Icarus Line
| The Icarus Line | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hollywood, California, United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock, post-hardcore |
| Years active | 1998–2015 |
| Labels | Buddyhead, Crank!, Hellcat, V2, Dim Mak |
| Associated acts | Nine Inch Nails, Souls She Said, Ink & Dagger, Kanker Sores |
| Website | Official Myspace |
| Past members | Joe Cardamone Aaron North Lance Arnao Alvin DeGuzman Aaron Austin John Guerra Mike Felix Jeff Watson Troy Petry Don Devore Ben Hallet John Bennett Kyle Spider James Striff Devon Monet Ashley Jason DeCorse |
The Icarus Line was an American post-hardcore band from Los Angeles, California, United States. British newspaper The Guardian called them the greatest rock group of the 21st century.
The Icarus Line's roots started from a high school rock group Kanker Sores. Tragedy struck the band in 1997, when Tim Childs, drummer and close friend, was killed in a car crash shortly after recording their Pivot EP as Kanker Sores on Recess Records, and also songs for an aborted split 7” with Treadwell. The last Kanker Sores show was at the Che Café in San Diego, with Jenny Piccolo and The Locust.
In 1998 The Icarus Line formed with Joe Cardamone on vocals, Aaron North on guitar, Lance Arnao on bass, and Aaron Austin (formerly of Naked Aggression) on drums. Before even playing a single show, the band booked an extensive East Coast tour with Ink & Dagger. The Icarus Line played their first show at The Melody Bar in New Brunswick, New Jersey. On this first tour they sold an untitled "demo tape", which consisted of the four Kanker Sores songs recorded in 1997 for the split release with Treadwell. Shortly after the tour, the band added Alvin DeGuzman on guitar. This reunited all four surviving members from Kanker Sores, and formed the core of The Icarus Line's lineup as it existed for many years, minus the "revolving door" of drummers.
Hellcat records issued the band's first release in 1998. The 7" EP, Highlypuncturingnoisetestingyourabilitytohate, consisted of older songs they'd created while still Kanker Sores. Their next release, the Red And Black Attack EP was released that same year on the New American Dream label. 1999 saw the band release a split 7" with Ink & Dagger, followed shortly by the "Kill Cupid With A Nail File" single on Buddyhead. 2000 found the band finally recording their debut album, Mono, across different sessions with Mark Trombino and Alex Newport. Recording was swift, unpolished, and essentially "live".
In 2001, the band embarked on an eight-week tour of Europe, and the "Feed A Cat To Your Cobra" single was released in the UK. A further world tour from May to October followed including dates in Europe, Japan, Australia and the US. That summer, while performing at the Hard Rock Cafe in Austin, Texas during SXSW, North smashed a guitar display case and removed one of Stevie Ray Vaughan's guitars, an incident that became infamous. Jeff Watson quit the band soon after, while Troy Petrey from Toys That Kill replaced him. Two John Peel sessions were recorded, the first while The Icarus Line were in the UK on a two-month tour, and the second while playing the Reading Festival in the summer of 2002. At the end of the year a split 7” with Burning Brides was released featuring covers of two Misfits songs.
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