| Snapcase - "Coagulate" |
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| SNAPCASE on CAPITAL CHAOS TV 1999 |
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SNAPCASE @ Bojangles - Sacramento, CA 1999
also on the bill were 7 SECONDS, KID DYNAMITE
& BURIED ALIVE http://capitalchaos.net
Snapcase was a metalcore band from Buffalo,
New York. Their records were released on the
Chicago record label, Victory Records.
http://www.snapcase.com Background
[edit] Formation
The band was originally conceived in 1989 in
a basement in West Seneca, NY and was named
Solid State. In 1989, the lineup was embodied
by guitarist Scott Dressler, then a mere 15
years of age, 17 year-old drummer Mike
Kimaid, Daryl Taberski, age 18 on bass, and
Tiger Balduf, the eldest at 19, on vocals.
Prior to recording their first demo as Solid
State on January 30, 1990, Quest for Reality,
Tiger Balduf left the band to get married,
and Mike Kimaid left to join the Lockport, NY
based band The Watchmen. In their places
instead were Chris Galas on vocals and Peter
Dawidzak on drums. Soon after recording this,
Peter Dawidzak left the band to go to school.
On May 22, 1990, Solid State recorded their
second demo, Accept Your Fate, with their
friend Mike Lampe, who had assisted with the
previous demo, as well. During this
recording, the band was comprised of Chris
Galas on vocals, Scott Dressler playing
guitar, Jason Kourkounis on drums, and Daryl
Taberski on bass.
During the spring of 1991, Solid State went
through a big lineup shift; Kourkounis left
the band to pursue other musical interests,
and Kimaid rejoined the band along with The
Watchmen guitarist Joe Smith, making the band
a five-piece. After these changes to their
lineup, the band decided to change their name
to Snapcase. Between the years of 1991 and
1992, Snapcase recorded two demos with Dennis
Fura, Break The Silence and King of the
Mountain. In 1992 the band was signed to
Chicago hardcore label Victory Records and
recorded their first 7 inch, Comatose, with
Mike Sac and Robby Takac that year. After
this recording Taberski moved over to vocals,
replacing Chris Galas, Bob Whiteside from
Buffalo, NY band Support took over on bass,
and Jon Salemi joined to replace Joe Smith,
who left for school. In 1993, Kimaid left the
band after partially recording the band's
first album and was replaced by former
Buffalo, NY based Slugfest drummer, Tim
Redmond, who performed on the rest of the
tracks. This full length, Lookinglasself, was
released in 1993 and was recorded with Don
Fury and Fred Betschen. In early 1995, the
band released the Steps EP, which they
recorded with Fred Betschen. This was the
last recording to feature Scott Dressler, who
left the band in the fall of 1995 to go to
graduate school. He was replaced by Frank
Vicario of Buffalo, NY band Fadeaway. In the
summer of 1996, The California Takeover was
released which featured live recordings from
Snapcase, Earth Crisis, and Strife.
[edit] Progression
April 1997 saw the release of Progression
Through Unlearning, which they recorded with
Steve Evetts, an album which is considered to
be revolutionary by many fans of hardcore.
The band set out on a summer tour, and
featured performances on the Vans Warped
Tour. In the fall of 1997, the band took some
time off so that members could pursue
education. In 1998, the band resumed touring,
and was the opening band on the fall tour of
the Deftones. They also went into the studio
with Brian McTernan in the fall of 1998 to
record a cover of the Bad Brains "I",
released on Century Media's Never Give In
tribute record, and a split EP with
Boysetsfire that was released in the summer
of 1999. These were the last recordings with
bassist Bob Whiteside. He was replaced by
Dustin Perry, formerly of the Minneapolis, MN
band Threadbare. They headlined Hellfest that
summer in Syracuse, NY.
Designs For Automation, the band's third full
length album, was recorded in the summer of
1999 with Steve Evetts was released in
January 2000. They spent most of 2000 on
tour, performing on the Deconstruction tour
in Europe with NOFX and playing the main
stage of the Vans Warped Tour in the summer.
Ben Lythberg began playing drums for the band
during the fall, winter and spring while
Redmond finished his masters degree.
[edit] End Transmission
In 2002, the band focused their creative
energy on crafting their new album, End
Transmission, with Brian McTernan at Salad
Days Studios. This album, their fourth full
length album was released in September 2002.
Redmond officially left the band soon after
the release of the album and was permanently
replaced by Lythberg. Snapcase toured that
fall with Boysetsfire and Atreyu. Their final
international tour was in early 2003. They
opened for Bad Religion and Finch in the
spring of 2003. Bright Flashes was released
in November 2003. This featured songs that
were recorded for the conceptual End
Transmission album, covers of songs by
Helmet, Devo, and Jane's Addiction, and 3
remixes of songs from End Transmission. The
band announced in the fall of 2004 that they
would be disbanding, and would play their
final show in January 2005 in Buffalo, NY.
The final show featured appearances by almost
of nearly every member who had ever played in
the band. Redmond, Dressler, and Whiteside
joined Salemi and Taberski for a performance
of the song "Lookinglasself", and original
vocalist Chris Galas joined them for the song
"Comatose".
[edit] Intention
Snapcase built a reputation for composing
music with complex guitar lines, harmonic
distortion, and relentless rhythms.
Lyrically, their songs explored themes of
self-determination, affirmation, and personal
challenge. To many, Snapcase was one of the
most progressive and influential bands in
independent music, and was dedicated to
combining intellectual theory with aggressive
music (as the band has claimed).
Nevertheless, Snapcase always promoted
free-thinking and an unrelenting quest for
change, as their socially conscious lyrics
reveal. The members of the band are all
straight edge, as well, but according to
Frank Vicario, they're "not really singing
about it or promoting it".
[edit] Thereafter
After Snapcase dissolved, Vicario, Perry and
Lythberg formed the band Attractive, with
Josh English from the band Sixgoingonseven.
Tim Redmond currently teaches AP Government
and Global history at Williamsville East High
School and Scott Dressler is an Assistant
Professor of Economics at Villanova
University
A retrospective DVD is set for release in
2007, and will feature footage filmed at
their final performance in January 2005.
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| SNAPCASE - Exile Etiquette |
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The official video for Snapcase's 'Exile
Etiquette' from their final album, 'End
Transmission.' This video was produced as an
experiment in conjunction with the
independent film 'A Shadow Before Sunrise,'
which featured music by Snapcase.
Until Victory Records releases their
retrospective DVD anthology, this is where
you can see it, along with on the (out of
print) "Valhalla & Other Tales of Intrigue"
DVD by Jacob Strunk.
Directed by Jacob Strunk.
© Jacob Strunk/Snapcase 2002,2004
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