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Under the Mountain

Rock n' roll from Nanaimo BC
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Under the Mountain

since circa 2011
It's scary to think of a world where Rock and Metal music is dead and gone. These days, it seems that Pop music has managed to dig its pink-painted claws into each and every form of Rock music there is. Under the Mountain will have none of it. The Canadian-based four piece hard rock band came together during a time of steady decline of badassdom on the radio to set things right again. This is their story...
Under the Mountain was formed in 2009 when two high school friends, Steve Plantz (lead vocals/guitar) and Myles Young (guitar) kept in touch and decided to start a band. It was his job as a painter that lead Myles to Curt Patrick (bass), who was a drywaller working on the same jobsite as Myles. At the time, Curt was a guitarist who happened to own a bass guitar. Myles asked Curt to jam and later that day, they got together with Steve and made music. They didn't tell Curt that this was also his audition.
After a year-long search for a drummer which consisted of roughly 20 tryouts, Yue He, friend of the band and talented guitarist for Death Metal bands, Evilocity and Cryptic Enslavement found what would be Under the Mountain's perfect fit for a drummer. Yue was a car salesman who delt with Mandarin-speaking customers. He was in the middle of making a sale to Xie Bing Xiao a.k.a Fred (drummer) when he found out Fred played the drums. Fred came to Canada from his home in Beijing, China to study music at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, BC, where the band currently resides.
Under the Mountain's sound is described by members of the band as "somewhere between Hard Rock and Heavy Metal". Fans have refered to it as "balls out Rock n Roll". Uncontrollably, you'll find your head banging, feet stomping, and fists pumping to their hard hitting heavy riffs. Under the Mountain recorded their first full-length self-titled album in 2012-13 and it is set for release, Dec. 23, 2014. Cheers.
Pop/Rock/Indie Punk/Metal/Hardcore/Noise
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Between My Teeth
One More Line
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Past Events

02
Aug
05:30 22:00
Heavy Trip W/ Guests Under the Mountain, Moonbather, Ever Age @ Wheelies
Heavy Trip Live in Victoria BC at Wheelies Motorcycle Parking Lot W/ Guests Under the Mountain, Moon
Wheelies Motorcyles
Event can be attended in person
25
Feb
2023
19:00 10:00
Screaming Fury, Under the Mountain, Wolf Venom, Bread for Destruction
night full of good local bands, Metal and Punk,
$15
Pheonix Bar and Grill
Event can be attended in person
21
Sep
2019
21:00
Under the Mountain, Daeodon, Shed Monkeys
On Saturday September 21st see Under the Mountain, Daeodon, & Shed Monkeys live ...
$10-$12
Copper Owl
Event can be attended in person
16
Aug
2018
18:00
Eventide // VIMF Present: Metal Fest Kick Off - Early Show: Anciients, Dead Quie...
Metal Fest Kick-off is part of the 5th installment of the Eventide Music Series,...
Centennial Square
Event can be attended in person
24
Mar
2017
22:00
Iron Kingdom, Under the Mountain
Iron Kingdom live in Cumberland, BC! W/Guests: Under The Mountain Doors a...
$10-$15
The Waverley Hotel
Event can be attended in person
27
Jan
2017
20:00
Lucid AfterLife, Under the Mountain, Blessed With A Curse, Ghulo
$10 at the door $5 if you bring a donation for the food bank 53 W Broadway, V...
Seven Dining Lounge
Event can be attended in person
26
Jun
2016
11:00 22:00
Fort Mac Disaster Relief concert: DEEP BAY BAND , Sons of Guns, CENTERPIECE, Ric...
Twenty Bands!!!! Admission by Donation!!! Whitey Somers Music!!! Free Camping!!!...
By Donation
Coombs Rodeo Grounds
Event can be attended in person
26
Feb
2016
Iron Kingdom, Under the Mountain
Iron Kingdom live in Nanaimo, BC! w/Guests: Under the Mountain Tickets: $...
$10
Cavallotti Lodge
Event can be attended in person
05
Feb
2016
21:30 16:00
La Chinga, 88 Mile Trip, Under the Mountain, The Mountain Man
4 kickass rock and roll bands at Funkys on a Friday night La Chinga 88 ...
$10
Funky Winker Beans
Event can be attended in person
12
Jun
2015
21:00 00:00
88 Mile Trip, Under the Mountain, Destroy the Destroyer
Come out for a night of heavy riffs, big grooves and one hell of a good party wi...
$10
Seven Dining Lounge
Event can be attended in person
06
Feb
2015
21:30 01:30
Rotterdam, Mountain King , Under the Mountain
When you put two Mountains and a Dam together, you get a flood of awesome and th...
$10
The Cambie at the Esquimalt Inn
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26
Sep
2014
10:00 13:00
Dunlops getting even older party: Deep Space Burnout, Under the Mountain
Dunlops birthday bash at the Globe
$5
THE GLOBE
Event can be attended in person
07
Jun
2014
10:00 01:00
Deep Space Burnout, Under the Mountain, Chunkasaurus
 
$7
The Cambie Nanaimo
Event can be attended in person
03
Apr
2014
10:00 14:00
Deep Space Burnout, Electric Druids, Under the Mountain
 
Logan's Pub
Event can be attended in person
13
Jul
2012
21:00 01:00
BIRTHDAY BASH!!!: RAVENSUN, Entity, Under the Mountain
 
$5
The Cambie Nanaimo
Event can be attended in person
10
Dec
2011
10:00 01:00
Reprisal Within Demo Release Party: Reprisal Within, Lost in the Revolution, Und...
Come celebrate the release of our first demo by raising some horns and beer mugs...
$5
The Cambie Nanaimo
Event can be attended in person
29
Jul
2011
20:00 16:00
Under the Mountain, Bang Twang, Lost in the Revolution
 
$10
The Cambie at the Esquimalt Inn
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Current Lineup

Steve Plantz
Guitar, Lead Vocals
2009 - present
Myles Young
Guitar, Backup Vocals
2009 - present
Curt Patrick
Bass, Backup Vocals
2009 - present
Fred Xie
Drums
2010 - present

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