Biography
PETIT MORT is a power trío from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Their main influences are 90's Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, PJ Harvey, Melvins, Mars Volta, John Frusciante, Arctic Monckeys, Incubus and Foo Fighters.
Petit Mort was formed in 2007: they played their first gig in the month of April that year at a venue called the “Viejo Varieté” bar of La Plata in Buenos Aires. The debut was followed by a number of gigs and festivals at the capital area, and in September they travelled to the province of Chubut (in Patagonia) to perform at Puerto Madryn and Trelew. The finishing gig for the year was played in the Waterhole (Amsterdam, The Netherlands).
In 2008 Petit Mort participated in the “Ciclodelico" festival where they played aside Argentinian stoner bands. In February 2009 they travelled again to the South of Argentina for their Andes Mountains Tour. By mid-year the band began recording their first EP of mainly stoner and grunge sounds with pop melodies; it was released in early April 2010.
During the months of April, May and June 2010 the EP was promoted on Petit Mort's second European tour, with more than 20 gigs in differents locations and festivals of Netherlands. In 2011 the band promoted "Spit In" with 40 shows in England, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland and Germany.
Petit Mort are currently on their 2012 European Tour.
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