Quest for Fire to make their American debut on 7th Street

By Meredith Deliso

Fans of psych rock may have mourned the death of the Toronto’s garage rock band Deadly Snakes and hardcore band Cursed when they split up a couple of years ago. But they can seek some solace in some of those band members’ newest endeavor, Quest For Fire.


Currently on tour with another Canadian act, rock and rollers Pink Mountaintops (which also pulls from a couple of members of Quest For Fire), the band comes to Brooklyn next month, playing at the Gowanus venue The Bell House on June 5.

Andrew Moszynski (guitar) and Chad Ross (guitar, vocals) of The Deadly Snakes and Mike Maxymuik (drums) of Cursed, as well as Josh Bauman on bass, form the band, which takes its name not from the “s----y Iron Maiden song,” says Ross, but the 1981 movie adaptation of the turn-of-the-century French novel.

The band is coming off the release of their self-titled debut on Tee Pee Records, out June 9, six songs informed by the psych jams of Pink Floyd, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and Crazy Horse. They spent over a year working on their debut, but their rocking live show quickly created buzz in the Toronto music scene, with offers to open for acts like Black Mountain, Ladyhawk, Mudhoney, Earthless, Howlin Rain and Witch coming in.

“The process was hashed out by jamming for a year straight before we even played a show,” says Ross. “We hit some roadblocks for a while, then settled nicely into a comfortable place.”

Touring heavily in Canada, they’re excited to play their first gig as a band in the United States, right here in Brooklyn.

“Andrew and I have playing there a bunch with The Deadly Snakes,” says Ross. “We’re looking forward to trying to park our van and trailer.”

Quest For Fire play The Bell House (149 7th St.) on June 6 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased in advance here. For more information, call 718-643-651.