The Unseen (band)
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Genres | Street punk, Hardcore punk, Post-hardcore |
| Years active | 1993–Present |
| Labels |
Hellcat Records A-F Records BYO Records |
| Associated acts | A Global Threat, F-Minus, The Strings, Ashers |
| Website | MySpace Page |
| Members | Mark Unseen Tripp Underwood Scott Unseen Pat Melzard Jonny |
| Past members | Paul Russo Marc Carlson Brian "Chainsaw" Riley Ian Galloway |
The Unseen is an American punk rock band that was formed in 1993 in Hingham, Massachusetts. One of the more prominent bands to revive street punk, The Unseen were originally called The Extinct.
The Unseen formed in Hingham, Massachusetts in 1993. They then moved to Boston, Massachusetts. Along with other street punk bands, they set out to revive the English street punk sound of the 1980s. The quintet also released a best-of compilation for the European market in June 2000 titled Totally Unseen: The Best Of The Unseen, which contained two previously unreleased tracks.
The group's solid early line-up consisted of Tripp on bass and vocals, Scott on lead guitar, Civitarese on drums and vocals and Paul Russo on second guitar and vocals as well as drums and bass during live shows when the band switched instruments for certain songs. Most shows would begin with Russo and Tripp singing lead, and then the show would end with Paul playing drums and Civitarese singing lead. Russo went on to play in The Pinkerton Thugs as well as a solo project called The Strings. He is currently playing in a punk band called Broken Stereo.
Mark Unseen (real name: Mark Civitarese), who played drums on the band's first few albums, became the lead singer after Paul Russo's departure. He also formed and currently runs ADD Records. He briefly joined the Boston punk group A Global Threat as a second singer, and recorded the full-length What The Fuck Will Change? and Until We Die before deciding to concentrate on his duties with The Unseen. However shortly after his departure he and Unseen guitarist Scott along with Mike Graves and Peter Curtis (then both members of A Global Threat) formed Self Destruct. They released only one 7-inch EP entitled Violent Affair and played fewer than 10 shows but the musical style and lyrical content displayed on their one record would have great influence on all Unseen music to follow, helping to shape their future sound with Civitarese as lead singer. In 2010 Civitarese started a punk rock band called Ashers in and released a 7" vinyl and full-length album Kill Your Master. More recently Civitarese joined up with various member of Boston's hardcore scene to form the hardcore/metal band Tenebrae..
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