Cave In

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Cave In
Origin	Methuen, Massachusetts
Country	United States
Years active	1995–present
Genres	Metal Rock
Labels	Hydra Head Records RCA Records
Members	Stephen Brodsky Adam McGrath Caleb Scofield Ben Koller

This article is about an American band. For tunnel collapse, see cave-in.

Cave In is an alternative/rock/metal band that formed in 1995, in Methuen, Massachusetts.

The group's early work on Hydra Head Records was more extreme and chaotic in the style of bands like Converge and the Dillinger Escape Plan, but their later output appears to be influenced by a wider range of styles. Their 2003 album Antenna (released on RCA Records) has had more success than previous albums and enabled the band to play the second stage on the 2003 Lollapalooza tour. However, playing Lollapalooza didn't garner the band enough financial success to prevent them from being dropped from RCA Records' roster. Although the albums before Jupiter had alluded to melodic yearnings within the group, the chronic sore throat of lead vocalist Stephen Brodsky clinched the band's decision to move forward with the group's present, more euphonious sound and abandon most of their metalcore roots.

Most of Cave In's recent material can be categorized as space rock, using themes centering around space. Examples of this are the songs Jupiter and New Moon, album names Jupiter and Antenna, and the band's singular brand of resonating ambient "spacey" guitar effects they incorporate into their songs, including the use of toy-laser-guns amplified through their guitar pickups during live shows.

Cave In released a new album, entitled Perfect Pitch Black, on September 13, 2005 on Hydra Head Records. Perfect Pitch Black is a quasi-return to Cave In's metalcore roots, integrating heavy metal-esque vocals and guitar progressions into their well-developed space/prog-rock influences that they've been utilizing since Tides of Tomorrow.

John-Robert has since departed from Cave In and has been replaced by drummer Ben Koller, who will balance drumming duties in Cave In as well as his primary band, Converge.

As of November 2006, Cave In is officially on hiatus.

1 Current Lineup
2 Former members
3 Discography
4 Side projects
5 External links

[edit] Current Lineup

Stephen Brodsky - Vocals/Guitars
Caleb Scofield - Vocals/Bass
Adam McGrath - Guitars
Ben Koller - Drums

[edit] Former members

John-Robert Connors - Drums
Jay Frechette - Vocals
Dave Scrod - Vocals
Justin Matthes - Bass
Andy Kyte - Bass

[edit] Discography

Demo (independently released, 1995)
Cave In / gambit split 7" (Son of Sam Records, 1996)
Cave In / Early Grace split 7" (Independence Records, 1996)
Cave In / Piebald split 7" (Moo Cow Records)
Self-Titled 7 (Hydra Head Records, 1997)
Beyond Hypothermia (a compilation of Cave In's split record contributions) (Hydra Head Records, 1997)
Until Your Heart Stops (Hydra Head Records, 1998)
Creative Eclipses EP (Hydra Head Records, 1999)
Cave In / Children split 7" (Overcome Records, 2000)
Jupiter (Hydra Head Records, 2000)
Lift-Off Single (Hydra Head Records, 2002)
Tides Of Tomorrow (EP) (Hydra Head Records, 2002)
Antenna (RCA Records, 2003)
Perfect Pitch Black (Hydra Head Records, 2005)
Limited Edition Cassingle" (Hydra Head Records, 2005)
Live Airwaves (live songs and some new ones, a thank you cd) release date unknown.
Moons of Jupiter (4 song EP featuring remixes of tracks on Jupiter)