I Am the Avalanche

I Am The Avalanche are a hardcore/punk band from Long Island, New York. The group was formed by vocalist Vinnie Caruana after the break-up of his previous band The Movielife.

The other members of I Am The Avalanche are drummer Brett "Ratt" Romnes, guitarists Michael Ireland and Brandon Swanson and bassist Kellen Robson. Aside from handling vocal duties Caruana also plays guitar on certain songs such as "This Is Dungeon Music" giving the band a three-guitar attack. This is in-line with the bands heavier, slower sound compared to the members previous efforts.

The groups name comes from a lyric written by Caruana for a song which was later discarded. The phrase also appears in the poem "Oh, Immobility, Death's Vast Associate" by Stephen Dobyns however Caruana mantains that this is a coincidence and he was not aware of the poem until after naming the band.

I Am The Avalanche released their self-titled debut album on Drive Thru Records on September 27 2005, exactly two years to the day since The Movielife broke up.