The Explosion
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| The Explosion | |
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 The Explosion performing at Tabenacle in Atlanta, Georgia October 2004 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Genres | Punk rock Pop punk Alternative rock |
| Years active | 1998–2007 |
| Labels | Jade Tree Revelation Tarantulas Virgin Paper + Plastick Chunksaah Records |
| Website | www.theexplosion.net |
| Members | |
| Matt Hock David Walsh Damian Genuardi Andrew Black Chris Gonzalez |
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| Past members | |
| Dan Colby Sam Cave |
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The Explosion was a punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. On February 13, 2007 the band announced that they had left Virgin Records. On April 30, 2007 the band announced that they were to split up. On June 5, the band announced plans for two last shows - 31 August in Philadelphia, and 1 September in New York.
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[edit] Biography
Matt Hock and Damian Genuardi met David Walsh through Rama Mayo, owner of indie label Big Wheel Recreation. They started the band in the fall of 1998, with Cave and Colby eventually joining later.
They pressed 250 copies of a demo before going on tour with Kid Dynamite. A roadie gave the demo to indie rock label Jade Tree Records, who signed the band and put out a self-titled EP containing all the demo tracks in 2000.
Their debut full-length, Flash Flash Flash on Jade Tree, was released to glowing reviews. Spin Magazine named it as one of the best 20 albums of 2000, and later named the band one of the top 10 punk acts of 2001. The Explosion also came in 2nd for Best Local Punk Act in the Boston Phoenix. They began touring the U.S. and Europe with the likes of Sick of it All, AFI (A Fire Inside), the Nerve Agents, Avail, Leatherface, US Bombs, Alkaline Trio, The Queers, Social Distortion, Tiger Army, The International Noise Conspiracy, Rocket From the Crypt and Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros. They were also featured on the 2001 and 2005 Warped Tour.
Unfortunately, they quickly faced a problem. Genuardi's former straight edge hardcore band, In My Eyes, had been signed to Revelation Records. Revelation Records threatened to sue Genuardi if he was credited on any of The Explosion's records, believing that The Explosion's success with Jade Tree should belong to them. The Explosion settled the dispute by writing an EP for Revelation, sarcastically titled Steal This.
In 2003, they released an EP called Sick of Modern Art on their own label, Tarantulas Records.
Seven major labels soon became involved in a bidding war over The Explosion. They were eventually signed to Virgin Records, who distributed Sick of Modern Art. Their album Black Tape was released on Virgin in the United States on October 5, 2004 and on March 15 in the UK.
The Explosion finished recording their second Virgin Records release in 2006, with intent to release on March 2007, but it was left unreleased. On March 2008 it was announced that the record, titled Bury Me Standing, would be released on the new label Paper + Plastick.[1] Once again, the album wasn't released. In December 2011 it was announced that Chunksaah Records, the label run by the band's friends The Bouncing Souls, will release the album on February 14, 2012[2].
On December 2, 2011, it was announced that the band would be doing a one-off performance with The Bouncing Souls on December 28, 2011 in Asbury Park, NJ as part of the Souls' fifth annual "Home For The Holidays" shows[3].
[edit] Members
[edit] Current members
- Matt Hock - vocals (1998–2007)
- David Walsh - guitar (1998–2007) (Currently playing guitar with The Loved Ones)
- Damian Genuardi - bass (1998–2007) (Currently playing bass with My Best Fiend)
- Andrew Black - drums (2000–2007) (Currently playing drums with Domino Team & Team Vibes)
- Christopher Gonzalez - guitar (2005–2007) (Currently playing bass with The Loved Ones, and singing/guitar for Team Vibes)
[edit] Past members
- Sam Cave - guitar (1999–2004)
- Dan Colby - drums (1998–2000)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Flash Flash Flash (July 18, 2000 Jade Tree)
- Black Tape (October 4, 2004 Virgin Records)
- Bury Me Standing (2012 Chunksaah Records)
[edit] Live albums
- Live in Boston - (2005 Virgin Records)
- Live from the Troubadour - (2005 Tarantulas) Only available in DIW Magazine #20. Hand numbered to 1000
[edit] EPs
- The Explosion (April 2000 Jade Tree)
- Steal This (October 31, 2000 Revelation)
- Sick of Modern Art (April 22, 2003 Tarantulas)
- Here I Am (2004 Virgin Records)
- Red Tape (January 1, 2005 Tarantulas)
- No Revolution (July 5, 2005 Tarantulas)
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | |||
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| US Hot 100 | US Modern Rock | US Main- stream Rock | UK Singles Chart[4] | |||
| 2004 | "Here I Am" | - | 37 | - | 75 | Black Tape |
| 2005 | "No Revolution" | - | - | - | 107 | Black Tape & Flash Flash Flash |
See: Billboard.com's artist chart history
[edit] Compilation albums
- Tarantulas 2003 Sampler (April 22, 2003)
- 2005 KROQ New Music (November 9, 2004 KROQ)
[edit] References
- ^ Paper + Plastick — Home
- ^ http://www.punknews.org/article/45436
- ^ http://www.punknews.org/article/45384
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 191. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
[edit] External links
- August 2007 Interview with The Explosion on LateNightWallflower.com
- Interview with The Explosion on TruePunk.com
- The Explosion Explode, Perfect Sound Forever
- Lazy-i Interview: November 2002
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