Drowningman

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Drowningman
General information
origin Burlington , Vermont , United States
Genre (s) Hardcore punk , mathcore , emocore
founding 1996, 2004
resolution 2002, 2005
Website www.myspace.com/
Last occupation
Brian Curry
Dan Bushey
Jamie Durivage
Electric guitar
 Hans Olson
Simon Brody
former members
Electric guitar
 Denny Donovan
Drums
 Todd Tomlinson
Electric guitar
 Javin Leonard
Electric guitar
 Daryl Rabidoux
Electric guitar
 Matt Roy
Electric guitar
 Joe Villmaire
Electric guitar
 Josh Parent
Electric bass
 Andrew Abramowitz
Electric guitar
 Frank Smecker

Drowningman was an American band from Burlington , Vermont that was formed in 1996, split up in 2002, reunited in 2004, and split up again in 2005.

history

The band was founded in 1996 by singer Simon Brody. A short time later, guitarist Denny Donovan, drummer Todd Tomlinson and guitarist Javin Leonard joined them. Donovan soon left the band and was replaced by Daryl Rabidoux. Dave Barnett joined the group as bass player. In 1997, the single Weighted and Weighted Down was released on Hydra Head Records . Her debut album followed in the following year under the name Busy Signal at the Suicide Hotline . In 1999, a split was released with The Dillinger Escape Plan . An EP called How They Light Cigarettes In Prison followed in 2000 via Revelation Records . In the same year the next album Rock and Roll Killing Machine was released, which was produced by Brian McTernan . Rabidoux and Tomlinson had left the band and were replaced by Matt Roy and Joe Villmaire. This was followed by appearances in the USA together with groups such as Earth Crisis , Glassjaw and Shadows Fall . This was followed by another tour through the USA together with Darkest Hour , where Josh Parent was the new guitarist in the band. Further appearances with Darkest Hour followed in November, as well as concerts with Twelve Tribes in December . The appearances planned for the beginning of 2001 had to be canceled because the band split from their drummer. In May, the band continued their performances and played concerts with Darkest Hour. Performances with Converge and Playing Enemy were planned for September , but these were canceled so the band could work on new songs. In November 2001 bassist Andrew Abramowitz ( Poison the Well ) and guitarist Frank Smecker joined the band. In July 2002, singer Simon Brody left the line-up and founded the band The Scheme with other members of Drowningman, which initially led to the dissolution of Drowningman.

In September 2004 the band got together again and the next gigs followed together with The Dillinger Escape Plan, Misery Signals , Everytime I Die and Zao . In the summer of 2005, appearances in the USA followed along with The Number Twelve Looks Like You and The Minor Times to promote their new album Don't Push Us When We're Hot . In addition, a music video for the song White People Are Stupid was shot under the direction of Joseph Partisall . The group also recorded a cover version of Black Flags Loose Nut for the re-release of the Black Flag tribute album Black On Black via Reignition Records . The band also worked on a new EP Seventenn Times Down the Trailer Stairs . However, the band broke up before the EP was released.

style

The band plays a mixture of emo, hard and mathcore, with the songs being extremely complex. Unusual time indications and changes in tempo are particularly characteristic . The music is comparable to bands like The Dillinger Escape Plan and Converge.

Discography

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Drowningman back in action , accessed December 3, 2012.
  2. ^ Garry Sharpe-Young : New Wave of American Heavy Metal . Zonda Books, New Plymouth 2005, ISBN 0-9582684-0-1 , pp. 125-126 .
  3. ^ William York: Drowningman Rock and Roll Killing Machine , accessed December 3, 2012.