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Monster Truck will perform at London Music Hall on March 6.

Presented in part by FM96, Hamilton's rock sons Monster Truck return on March 6, in concert at the London Music Hall with 10 Years and The Unreal. The show is a part of the band's Touriosity Winter 2014 tour, and one of only a couple of Ontario dates before the band flies overseas to perform throughout the U.K.

The band's impact on the landscape of rock music is undeniable. Since releasing their debut EP a few short years ago, Monster Truck has been gaining steam on stages all around the world. Their latest release — the much-decorated 2013 Furiosity — has been nominated for three 2014 Juno Awards, including Rock Album of the Year and nods for Producer and Recording Engineer of the Year, and is showing no signs of losing momentum.

Despite the whirlwind pace they've been working at since releasing their album, the band — bassist and front man Jon Harvey, guitarist Jeremy Widerman, keyboardist Brandon Bliss and drummer Steve Kiely — haven't lost sight of their beginnings as a group; while the band has always maintained a strict vision for their music, for some that vision was rooted in frustration.

“I think the misconception is that in doing Monster Truck, we were ‘sticking with it,' when personally, I was giving up,” explained Widerman in a recent interview. “I'd had enough of trying to fit into any kind of music industry standard or the kind of obligations that come with being in a touring band or doing music full-time.”

“I wanted to switch to something that was purely based on our personal interests, just based on what we wanted to do and what kind of songs we wanted to write,” he continued. “And in the attempts to break free and do what we wanted, we became successful … of course, the irony of it all is that now I'm busier than I ever have been, tied tighter and closer to the music industry than ever, and my life completely revolves around what the band is doing and where we have to be.”

Irony aside, a little success goes a long way to affording a band the freedom to follow their instincts when it comes to their craft. While they gained a lot of momentum — and credibility, in both their hometown scene and on the international industry level — sticking to their guns and exploring their sound, Widerman admitted that they couldn't have made as large an impact without the efforts of the team they've been fortunate to work with since forming the band.

“While we still have tons of responsibility and obligation, all that stuff is now a lot more fun,” he said. “We're working with a great management company and record label that are a lot more interested in what we have to say, and understands the fact that the band's success has come a lot from the direction that we put forth as a blueprint.”

And while the band is still in full swing touring Furiosity, they're already casting thoughts forward to new material and following up their explosive debut.

“We're still grinding; things are going well, but the more successful your band gets, the harder you have to work,” he replied. “We're keeping that in mind while we're on the road, still trying to write and work on new songs while keeping the old ones tight, continue pushing our old stuff while working on the new.”

Tickets for Monster Truck's show at London Music Hall on March 6 with 10 Years and The Unreal are $22.50, on sale at the Music Hall box office, Grooves Records and Hideaway Records in town or online via ticketscene.ca. 7 p.m. doors.