The Clay People is an American rock band based in Albany, New York. Singer Daniel Neet has been the only constant member throughout the band's history, providing lyrics and a frontman persona. Guitarist Brian McGarvey and drummer Dan Dinsmore joined in '94 and '96 respectively. These three formed the core unit that would include an ever-changing lineup of musicians, as its style evolved from American coldwave to post-grunge rock and metal.
Forming in 1989 as "Clay People", the band debuted with the 1991 EPToy Box before signing to Re-Constriction Records and issuing their debut album Firetribe in May 1993.[1] Clay People's second EP The Iron Icon and studio album Stone-Ten Stitches followed in 1995 and 1996 respectively. The group added "The" to their name with the release of their 1998 self-titled album, marking a change in direction from their dance club roots to a live rock band with a lineup featuring Neet, Brian McGarvey (guitar), Mike Guzzardi (guitar), D. Patrick Walsh (bass) and Dan Dinsmore (drums).[2] The album was produced by Neil Kernon for Slipdisc Records and was the band's most successful release. Songs from the record were included in the soundtracks to the films Strangeland, Universal Soldier: The Return, and Marked for Death.
Internal conflicts caused the band to go on hiatus in the early 2000s as members pursued solo and side projects or launched new bands. A new album from The Clay People, Waking the Dead, was released on May 22, 2007 via Overit Records with a lineup featuring only Neet, Dinsmore and McGarvey from the 1996 band. Along with the new release was a music video for the album's first single, "Supersonic Overdrive". Metroland, the local Albany weekly newspaper, featured the band on their front page as "The Return of The Clay People", following the album's release and a successful performance at Edgefest, a local radio station music festival. Shortly following the release of Waking the Dead, the band once again become inactive.
In June 2012, Neet, McGarvey and Dinsmore revived The Clay People to perform at the Cold Waves festival "The Jamie Duffy Memorial Concert" in Chicago in honor of the guitarist from Acumen Nation who killed himself earlier that year.[3][4] The Clay People began recording again, however, continuing internal conflicts and ongoing problems associated with substance abuse led to more band member lineup changes and an unfinished album as of five years later.[5] The Clay People released a new album, Demon Hero, featuring a revolving door of recording musicians in September 2018. They began to play shows in the northeast and midwest US again citing their "return" as a band, when everything was shutdown in 2020. New album "Cult Hypnotica" is released July 2022.
Membersedit
Daniel Neet – vocals
Brian McGarvey – guitar
Dan Dinsmore – drums
Jared Weed - guitar
Eric Braymer – bass
Former membersedit
Mike Guzzardi – guitar
Phil Montelone – bass
Eliot Engelman – bass
D. Patrick Walsh – bass
Brendan Slater – bass
Eric Schwanke – bass
John Delehanty – guitar
J. Alexander Eller – keyboards and programming
Peter E. Porto (co-founder) – bass
Walter Flakus (ex-Stabbing Westward) – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
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include an ever changing lineup of musicians as its style evolved from American coldwave to post grunge rock and metal The Clay PeopleBackground informationAlso known asClay PeopleOriginAlbany New York U S GenresAlternative metal industrial metal industrial rock alternative rockMembersDaniel Neet Dan Dinsmore Brian McGarvey Eric Braymer Jared WeedPast membersMike Guzzardi Eliot Engelman Peter E Porto Brendan Slater D Patrick Walsh Walter Flakus J Alexander Eller Eric Schwanke Vegas Nacy Karla Williams Duane Beer Will Nivens Kevin Bakarian John Stevens David Bourgeois Kevin Micheal Scott Jon McClendon Contents 1 History 2 Members 2 1 Former members 3 Discography 3 1 Compilation appearances 4 References 5 External linksHistory editForming in 1989 as Clay People the band debuted with the 1991 EP Toy Box before signing to Re Constriction Records and issuing their debut album Firetribe in May 1993 1 Clay People s second EP The Iron Icon and studio album Stone Ten Stitches followed in 1995 and 1996 respectively The group added The to their name with the release of their 1998 self titled album marking a change in direction from their dance club roots to a live rock band with a lineup featuring Neet Brian McGarvey guitar Mike Guzzardi guitar D Patrick Walsh bass and Dan Dinsmore drums 2 The album was produced by Neil Kernon for Slipdisc Records and was the band s most successful release Songs from the record were included in the soundtracks to the films Strangeland Universal Soldier The Return and Marked for Death Internal conflicts caused the band to go on hiatus in the early 2000s as members pursued solo and side projects or launched new bands A new album from The Clay People Waking the Dead was released on May 22 2007 via Overit Records with a lineup featuring only Neet Dinsmore and McGarvey from the 1996 band Along with the new release was a music video for the album s first single Supersonic Overdrive Metroland the local Albany weekly newspaper featured the band on their front page as The Return of The Clay People following the album s release and a successful performance at Edgefest a local radio station music festival Shortly following the release of Waking the Dead the band once again become inactive In June 2012 Neet McGarvey and Dinsmore revived The Clay People to perform at the Cold Waves festival The Jamie Duffy Memorial Concert in Chicago in honor of the guitarist from Acumen Nation who killed himself earlier that year 3 4 The Clay People began recording again however continuing internal conflicts and ongoing problems associated with substance abuse led to more band member lineup changes and an unfinished album as of five years later 5 The Clay People released a new album Demon Hero featuring a revolving door of recording musicians in September 2018 They began to play shows in the northeast and midwest US again citing their return as a band when everything was shutdown in 2020 New album Cult Hypnotica is released July 2022 Members editDaniel Neet vocals Brian McGarvey guitar Dan Dinsmore drums Jared Weed guitar Eric Braymer bassFormer members edit Mike Guzzardi guitar Phil Montelone bass Eliot Engelman bass D Patrick Walsh bass Brendan Slater bass Eric Schwanke bass John Delehanty guitar J Alexander Eller keyboards and programming Peter E Porto co founder bass Walter Flakus ex Stabbing Westward guitar keyboards backing vocals Karla Williams guitar Duane Beer guitar Will Nivens guitar Bill Rettie keyboards Kevin Bakarian drums David Bourgeois drums Kevin Micheal Scott guitar Jon McClendon drums William Ralph drumsDiscography editThe Calling b w Nothing 7 1990 Toy Box 1991 Production credit George Hagegeorge Firetribe 1993 Production credit George Hagegeorge Cringe Germany Release 1995 production credit George Hagegeorge Van Christie Jason McNinch The Iron Icon 1995 production credit Van Christie Jason McNinch Strange Day 1996 production credit George Hagegeorge Stone Ten Stitches 1997 production credit George Hagegeorge The Clay People 1998 production credit Neil Kernon The Headhunter Demos 2001 Waking the Dead 2007 Demon Hero and Other Extraordinary Phantasmagoric Anomalies amp Fables 2018 Cult Hypnotica 2022 Compilation appearances edit Shut Up Kitty A Cyber Based Covers Compilation various artists 1994 Paranoid Tribute to Black Sabbath Eternal Masters various artists 1994 Paranoid 6 Thugs N Kisses various artists 1995 Pale God Raw Version Operation Beatbox various artists 1996 Jump Around Strangeland various artists film soundtrack 1998 Awake Universal Soldier The Return various artists television soundtrack 1998 Awake ColdWaves II various artists 1997 2013 Stone Remix by Chris Boom Paige References edit Reed Lou 2000 Schwann Spectrum Schwann Spectrum Stereophile Incorporated 9 2 49 ISBN 9781575980782 Retrieved November 28 2019 Prato Greg Clay People gt Biography AllMusic Retrieved November 28 2019 Cold Waves II Cocks Members Douglas J McCarthy Die Warzau Acucrack Clay People and others Chicago Reader 23 September 2009 Retrieved 2021 03 25 Bands performing at the Cold Waves II Festival and also played at the Cold Waves Memorial Show by wtiidavid Discogs Lists Discogs Retrieved 2021 03 25 Yucel Ilker 2017 12 25 The Clay People InterView Conquering the Colossus ReGen Magazine Retrieved 2021 03 25 Various Tribute To Black Sabbath Eternal Masters Discogs Retrieved 16 December 2018 External links editThe Clay People on Facebook The Clay People at Bandcamp The Clay People at iTunes The Clay People s channel on YouTube The Clay People discography at Discogs nbsp The Clay People discography at MusicBrainz Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Clay People amp oldid 1208623754, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
