REST IN PEACE GORD KIRCHIN OF PILEDRIVER.
Legendary frontman Gord Kirchin has passed away. He was the vocalist of Canadian Speed/Thrash Metal band Piledriver. They released their debut album Metal Inquisition in 1984 and the sophomore studio record Stay Ugly came out two years later in 1986. If you haven't heard Piledriver, They were a pioneering metal band on the Canadian scene with their cool speed metal with absolutely over the top lyrics and image. Gord Kirchin was the bands vocalist and he was also known as 'Pile Driver'. The band also underwent several stages and lineup changes, in the 90's they were known as Dogs With Jobs and in more recent years as 'The Exalted Piledriver'.
I discovered Piledriver quite early on my personal metal journey. Probably through the internet or hearsay somehow some 20 years ago. I don't remember exactly when but I laid my hands on their debut album Metal Inquisition and I just loved it from the start. It was such a catchy album. It had a speed or heavy metal vibe to it and I just loved the album so much. The over the top antics, I mean a song like Sex With Satan. Who writes a song like that? Or title-track Metal Inquisition. It's a metal anthem for the ages. However, The band could easily have been brushed off as just some type of comedic act with such over the top songs but their songs were so well crafted, heavy with lots of cool riffs and memorable choruses. Which really made their music stand out from most other Canadian bands with thrash aspirations. For me Piledriver absolutely should be up there with your Voivod, Thor, Razor, Annihilator and Sacrifice. Remembered as one of the standout acts on the Canadian metal scene.
The look was also quite insane as you can see on the image above, with all the leather and spikes and that studded leather helmet is just beyond metal. It surely takes a lots of guts for an aging and slightly overweight man to put on an outfit like that and just go out on the stage and deliver a show like there's no tomorrow. What's more metal than that? Nothing I would say.
I definitely respect and sheer Gord Kirchins contributions to metal and I hope that everyone reading this also shares my view of his work which has been nothing but remarkable but yet so often overlooked. For me Gord Kirchin was a true metal legend and he will be missed.
Lately he battled cancer and just a few weeks ago it looked like Gord was in recovery but things took turn for the worse.
So fuck cancer and Rest In Peace Gord Kirchin.
1961-2022
PILEDRIVER Frontman GORD KIRCHIN Dead At 60 - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
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