OPM (band)
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OPM are a band best known for their single Heaven Is A Halfpipe. They have two albums, Menace To Sobriety and Forthemasses (which can be read as "For the masses" or "For them asses"), and an EP, Outlaws, Perverts, and Misfits.
OPM have a distinctive sound, combining hip-hop and pop with laid-back reggae.
Their debut single, Heaven Is A Halfpipe, and album Menace To Sobriety were released on Atlantic Records in September 2000. Despite the album's success, the band left Atlantic, signing with Suburban Noize Records in 2004, after becoming dissatisfied with Atlantic's procrastination. Band member John e said "They'd spent so much to promote the first album, that we thought everything was a go with the second record. But they kept sending us back into the studio…we wrote over 50 songs while waiting for the label to make a move. We finally got to the point where we realized that we needed more attention than they were giving us, so we started working on getting out of our deal."
Their second album, Forthemasses, was released in June 2005. The album was produced by OPM and Steve Gallagher, who has worked with Sugar Ray and Cypress Hill, and features guest appearances by Yellowman, Eek A Mouse and Johnny Richter from label-mates The Kottonmouth Kings.
OPM are due to release their third album "California Poppy" on July 18th 2006. This is claimed on their official website.
Members
- Johne - vocals
- Big B - vocals
- Geoff - guitars
- Jonathan - keybords
- Skatanic Mechanic - drums
Discography
Albums
- Outlaws, Perverts, and Misfits EP
- Menace To Sobriety (2000) #31 UK (2001 release)
- Forthemasses (2004)
Singles
From Menace To Sobriety: From Forthemasses:- "Horny" (2005)
External links
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