Simon Says was an Alternative metal

Alternative metal

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 band from Sacramento, California

Sacramento, California

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. In 2001, they changed their name to Key to Arson, and they broke up in 2004.

History

Simon Says was formed by a group of California high schoolers (Matt Franks, Zac Diebels, and Mike Johnston) who got their start playing high school auditoriums around the state in the early 1990s. Adding bassist Mike Arrieta in 1995, the group self-released two records, which attracted the attention of manager Jeff Saltzman. Saltzman set them up with Cake

Cake (band)

Cake is an American alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. Consisting of singer John McCrea, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, guitarist Xan McCurdy, bassist Gabe Nelson and drummer Paulo Baldi, the band has been noted for McCrea's sarcastic lyrics and deadpan voice, DiFiore's trumpet parts, and...

's producer Mark Needham and got them signed to Hollywood Records

Hollywood Records

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 in July 1998. In 1999, they released their major-label debut, Jump Start, which yielded two hit modern rock singles, and the follow-up Shut Your Breath netted a third radio hit.

In 2001, Simon Says left Hollywood Records over promotional issues and changed their name to Key to Arson; soon after, drummer Mike Johnston left the band, to be replaced by Dave "Stixx" Marich. In 2004, Key to Arson announced the completion of an album entitled Light 'Em Up, but by the end of the year the band had broken up.

Members

• Matt Franks - vocals
• Zac Diebels - guitar
• Mike Arrieta - bass
• Dave "Stixx" Marich - drums (2001–2004)
• Mike Johnston - drums (Formation - 2001)

Discography

• Little Boy (self-released, 1997)

01. The Mark

02. Glimpse

03. Her Mystery

04. Little Boy

05. Fallacy

06. This Well I Wish Upon

07. Quiet Time

08. Earache

09. November

• Perfect Example (self-released, 1997)

01. Bold

02. Perfect Example

03. Invisible

04. Last Breath

05. Suffering

06. Quiet Time

07. Subterfuge

08. Superchamp

09. Heartbreaker

10. Shielded

• Jump Start (Hollywood Records
  Hollywood Records
  Hollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote...
  
  , 1999)

01. Sever

02. Slider

03. Ship Jumper

04. Life Jacket

05. Nucleus

06. Perfect Example

07. On My Way

08. Trip Wire

09. Bold

10. Seamless

11. Act One

12. Sam

• Shut Your Breath (Hollywood, 2001)

01. Hey You

02. Syphon

03. Canvas

04. Silk Moth (Mr. Double Face)

05. Segue

06. Blister (Nothing)

07. Dead Weight

08. Limosines & Penthouse Suites (Break Me Down)

09. Tourniquet

10. Train Wreck

11. El Ess

12. Dyslexic Smile

• Light Em Up [as Key To Arson] (self released,2004)

01. One Last Night

02. The End

03. Front The Lie

04. Wake Up

05. Enemy

06. I'll Be Gone

07. My Letter From Prison

08. Run While You Can

09. Throttle Pusher

10. Bottom Line

11. Battlestar Rocktica

Singles

• "Life Jacket" (1999) US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks
  Mainstream Rock Tracks
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  #23
• "Slider" (1999) Mainstream Rock #34
• "Sever" (1999)
• "Blister (Nothing)" (2001) Mainstream Rock #31