News•February 15, 2008 7:30 PM ET•6,198 views

Ferret Music signs The Hottness

Official press release: Wilmington, NC's The Hottness have signed with Ferret Music. The five-piece have become a hot commodity with their bastardization of punk with dirty rock leanings, metal stomping riffs and a southern flair. "We're just ugly, unhealthy guys who know how to play music and love it more than anything" vocalist Adam says. On signing to Ferret, Adam speaks for the band when he says, "When we started we always used to fantasize about signing with a label like Ferret where we respected and love most of the artists on. We weren't even in the mindset of approaching them and it turned out Carl (Severson, Ferret) heard our music and got in touch with us." The group will re-release their debut full-length Stay Classy on Ferret this April and they feel it's a good example of their live energy. Adam relates: "The album was recorded in three days in a bedroom knocking out the instruments in one day and vocals on another, it's as raw and energized as possible." Currently on a headlining tour, the band has lived on the road for the past four years. They originally went on a two-week tour just a month after they formed with only six songs to their name just to get the experience in. "We weren't supposed to headline this current tour but the headlining band had van problems so instead of canceling, we switched to a headline tour even though it was late shows and most kids can't even stay out as late as we play, this is what we do, we never thought of canceling." Look for the band on the Artery Foundation Across The Nation Tour with A Skylit Drive, Before Their Eyes, Memphis May Fire, Dance Gavin Dance and more. Tour dates can be found on the group's Myspace page.

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jay 2/15/2008 4:34:12 PM

first post no care

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xivninjagrind 2/15/2008 4:38:03 PM

the gayness

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mike_dexter 2/15/2008 4:40:12 PM

no no no no no no no no no

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axempire 2/15/2008 4:40:31 PM

ferret signs another band of gayry. more at 11.

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XOmeletX 2/15/2008 4:40:36 PM

this band sounds dumb

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word_is_bonjovi 2/15/2008 4:40:54 PM

"The five-piece have become a hot commodity with their bastardization of punk with dirty rock leanings, metal stomping riffs and a southern flair." etid songs?

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Woodshatter 2/15/2008 4:45:35 PM

Good for them. Good dudes, fun for their style. Their singer used to work at my mall.

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Brett_ 2/15/2008 4:56:34 PM

Please tell me that this isn't a typo and that that is the name of the album. "Stay Classy on Ferret"

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throwtheballyes 2/15/2008 4:58:02 PM

GAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

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snes 2/15/2008 5:14:45 PM

who?

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yourewakingup 2/15/2008 5:16:27 PM

"Stay Classy on Ferret"????? are you fcking kidding me?

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forumdrama 2/15/2008 5:23:29 PM

I'm seriously never giving this band a chance with such an awful name. I know there are some bands with bad name choices that are insanely bad ass (i.e. Diskreet, Behold the Arctopus) but jesus fcking christ...

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coffinworlds 2/15/2008 5:32:00 PM

Ferret has become the ETID rip-off band label. Hey! maybe this band'll rake in the cash..

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AntArchitect 2/15/2008 5:35:55 PM

Architect releases "Stay Classy on RoadRunner" yay now we can afford to eat....LOL, and tour, and and and.....

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YouAreSceneAsFuck 2/15/2008 5:39:11 PM

what a fcking joke.

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eli 2/15/2008 5:42:33 PM

really fcking awful band name. jesus christ. and "stay classy"? seriously?

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TripleSix 2/15/2008 5:46:35 PM

sounds like a scene band to me, just the name alone.

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little_alex_fts 2/15/2008 5:47:45 PM

shit band ugh ferret is getting ugly

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xvegeedgex 2/15/2008 5:49:19 PM

THE gayNESS.

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no_heroes 2/15/2008 5:50:06 PM

band blows. they don't even have a drummer listed under members.

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killsforthrills 2/15/2008 5:57:09 PM

isthay andbay is amelay. okenay airyay

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CYDRX 2/15/2008 6:01:14 PM

hot topic tour 2008 opening for bullet for my valentine

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GWARrapedyourdog 2/15/2008 6:13:41 PM

AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAH OH MY GODD THIS IS HILARIOUS.

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xnotsoedgex 2/15/2008 6:25:01 PM

i don't care how they sound...that is the gayest name i have ever heard...

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rocksteady 2/15/2008 6:31:29 PM

shit band

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sacralplexus 2/15/2008 6:32:57 PM

i dont have to hear this shit band to know how much they suck

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dreudamn 2/15/2008 6:38:41 PM

Good dudes. Good for them.

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poopinmyeyes 2/15/2008 6:41:06 PM

is funn they live NC but there manager lives in my town in california,ahhah way to go eric by making money on southern hardcore shit.

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baobab 2/15/2008 7:20:17 PM

holy shit gayest fcking name ever

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12345678 2/15/2008 7:24:25 PM

My band played with them... they were nice ppl

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YouGotScanned 2/15/2008 8:17:41 PM

Are you serious???

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BruceWayne 2/15/2008 8:27:27 PM

Oh.My.God.

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holycitybradley 2/15/2008 10:58:11 PM

you guys earned it.

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xnvb 2/16/2008 12:11:48 AM

oh...this is really a band. i saw a thread about this earlier and assumed it was a joke. holy fcking gay.

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brokenhero 2/16/2008 1:19:01 AM

gay numetal shit

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imalright 2/16/2008 3:47:49 AM

saw them once but i cant remember who they played with. i enjoy every time i die so this band was acceptable. would see again if it was with a good band, which will never happen now that their on ferret

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balls_rich 2/16/2008 4:04:33 AM

laaaaaaaaaaaaaame

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chas 2/16/2008 4:51:11 AM

wow. metal stomping riffs and southern flair? does this make you fcking cool?

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ImRightYoureWrong 2/16/2008 8:19:11 AM

another band thrown on the wall that wont stick, if it does then shame on scene kids

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ImRightYoureWrong 2/16/2008 8:24:06 AM

by the way "We weren't even in the mindset of approaching them and it turned out Carl (Severson, Ferret) heard our music and got in touch with us." Don't be so quick to toot your own horn, he's probably desperate for a generic HIL rip off

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motherfckzombies 2/16/2008 8:44:03 AM

"the hotness" and "stay classy" what the fck kind of joke is this? when did punk/indie/heavy music become so fcking sassy? fck this band.

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professor_sex 2/16/2008 4:45:08 PM

kill yourselves

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omgheroin 2/16/2008 7:22:36 PM

chalk one up for gay empowerment

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thevenaedge 2/17/2008 5:38:15 AM

http://www.tragicherorecords.net/myspace/thehottness/eric.jpg

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randy305 2/17/2008 2:27:05 PM

they're actually not THAT bad, not saying they're great, but i'll listen to them once in a while

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notransfer 2/17/2008 6:54:44 PM

i wish skycamefalling would return this bands name is horrendous but i tried listening and i dont think its absolutely horrible

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severedintwo 2/18/2008 1:32:34 AM

fck ferret.

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ananimal 2/19/2008 8:53:24 AM

These guys have "lived on the road for the past four years" yet no one's heard of you. riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

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xlogicofdavidx 3/7/2008 9:30:05 AM

fcking stupid.

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