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Necktie Suicide started out of the ashes of two prominent bands in the Fargo, ND area; Jared (guitar) and [[Justin Norris]] (drums) from  [[Blood Dries Black]] and [[Andrew Hansen]] (bass), [[Steven Smedshammer]] (guitar) and Jarret Vosler (vocals) from [[Invividly]].
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After playing only a few shows together, Jarret lost interest in the band, forcing the other members to make a change. Without a vocalist, the band embarked on a short tour where the other members started to let their voices be heard.
Neil Wiger is a guitarist and multi-faceted composer
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Andy, Jared and Steve picked up the vocal duties. After playing over a hundred local and regional shows in a year and a half, the band felt the need for another change. They recruited [[A.J Anderson]] to take over on lead vocals. In the fall of 2005 Jared quit the band. they replaced him with [[Luke Bodighimer]] who has proven to be a great addition to the band.
who grew up on Beatles and Black Sabbath compounded by Slayer and  
 
Metallica experiences. He is also known in the midwest rock circuit as "The Reverend Kowboy Luv". He calls the Fargo-Moorhead area home though he has travelled here and there.
 
[[Image:kowboy.jpg|thumb|left]]
 
He prefers to work alone in his small studio, as his results are more pure, and "raw".
 
  
He has played guitar, and or sang in the following groups - [[Tempest]], [[Rocket]], The Sleepfarmers, [[Postmortem]], [[Dead Member]] and a few others.
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== Members ==
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*[[Justin Norris]] (Drums)
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*[[Steven Smedshammer]] (Guitars,Vocals)
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*[[Andrew Hansen]] (Bass,Vocals)
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*[[Luke Bodighimer]] (Guitar,Vocals)
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*[[A.J Anderson]] (Vocals)
  
Neil's first musical ventures began in 1981 when he was five years old.
 
His father [[Brent Wiger]] was a good friend of Moorhead guitar hero [[Kenny Raredon]].
 
Between Kenny and Brent there was no lack of good guitar teaching.
 
  
Later in his years, Neil began to dabble in singing, drumming and bass guitar.
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== Ex Members ==
These experiences lead to his ability to orchestrate his own primitive 4 track productions. He's a real DIY kind of engineer.
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Jared Norris
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[[Justin Norris]]
  
'Till now Neil's greatest "claims to fame" have been to work with Mike Sackman in there early nineties speed-metal band, [[Tempest]]. (circa. 1991-94) and his authorship of a biographical book entitled - Regina Carrol: Drive-In Starlet.
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== Highlights ==
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*They went out to california to record a 5 song EP. Ryan Sellars recorded and produced it at DML Studios in Escondido, CA under the supervision of Don Lithgow. It was mastered at Rare Form Mastering by Greg Rierson in Minneapolis, MN.
Neil's other work's include the remastering and mixing of a live album for [[Blood Dries Black]] (formerly known as [[Anomy]]) of Moorhead, Minnesota. As well as the creation of cassette distribtion company [[T-Independent Film & Records]] in the early nineties. T-Independent was responsible for releases by such acts as Plan 9 (Sweden), North Pride Posse (Michigan), Broken Cross (Oklahoma), John the Baker (New York) and several others.
 
  
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== Shows ==
  
Neil Wiger prefers Gibson Guitars, Shure mics and Tama drums above all others.
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*Have played with such acts as American Head Charge, Dope, Internal Bleeding, Dog Fashion Disco, Sinai Beach, Into Eternity, Six Feet Under, Premonitions of War, The Brain Chiggers, Vampire Moose, Misery Index, Through the Disipline, Jucifer, Twisted Method, Dead to Fall, 12 tribes,Marytr AD and Fight Paris.
== Bands ==
 
*[[Rocket]] (guitarist)
 
*[[Sleepfarmers, The]] (guitarist/vocalist)
 
*[[Phormula 44]] (temporary bassist)
 
*[[Rigel 7]] (drummer)
 
*[[Tempest]] (guitarist, bassist, vocalist, drummer)
 
*[[Dead Member]] (guitarist)
 
*[[Postmortem]] (guitarist)
 
*[[Loki Strike]] (guitarist)
 
*[[Recaster]] (webmaster, videographer)
 
*[[Anomy]] (producer, engineer)
 
*[[Pirate]] (roadie)
 
*[[Bratt]] (roadie)
 
  
== Fun Facts ==
 
*Founded [[T-Independent Film & Records]] in the 90's.
 
  
*Enjoyed watching bands like [[Bratt]] and [[Pirate]] rehearse
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== Discography ==
in his basement in the mid-80's. Neil's father [[Brent Wiger]] was the manger for these
 
acts as well as a couple other bands.
 
  
*Played in and or recorded in a ton of bands that were the misfits of misfiting bands in the FM area. Still hangin' in there and always open to new musical plans.
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*"A Marrige of Life and Loss" 2003 Self-released
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*"Bearing Witness to the Fall of Rome" 2004 Self-released
  
*Won't bother even drinking at all unless there is enought to last all night.
 
  
*Believes that Ralph's Corner had the greatest jukebox selection in Fargo-Moorhead history.
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== External Links ==
They had SLAYER for Christ's sake;-)
 
  
*Used to be the webmaster for [[Recaster]] as Neil is long time friend of their bassist [[Darren Johnson]].
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*[http://www.necktiesuicide.com website]
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*[http://www.myspace.com/necktiesuicide Myspace]
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*[http://www.purevolume.com/necktiesuicide Pure Volume]
  
*Attended Fargo South High School '90-'91 then moved onto Moorhead Senior High School '91-'93... Then dropped out!
 
  
*Neil's mom [[Joan Goff]] sing's on the [[Postmortem]] single, "At Times". Neil is cousin to guitarist [[Aaron Andersen]] and vocalist [[Patrick Andersen]] as well as older brother to guitarist/drummer [[John Hammes]]. Neil used to be married to [[Rachel Wiger]] (they had two children) who sang in the [[Dead Member]] jam sessions. All aforementioned are long time citizens/artists of the FM area.
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== Press ==
  
*Never has had a DUI!!!
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'''High Plains Reader 8.25.05'''
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Metals a bitch; a stubborn, rigid creature that occasionally reproduces and spawns varying sub sects, but dangles the possibility for creative interpretation above its practitioners like its taunting a gorilla with a banana. Some artists have strong enough calf muscles to make the jump; the rest either say,"To hell with it!" and stay where they are during the duration of their career, or travel even lower downt he slope as if running from the big, bad originality goblin (cough...Slipknot...cough).
  
*Is a heterosexual.
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The Thing about Necktie Suicide is that they have legs like wallabies. "Bearing Witness to the Fall of Rome"--the bands debut EP--is a five-song operetta of men leaping through the air, and tearing apart an empire when they touch back down. A treatise on war, culture, and misinformation that ties it all together, "Rome" is like attending a dinner with a brain trust and watching the room explode into fisticuffs. Havoc isnt the point; its frustration that can no longer be kept quiet, and vitriol with a doctorate.
  
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Its also wonderfully manic music. Everything comes in layers (the guitars alone on "Apologies Made Without Response" are stacked like skyscrapers), as if someone just relieved themselves all over Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound."
If you would like to work on recordings, jam or just drink a bunch of beer... just get in touch!
 
  
FargoGuitarHero@aol.com -or- Frostbite974@yahoo.com
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"Rome" cuts, changes, and ducks under the cover of night before you are sure of what you have just seen. Singer A.j Anderson delivers each song with the right amount of brutality as the remaning four members of this metal mob march through other great cuts like "Someone" and "Shotgun Divorce Settlement."
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Like Poison the Well without a Swedish production team, or Thursday finally becoming too pissed for emo to hold them any longer, Necktie Suicide is why you should never give up on heavy music, even when it seems like heavy music has given up on you.
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'''Fargo Forum'''
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If you think a name like Necktie Suicide sounds harsh, listen to the Fargo group’s new EP, “Bearing Witness to the Fall of Rome.” The opener, “Apologies Made without a Response” features more screams than a slaughterhouse, while tracks like “Shiver” and “Blindfold” pound out hooks like a heavy-weight grudge match. The five-song CD isn’t for everyone, but in 25 minutes the quintet crunches out a polished bit of heavy metal. John Lamb Fargo Forum
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== Related Bands ==
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*[[Blood Dries Black]]
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*[[Invividly]]
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*[[No Tax at the Movies]]
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*[[Nuclear Banana]]
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*[[The Darwin Effect]]
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[[Category: Fargo]]

Revision as of 10:38, 4 January 2006

Necktie Suicide started out of the ashes of two prominent bands in the Fargo, ND area; Jared (guitar) and Justin Norris (drums) from Blood Dries Black and Andrew Hansen (bass), Steven Smedshammer (guitar) and Jarret Vosler (vocals) from Invividly. After playing only a few shows together, Jarret lost interest in the band, forcing the other members to make a change. Without a vocalist, the band embarked on a short tour where the other members started to let their voices be heard. Andy, Jared and Steve picked up the vocal duties. After playing over a hundred local and regional shows in a year and a half, the band felt the need for another change. They recruited A.J Anderson to take over on lead vocals. In the fall of 2005 Jared quit the band. they replaced him with Luke Bodighimer who has proven to be a great addition to the band.

Members


Ex Members

Jared Norris Justin Norris

Highlights

  • They went out to california to record a 5 song EP. Ryan Sellars recorded and produced it at DML Studios in Escondido, CA under the supervision of Don Lithgow. It was mastered at Rare Form Mastering by Greg Rierson in Minneapolis, MN.

Shows

  • Have played with such acts as American Head Charge, Dope, Internal Bleeding, Dog Fashion Disco, Sinai Beach, Into Eternity, Six Feet Under, Premonitions of War, The Brain Chiggers, Vampire Moose, Misery Index, Through the Disipline, Jucifer, Twisted Method, Dead to Fall, 12 tribes,Marytr AD and Fight Paris.


Discography

  • "A Marrige of Life and Loss" 2003 Self-released
  • "Bearing Witness to the Fall of Rome" 2004 Self-released


External Links


Press

High Plains Reader 8.25.05 Metals a bitch; a stubborn, rigid creature that occasionally reproduces and spawns varying sub sects, but dangles the possibility for creative interpretation above its practitioners like its taunting a gorilla with a banana. Some artists have strong enough calf muscles to make the jump; the rest either say,"To hell with it!" and stay where they are during the duration of their career, or travel even lower downt he slope as if running from the big, bad originality goblin (cough...Slipknot...cough).

The Thing about Necktie Suicide is that they have legs like wallabies. "Bearing Witness to the Fall of Rome"--the bands debut EP--is a five-song operetta of men leaping through the air, and tearing apart an empire when they touch back down. A treatise on war, culture, and misinformation that ties it all together, "Rome" is like attending a dinner with a brain trust and watching the room explode into fisticuffs. Havoc isnt the point; its frustration that can no longer be kept quiet, and vitriol with a doctorate.

Its also wonderfully manic music. Everything comes in layers (the guitars alone on "Apologies Made Without Response" are stacked like skyscrapers), as if someone just relieved themselves all over Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound."

"Rome" cuts, changes, and ducks under the cover of night before you are sure of what you have just seen. Singer A.j Anderson delivers each song with the right amount of brutality as the remaning four members of this metal mob march through other great cuts like "Someone" and "Shotgun Divorce Settlement." Like Poison the Well without a Swedish production team, or Thursday finally becoming too pissed for emo to hold them any longer, Necktie Suicide is why you should never give up on heavy music, even when it seems like heavy music has given up on you.

Fargo Forum If you think a name like Necktie Suicide sounds harsh, listen to the Fargo group’s new EP, “Bearing Witness to the Fall of Rome.” The opener, “Apologies Made without a Response” features more screams than a slaughterhouse, while tracks like “Shiver” and “Blindfold” pound out hooks like a heavy-weight grudge match. The five-song CD isn’t for everyone, but in 25 minutes the quintet crunches out a polished bit of heavy metal. John Lamb Fargo Forum


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