Drive Like Jehu
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Rick Froberg (left) and John Reis (right) performing with Drive Like Jehu
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| Background information | |
| Origin | San Diego, California, United States |
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| Years active | 1990–1995, 2014–present |
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| Website | drive-like-jehu |
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| Drive Like Jehu discography | |
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| Studio albums | 2 |
| Singles | 1 |
| Other appearances | 1 |
Drive Like Jehu is an American post-hardcore band from San Diego active from 1990 to 1995. Formed by rhythm guitarist and vocalist Rick Froberg and lead guitarist John Reis following the breakup of their band Pitchfork, the band's lineup also included bassist Mike Kennedy and drummer Mark Trombino. Their music was characterized by multisectioned compositions, interlocking guitar patterns, orchestrated builds and releases, and elliptical melodies that produced a distinctive sound amongst other post-hardcore acts and impacted the evolution of hardcore punk into emo.
After releasing their eponymous debut in 1991 through local record labels Cargo Music and Headhunter Records, Drive Like Jehu signed to major label Interscope Records along with Reis' other band Rocket from the Crypt. Their second album, 1994's Yank Crime, gained a cult following, but the group disbanded shortly afterward. Reis continued with Rocket from the Crypt and Trombino became a successful record producer and audio engineer, while Froberg and Kennedy pursued careers outside of music. From 1999 to 2005 Reis and Froberg reunited in Hot Snakes, and Reis re-released Yank Crime through his Swami Records label.
Prior to forming Drive Like Jehu, vocalist Rick Froberg and guitarist John Reis had played together in Pitchfork from 1986 to 1990. Pitchfork's breakup led to the formation of two new bands: Reis launched Rocket from the Crypt while he and Froberg simultaneously recruited bassist Mike Kennedy and drummer Mark Trombino, both formerly of Night Soil Man, to form Drive Like Jehu in August 1990. The band's name was derived from the biblical story of Jehu in the Books of Kings:
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