The Icarus Line
| The Icarus Line | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hollywood, California, United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock, post-hardcore |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Buddyhead, Crank!, Hellcat, V2 (current), Dim Mak (former) |
| Associated acts | Nine Inch Nails, Souls She Said, Ink & Dagger, Kanker Sores |
| Website | Official Myspace |
| Members | Joe Cardamone Alvin DeGuzman Ben Hallet John Bennett Kyle Spider |
| Past members | James Striff Troy Petry Devon Monet Ashley Aaron Austin John Guerra Mike Felix Jeff Watson Don Devore Aaron North Jason DeCorse |
The Icarus Line is 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 show Kanker Sores played together 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, Lance Arnao on bass, Aaron North on guitar, and Aaron Austin on drums. Almost straight away they toured the East Coast with Ink & Dagger. Their first show ever was in New Jersey at The Melody Bar. For this first tour, they sold their demo tape containing the four Kanker Sores songs initially recorded for the Treadwell split. Soon after this they released their first EP, Highlypuncturingnoisetestingyourabilitytohate on Hellcat records. All these songs were also Kanker Sores songs. 1998 also saw the release of the Red And Black Attack EP on the New American Dream label.
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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