is a Canadian sludge metal band from Vancouver, formed in 2006 by vocalist and guitarist James Farwell.

They have toured with 3 Inches of Blood,[1] Genghis Tron, Baroness,[2] The Ocean Collective, Priestess, Coliseum, Weedeater and High on Fire.

[3] They were released from their contract with Metal Blade in February 2013,[4] and shortly thereafter, reverted to their original name Bison.

This album featured the replacement of drummer Brad Mackinnon with new member from 2011 Matt Wood.

Instead of doing a lot of different stuff poorly, Bison makes their in your face metal balls to the wall.

"[14] AxisofMetal.com's Alex Gallant gives the album a 9/10 stating, "The band lays its outlook bare on this record, making you feel it through the construction of their songs and a wall of sound that pushes forward relentlessly like a tidal wave.

"[15] Not long after severing ties with Metal Blade Records in early 2013,[4] the band had changed their name back from Bison B.C.

[16] Bison released their first album in five years, and first one since the name change, You Are Not The Ocean You Are the Patient, in 2017 on Pelagic Records.

After some friends of ours experienced a horror show of legal trouble simply because of a name dispute we decided to cover our asses just in case.

"[21] The band had officially changed their name back to Bison by the time of the release of their 2014 EP One Thousand Needles.