"Aaron Richards" redirects here. For the singer, see Monstercat.
Antioch Arrow was an American punk rock band from San Diego, California, that formed in 1992. Most of their discography was released through the San Diego independent label Gravity Records. The label was responsible raising San Diego's profile in the underground music scene of the mid-1990s. The band, breaking up in 1994 and releasing one final studio album posthumously in 1995, are now considered to be one of the most influential bands of the early 1990s that shaped emo and post-hardcore music of the late 1990s and early 2000s.[citation needed]
The band first formed in 1992 by vocalist Aaron Montaigne, bassist Mac Mann, and drummer Ron Avila (who is also known by his nicknames "Ron Anarchy" and "Maxamillion Avila"). Avila and Montaigne originally knew each other from their previous band Heroin; Avila was the original drummer of Heroin, but left after the group played their first two shows. Montaigne joined the group to replace him.[3] The trio would soon recruit guitarists Jeff Winterberg and Aaron Richards and, under this line up, released a split 7-inch with the band Candle and their debut 12-inch extended play The Lady Is A Cat, both in 1993 through Gravity Records. After this, Richards left the band as was subsequently replaced by Andy Ward, who was previously in the group Evergreen.[4]
With their line-up solidified, the group would release their second extended play In Love With Jetts in 1994, again through Gravity Records. During their run, the group 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. In December 1994, the group were offered by Amalgamented Recording Corp to fly out to Los Angeles, California to record, which resulted in the group's final album, Gems Of Masochism, which was released posthumously in 1995. The album is noted for its gothic sound, utilizing synthesizers. According to Montaigne, it was ill-received by the punk scene when it was initially released.[3]
Post-breakupEdit
Since the group's break-up, members have gone on to work on other musical projects. Andy Ward and Ron Avila, for example, formed the Three One G supergroup Holy Molar.[5] Aaron Montaigne would later form a heroin addiction by the late 1990s, but eventually sobered when he joined the US Army in the early 2000s.[6] Jeff Winterberg would go on to do photography, and in 2011 he was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a rare form of cancer that typically affects children, with only two percent of cases affecting adults.[7][8][9]
Style, influences, and legacyEdit
The band is typically seen as a vital part of both first wave emo music and the "San Diego sound", an early style of post-hardcore originating from San Diego that was popularized by bands such as Swing Kids and Heroin. The group's first three releases were issued by Gravity Records, a label that is also considered to have played an important role in the "San Diego sound".[10] The band's early recordings, such as The Lady Is A Cat, displayed a somewhat "basic" hardcore punk sound, while In Love With Jetts introduced a much more spastic, noisy style that the band would later be known for. The group's final album, Gems Of Masochism, introduced synthesizers and an overall gothic aesthetic, both musically and visually. The band has been described as post-hardcore,[4]art punk,[11]emo,[11]post-punk,[5] and no wave.[5] They have been described as pioneers of screamo as well.[citation needed]
The band has gone on to name many influences, including mid-late 1980s DC emo and hardcore bands such as Ignition and Rites of Spring. The Birthday Party was also a major early influence for the group, and the somewhat strange style of The Nation of Ulysses also inspired the group majorly. Vocalist Aaron Montaigne has also stated that the vocal style of Chris Thompson (of the late 1980s Washington, DC hardcore group Fury) shaped his own style of desperate, fearful vocals.[3]
Antioch Arrow are now considered a highly influential band for their time. At the Drive-In once stated how the group influenced them,[12] as well as The Blood Brothers.[13] The experimental noise rock band Racebannon has also described Antioch Arrow as an early influence.[14]
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^ abcLipez, Zachary (19 April 2013). "Aaron Montaigne, Godfather of Screamo, is More Interesting Than You Can Ever Hope to Be - Part One". noisey.vice.com. Vice. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
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^ abcDiGiglio, Becky. "Antioch Arrow Bio". threeoneg.com. Three One G. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
^Lipez, Zachary (30 April 2013). "Aaron Montaigne, Godfather of Screamo, is More Interesting Than You Can Ever Hope to Be - Part Two". noisey.vice.com. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
^Dale, Chad. "Picture Jeff Cancer Free: Antioch Arrow Guitarist Treatment Fund". sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
^n/a (8 August 2012). "Picture Music Photog Jeff Winterberg Cancer-Free". noisey.vice.com. Vice. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
^Spool, Ari. "Jeff Winterberg Has A Rare Brain Cancer". imposemagazine.com. Impose. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
^Grubbs, Eric (2008). POST: A Look At The Influence Of Post-Hardcore 1985-2007. New York, Bloomington: iUniverse, inc. p. 269. ISBN978-0-595-51835-7.
^Lipez, Zachary (20 May 2014). "Strap On Your White Belts, The Blood Brothers Have Returned: An Interview with Jordan Blilie". noisey.vice.com. Vice. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
^Marsh, Jeff (2006-01-19). "Interview with Racebannon". adequacy.net. Delusions of Adequacy. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
External linksEdit
Myspace page
Allmusic page
Video interview with Aaron Montaigne going over his time with the military
October 14, 2023
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Aaron Richards redirects here For the singer see Monstercat Antioch Arrow was an American punk rock band from San Diego California that formed in 1992 Most of their discography was released through the San Diego independent label Gravity Records The label was responsible raising San Diego s profile in the underground music scene of the mid 1990s The band breaking up in 1994 and releasing one final studio album posthumously in 1995 are now considered to be one of the most influential bands of the early 1990s that shaped emo and post hardcore music of the late 1990s and early 2000s citation needed Antioch ArrowOriginSan Diego California U S GenresPost hardcore screamo emo post punk sasscore 1 2 Years active1992 1994LabelsGravity Records Amalgameted Recording Corp Three One GPast membersAaron Montaigne Mac Mann Ron Avila Jeff Winterberg Aaron Richards Andy Ward Contents 1 History 1 1 Post breakup 2 Style influences and legacy 3 Members 4 Discography 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe band first formed in 1992 by vocalist Aaron Montaigne bassist Mac Mann and drummer Ron Avila who is also known by his nicknames Ron Anarchy and Maxamillion Avila Avila and Montaigne originally knew each other from their previous band Heroin Avila was the original drummer of Heroin but left after the group played their first two shows Montaigne joined the group to replace him 3 The trio would soon recruit guitarists Jeff Winterberg and Aaron Richards and under this line up released a split 7 inch with the band Candle and their debut 12 inch extended play The Lady Is A Cat both in 1993 through Gravity Records After this Richards left the band as was subsequently replaced by Andy Ward who was previously in the group Evergreen 4 With their line up solidified the group would release their second extended play In Love With Jetts in 1994 again through Gravity Records During their run the group 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 In December 1994 the group were offered by Amalgamented Recording Corp to fly out to Los Angeles California to record which resulted in the group s final album Gems Of Masochism which was released posthumously in 1995 The album is noted for its gothic sound utilizing synthesizers According to Montaigne it was ill received by the punk scene when it was initially released 3 Post breakup Edit Since the group s break up members have gone on to work on other musical projects Andy Ward and Ron Avila for example formed the Three One G supergroup Holy Molar 5 Aaron Montaigne would later form a heroin addiction by the late 1990s but eventually sobered when he joined the US Army in the early 2000s 6 Jeff Winterberg would go on to do photography and in 2011 he was diagnosed with medulloblastoma a rare form of cancer that typically affects children with only two percent of cases affecting adults 7 8 9 Style influences and legacy EditThe band is typically seen as a vital part of both first wave emo music and the San Diego sound an early style of post hardcore originating from San Diego that was popularized by bands such as Swing Kids and Heroin The group s first three releases were issued by Gravity Records a label that is also considered to have played an important role in the San Diego sound 10 The band s early recordings such as The Lady Is A Cat displayed a somewhat basic hardcore punk sound while In Love With Jetts introduced a much more spastic noisy style that the band would later be known for The group s final album Gems Of Masochism introduced synthesizers and an overall gothic aesthetic both musically and visually The band has been described as post hardcore 4 art punk 11 emo 11 post punk 5 and no wave 5 They have been described as pioneers of screamo as well citation needed The band has gone on to name many influences including mid late 1980s DC emo and hardcore bands such as Ignition and Rites of Spring The Birthday Party was also a major early influence for the group and the somewhat strange style of The Nation of Ulysses also inspired the group majorly Vocalist Aaron Montaigne has also stated that the vocal style of Chris Thompson of the late 1980s Washington DC hardcore group Fury shaped his own style of desperate fearful vocals 3 Antioch Arrow are now considered a highly influential band for their time At the Drive In once stated how the group influenced them 12 as well as The Blood Brothers 13 The experimental noise rock band Racebannon has also described Antioch Arrow as an early influence 14 Members EditFinal line upAaron Montaigne vocals 1992 1994 Mac Mann bass 1992 1994 Ron Avila drums 1992 1994 Jeff Winterberg guitar 1992 1994 Andy Ward guitar 1994 Previous membersAaron Richards guitar 1992 1993 Discography EditStudio albumsThe Lady Is A Cat 1993 Gravity In Love With Jetts 1994 Gravity Gems Of Masochism 1995 Amalgamated Split recordsAntioch Arrow Candle split 7 inch 1993 Gravity Compilation albumsAntioch Arrow 1997 Gravity References Edit Antioch Arrow Rate Your Music Rate Your Music Retrieved 2022 01 12 What is Sasscore DIY Connspiracy Phillip Stounn 9 April 2021 Retrieved 2022 01 12 a b c Lipez Zachary 19 April 2013 Aaron Montaigne Godfather of Screamo is More Interesting Than You Can Ever Hope to Be Part One noisey vice com Vice Retrieved 2013 04 19 a b n a Antioch Arrow Biography sandiegoreader com San Diego Reader Retrieved 2017 01 28 a b c DiGiglio Becky Antioch Arrow Bio threeoneg com Three One G Retrieved 2017 01 28 Lipez Zachary 30 April 2013 Aaron Montaigne Godfather of Screamo is More Interesting Than You Can Ever Hope to Be Part Two noisey vice com Retrieved 2013 04 30 Dale Chad Picture Jeff Cancer Free Antioch Arrow Guitarist Treatment Fund sandiegoreader com Retrieved June 7 2012 n a 8 August 2012 Picture Music Photog Jeff Winterberg Cancer Free noisey vice com Vice Retrieved August 8 2012 Spool Ari Jeff Winterberg Has A Rare Brain Cancer imposemagazine com Impose Retrieved July 21 2012 Smith Chris Gravity Records Label Profile stylusmagazine com Stylus Magazine Retrieved 2003 03 01 a b D Amico Randy Album Review Antioch Arrow Gems Of Masochism prefixmag com Prefix Magazine Retrieved 2002 01 01 Grubbs Eric 2008 POST A Look At The Influence Of Post Hardcore 1985 2007 New York Bloomington iUniverse inc p 269 ISBN 978 0 595 51835 7 Lipez Zachary 20 May 2014 Strap On Your White Belts The Blood Brothers Have Returned An Interview with Jordan Blilie noisey vice com Vice Retrieved 2014 05 20 Marsh Jeff 2006 01 19 Interview with Racebannon adequacy net Delusions of Adequacy Retrieved 2017 02 19 External links EditMyspace page Allmusic page Video interview with Aaron Montaigne going over his time with the military Magick Daggers EP on Manimal Vinyl Records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antioch Arrow amp oldid 1163022037, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
