Band History

30 Foot Fall (styled as 30footFALL) is an American Punk Rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band that began in Houston, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

. The Band played their first show on Mother's Day in 1993 and were composed of Rubio Cisneros (Drummer), Tony Avitia (Guitar), Butch Klotz (Vocals). Shortly after releasing their first demo, Damon Delapaz who was also playing for Fenix-TX joined as the bands drummer making Cisneros bassist. Ativia left the group to start I-45 and Chris Laforge picked up as guitarist. Touring Houston, Dallas, and Austin, 30 Foot Fall's popularity grew; they started as openers for larger bands such as Screeching Weasel

Screeching Weasel

Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1986 by Ben Weasel and John Jughead.Since their formation, Screeching Weasel have broken up and reformed numerous times with numerous line-up changes. Ben Weasel has been the only constant...

 and Sum-41

Sum 41

Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. The band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of members Deryck Whibley , Tom Thacker , Jason McCaslin and Steve Jocz .In 1999, the band signed an international record deal with Island Records...

 among others. Stylistically, the band developed sounds similar to NOFX

NOFX

NOFX is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California .The band was formed in 1983 by vocalist/bassist Fat Mike and guitarist Eric Melvin. Drummer Erik Sandin joined NOFX shortly after. In 1991 El Hefe joined to play lead guitar and trumpet, rounding out the current line-up...

, and Minor Threat

Minor Threat

Minor Threat was an American hardcore punk band formed in Washington, D.C. in 1980 and disbanded in 1983. The band was relatively short-lived, but had a strong influence on the hardcore punk music scene, both stylistically and in establishing a "do it yourself" ethic for music distribution and...

.

After making several demos, 30 Foot Fall released several albums over several record labels starting with: Elementary School Love 7 released in 1994 by Yo Mama's Records. In 1995 Fuzzgun Records released, Divided We Stand and again in 1996, Fuzzgun released Junior High Sucked 7. After hearing a Demo Bob Becker of Fearless Records

Fearless Records

Fearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by...

 signed 30 Foot Fall to and in 1997 produced their next album Acme-143.

The band toured extensively and developed a strong underground following touring alongside other notable bands such as Bigwig

Bigwig (band)

Bigwig is a hardcore punk band from New Jersey, formed in 1995. They were originally composed of Josh Farrell , John Castaldo , Tom Petta , and Dan Rominski . It is said they got their name from a character in the book "Watership Down", a large, tough rabbit...

 and Diesel Boy

Diesel Boy

Diesel Boy is a band from Santa Rosa, California, US. They have always been signed to Honest Don's Records.According to Last.fm, Diesel Boy's most popular tracks are "Titty Twister", "Looks That Kill" and "She's My Queen".-History:...

. Around this time Fenix-TX was picked up by MCA records and Delapaz took the opportunity to move to California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 and record their new album. They picked up drummer Brian Davis formerly of Middlefinger.

30footFALL received an offer from Dexter Holland of The Offspring

The Offspring

The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. Known as Manic Subsidal until 1986, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg K. and drummer Pete Parada...

 to release their next full-length album on his Nitro Records

Nitro Records

Nitro Records is an independent record label created and owned by Dexter Holland and Greg Kriesel . They started the label in 1994. The label is famous for being an incubator for punk rock artists who have subsequently become successful, most notably AFI...

 whom Holland's band was affiliated with. In 1999 the band released Ever Revolving, Never Evolving which was noted as one of their most popular albums. The release was followed by numerous shows and tour dates including a tour with The Vandals

The Vandals

The Vandals are an American rock band established in 1980 in Huntington Beach, California. They have released ten full-length studio albums and two live albums and have toured the world extensively, including performances on the Vans Warped Tour...

. Tour after tour would eventually wear on the guys so they decided to stick with home lives & their families. Chris LaForge left the band at this time to seek other musical ventures so they brought in Jason Davis formerly of Middlefinger to take over guitar duties. This line-up recorded The Doppler Effect in 2002. LaForge later returned as guitarist which made them a 5 piece for the first time.

Within the next few years the band only played occasionally in Texas venues and at the annual 30footFALL Christmas Show at Fitzgerald's

Fitzgerald's

Fitzgerald's is one of the oldest and widely recognized live music venues in the Greater Houston area. The club has been at the top of the live music scene in Houston since it opened in 1977...

 in Houston, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

. On December 25 of 2010 the band once again self-released their newest record entitled "Jesus, Elvis, and Richard Petty".

Discography

• "Elementary School Love 7" (Yo Mama's Records, 1994)
• "Divided We Stand" LP (Fuzzgun Records, 1995)
• "Jr. High Sucked 7" (1996)
• "Acme 143" (Fearless Records
  Fearless Records
  Fearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by...
  
  , 1997)
• "Cartoons 7" (Die Cow Die Records, 1998)
• "Ever Revolving, Never Evolving" (Nitro Records
  Nitro Records
  Nitro Records is an independent record label created and owned by Dexter Holland and Greg Kriesel . They started the label in 1994. The label is famous for being an incubator for punk rock artists who have subsequently become successful, most notably AFI...
  
  , 1999)
• "The Doppler Effect" (Independent, 2002)
• "Jesus, Elvis, and Richard Petty" (Independent, 2010)