Antioch Arrow
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Antioch Arrow, from San Diego, California
, was on the seminal post-hardcore
label Gravity Records
, responsible for putting San Diego on the map in the mid-90's as one of the centers of the movement.
Antioch Arrow used the fast and chaotic framework of hardcore punk
to create songs that were at times melodic and at times indiscernible, but almost always curious and played at breakneck speed. Their calling card was surely their Vocalist Aaron Montaigne. Whether dramatic and theatrical or whispered or shrieked, his obtuse, stream-of-consciousness vocal delivery & lyrics forced an audience to react.
They embarked on 3 different tours within the United States. The first was a week long tour of the West Coast in the spring of 1993. The second was a month long tour of the U.S., spanning late June to Early July 1993. The third and final tour was originally supposed to be for 6 weeks from early June to late July 1994. However, van troubles and inter-band conflict ended the tour in early July with the band canceling many shows across the Northwest. Their last show ever took place in a truck trailer in Boulder, Colorado
around July 6, 1994.
Members went on to form or join: Tarot Bolero, Get Hustle, Final Conflict
, Holy Molar
, Crash Worship
, Burlesque Affair, The Chandeliers, Coptic Light, The Red Tyger Church
, Bedtime, Atriarch, DBC and Magick Daggers, amongst others.
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...
, was on the seminal post-hardcore
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
label Gravity Records
Gravity Records
Gravity Records is an underground independent record label from San Diego. It was formed in 1991 by Matt Anderson, a member of the influential underground band Heroin. It has been central in developing and promoting the "San Diego sound" - an idiosyncratic form of post-hardcore with loose, chaotic...
, responsible for putting San Diego on the map in the mid-90's as one of the centers of the movement.
Antioch Arrow used the fast and chaotic framework of hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
to create songs that were at times melodic and at times indiscernible, but almost always curious and played at breakneck speed. Their calling card was surely their Vocalist Aaron Montaigne. Whether dramatic and theatrical or whispered or shrieked, his obtuse, stream-of-consciousness vocal delivery & lyrics forced an audience to react.
They embarked on 3 different tours within the United States. The first was a week long tour of the West Coast in the spring of 1993. The second was a month long tour of the U.S., spanning late June to Early July 1993. The third and final tour was originally supposed to be for 6 weeks from early June to late July 1994. However, van troubles and inter-band conflict ended the tour in early July with the band canceling many shows across the Northwest. Their last show ever took place in a truck trailer in Boulder, Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...
around July 6, 1994.
Members
- Aaron Montaigne- Vocals
- Mac Mann- Bass
- Ron Avila (a.k.a. Ron Anarchy, a.k.a. Maxamillion Avila)- Drums
- Jeff Winterberg- Guitar
- Aaron Richards (a.k.a. Ricards)- Guitar (played on Antioch Arrow/Candle EP and The Lady Is A Cat)
- Andy Ward- Guitar (played on In Love With Jetts and Gems of Masochism)
Members went on to form or join: Tarot Bolero, Get Hustle, Final Conflict
Final Conflict
Final Conflict is a hardcore punk band from Long Beach, California formed in 1983. They have gone through various lineup changes since then with the only constant member being their original guitar player, Jeff Harp. Currently the band's lineup includes Shane McLachlan and Calum Mackenzie of the...
, Holy Molar
Holy Molar
Holy Molar is a noise rock band from San Diego, composed of members that play or have played in The Locust, Antioch Arrow, Charles Bronson, Heroin, Cattle Decapitation, The Crimson Curse, Glass Candy, Get Hustle, Swing Kids, Das Oath, Struggle and Some Girls. They play a similar style of music as...
, Crash Worship
Crash Worship
Crash Worship or ADRV was a San Diego based experimental-aktionist-industrial-noise performance group formed in 1986. Most renowned for its live shows in which three stand-up percussionists hammered out concussive poly-rhythms to abstract mutated guitar, synthesizers, effects and dualling vocalists...
, Burlesque Affair, The Chandeliers, Coptic Light, The Red Tyger Church
The Red Tyger Church
-Biography:Red Tyger Church is a Sacramento/Bay Area gospel punk rock band. It was started as a side project by singer/songwriter Mike Diaz in 2002 in Sacramento, CA, who was at the time in the local punk band The Pretty Girls, and the LA fuzz-rock band, The Warlocks.At the time it was intended as...
, Bedtime, Atriarch, DBC and Magick Daggers, amongst others.
Discography
- Antioch Arrow/Candle split 7" Gravity RecordsGravity RecordsGravity Records is an underground independent record label from San Diego. It was formed in 1991 by Matt Anderson, a member of the influential underground band Heroin. It has been central in developing and promoting the "San Diego sound" - an idiosyncratic form of post-hardcore with loose, chaotic...
#4.5 (1993) - The Lady is a Cat Gravity RecordsGravity RecordsGravity Records is an underground independent record label from San Diego. It was formed in 1991 by Matt Anderson, a member of the influential underground band Heroin. It has been central in developing and promoting the "San Diego sound" - an idiosyncratic form of post-hardcore with loose, chaotic...
#4 (1993) - In Love With Jetts Gravity RecordsGravity RecordsGravity Records is an underground independent record label from San Diego. It was formed in 1991 by Matt Anderson, a member of the influential underground band Heroin. It has been central in developing and promoting the "San Diego sound" - an idiosyncratic form of post-hardcore with loose, chaotic...
#11 (1994) - Gems of Masochism Amalgamated Recording Corp/Mighty Records (1995) (re-released in 2003 by 31G Records)