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Winnipeg, Canada (1988 – present)

The Watchmen were a Canadian rock band. They were one of the most commercially successful Canadian alternative rock groups of the early 1990s.

The group was formed in 1988 in Winnipeg, Manitoba by vocalist Daniel Greaves, guitarist Joey Serlin, bassist Pete Loewen and drummer Sammy Kohn. Serlin was a comic fan and named the group after the DC comic. They released their debut album, McLaren Furnace Room, in 1992. (The album was named for one of the band’s rehearsal spaces, the furnace room of the McLaren Hotel in Winnipeg.) The single “Cracked” garnered the band significant airplay on rock stations, but was quickly eclipsed by the anti-spousal abuse anthem “Run and Hide”, which became the band’s breakthrough hit.

Loewen left the band, and was replaced by Ken Tizzard. The band’s 1994 album In the Trees confirmed their place in Canadian rock with the hit singles “Boneyard Tree”, “All Uncovered” and “Lusitana”.

Their 1996 album Brand New Day was not as well-received by critics or audiences — “Zoom”, “Incarnate” and “Shut Up” were moderately successful singles, but none achieved the kind of success that the band’s earlier singles had. 1998’s Silent Radar was the band’s return to commercial success, with the hit singles “Stereo”, “Any Day Now” and “Brighter Hell”.

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1	Stereo	108
2	Any Day Now	55
3	Brighter Hell	40
4	Say Something	39
5	On My Way	36
6	He's Gone	35
6	Rooster	35
8	Silent Radar	33
9	I'm Waiting	32
10	Do It	30
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ArctorTroy wrote:
last month

he tried that shit with Rorschach and got thrown down an elevator shaft.

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comedyaddict wrote:
last month

Thanks Kelgura for the link - the 2 new songs sound great. Thanks for the heads up!

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jmac67 wrote:
October 2009

We shared a bill with them back in the early 90's and they were super nice and gracious, in addition to playing a killer set!

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kelgura wrote:
September 2009

check out www.the-watchmen.com for two new songs to download for free!

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Prognosis_X wrote:
July 2009

YAY got to see them at our Exhibition. Forgot about All uncovered, great song!

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tkdusty wrote:
July 2009

Love it... great Canuck band :)

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666Ways wrote:
March 2009

My life is also a stereo

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Prognosis_X wrote:
March 2009

Any Day Now is a good tune. Reminds me a lot of The Wallflowers.

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neiker234 wrote:
October 2008

http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=18841

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Cidsa wrote:
September 2008

I saw them in concert a number of years ago, it was great.. a really big mosh pit XD

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pookzilla wrote:
September 2008

The Watchmen are back together again for some value of "back together again"! They've announced several shows in Ontario already, but there's no indication of how permanent this arrangement might be.

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jeenyus05 wrote:
July 2008

lol same here

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sameowthug wrote:
July 2008

haha yeah me too. i bet these guys will get alot more listeners because of that

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lame164 wrote:
July 2008

Hmmm...I might have to try this band out....but not what I was watching....(was watching The Watchmen Motion comic through itunes)

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aircod1 wrote:
February 2008

i like these guys a lot. rooster, brighter hell, and stereo are all amazing.

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pookzilla wrote:
July 2007

A Watchmen song has accompanied pretty much every formative moment in my life. That they are no longer recording saddens me deeply. :(

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BenXeric wrote:
January 2007

Brighter Hell is an epic track.

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lordcthulhu wrote:
October 2006

Stereo is a great track

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qabuses3 wrote:
May 2006

this is...different

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