36 Crazyfists

36 Crazyfists
Brock Lindow, vocalist of 36 Crazyfists
Background information
Origin	Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Genres	Metalcore, alternative metal, nu metal
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Spinefarm, Roadrunner, DRT Entertainment, Ferret
Members	Brock Lindow Steve Holt Mick Whitney Kyle Baltus
Past members	JD Stuart (†) Ryan Brownell Thomas Noonan Brett Makowski

36 Crazyfists is a heavy metal band formed in Anchorage, Alaska, and later based in Portland, Oregon. The band's name comes from the Jackie Chan film Jackie Chan and the 36 Crazy Fists. They have released seven studio albums: In the Skin, Bitterness the Star, A Snow Capped Romance, Rest Inside the Flames, The Tide and Its Takers, Collisions and Castaways, and Time and Trauma.

36 Crazyfists formed in 1994 in Nikiski, Alaska. The original members were vocalist Brock Lindow, guitarists Steve Holt and Ryan Brownell, bassist JD Stuart, and drummer Thomas Noonan. Holt is from Kenai, and Lindow spent much of his childhood there. Lindow, Brownell, Stuart, and Noonan are all from Anchorage.

36CF originated from the remains of three local bands: Grin, Hessian, and Broke. JD Stuart played in Grin, Brock Lindow in Hessian, and Steve Holt and Ryan Brownell in Broke. One of the circumstances influencing the formation of 36CF was the murder of Broke's drummer Duane Monsen. On January 28, 1994, Broke played a set at the Underground bar in Anchorage. Later that night there was an altercation between Monsen and a drunken soldier who was stationed locally at Ft. Richardson. According to an article in the Anchorage Daily News, Monsen tried to apologize and defuse the situation, but was fatally stabbed in the neck. He was 27 years old. In the wake of this tragedy, Monsen's friends organized a benefit concert to raise funds for his family. Monsen's protégé Thomas Noonan played the drums at this show and the musicians decided that they were an excellent match. In retrospect, it became the first 36CF performance.

36CF released their first EP, Boss Buckle, in 1995 on cassette. Stylistically it was Groove/heavy metal with a bit of Rapcore. At that time the band's local popularity was rising quickly and the tape became a rarity, with the entire printing sold or given away as promos.