Starkweather (band)
Starkweather | |
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Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Genres | |
Years active | 1989–present |
Labels | Deathwish, Inc. |
Members | Rennie Resmini Todd Forkin Harry Rosa Vincent Rosa Sean Jacobs Bill Molchanow |
Past members | Michelle Eddison Sean Roberts Jim Winters Liam Wilson |
Starkweather is an American
The name Starkweather is taken from Charles Starkweather, a late-1950s spree killer.[4]
Biography
After recording a demo at Why Me? Recording (Turning Point, Edgewise, Brody), the band was quickly signed to Harvcore Records and released the Crossbearer LP in 1992. Starkweather made an impression with a succession of 7-inch single releases. These were followed by their first EP, Starkweather, for Inner Rage Records (1993); the Crossbearer re-issue, for Too Damn Hype (1994); their second full-length effort, Into the Wire, on Edison Recordings (1995); and the 1996 Bitter Frost / Bee Stings and Posion Eggs split with Season to Risk through Supermodel Records.
Starkweather released their third album, Croatoan, in late 2005. It was produced by
Style and influences
Starkweather songs do not follow traditional verse-chorus-verse structure. Songs tend to have "narrative or cinematic flow", the compositions tend to emphasize an ongoing development of themes and motifs. Alex Henderson of
Along with bands like Rorschach, Earth Crisis, Merauder and Integrity, Starkweather is often credited as an early pioneer of the metalcore genre; although the band members do not consider themselves a metalcore band and have showed discontentment with the term.[6][7] In an interview with Noisecreep, guitarist Todd Forkin commented negatively on the genre, stating, "I've heard the tag on a number of occasions that we, along with a handful of other bands, are responsible for metalcore, but to me that's like being told you're responsible for spreading cancer. You just pray that it's not true."[8] Forkin continued in the interview that he does not hear "a direct take on what we've done" in modern metalcore bands.[8]
In a review for Starkweather's This Sheltering Night, Cosmo Lee of Decibel wrote, "If one had to assign a context for Starkweather, it would be the late '80s/early '90s, where bands like Only Living Witness and Prong were smashing together metal and hardcore—but not quite making 'metalcore.' 'Metalcore' now implies the worst of both worlds. We're talking about the best of both worlds."[9]
Starkweather's musical contemporaries include a handful of 1990s hardcore groups that fused dissonant and melodic elements in an unorthodox, complex manner (
Members
Current members
- Rennie Resmini – vocals (1989–present)
- Vincent Rosa – bass guitar (2005–present)
- Jim Winters – guitar (2002-2005, 2014–present)
- Drew Juergens-Soto – drums (2016–present)
- Sean Jacobs – bass guitar (2014–present)
- Bill Molchanow – guitar (2016–present)
Former members
- Todd Forkin – guitar (1989-2014)
- Harry Rosa – drums (1990-2014)
- Michelle Eddison – bass guitar (1990–1999)
- Sean Roberts – guitar (?)
- Dan McGinnis – guitar (1990)
- Liam Wilson – bass guitar (2002-2005)
- Leonard Emerick – drums (1989-1990)
Discography
- Crossbearer (LP) (1992) Harvcore Records
- Starkweather (7-inch EP) (1993) Inner Rage Records, France
- Philly Dust Krew compilation cd (1993) Too Damn Hype Records
- Crossbearer (studio album, 1994) re-issue of vinyl with bonus tracks on Too Damn Hype Records
- A Food Not Bombs Benefit compilation LP (1994) Inchworm Records
- Into The Wire (studio album, 1995) Edison Records
- Bitter Frost/Bee Stings and Posion Eggs (split with Season to Risk, 1996)
- Definitely Not the Majors compilation CD (1997) Bush League
- Croatoan (studio, 2005) vinyl by Hypertension CD released by Candlelight Records in 2006
- This Sheltering Night (studio, 2010) CD LP released by Deathwish Inc.
- "Split" Starkweather & Overmars LP released by Deathwish Inc.
- Starkweather / Concealment split (2018, Translation Loss Records)
References
- ^ Hale, Trevor (December 3, 2008). "Just Like Coming Home: Starkweather finally make their way to Utah". Salt Lake City Weekly. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ^ a b Croatan review @ Allmusic "Mastodon, The Red Chord, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Killswitch Engage, Losa, The Black Dahlia Murder, Coalesce, Strapping Young Lad ... but it is important to know that Starkweather have been around longer than any of the abovementioned bands and have influenced some of them (either directly or indirectly)"
- ^ a b Biography @ The Gauntlet "they have been cited as influence to many of today's top selling metal/hardcore bands"
- ^ a b "Rennie Resmini interview". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ^ Biography @ MusicMight[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Starkweather Bio". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
- ^ Hale, Trevor (December 3, 2008). "Just Like Coming Home: Starkweather finally make their way to Utah". Salt Lake City Weekly. Copperfield Publishing. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
- ^ a b Debenedictis, Matt (June 11, 2010). "Starkweather Guitarist: Pioneering Metalcore Is Like 'Spreading Cancer'". Noisecreep. AOL Music. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
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External links
- MySpace page
- Kluze, Ray (18 August 2005). "Starkweather interview". Semtex Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2009.