Unit:187 - Canadian duo release great new album

Unit:187 show what they can do on their new album

Founded in 1994 by the Vancouver, Canada based duo John Morgan and Tod Law, Unit:187 spent less than a year in their studio and playing live at local clubs before landing a record deal with 21st Circuitry Records. A solid debut album entitled ’Stillborn’ followed in 1997, with the promotion for it taking in several west coast tours that gained the band a respectable fanbase throughout North America. ‘Loaded’ followed a year later, featuring new band members Jed Simon - Guitar and Byron Stroud - Bass (Strapping young Lad) and produced by that band’s leader and future Prog icon Devin Townsend. The album yielded instant industrial classics that included the title track and a remix of the song ‘Stillborn’ by Rhys Fulber a member of Front line Assembly and the producer of Fear Factory at that time.

The third Unit:187 album, ’Capital Punishment’ (2002), utilised the Electronic programming and production skills of Chris Peterson (Front line Assembly) on several tracks. Its title song kicked off proceedings with a killer groove and mix by Anthony Valcic a producer of both Skinny Puppy and Front Line Assembly, the group’s trademark synth riffs, movie samples and driving guitars blazing full-tilt from the start right through to the conclusion of the album. 2010’s ‘Out for Blood’ saw adjustments to the group line-up, with Chris Peterson becoming a permanent member and guitarist Ross Redhead (Decree) also joining. The album marked a turning point, as they worked tirelessly in the studio to produce raw heavy music that punched fist-first through what they perceived as ‘goth euro-cheese’ by coming up trumps with a solid dose of old-school Industrial that hadn’t been heard in years.

Mixed by producer Kent ‘hiwatt' Marshall (Skinny Puppy), ‘Out for Blood’ pulled out all the stops to sonically pound eardrums into a memorable pulp, while simultaneously offering its listeners sweet melodies to sing along with long after their sound systems had failed from transistor overload. Unit:187 singer and frontman Tod Law sadly passed away in 2015, but left a legacy of music that has inspired the band to finally move forward. Now fronted by former backing singer Kerry Vink-Peterson, their upcoming ‘KillCure’ album continues to pack attitude and punch, albeit with a dancefloor friendly edge. An opening salvo from the record, ‘Dick’, has been made available today as its first single.

UNIT:187 - 'KillCure' album cover artwork by Simon Paul

'Killcure' tracklisting Below:
01  Glamhammer
02  Eyes Open
03  Dick
04  New Beginning
05  Swallow
06  Famous Face
07  Overrun
08  KillCure

Check Out! the Video for 'Second class Citizen' Below...