| Slapshot | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Genres | Punk rock, hardcore |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | I Scream Records |
| Associated acts | Negative FX, Anal Cunt, Stars & Stripes, Last Rights |
| Website | Official website |
Slapshot is a straight edge hardcore band from Boston, Massachusetts formed in 1985 by Steve Risteen and Mark McKay, formerly of Terminally Ill; Jack "Choke" Kelly, formerly of Negative FX and Last Rights; and Jonathan Anastas, formerly of Decadence and DYS.
Diverging from their counterparts in the Boston hardcore scene, Slapshot decided to make the first album a 24 track recording as opposed to the usual 8 or 16-track hardcore album. To reduce costs, they recorded at night and completed the album in four sessions. Back On The Map was released by Taang! Records in 1986.
Slapshot played a show at Anchors Up in Haverhill, Massachusetts on November 8th, 2008 with Ten Yard Fight, Step Forward, and Word For Word. This show was a warm up for the 2008 Winter Tour which brought the return of long time guitarist Mike Bowser and reformed the classic Olde Tyme Hardcore/16 Vale Hate line-up.Upon returning from the tour Slapshot played as part of the "2008 Hometown Throwdown" in Boston on December 28 at the Middle East with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. One highlight of the show was Choke joining the Bosstones on stage during their cover of the Slapshot song "What’s at Stake".
April 24th, 2009 finally brought the world premiere of the long awaited Slapshot documentary film "Chip On My Shoulder: The Cautionary Tale of Slapshot". It premiered at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA to a sold out audience as part of the Boston Independent Film Festival. Following its premiere the film was screened as part of a hardcore festival in Toronto Canada which also featured performances by Negative Approach and Supertouch. The film will also be screened at the Salt Lake City Film Festival in August of 2009. The film was directed and produced by Ian McFarland (Blood for Blood) and Anthony "Wrench" Moreschi (Ten Yard Fight) of Killswitch Productions and will be released on DVD by Taang! Records later in 2009.
After another line-up change Slapshot is heading back to Europe for 10 shows in August 2009 with the support of Frigate which features Chris Lauria of Slapshot, Linda Bean of Stars & Stripes and John Bean formerly of Bitter.
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