Crooked Hook

Crooked Hook, a Stoner/Garage/Psyche power trio from New Haven CT, is Joey Maddalena (guitar and vocals), Jason Bates (drums), and Rick Omonte (bass guitar). Comparisons of their sound can be made with The Melvins, Goatsnake, Pentastar-era Earth, Burning Witch, Electric Wizard, Sleep, Isis and even classic Mot?rhead but their style, and perhaps spirit, is blues influenced with an underlying groove... more akin to Black Sabbath, Bongzilla and Dead Meadow.

Comparisons of their sound can be made with The Melvins, Goatsnake, Pentastar-era Earth, Burning Witch, Electric Wizard, Sleep, Isis and even classic Mot?rhead but their style, and perhaps spirit, is blues influenced with an underlying groove... more akin to Black Sabbath, Bongzilla and Dead Meadow. Heavy and hypnotic, powerful and persuasive, their simplistic approach belies the effectiveness of their sound to grab you and hold on tight.

Their self-titled debut 5 track CD EP was recorded, in 2005 at Tone Float Studios by Mitch Rackin, live to 2 inch tape, only over-dubbing vocals, to preserve the intensity and rawness that define the band's crushing live performances. It was released the same year on Safety Meeting Records.

Artwork for the EP, and for many of CH's gig posters and flyers, is by local tattoo artist Christian J Dimenna.