Gorilla biscuits
| Gorilla biscuits | |
|---|---|
 The Gorilla Biscuits live |
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| General information | |
| origin | New York (United States) |
| Genre (s) | Melodic Hardcore |
| founding | 1987, 2005 |
| resolution | 1991 |
| Founding members | |
singing |
Anthony Civarelli |
guitar |
Walter Schreifels |
bass |
Arthur Smilios |
Drums |
Luke Abbey |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Anthony Civarelli |
guitar |
Walter Schreifels |
bass |
Arthur Smilios |
Drums |
Sammy Siegler |
| former members | |
guitar |
Alex Brown (1989-2019, † 2019) |
Gorilla Biscuits are a hardcore band from New York City . They were founded in the late 1980s, are part of the straight edge scene and are among the most influential and successful bands in this genre. The band released the album Start Today in 1989 and then broke up.
In 2005, the former members of the group, as well as other artists, were asked by the operators of the CBGB club to play a show to help cushion the costs of a legal dispute for the club. As a result, the band got back together and went on a US tour 15 years after they split up in 2006 - the only album Start Today was re-released in a version expanded to include bonus recordings.
In 2007 the first European tour in 16 years took place. In spring 2016 the band completed another European tour together with Modern Life Is War , Touché Amoré and GWLT . In February 2019, guitarist Brown, who had previously suffered an aneurysm , passed away .
Discography
- 1988: Gorilla Biscuits ( EP , Revelation Records )
- 1989: Start Today (LP, Revelation Records)
- 1992: A New Direction (EP, Flex! Records)
Web links
- Gorilla Biscuits at laut.de
- Gorilla Biscuits at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Walter Schreifels: Reunited States , Spin, May 8, 2007 (accessed September 14, 2011)
- ↑ BrooklynVegan.com: Gorilla Biscuits' Alex Brown, RIP. Retrieved February 2, 2019 .