To celebrate their 25th anniversary, The Headstones are going back to the beginning.
The rock group from Kingston Ontario has re-released their debut album, Picture of Health that went Certified Platinum after it was released in 1993.
Lead singer, Hugh Dillon says he never thought they would be playing music 25 years later.
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When Picture of Health was released, the band hid the true meaning of the album, which was dedicated to a friend who died while they were recording.
91裸聊视频淎t that time people didn91裸聊视频檛 talk about mental health or drug addition to the extent that they do now. A friend of mine killed himself and he was a really great person and part of that music. The album is dedicated to him. We were carrying a lot of that baggage and darkness,91裸聊视频� Dillon said.
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By remastering the album, the band hopes that fans will learn why they never played certain songs such as the middle part of their song Three Angels. They couldn91裸聊视频檛 relive it because it was too personal and raw, Dillon said. He never held back when writing lyrics and he was so inspired by bandmate Trent Carr91裸聊视频檚 guitar playing that he would rip off parts of his soul to share with their fans, he said.
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The band reunited in 2011 after taking a break in 2003 and look to release another album next year.
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The Headstones will stop in Kelowna Nov. 26 at the Kelowna Community Theatre with special guests The Matchstick Skeletons. Tickets are available at .
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