The Patrollers (band)

The Patrollers is a music collective from, , formed in 1997, known for their collaborations with television composers Cameron Bundy and Jacek Fiedorowicz.

Originally from and founded by Gregory Bechard and Matthew Slingerland, the band relocated to Ottawa in 2000. They are part of the "alias rockers" movement due to their assortment of different identities they use or have used when performing.

The Patrollers
The group's original and main identity, a ska//worldbeat group that focused on original music. The band first released albums from 2002-2008 before the group "semi-retired" the identity in 2011 because they were having trouble getting bookings in that form, partly to focus on some of the more-successful aliases, with the identity still being used on occasion. However, in 2017 the original The Patrollers alias was brought back full-time and occasionally performs in Canada and the eastern United States as of today.

Discography

 * Look Out! (2002)
 * The Patrollers Go On Patrol... Or Some Crap (2004)
 * The Patrollers Present... Music On The House (2004)
 * Live @ Zaphod Beeblebrox 8.4.2005 (2006)
 * Shift into Park (2008)
 * The Patrollers Live at the Capitole de Québec (2017)
 * Live from the Tommy Wiseau School of Sports (2018)

Stuck in the Woods
A power metal band that performs original music. The band has produced three albums, all of which use a high school teacher and his after-school Dungeons & Dragons club as a framing device.

Discography

 * Sword & Skill (2007)
 * The Fighter You Never Knew (2010)
 * Wooded Area (2014)

Atop a Mountain of Corpses
A spoof of black metal bands, especially those of the 1990's Norwegian black metal scene, fronted by Geno Jay, one of the band's roadies who is also a stage actor in English-language theater in when not touring with the band.

Discography

 * Bloody Murder (2010)

The Hamtarettes
The identity the members of the main The Patrollers band took for the  album Hamtaro: The Album, which was released by.

Discography

 * Hamtaro: The Album (2003; with the cast of )

Elvis Has Left the Planet
An tribute band with a Sci-Fi theme, with lead vocals by Elvis impersonator Kenny McLeod. The band first performed with this alias in 2008 while opening for in.

Fourteen-Man Crew
A skiffle band claiming to hail from, that perform Americana, rockabilly, bluegrass, folk, country and blues music along with "redneck-ified" versions of past Patrollers songs and new material.

Beatles At Large
A cover band that takes on the personas of escaped convicts. The band plays mostly school dances, weddings and other private engagements.

Emotion Eater
A experimental multi-genre band. Albums are usually named (emotion) for (mealtime), and marked "Serve with..." and best before..." labels (the "Best Before" labels are always the band members' birthdays), like it was food. The band's concerts in this identity are advertised as "buffets", and setlists are "menus".

Discography

 * Bada** for Breakfast (2007) (serve with epic saga)
 * Love for Lunch (2008) (serve with adult literature)
 * Despair for Dinner (2008) (serve with depressing philosophy text)
 * Trouble for Tea (2012) (serve with doomsday pediction leaflets)
 * Stupid for Supper (2013) (serve with joke books)
 * Bashing for Brunch (2013) (serve with the collected works of )
 * Super for a Smörgåsbord (2017) (serve with comic books)

Current

 * Gregory Bechard (born April 4, 1975;, ) (1997-present) - Vocals (The Patrollers, Stuck in the Woods), lead guitar (The Patrollers, The Hamtarettes), bass (Atop a Mountain of Corpses)
 * Geno Jay (2010-present) - Vocals (Atop a Mountain of Corpses)
 * Kenny McLeod (2008-present) - Vocals (Elvis Has Left The Planet)
 * Matthew Slingerland (born January 17, 1978;, ) (1997-present) - Lead guitar (The Patrollers, Stuck in the Woods, The Hamtarettes, Atop a Mountain of Corpses), upright bass (Elvis Has Left the Planet)
 * Donovan "Sukiyaki" Zhuge (born June 1, 1977; ) (1997-present) - Rhythm guitar (The Patrollers, Stuck in the Woods, The Hamtarettes), lead guitar (Elvis Has Left the Planet)
 * Sheena Sparber (born September 6, 1976; ) (1997-present) - Upright bass (The Patrollers, The Hamtarettes), bass (Stuck in the Woods, The Hamtarettes), rhythm guitar (Elvis Has Left the Planet)
 * Ben Camargo (born February 4, 1978;, ) (1997-present) - Saxophone (The Patrollers, The Hamtarettes), backing vocals (The Patrollers, Elvis Has Left the Planet)
 * Alan Madonia (born July 7, 1975;, ) (1997-present) - Trumpet (The Patrollers)
 * Wayne Fish (born May 12, 1976; ) (1997-present) - Trumpet (The Patrollers)
 * Nick Eugster (born September 8, 1977;, ) (1997-present) - Tuba (The Patrollers)
 * Simon Gunnlaugsson (born June 21, 1976; ) (1997-present) - Accordion (The Patrollers)
 * Professor Jack Disaster (born May 7, 1980;, ) (2002-present) - Keyboards (The Patrollers, The Hamtarettes, Stuck in the Woods, Elvis Has Left the Planet), drums (Atop a Mountain of Corpses)
 * Jacko Castañeda (born November 11, 1991; ) (2017-present) - Drums (The Patrollers, Elvis Has Left the Planet)