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: Or see Explosion (disambiguation) Refimprove|date=July 2009Infobox musical artist| name = The Explosion | image = Xplsn atlanta 2004.jpg | caption = The Explosion performing at The Tabernacle|Tabenacle in Atlanta , Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia October 2004 | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Boston , Massachusetts , United States | genre = Punk rock Pop punk Alternative rock | years_active = 1998–2007 | label = Jade Tree Revelation Records|Revelation Tarantulas Records|Tarantulas Virgin Records|Virgin Paper + Plastick Chunksaah Records | associated_acts = | website = http://www.theexplosion.net www.theexplosion.net| current_members = Matt Hock David Walsh Damian Genuardi Andrew Black Chris Gonzalez | past_members = Dan Colby Sam Cave
The Explosion was a punk rock band from Boston , Massachusetts . On February 13, 2007 the band announced that they had left Virgin Records , and on April 30, 2007, that they were to split up. On June 5, the band announced plans for two last shows in Philadelphia, and New York.
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 (band)|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 United States|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 (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 recorded at Cider Mountain Recorders by C. Phillips and J. Hehn. It was released on Virgin in the United States on October 5, 2004, then on March 15 in the UK. Songs off this album were even featured on several video games such as: Tony Hawk's Underground 2, Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition, and NFL Street 2.
The Explosion finished recording their second Virgin Records release in 2006, 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 . http://paperandplastick.bigcartel.com Paper + Plastick — Home Once again, the album was not 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.cite web|url= http://www.punknews.org/article/45436 |title=The Explosion's final record due out in 2012 |publisher=Punknews.org |date= |accessdate=2012-04-11
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, New Jersey , as part of the Souls' fifth annual "Home For The Holidays" shows.cite web|url= http://www.punknews.org/article/45384 |title=The Explosion, Title Fight, White Wives to open Bouncing Souls 'Home for the Holidays' |publisher=Punknews.org |date= |accessdate=2012-04-11
Members
Current members
Matt Hock - Singing|vocals (1998–2007)
David Walsh - guitar (1998–2007) (Currently playing guitar with The Loved Ones (American band)|The Loved Ones )
Damian Genuardi - Bass guitar|bass (1998–2007) (Currently playing bass with My Best Fiend)
Andrew Black - Drum kit|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)
See: http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do? model.vnuArtistId=386761& model.vnuAlbumId=651310 Billboard.com's artist chart history
Compilation albums
Tarantulas 2003 Sampler (April 22, 2003)
2005 KROQ New Music (November 9, 2004 KROQ-FM|KROQ )
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.latenightwallflower.com/site/2007/08/23/interview-with-dave-walsh-the-explosion-the-loved-ones/ August 2007 Interview with The Explosion on LateNightWallflower.com
http://www.truepunk.com/interviews/the_explosion/ Interview with The Explosion on TruePunk.com
http://www.furious.com/perfect/explosion.html The Explosion Explode, Perfect Sound Forever
http://www.timmcmahan.com/explode.htm Lazy-i Interview: November 2002
The Explosion DEFAULTSORT:Explosion, The Category:Musical groups established in 1998 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2007 Category:American punk rock groups Category:Musical groups from Boston, Massachusetts Category:Jade Tree Records artists
