Frodus

Frodus
Frodus in Sweden whilst on tour with Refused in 1998 by Pat Graham.
Background information
Origin	Washington, D.C., US
Genres	Post-hardcore, art rock, experimental rock, Math rock, hardcore punk, spazzcore
Years active	1993–1999, 2009
Labels	Fueled by Ramen, Tooth & Nail Records, Double Deuce NYC, Level Records, Gnome Records, Lovitt Records
Associated acts	Decahedron
Website	frodus.com
Past members	Shelby Cinca Jason Hamacher Jake Brown Nathan Burke Liam Wilson Russ Mason Jim Cooper Kyle Bacon Ted Magsig Dana Wachs Andy Duncan Howard Pyle Saadat Awan

Frodus (a.k.a. Frodus Conglomerate International, Frodus Sound Laboratories, FCI, Frodus Escape Plan, Frodus Deposit Insurance Corporation) was a Washington, D.C.-based post-hardcore band. Frodus was founded in 1993 by vocalist/guitarist Shelby Cinca and drummer Jason Hamacher. The band went through numerous bassists over the course of their career. They are described by critics as one of the most influential post-hardcore bands of the 1990s. Their mixture of math rock and hardcore punk plus their lyrical themes, frequently dark and dissonant and seen as esoteric for the time, proved to be influential to bands such as Thrice and Rosetta.

Frodus' first releases were self-distributed cassettes and 7 inches, such as Babe, Tzo-Boy, and Molotov Cocktail Party. Two other releases (Fireflies and F-Letter), on now defunct indie labels, followed. Frodus later signed with Tooth and Nail Records, an independent label out of Seattle, with whom they released Conglomerate International in 1998. Most of Frodus' recognition was due to their final release, And We Washed Our Weapons in the Sea, recorded in 1999 and released in 2001 on Fueled by Ramen, considered by band members to be their best recorded work.

The name Frodus came from the last episode of TV series The Monkees called "Mijacogeo" (a.k.a. "The Frodis Caper").

After Frodus broke up in 1999, it took two years to find a label to release their final album. The first label, MIA Records, shut down due to the owner (also a Texas oil-tycoon) having to settle a long-standing lawsuit. Afterwards, long-time Frodus friend Tony Weinbender (then of Fueled by Ramen Records) offered to release Frodus' final album.