision, Olarewaju and Dokken recruited bassist Pablo Riedel and drummer Kevin Kornelsen. On July 17th 2001, JAW began. Within a few months of forming, the quartet had written a solid set of songs. These songs only scratched the surface of JAW's potential.

JAW recorded their first EP in November 2002. With EP in hand JAW began tirelessly touring the frigid western Canadian plains through to the eastern coast, while periodically dipping into Minnesota and North Dakota. JAW's live performance impressed to such an extent that within a year the group had sold enough albums to garner a strong following nationwide.

JAW entered The Space Behind A Garage Studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba with producer/engineer Rob Shallcross (Strapping Young Lad, Gwar, Townsend Band, Darkest Hour, Threat Signal) to record SWINGS HUMANS'. The result of this collaboration is of brutality and peace conveyed through movements, from the grandeur of its mountain tops to the voids of its valleys. Soulful, poetic, graceful and mighty, JAW's SWINGS HUMANS reinvents what metal is and can be.

JAW is:

Emmanuel Olarewaju: Vocals
Jason Dokken: Guitar
Pablo Riedel: Bass
Kevin Kornelsen: Drums


For more information go to www. myspace. com/jawband or www. reversedrecords. com

I am currently reading a book by Alan Weisman called The World Without us. Early in the book there is a quote and that quote is below in blue. I would like for everyone to share their thoughts on the quote and answer the question related to it.

The firmament is blue forever, and the earth
will long stand firm and bloom in the spring.
But, man, how long will you live?

-Li-Tai-Po/Hans Bethge/Gustave Mahler
The Chinese flute:
Drinking Song of the Sorrow of the Earth
Das Lied Von der Erde

Once I have completed the reading of The World Without Us, I will share my thoughts on it. Additionally, consider picking it up so that we may all discuss together once that time comes.

Emmanuel-JAW

A thought I had:

-Joy and sadness are emotions that are connected.

-That connection creates an emotional spectrum.

-This spectrum represents life and its colors are our moods.

If this is true, then joy cannot exist without sadness and sadness without joy.

Here is the question:

Do you agree or disagree and why?

Emmanuel_JAW

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I failed yesterday, but others failed as well.
So now I find solace in the fact that I am not alone in my failure.

In addition to the end result, which was failure, I made a half-assed attempt at reaching the goal that I failed to achieve.


Here are the questions: Who amongst us can say with confidence that they strive every single day to reach whatever goal they have set for themselves without deviation? Why is it that so many of use fall victim to the cycle described above?

(Failure is only a word and it does not have to be an eventuality)

JAW

*for clarification sake please note that the person "I" above is no one in particular*

After thought:

Failure defined - Failure refers to the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective. It may be viewed as the opposite of success.

The words in the above definition that we should focus on are "may be". Failure may be viewed as the opposite of success and success is an entirely subjective state. Now, the definition of the word success is the achievement of an objective/goal. So as long as a person is diligent and works towards an objective/goal there cannot be failure, because failure is a state of mind that may be viewed as the opposite of success, which is also a state of mind. Everyone at one point or another has chosen the state of mind that is failure before begining the tasks necessary in order to achieve the state of mind that is success. An example of this is in the first statements you read above. Success can only come about through diligent work that follows a schedule. This schedule can be modification to adjust for missteps that are made along the way. No one is infallible so mistakes will be made. The key is to learn from your mistakes and not repeat them. With that said, the core goal/objective must remain intact without deviation regardless of setbacks. I know for a fact that without a schedule, goals are almost impossible to achieve. They get lost and scattered by the maze of life.

Emmanuel Olarewaju

There is a method to this madness, I'll get to it soon :)

But first, am I missing anything?


My madness:

When a goal is calling move towards it aware and prepared while dodging the obstacles and jumping the hurtles that attempt to thwart you along the way. Failure does not have to exist and when the end comes you will be content with it.


We encourage everyone who has something to say to write that thought here. 

The Statement

"Conformity is one of the many by-products of emptiness."

Am I correct?

JAW

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Enjoy, connect and we'll do the same

Emmanuel

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Boots on Roots


I happened upon this tree!

It was an old tree; well it was old to me.

It spoke to me for hours and hours

Relayed to me so many secrets

Yet I learned absolutely nothing

I began to back away then the tree asked, "why no roots?"

I replied, "I have them they are just cover by these boots"

The tree smiled at me and said, "I was lucky"

MAYBE…

I took one last step back

Joining the crowd that mocked me while I sat intently listening to the tree in me

Emmanuel-JAW (2007)

I awoke in a cold sweat and found myself staring back at me through the mirror; I must have been sleepwalking. Words were repeating scrabbled in my head, I wrote them down, they said…

(Do not fret!
Come forth Calamity! Advance Catastrophe!
You are my son and daughter respectively. Please bring along your cousin, The End)


What does it mean?

JAW

Liar Lair's laughing while blue bleeds, happy
Lining up to breed? Weaklings
Your insides are outside can't you see?
No I'm laughing while blue bleeds so happy

Where's my mind Liar Lair?
Cloned, Mind Massacred, Shaped by plaster
Fear disaster and pray for time
As I plead for freedom from me

Now watch meek children cry
Come and try…does weakness imply parental infanticide?

Know I'd rather…hear the pitter-patter
But instead I gather and run

Watch it run
Watch it run

Watch it raise the slave

The Slave