Antioch Arrow
| Antioch Arrow | |
|---|---|
| Origin | San Diego, California |
| Genres | Post-hardcore, emo, screamo, art punk, gothic rock, post-punk, no wave |
| Years active | 1992-1994 |
| Labels | Gravity Records, Amalgameted Recording Corp, Three One G |
| Associated acts | Heroin, Evergreen, Tarot Bolero, Get Hustle, Final Conflict, Holy Molar, Crash Worship, Burlesque Affair, The Chandeliers, Coptic Light, The Red Tyger Church, Bedtime, DBC, Magick Daggers |
| Past members | Aaron Montaigne Mac Mann Ron Avila Jeff Winterberg Aaron Richards Andy Ward |
Antioch Arrow was an American screamo band from San Diego, California that formed in 1992. Most of their discography was released through the seminal San Diego independent label Gravity Records which was responsible for putting San Diego on the map in the mid-1990s as one of the centers of the movement. 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.
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"). Interestingly, 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. The trio would soon recruit guitarists Jeff Winterberg and Aaron Richards and, under this line up, released a split 7" with the band Candle and their debut 12" 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.
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 it's gothic sound, utilizing synthesizers. According to Montaigne, it was ill-conceived by the punk scene when it was initially released.
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