The Red Chord
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| The Red Chord | |
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| Origin | Revere, Massachusetts, USA |
| Genre(s) | Deathcore |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Label(s) | Metal Blade/Black Market Activities |
| Members | |
| Guy Kozowyk Mike McKenzie Mike Keller Greg Weeks Brad Fickeisen |
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| Former members | |
| Jonny Fay Kevin Rampelberg Mike Justian John Longstreth Jon Dow Adam Wentworth |
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The Red Chord is a deathcore[1] band from Revere, Massachusetts whose sound incorporates elements of death metal, grindcore and metalcore.[2][3][4] Though that the band has been labeled as deathcore, guitarist Mike McKenzie has said, "Some people call us a grind band. Some people call us a hardcore band. Some people call us a death metal band. We’re not any of them, really. We’re just sort of a noisy band".[5]
Their name signifies a slit throat and was taken from Alban Berg's opera Wozzeck.[6]
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[edit] History
The band released their first album, Fused Together in Revolving Doors, in 2002, and it saw much success in the underground metal community with songs such as "Nihilist," "Sixteen Bit Fingerprint," and "Dreaming in Dog Years."[citation needed] The title of this album is a reference to the 1942 Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire in Boston, the deadliest nightclub fire in American history.
The Red Chord's second album, Clients, was released in 2005. The Red Chord released a re-issue of Clients with bonus tracks in mid-2006.
The Red Chord appeared on the second stage of Ozzfest in 2006.
The Red Chord has been touring and their new album, Prey for Eyes, was released on July 24th, 2007.
They are currently sceduled to appear in this summer's Rockstar Mayhem tour on the Hot Topic Stage.
[edit] Side projects
- Mike "Gunface" McKenzie and Greg Weeks play in a melodic death metal side-project named Beyond the Sixth Seal. The group disbanded in 2002 but later reformed in 2006 as a studio project.[1]
- McKenzie and Weeks are also in a doom metal band called Stomach Earth.
- Vocalist Guy Kozowyk, has launched his own record label called Black Market Activities. The label releases music from various metalcore acts including Ed Gein, Animosity, and From a Second Story Window. Clients was also released on this label.
- Keller has a studio project called Meek is Murder. It is an experimental grindcore band in which he does all the vocals and plays all the instruments.[2]
- Guy Kozowyk had also provided guest vocals for the deathcore band Animosity of their new album, "Animal" on the track "A Passionate Journey"
- Mike "Gunface" McKenzie and Colby Hatt of Otumshank play in a side project name Street Fighter.
[edit] Members
[edit] Current
- Guy Kozowyk - vocals
- Mike "Gunface" McKenzie - guitar/vocals
- Greg Weeks - bass
- Mike Keller - guitar
- Brad Fickeisen - drums
[edit] Former
- Jonny Fay - guitar
- Kevin Rampelberg - guitar
- Mike Justian - drums
- John Longstreth - drums
- Jon Dow - drums
- Adam Wentworth - bass
[edit] Discography
- Fused Together in Revolving Doors (2002) (Robotic Empire Records)
- Clients (2005) (Metal Blade Records)
- Prey for Eyes (2007) (Metal Blade Records)
[edit] References
- ^ The Red Chord article @ PopMatters: Guy Kozowyk, vocalist for deathcore standout, the Red Chord
- ^ The Red Chord - Prey for Eyes review @ Metal Review: the band’s slathering death/grind/hardcore template
- ^ The Red Chord - Clients rviw @ Metal Observer: a weird bastard out of Mathcore, Death & Grind
- ^ The Red Chord band page @ Encyclopaedia Metallum: Technical Grind/Death Metal/ Metalcore
- ^ The Red Chord interview // Interviews // Features // Lambgoat
- ^ The Red Chord band page @ Rockdetector
