Everything about A Primitive Evolution boils down to instinct. From their roots in Toronto’s cult rock scene to their unrivaled, uninhibited stage show, this band takes hard rock and grunge and pumps groove and sex back into it. Encapsulating the best of horror and romance, A Primitive Evolution have just released their self-titled debut album containing 11 tracks of drippy rock’n’roll. 



Their debut self-produced video for “Death On Wheels” solidified the band and captured their enigmatic stage presence alongside zombie cheerleaders as part of the 2007 L’Oreal Fashion Week. Voiced by the late, highly respected Toronto radio DJ Martin Streek, the video caught the attention of the vampire musical movie Suck, who were inspired by the performance setup of the video and wanted to use it in the movie. Iggy Pop made a cameo in the Playdead Mansion as the recording engineer for the fictional band, showcasing A Primitive Evolution’s jam space and home in the cult landmark. 



Formed in the fall of 2007 out of the ashes of Lye, vocalist Brett Carruthers and bassist Steph Seki began jamming with Playdead Cult owner and drummer Stu Dead. Playdead’s involvement in horror culture lead to inviting guitarist and owner of Toronto’s horror shop Darkside Dimitri Anastasakis to jam along. Soon after, they performed as part of the Queen Street Fire fundraiser alongside Billy Talent and the Creepshow. What initiated as fun turned into an organic drive to create something fresh – something with its own experimental ideas. 



Produced by Matthew Von Wagner who's worked with the likes of Joe Baressi and Bob Ludwig and Carruthers, A.P.E. is grounded on a few common themes. “Death on Wheels” draws inspiration from classic grindhouse horror films, while others like “Dead End” are thinly veiled love songs. “War B.” explores political undertones and the Western view of war. “Beyond True” and “Still Waiting” draw influences of Radiohead and U2 with an amped up feel uniting the main themes of the album and capturing the romanticism of human interaction. 



Prepare yourself for a band that is as primal as they are passionate, as convicting as they are creative, and as solid as they are sinister. As CHARTattack stated, "If you're not from Toronto or you don't know what I'm talking about, I feel sorry for you, because A Primitive Evolution are a rock 'n' roll wet dream and they're sexy as fuck.