Cave In

Cave In is a rock band from Methuen, Massachusetts, USA.

Career

The band was founded in 1995 by the Friends of Jay Frechette (vocals) and Stephen Brodsky (vocals, guitar), who lived in the immediate neighborhood, was founded. Gradually, then came Justin Matthes ( bass), Adam McGrath (guitar) and John -Robert Conners (drums ) joined the band. First rehearsals took place in the basement of Jay Frechette parents house.

In the spring of 1996 Cave " brought out in conjunction with their mates, Gambit Cave In / Gambit Split 7, the other split releases with bands Early Grace and Piebald followed. During one of their shows was Aaron Turner from the record label, Hydra Head, at the same time singer the band Isis, on Cave In attentive and offered them to publish on his label own promo CD. In the summer of 1997 was initially a Cave In titled 7 " and a short time later with Beyond Hypothermia a compilation of previous split singles and demo recordings out. Around the time was formed even those members of the band, with Caleb Scofield (bass, vocals) and - after the departure of Jay Frechette - Stephen Brodsky new lead singer that has since inventory.

The first studio album rooted in the independent metalcore scene tape, Until Your Heart Stops, followed by extensive tours, among others, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Converge. By released in 2000 album Jupiter Cave continued in those musical development that had a year earlier been indicated by EP Creative Eclipses. The departure from the original, harder sound and turning to more melodic song structures and more experimental sounds of prog-rock and space rock opened up the band, although new followers, but also alienated the hardcore fans of the first hour. Major labels have been to Cave In attention, and after another EP for Hydra Head, Tides of Tomorrow, we finally moved to RCA Records. With the album Antenna, which was well received by many critics, the band in 2003 was the first time of entry into the U.S. album charts. For the single " Anchor" and a music video, in which Dean Karr directed originated. Cave In toured with Lollapalooza in the U.S., in Europe they went with the Foo Fighters and Muse on tour. At the same time, the pressure grew on the band members, who faced now with the increased expectations of a major label, and their desire to return to a harder material. Therefore decided to label and band in 2004, to continue to go their separate ways again. 2005, Cave In, Hydra Head Records on again, under the title Perfect Pitch Black is a compilation of demos out that arose in 2003 and 2004. The songs were based on earlier again more Cave In sound and at the same time reflected the experiences of those years, exemplified in the song " trepanning " objected.

As of November 2006, the band officially took a break, the individual members dedicated themselves to then various side and - in the case of Stephen Brodsky - solo projects. In spring 2009, Cave In announced their return with new material. Meanwhile, also included John -Robert Conners, who was sidelined due to injury after the release of Perfect Pitch Black and was in the meantime been replaced by Converge drummer Ben Koller, back to the band. In July 2009, Cave then reported in a reunion concert in Allston, Massachusetts, EP Planets Of Old back. Originally published only as vinyl, published in January 2010 CD version also contained a bonus DVD with recordings of the concert on 19 July 2009. 's New album White Silence came out in May 2011.

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