The Sound of Animals Fighting
| The Sound of Animals Fighting | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Experimental rock, art rock, progressive rock, post-hardcore, math rock, ambient |
| Years active | 2004-2009, 2014 |
| Labels | Stars & Satellites, Equal Vision, Epitaph |
| Associated acts | Chiodos, Rx Bandits, Circa Survive, Finch, The Autumns, Days Away, Good Old War, Portugal. The Man, Dredg, Sunn O))) |
| Website | thesoundofanimalsfighting |
| Members |
Craig Owens Rich Balling Anthony Green Matt Embree Chris Tsagakis Matthew Kelly Steve Choi |
The Sound of Animals Fighting was an American rock supergroup founded by Rich Balling of Rx Bandits. They released a trilogy of records between 2004 and 2008, and performed only four live shows, following their second release in 2006. The band's live lineup consisted of 12 different musicians. The band would often employ the use of animal masks to conceal their identity.
The group performed only one small run of shows in Southern California and Las Vegas from August 24 to August 27, 2006. Matt Embree (Rx Bandits), Anthony Green (Circa Survive), Craig Owens (Chiodos), and Technology (Rx Bandits' Chris Tsagakis' side project) were the opening acts. Prior to the shows, it was difficult to envision which members would be performing at the live shows; Rx Bandits members Matt Embree, Steve Choi, Chris Tsagakis, and bassist Joe Troy were a few of the confirmed musicians. The band released a DVD documenting the shows entitled "We Must Become The Change We Want To See."
Aaron Nagel and Norton Wisdom (see Banyan) did live paintings on stage during the band's set. Nagel's painting was placed on eBay on September 15, 2006, and was up for bidding until September 25, when bidding closed at $930; proceeds from the sale went to charity.
On December 29, 2009, at an Anthony Green show at the Roxy, Matt Embree joined Green on stage and performed combined versions of "Skullflower" and "Stockhausen, Es Ist Ihr Gehirn, Das Ich Suche."
Guitarist Matt Embree and drummer Chris Tsagakis played abridged versions of several songs by the group under the name "Biceratops" at Alex's Bar in Long Beach, CA on January 15, 2010.
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