The Explosion
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The Explosion is a 70s inspired punk band from Boston. The band was formed in 1998.
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[edit] Band members
[edit] Current Members
- "Million Dollar" Matt Hock: Vocals
- David Walsh: Guitar
- Damian Genuardi: Bass
- Andrew Black: Drums (2000-Present)
- Chris Gonzalez: Guitar (2005-Present)
[edit] Former members
[edit] Biography
High school friends Hock and Genuardi met 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 USA 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, and Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros. They were also featured on the 2001 and 2005 Warped Tour.
Unfortunately, they quickly faced a problem. Genaurdi's former straight edge hardcore band, In My Eyes, had been signed to Revelation Records. Revelation Records threatened to sue Genaurdi 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 are finished recording their second Virgin Records release. The date is slated for March 2007.
- Taken from the Explosion's myspace page*
"Studio Update!!! As you can see we have been super busy here at Mission Sound (www.missionsoundrecording.com), in lovely Williamsburg Brooklyn. The album is coming along great, and you can be sure that there will be no flies on it. We will be finished tracking the album August 26th. We then mix for 10 days in Manhattan right after the Rancid dates. Although the album won't be released till february or march of 2007, we will have a few songs up here for you all to check out and sing along to. Stay tuned for more studio photos and videos, and as always, we love you.....XOXOXPLSN"
[edit] Discography
Albums
- Flash Flash Flash (July 18, 2000 Jade Tree)
- Black Tape (October 4, 2004 Virgin Records)
Live Albums
- Live in Boston - (2005 Virgin Records)
- Live from the Troubadour - (2005 Tarantulas) Only available in DIW Magazine #20. Hand numbered to 1000
EPs
- The Explosion (EP) (April 2000 Jade Tree)
- Steal This (October 31, 2000 Revelation)
- Sick of Modern Art (April 22, 2003 Tarantulas)
- Red Tape (January 1, 2005 Tarantulas)
- Here I Am (2004 Virgin Records)
- No Revolution (July 5, 2005 Tarantulas)
Singles
- Here I Am (2004 Virgin Records) #75 UK
- No Revolution (August, 2005 Tarantulas) #107 UK
