2010, Little Montana Records,

These are improve recordings made on a Tascam 424 4-track recorder in the early stages of the band when we would just leave the recorder on for hours at a time and capture everything we played to maybe go through later and make proper songs.  This is just an early snapshot with Greg Llewellyn on guitar and keyboard, Mark Edwards on bass and vocals, and Geyser Hendrix on drums.

 2011, Little Montana Records,

4th album release from Muzzleloader on Little Montana Records entitled "Heretical Symphonic".

 2010,

We would keep the tape rolling for hours on end and record everything during our jam sessions.  These are some of the improve jams we had.  Greg Llewellyn on guitar and keyboard, Mark Edwards on bass and vocal, and Geyser Hendrix on drums.

 2011, Little Montana Records,

Muzzleloader: The Hand

The Hand is the third full length album from the dynamic duo Muzzleloader. There seems to be a real feeling of maturity emerging from the collaborative effort as the band continues to write new material. While the second record, “Visions of Zosimos”, reflected a desire and willingness to experiment with different sounds and arrangements, The Hand returns to more crisp and straightforward songwriting.

Starting off with a bang, “Heads Up” is a thumping rock n’ roll muzzle-shot, followed by the subdued and groovy sounds of “Stereo Clown” and “Pump It” . Three songs into the record, one can discern that all sounds and times are welcome, material being pulled from as far back as 20 years ago, when the duo routinely played together in Bloomington, Indiana. It is in this spirit of timelessness and openness that Muzzleloader continues to march forward in producing material for what seems to be a prodigious discography.

Muzzleloader was formed spontaneously in Lowell Indiana upon the chance meeting of old friends, and continues to march forward despite practical setbacks and living in different cities. Unable at this time to grind out performances in local bars and clubs, the band has increased its commitment to continue fine-tuning the craft of collaborative songwriting. This can be heard clearly throughout The Hand, with songs like “Follow the River” and “Too Blue” sounding the melodic notes of friendship, struggle, overcoming obstacles, and perhaps even a bit of hope for the future. “Take Me Somewhere”, the albums last track, does indeed temporarily take us out of the grind, with hints of irony, poetry, and guitar-induced longing for something authentic and timeless.
 

 2011, Little Montana Records,

The new Muzzleloader album, Visions of Zosimos, is the second record created by the duo of Mark Edwards and Greg Llewellyn. Zosimos, an ancient Alchemist, was prone to prolonged and wild periods of experimentation. The point of such experimentation was expansion, or growth. If "When the Dolphins Died" is considered the birth of Muzzleloader, than "Visions of Zosimos" is an expression of growth or maturation through the process of experimentation. This expansion includes the use of more instrumentation, such as the use of keyboards and midi synthesizers, but also reflects utilizing the mixing phase as a vital component of the song writing process. Experimenting with sounds and imagery required a willingness to let go of being attached to the final result.

This approach to working on the record is evident in the wide range and styles reflected in the songs. While songs like "Missing Children" and "Distillation Exploration" express a commitment to the rock and roll roots of the band, songs like "The Finishing School" and "The Final Transport" indicate a willingness to expand across sounds and genres. After several listens to the record, one begins to detect layers of sounds and intonations that resonate between the extremes of harmonic melody and sonic dissonance, all manifested in a psychological netherworld of cartoon characters, ancient spirits, and futuristic longings. The end result is a mad-cap romp through multifarious levels of mind-bending sound-based graphics, built up and sustained through the otherworldly sounds of Greg's signature four dimensional guitar and Mark's lyrical deep sea diving.

 2010, Little Montana Records,

The snowy fields of the Midwest beckon some to leave, and others to return. The bone chilling, wet, sloppy slush; the lake effect wind tunnel blistering your face and soul; the unbearable thought of a failed relationship, a failed life even...

These were the backdrop of the spontaneous artistic collaboration called “When the Dolphins Died” The two leading actors, one Greg Llewellyn, one Mark Edwards, were once briefly connected in Southern Indiana, playing random rock riffs, blues beats, and boozed out basement rumblings.

Now, back from the dead, or, slowly approaching death, the two heroes find themselves in the middle of nowhere, avoiding childhood demons, inventing new arch nemesis’, and rewriting the soundtrack of their broken and beautiful lives...

both loading their muzzles, baking their gunpowder...and gunning for that sweet, sweet redemption that lies in the elusive green light just yonder...hoping to reach the light before the night becomes too heavy, the rain too cold...before the dolphins are all dead......