Flaw

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Flaw
General information
origin Louisville , Kentucky , United States
Genre (s) Alternative metal , nu metal
founding 1996 as F. Law, 2006
resolution 2004
Website http://www.flawband.com/
Current occupation
Chris Volz
Jason Daunt
Ryan Jurhs
Corey Sturgill
Paul Harrison
former members
Drums
 Ivan Arnold
Drums
 Chris Ballinger
Electric guitar
 Lance Arny
Drums
 Micah Havertape
Drums
 Sean Rued
Drums
 Terry Harper
Electric bass
 Alex Cando
Electric guitar
 Andy Russ
Electric guitar
 Chris Marple
Electric bass
 Van Avery

Flaw is an American alternative metal and nu-metal band from Louisville , Kentucky , which was founded in 1996 under the name F. Law , disbanded in 2004 and has been active again since 2006.

history

The band was founded in 1996 when guitarist Jason Daunt, looking for a singer, ran an ad in the local entertainment newspaper LEO , to which Chris Volz replied. The band called themselves initially F. Law, before the name changed to Flaw shortly afterwards. In 1997, Ryan Jurhs joined the pair as bass player, while the rest of the line-up changed several times. The American Arrogance album was recorded within a few weeks and was self-released in 1998. Two of the songs on it, Amendment and Reliance , are also included on the later album Through the Eyes . The budget of the members was only 68 US dollars . After the release, the band performed together with Econoline Crush and Fear Factory . In 1998 and 2000 the album Flaw and the EP Drama followed. In 1999 the addition of the drummer Chris Ballinger and the guitarist Lance Arny resulted in a permanent line-up. Performing at CBGB was Republic Records aware of the band.

With producer David Bottrill , the album Through the Eyes was recorded in Sound City in Los Angeles in early 2001 , before it was released in October 2001. The album peaked at number 119 on the Billboard 200 . Of the 13 songs on the album, Payback was selected as a single. This was followed by appearances with Kittie , Mushroomhead and Ill Niño . The band played with Mushroomhead and American Head Charge in Munich in mid-2002 . The group also took part in the Ozzfest . During this period, Daunt left the line-up and was not replaced due to musical and personal differences. In 2002 the band was on the soundtrack for The Scorpion King and released Whole as another single. In June concerts were held in Germany and the Netherlands . After another album in May 2004 under the name Endangered Species , the label separated from the band, which meant the breakup for them. Previously, the album was 42nd on the US album charts and sold over 75,000 times in the first four weeks. The band had written 28 songs for the album, twelve of which had been recorded. Micah Havertape can then be heard as the new drummer.

In October 2006 Daunt, Volz and Ballinger announced the start-up. In March and April 2007, performances were held in which Van Avery was active as bassist and Arny as another guitarist. In April 2007, Volz and Daunt decided to found a new band under the name Foundation, but in August 2008 they returned to Flaw together. In November 2008 the band, which in addition to Volz and Daunt consisted of guitarist Nathan McDaniel, drummer Terry Harper and bassist Tyler Guess, went on tour with The Dreaming . In December, McDaniel left the line-up, while Jimmie Stallings joined as the new bass player in January 2009. In November and December they went on tour with Displaced. From June 2010 Chris Marple took over the electric guitar alongside Lance Army. In September, performances with Tantric , Adema and Burn Halo were held.

In 2013 the band held a concert again after a long period of inactivity and consisted of Volz, Jurhs, Arny, the guitarist Andy Russ and the drummer Sean Rued. This is followed also took Primer 55 and Incursion part. With Daunt on the electric guitar for Arny and the drummer Ballinger, the group continued to be active. In February 2014, Flaw announced that 14 to 15 new songs were recorded and three songs were revised. In October 2014 the group was seen at the Louder Than Life Festival . In January 2015, they separated from the drummer Ballinger, who was then replaced by Corey Sturgill. In May and June the band played with Seasons After . She had also recorded material for a new album with producer Skidd Mills . For release, the group signed a deal with Pavement Music in November 2015. The current album Divided We Fall was released on August 19, 2016.

style

According to Eleanor Ditzel from Allmusic , Volz was helped by his adoptive mother, an opera singer who performed at the Kennedy Center . After she committed suicide when Volz was twelve years old, he underwent several psychotherapies. The texts were strongly influenced by these experiences. Through the Eyes as tool conditions influencing the fate. Christian Graf assigned Flaw to Nu Metal in his Nu Metal and Crossover Lexicon . Donnie Hardin from dailyrockreport.co assigned the band to alternative metal. In an interview with Eddy Metal by louisvillemusicnews.net Jurhs was Alice in Chains , Nirvana , Pearl Jam , Primus , Korn , Lamb of God , Tool, 311 , Pressure 4-5 , Chevelle and bands from the classical, swing - and jazz - Area as influences. In an interview with Donnie Hardin from dailyrockreport.co , Volz named Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Deftones , Limp Bizkit , Korn and Faith No More as influences. Elmar Salmutter from Metal Hammer found through the Eyes similarities to Tool and A Perfect Circle . Volz stated in an interview with Salmutter that it is okay for the band to be pigeonholed in the Nu-Metal drawer. He could not confirm an influence of A Perfect Circle, since a large part of the album had already been written before the first album of this band came out. However, Tool was an influence. According to Sal Mutter, the song Whole deals with the death of Volz's adoptive mother. In a later edition Matthias Weckmann wrote in his review of Endangered Species that the band had found a balance between heaviness and melodies on Through the Eyes , while the music on this album is now softer and relies more on acoustic pieces. He called the music New Rock . One issue later, Sal Mutter wrote that the song Medicate was about the risks of life as a musician. In an interview with him, Volz stated that on Through the Eyes , as with its predecessor, environmental degradation was also an issue. He also tries on the new album to focus more on the vocals. He would also now sing more and shout less. He does all this to separate himself from Nu Metal, which means that he is taken more seriously.

Discography

Albums

  • 1998: American Arrogance (self-published)
  • 1998: Flaw (self-published)
  • 2001: Through the Eyes ( Republic Records )
  • 2004: Endangered Species (Republic Records)
  • 2009: Home Grown Studio Sessions ( CD Baby )
  • 2016: Divided We Fall (Pavement Music)

EP

  • 2000: Drama (self-published)

Singles

  • 2001: Payback (Republic Records)
  • 2001: Only the Strong (Republic Records)
  • 2002: Whole (Republic Records)
  • 2004: Recognize (Republic Records)
  • 2015: We All Bleed Red (self-published)

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ^ A b c d Christian Graf: Nu Metal and Crossover Lexicon . Lexikon Imprint Verlag, 2002, ISBN 3-89602-515-5 , p. 101 .
  3. ↑ a b c Eleanor Ditzel: Flaw. Allmusic , accessed March 5, 2016 .
  4. ↑ a b Elmar Salmut: Flaw . No toads. In: Metal Hammer . August 2002, p. 64 f .
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  6. ↑ Michael Schäfer: Mushroomhead . + Mushroomhead + Flaw. In: Metal Hammer . August 2002, p. 137 .
  7. ^ Jason Koerner: Louisville Rock Lowdown. louisvillemusicnews.net, accessed March 5, 2016 .
  8. ↑ a b Biography. (No longer available online.) Rockdetector.com, archived from the original on March 5, 2016 ; Retrieved March 5, 2016 .
  9. ↑ a b Elmar Salmut: Flaw . Radioactive. In: Metal Hammer . August 2004, p. 66 .
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  12. ↑ deathbringer: Flaw frontman Chris Volz Forms New Band, Foundation. metalunderground.com, accessed March 5, 2016 .
  13. ^ Foundation Change Name Back To Flaw. tunelab.com, accessed March 5, 2016 .
  14. ↑ FLAW To Tour With THE DREAMING. Blabbermouth.net, accessed March 5, 2016 .
  15. ↑ Flaw Lose Guitarist. tunelab.com, accessed March 5, 2016 .
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  18. ↑ Chris Marple (STR Guitar) / Bio. ReverbNation , accessed March 5, 2016 .
  19. ↑ Spencer Matulaitis: TheLiveLine Confirmed to Sponsor the TANTRIC, ADEMA, BURN HALO Tour. puregrainaudio.com, accessed March 5, 2016 .
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  21. ↑ Chad Childers: Flaw Reveal Original Lineup Has Reunited. loudwire.com, accessed March 5, 2016 .
  22. ↑ wookubus: Flaw (With Their 'Original' Lineup) Post Newly Recorded Version Of “Uncurled”. theprp.com, accessed March 5, 2016 .
  23. ↑ Louder Than Life Festival 2014. songkick.com, accessed March 5, 2016 .
  24. ^ Eddy Metal: News From the Pit. Flaw To Record New Album Soon. louisvillemusicnews.net, accessed March 5, 2016 .
  25. ↑ Chad Childers: FLAW Plan New Album, Late Spring 2015 Tour. loudwire.com, accessed March 5, 2016 .
  26. ↑ FLAW Signs With PAVEMENT ENTERTAINMENT. Blabbermouth.net, accessed March 5, 2016 .
  27. ↑ FLAW To Release New Album “Divided We Fall” In August. Theprp.com, July 12, 2016, accessed September 29, 2016 .
  28. ↑ Donnie Hardin, Eddy Metal: ROCK CLOSE-UP: FLAW bassist Ryan Jurhs. (No longer available online.) Dailyrockreport.co, archived from the original on May 20, 2015 ; Retrieved March 5, 2016 .
  29. ^ Matthias Weckmann: Flaw . Endangered Species. In: Metal Hammer . July 2004, p. 106 .