I just don’t want to repeat things that I’ve done. Fred replaced Hank, but then Fred left to go to school, and Scott from C-Squat filled in. Underneath it all, however, is the same desperate need to write these songs and get them out of his system. All those thoughts and feelings swirl together on this record as Cruz – who refers to himself and his vulnerability as the “flesh in the machine” – tries to find some sort of resolution. By 1992, the band was touring and building up a fan base in NYC. Yet while these songs are fuelled by a power and aggression, the band – completed by guitarists Jake Kiley and Rob Ramos, bassist Chris Aiken and new drummer (since 2018) RJ Shankle – infused them with plenty of nuance, too. Under Attack was released on SideOneDummy Records in 2006, and they toured virtually non-stop for three years in support of the album. We’re older, but I’m so grateful that I still have a lot to do. ~ Steve Huey & Neil Z. Yeung, Rovi, The Casualties Official Website | The Casualties on Facebook | The Casualties on Instagram | The Casualties on Bandcamp. Another guitarist, Steve, from Distraught, also filled in during this period. Some of that is thanks to the lessons learned from last year’s acoustic yet expansive acoustic EP Black Out The Sky, something Cruz says was a necessary step the band had to take in order to then make this record. Strung Out Official Website | Strung Out on Facebook | Strung Out on Twitter | Strung Out on Instagram. “I feel like I’ve given what I needed to give to Strung Out. Johnny (Of The Krays) served as bassist until 1998 (a position more permanently filled by Rick later that year). “I lost my best friend six or seven months ago,” explains Cruz. about 9 months ago. I hope people hear this record, and they know that we’re not tired, that I still have ideas.”. California Events At this point, Colin, Jorge, Yureesh, and Mark put together a demo. In December 2009, The Casualties toured alongside Hatebreed, The Acacia Strain, Crowbar, and Thy Will Be Done as part of the Stillborn Fest. And while the record sees Strung Out still writing at the height of their abilities, at the same time, when Cruz reflects back on these songs, he thinks they represent something monumental for the band, even if he’s not entirely sure what that actually is. If you listened to Songs Of Armor And Devotion with no prior knowledge of Strung Out, you probably wouldn’t guess that the California band has been together for almost 30 years – such is the intensity and fresh energy of these 13 songs. with Strung Out and 2 others. Strung Out Official Website | Strung Out on Facebook | Strung Out on Twitter | Strung Out on Instagram. Gothic Theatre. It’s a political record that addresses the state we’re in, but at its core is a heart and humanity –and a belief in that humanity – that overrides everything else. For more information please review our cookie policy. Your email will only be seen by the event organizer. I look back on the record and I think ‘Done.’ For me personally, it’s a new beginning. 504 Congress St, Portland, Maine 04101. By closing this banner or by continuing to use Eventbrite, you agree. Hide Map. was released on Eyeball Records. Produced by Cameron Webb, Agents was just their second album to chart within the Billboard 200. Tickets Are On Sale now: www.gardenamp.com Official Promo Video Music By: Strung Out … Strung Out celebrated their 20th anniversary in 2009 with the release of the rarity/B-side set Prototypes and Painkillers and Agents of the Underground, their seventh full-length. Produced by Cameron Webb, who was behind the helm of 2009’s Agents Of The Underground, it’s a record that brims with the same ferocious fire the band had at the very start of its career when front man Jason Cruz was still a teenager, but which also demonstrates how far the California five-piece have evolved as songwriters, musicians and people. Morro Bay Music Performances, 900 Main St, Morro Bay, CA 93442, United States. In the studio, his spot was filled by Sean Winchester (Everclear, Buckcherry), while Runaway Kids’ RJ Shankle took over live duties. It sobers and ends with loss. The initial lineup consisted of Colin and Jorge on vocals, Yureesh on drums, Hank on guitar, and Mark on bass. In 1998 Strung Out issued the Crossroads & Illusions EP and the full-length Twisted by Design, the latter a more progressive work that found the group beginning to mix elements of technique-oriented heavy metal into its instrumental attack; in addition, Fat Wreck Chords issued a set of early Strung Out material titled The Skinny Years: Before We Got Fat. Find out more about how your privacy is protected. Hosted by Strung Out, The Casualties and Port City Music Hall. To be a good and gentle person, you have to put up a little bit of armor, but that armor never works, because you’re so caring and sensitive and vulnerable, that your heart is going to be displayed on that armor anyway. clock. Show Map. The line-up of Jorge, Jake, Mike and Meggers continued until 1997. Debuting with a mixture of punk speed and metal guitar power, Southern California outfit Strung Out were mainstays of the punk circuit for decades, playing hardcore anthems with anti-authority attitude until evolving with a more melodic approach in their late-era years. “It was right before we started writing this record, and that really put a shadow on things. pin. In 1996, Shawn left the band, and Meggers of the Rivits came to fill in and became the regular drummer. Much of Cruz’s vulnerability stems from the death of someone he was incredibly close to. Some of these songs – especially “Monuments” and “Bloody Knuckles” – reflect that loss. After touring behind the record, the band took a break and didn’t return until 2015 with its highest-charting effort to date, Transmission.Alpha.Delta. We still have a lot left and as long as we listen to each other and we care about what each other has to say, I don’t see an end for Strung Out. Things to do in Morro Bay, CA During the early years, the lineup was stable. I’ve grown. The Casualties members aimed to return to what they viewed as the "golden era" of street punk, embodied by bands such as The Exploited, Charged GBH, which they believed had disappeared by 1985. Show Map. Allow Facebook friends to see your upcoming events? That’s something which has exaggerated and exacerbated Cruz’s emotional fragility and continues the spiritual and philosophical journey he says he’s found himself on in recent years. Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 8:00 PM EDT. But there are so many things on this record that I’m still figuring it out.”. Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 7:30 PM MDT. Formed in 1989 with a lineup featuring vocalist Jason Cruz, guitarists Jake Kiley and Rob Ramos, bassist Jim Cherry, and drummer Adam Austin (by the time Strung Out released their first 7″, Austin had been replaced by Jordan Burns), the quintet signed with NOFX bassist Fat Mike’s Fat Wreck Chords label in 1993 and issued a debut album, Another Day in Paradise, the following year. Their newest album, We Are All We Have, was released on the SideOneDummy label on August 25, 2009. My favorite part about America is the pain of the poor people and what they create out of it – the culture that the poorest people of this country have created. Colin stepped out for several months to finish his education while Rachel, Rivits' singer, took his place. Those ideas flow throughout this record both musically and thematically, the vulnerability and uncertainty of Cruz’s lyrics lying in stark contrast to the fierce and ferocious pummeling nature of its songs. While recording a follow-up, the band parted ways with Burns after 25 years together. I’m not angry like I used to be – I feel like this was the end of something, and now it’s time for a new life. The EP 40 Oz. From that came blues, jazz, rock n roll, and, to me, coming from nothing and creating something is everything to me.”. I need to do this, but if it’s not making a connection, I have no right to be here. Good Medicine Presents & Numbskull Productions. In 1993, bassist Mark and guitarist Fred were replaced by Mike and Jake, respectively and Yureesh was replaced by Shawn on drums in 1994. That juxtaposition has always been present in Strung Out’s songs, but for this record, that push and pull has become the central basis and focus of this record, as his heart and thoughts struggle to make sense of the chaos of the world at large. Find event and ticket information. Port City Music Hall - Portland, ME pin. Cherry left the band in 1999, going on to play with Zero Down and Pulley, and was replaced by Chris Aiken on bass. “Some songs can be armor: they can repel and they can guard you,” explains Cruz. Strung Out / The Casualties. I can’t write like that anymore.”. “I don’t want to be 19 years old again,” says Cruz, “but the fact that we still have that energy, but we’re not 19 years old is a real feather in our cap. The band returned in 2000 with the EP The Element of Sonic Defiance, following two years later with An American Paradox. Strung Out & The Casualties with special guest We're Occupied appearing at Jake's Backroom -in Lubbock Strung Out If you listened to Songs Of Armor And Devotion with no prior knowledge of Strung Out, you probably wouldn’t guess that the California band has been together for almost 30 years – such is the intensity and fresh energy of these 13 songs. “Disappearing City” blends a raucous energy with a sense of resignation but – importantly – not defeat, “Under The Western Sky” brims with Strung Out’s trademark sense of melody and coruscating aggression, and the insistent ebb and flow of album closer “Bloody Knuckles” is ravaged with both a despair and a kind of beauty at the same time. The music is this metal machine and then you get these vocals that express this vulnerability in a melodic way – and there’s love and there’s searching in all that machine. The Casualties are currently recording a new album with famed producer Zeuss, which is set to be released in Summer 2012.

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