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The Icarus Line is a Rock band from Hollywood, Los Angeles, California . The band is known for playing a very abrasive form of Rock Music both compliant and contrary to music trends from the late 1990s and early 2000s . The band has also received considerable notoriety for their loud, energetic stageshows and for their seemingly reckless or "tough" attitude off-stage. LINE-UP The band's current line-up is:
HISTORY The Icarus Line was formed in 1998 with Joe Cardamone on vocals, Aaron North on guitar, Lance Arnao on bass and Aaron Austin on drums. After their first tour they added Alvin DeGuzman as a second guitarist. At this time, they released their first 7 inch EP ''Highlypuncturingnoisetestingyourabilitytohate'' on Hellcat Records . They released the ''Red and Black Attack'' EP later that year. Between 1998 and 2000 the band went through 4 different drummers. With their fourth drummer, Mike Felix, the band recorded songs for a split 7 inch with Ink & Dagger , and a single entitled ''Kill Cupid With a Nailfile'' for Los Angeles record label Buddyhead Records which was (and still is) co-owned by North. Shortly after, Felix left the band and was replaced by Jeff Watson on drums. In 2000 they recorded their first full-length album, ''Mono'', which was also released on Buddyhead Records. ''Mono'' was regarded by critics as a fresh take on Punk and was influenced by such bands as Born Against and The Jesus Lizard . The band spent the next two years touring to support the album. By 2003 , Watson had exited the band and was replaced by their sixth drummer, Troy Petrey. With this lineup the band recorded a number of songs, including a split release with Burning Brides . Later that year, Watson returned to the band, and Arnao had been kicked out and replaced by Don Devore on bass. Devore was formerly a member of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania rock/punk band Ink & Dagger which also released some albums on Buddyhead Records. In 2004 the band released their second full-length album, ''Penance Soiree''. Radically different from their debut, the album was clearly influenced by bands such as The Birthday Party and The Stooges . The album also featured a noisy, washed-out guitar sound reminiscent of The Jesus And Mary Chain . In the year 2005 , Aaron North left the band and was recruited by Trent Reznor to join Nine Inch Nails . In 2006 , the band released a new track from their upcoming release Black Lives At The Golden Coast on their MySpace profile, which was then officially released in November along with 3 other tracks on an EP called Black Presents . ''Black Lives At The Golden Coast'' was released in the U.S. on Friday the 13th, July 2007 on Dim Mak Records . The Icarus Line is currently touring the US with The Lemonheads . ATTITUDE The Icarus Line is particularly well-known for their on- and off-stage actions which show their sense of bravado and anti-mainstream sentiment. Notorious incidents the band has been involved in include:
RED AND BLACK ATTACK One of the earliest marks of the Icarus Line was how they appeared in the majority of their concerts and shows dressed in all black with the exception of a red Necktie , an act they considered anti- Fashioncore . This look was later made fashionable by Swedish garage rock band The Hives (albeit The Hives wore a white tie in place of the red one),never the less; the Icarus Line abandoned the image. DISCOGRAPHY
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