Antioch Arrow

Antioch Arrow, from San Diego, California, was on the seminal post-hardcore label Gravity Records, responsible for putting San Diego on the map in the mid-90's as one of the centers of the movement.

Antioch Arrow used the fast and chaotic framework of hardcore punk to create songs that were at times melodic and at times indiscernible, but almost always curious and played at breakneck speed. Their calling card was surely their Vocalist Aaron Montaigne. Whether dramatic and theatrical or whispered or shrieked, his obtuse, stream-of-consciousness vocal delivery & lyrics forced an audience to react.

They embarked on 3 different tours within the United States. The first was a week long tour of the West Coast in the spring of 1993. The second was a month long tour of the U.S., spanning late June to Early July 1993. The third and final tour was originally supposed to be for 6 weeks from early June to late July 1994. However, van troubles and inter-band conflict ended the tour in early July with the band canceling many shows across the Northwest. Their last show ever took place in a truck trailer in Boulder, Colorado around July 6, 1994.

Members

• Aaron Montaigne- Vocals
• Mac Mann- Bass
• Ron Avila (a.k.a. Ron Anarchy, a.k.a. Maxamillion Avila)- Drums
• Jeff Winterberg- Guitar
• Aaron Richards (a.k.a. Ricards)- Guitar (played on Antioch Arrow/Candle EP and The Lady Is A Cat)
• Andy Ward- Guitar (played on In Love With Jetts and Gems of Masochism)

Members went on to form or join: Tarot Bolero, Get Hustle, Final Conflict, Holy Molar, Crash Worship, Burlesque Affair, The Chandeliers, Coptic Light, The Red Tyger Church, Bedtime, Atriarch, DBC and Magick Daggers, amongst others.

Discography

• Antioch Arrow/Candle split 7" Gravity Records #4.5 (1993)
• The Lady is a Cat Gravity Records #4 (1993)
• In Love With Jetts Gravity Records #11 (1994)
• Gems of Masochism Amalgamated Recording Corp/Mighty Records (1995) (re-released in 2003 by 31G Records)

External links

• Allmusic
• Gems of Masochism CD re-issue on 31G
• Magick Daggers EP on Manimal Vinyl Records