30 Foot Fall
| 30 Foot Fall | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Genres |
Punk rock melodic hardcore skate punk hardcore punk |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | It's Opposite Day And I Love You Records Nitro Records, Fearless Records Fuzzgun Records, Paranoid Records |
| Associated acts | Bickley, Middlefinger, Skeleton Dick, Fenix TX |
| Members | James "Butch" Klotz (vocals) Jason Davis (Guitar) Chris LaForge (Guitar) Rubio Cisneros (Bass) Brian Davis (Drums) |
| Past members | Tony Avitia (Guitar) Damon DeLaPaz (Drums) |
30 Foot Fall (styled as 30footFALL) is an American punk rock band that began in Houston, Texas.
The band played their first show on Mother's Day in 1993 and were composed of Rubio Cisneros (Drummer), Tony Avitia (Guitar), Butch Klotz (Vocals). Shortly after releasing their first demo, Damon Delapaz who was also playing for Fenix-TX joined as the band's drummer making Cisneros bassist. Ativia left the group to start I-45 and Chris Laforge picked up as guitarist. Touring Houston, Dallas, and Austin, 30 Foot Fall's popularity grew; they started as openers for larger bands such as Screeching Weasel and Sum-41 among others. Stylistically, the band developed sounds similar to NOFX, and Minor Threat.
After making several demos, 30 Foot Fall released several albums over several record labels starting with: Elementary School Love 7 released in 1994 by Yo Mama's Records. In 1995, on Fuzzgun Records released their first studio Divided We Stand, which got favorable reviews in spite of the low quality of the album. In 1996 they also released their second EP, the Junior High Sucked 7. The title track explains vocalist Klotz's troubles at Seton Catholic Junior High in Houston, TX. After hearing a Demo Bob Becker of Fearless Records signed 30 Foot Fall to a record deal and in 1997 produced their next album Acme-143, which sold well and put 30footFALL as an established punk act.
The band toured extensively and developed a strong underground following touring alongside other notable bands such as Bigwig and Diesel Boy.. They released the EPs "Unrealism" and "Cartoons" in 1997 and 1998, respectively. Two of the three songs from the Cartoon EP would see their release on their next album. Around this time Fenix-TX was picked up by MCA records and Damon Delapaz took the opportunity to move to California and record their new album. They picked up drummer Brian Davis formerly of Middlefinger.
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