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Since mid 2001, Elevator 22 has been punching through the musical mediocrity by creating some of the grittiest and nastiest heavy metal in southern Ontario. Influenced by the decaying corpulence of Canada's self-proclaimed cess-pit, Elevator 22 is a fast growing metal phenomenon feeding on the bane of being Hamiltonian. Named after the very hospital elevator that takes the expired to their last medical exam, Elevator 22 continues plodding mercilessly with a new five song EP, Manifest Destiny.

Combining elements of black, death, thrash, grindcore and even power metal, Elevator 22 seeks to seamlessly fuse these styles into an unstoppable metal monster. Having self-promoted and sold hundreds of copies of the critically acclaimed 2002 Hammertown Heavy demo, and following extensive radio airplay on university and college radio, Elevator 22 is poised to stage a heavy metal coup d'etat with their latest offering, the Manifest Destiny EP.

Critics have level-handedly praised the Hammertown Heavy demo as one of the most promising new independent acts of 2002. Scott Murray of metalcrypt.com writes, "This is an extremely tight and well-executed effort from a group of musicians who know extreme metal inside and out." Murray follows with, "Vocalist Bart Maslikowski...has one of the most incredible ranges I have ever heard." Don Davie of Caustic Truth magazine reports, "...they're quite talented, whether its heavy chunky guitar riffs, bludgeoning machine-gun style drums, or screaming bloody murder." Critics of Urotsukidoji's Pad CD reviews concur. Their review states, "This is very pure, honest, no-trend Metal. Guitars are sharp, drums are thunderous, and vocalist Bart, has great chops for this extreme form of Metal."

Foregoing today's tendencies to over-produced, under-played, electronically-heavy radio-friendly sludge metal, Elevator 22 is direct and to the point. The Manifest Destiny EP promises to deliver more of the same, but in a sleeker, more streamlined form. Building both on personal themes and the chaos rampant globally, Elevator 22's Manifest Destiny EP is a must-listen...heavy, dirty and unpredictable.