E.Town Concrete

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E.Town Concrete
Origin Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
Genre(s) Rapcore
Metalcore
Alternative metal
Nu Metal
Years active 1995–2006
Label(s) Ironbound Recordings
Razor and Tie Records
Triple Crown Records
Back Ta Basics Records
Resurrection A.D.
Website E.Town Concrete
Former members
Anthony Martini
David Mondragon
Eric Denualt
Ted P.

E.Town Concrete was a rapcore group from Elizabeth, New Jersey. They formed in 1995 and shortly thereafter released Time 2 Shine, their first full-length album, in 1999 on the Resurrection A.D. label. They have since released four more albums on various record labels, such as Razor and Tie Records and Ironbound Recordings. The band decided to break up in 2006, playing their last show on May 20th of the same year.

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[edit] Members

  • Anthony Martini - vocals (1995-2006)
  • David "DeLux" Mondragon - guitar (1998-2006)
  • Eric DeNault - bass (1996-2006)
  • Ted P. (Theodore Panagopoulos) - drums (1995-2006)

[edit] Former members

  • Ken Pescatore - guitar (1995-98; performed on the Time 2 $hine album and early demos, also played in the band Arson until 2003)
  • Henry Hess - bass (1995-96; performed on early demos, and is recorded on live track on Japanese release)

[edit] Discography

Year Official albums, demos and splits US Chart Position Label Additional Info
1995 Just Move It n/a Resurrection A.D. AKA The Red Demo, released on tape only
1996 Prepare For Kombat n/a Resurrection A.D. AKA The Green Demo, released on tape only
1996 New Jersey Brotherhood
(split with Second To None)		 n/a Back Ta Basics released on 7" only
1997 Time 2 Shine n/a Back Ta Basics
1998 Time 2 Shine n/a Resurrection A.D. the only difference toward previous release is a cover
1999 F$ck The World (EP) n/a Resurrection A.D. 4 tracks, 2 exclusive to this release
2000 The Second Coming n/a Triple Crown
2002 Jersey Devils (EP) n/a P.O.P. Japan Tour '02 CD [1]
2003 Time 2 Shine
(re-issue)		 n/a Razor and Tie contains 2 bonus live tracks
2003 The Second Coming
(re-issue)		 n/a Razor and Tie contains 2 bonus live tracks
2003 The Renaissance n/a Razor and Tie
2004 Made For War n/a Ironbound
Year Other releases US Chart Position Label Additional Info
2001 Too Legit For The Pit: Hardcore Takes The Rap
(compilation)		 n/a Radical track included: The World Is Yours (Nas cover)
2004 Martini: Official Bootlegs... Vol. 1 (EP) n/a n/a Martini's solo rap album

[edit] Trivia

  • E.Town Concrete sold more than 4,000 copies of Time 2 Shine in one record store alone, that store being Vintage Vinyl in Fords, New Jersey.
  • Martini makes a guest appearance on Anthrax's album We've Come for You All, in the song Refuse To Be Denied.
  • He also makes an appearance (along with Joe None of Second To None) on remix of Fury of Five's song We Want It All.
  • E.Town Concrete first public appearance was in New Brunswick, NJ at a DIY club called "The Down Under". NJ Bloodline allowed the young E.Town to play 3 songs on their set. Most of the members of E.Town were only 15 years old.
  • E.Town concrete asked a defunct NJ Bloodline to reform and play at their last headlining concert in Sayerville, NJ, bringing their career full circle.
  • Before taking over Bass duties, Eric was enlisted to play second guitar.
  • Before joining E.Town, Eric was also the Bass player for NJHC contemporaries, For The Love Of and recorded on their seminal debut "Feasting On The Will Of Humanity" (Ferret Records). He quit For The Love Of the concentrate on E.Town full time.
  • Drummer Teddy P. ended up becoming a high school history teacher in his old high school, Elizabeth High School.
  • Lead singer Anthony Martini currently works for Crush Music Management out of NYC. He manages Bay Area hip-hop group The Pack and LA hip-hop artist TYGA, Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes cousin.

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