WD-40 | |
|---|---|
 Alex Jones, Étienne "Jean-Loup Lebrun" Carrier et Hugo Lachance. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Montréal, Quebec |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1993–present |
WD-40 is a rock-country-punk band formed in Montréal but originally from saguenay made up of the following members: Alex Jones (vocals, lyrics and bass), Étienne “Jean-Loup Lebrun” Carrier (guitars) and Hugo Lachance (drums). The band has forged an important place in Quebec’s underground cultural scene.
History edit
Alex Jones and his brother Étienne Carrier came to Montreal from their native Chicoutimi in 1992. Alex founded the bands 84-78 and Raymond Sauvage “that both flopped.” WD-40 is formed in 1993 Their first “eponymous” demo is launched in 1993. Étienne Carrier joins his brother and the group release their first independent demo Le calvaire d'un cow-boy in 1994 followed by Né pour être sauvage in 1995 both in cassette format. Julien Livernois (drums) joins the band and they launch their first EP Hors Série ! in 1996 after winning a recording session at the Polliwog Festival. In October 1997, the split album Soudain... Les monstres!!! with WD-40, Caféïne et les Bodums and Les G.G.G.4 is released. WD-40 makes their first of seven appearances at the Francofolies de Montréal on August 6, 1997 at Spectrum de Montréal 5. The group launch their debut album Crampe en masse in 19986 under the label Ozone. The official release is on June 8 1998 at the Lion d'or in Montréal7. They publish two albums Aux frontières de l'asphalte (1999) and Fantastik Strapagosse (2001) under the same music label La tribu/DEP. After a five-year hiatus and the arrival of Michel Dufour (drums), WD-40 launch their first compilation album Anthologie 95-00 in February, 2006 on their very own record label Productions Papa Richard/ Outside.