THROWDOWN on CAPITAL CHAOS 2008
THROWDOWN on CAPITAL CHAOS 2008 3/31/2008 @ The Boardwalk~Orangevale, CA also on the "Scum Of The Earth Tour" also on the bill were SOILWORK, CONDUCTING FROM THE GRAVE & WAR OF AGES Throwdown is a straight edge metalcore/post-thrash band from Orange County, California. They have toured as part of Ozzfest, Sounds of the Underground and Warped Tour, as well as with bands like In Flames, Lamb of God, As I Lay Dying, Sick of It All, Norma Jean, Soulfly, Korn, and Hatebreed. The songs "Forever" and "Burn" have been staples on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball and Revolver Magazine called them part of "The Future of Metal" after hearing the album Vendetta. Their most recent album Venom and Tears has taken even more of a metal direction, with critics likening the bands current sound to that of Pantera, Sepultura, early Metallica and Crowbar.
http://www.throwdowngo.com/
Original vocalist Keith Barney formed the band with bass player Dom Macaluso, guitarist Tommy Love, guitarist Javier Van Huss and drummer Marc Jackson. Then Eighteen Visions guitarist and current Bleeding Through vocalist Brandan Schieppati replaced Van Huss (himself the bass player of Eighteen Visions at the time) shortly before the band recorded their demo and Throwdown for Prime Directive Records.
Original Eighteen Visions guitarist Dave Peters joined the band, replacing Schieppati, before the band recorded their Drive Me Dead EP for Indecision Records. The album You Don't Have To Be Blood To Be Family was released by Indecision Records in 2001. The following year, Barney expressed a desire to switch to guitar (which he played in -- you guessed it -- Eighteen Visions already) because he would often lose his voice on tour. Peters took over on vocals. Fill-in guitarist Matt Mentley would fill in whenever Barney had shows with Eighteen Visions. Lacking a permanent drummer after the departure of Jackson, 18V drummer Ken Floyd regularly filled in around this time as well. http://www.myspace.com/throwdown
Throwdown recorded Haymaker, their breakthrough album featuring straight-edge anthem "Forever," for the Trustkill label. The lineup was Peters on vocals, Macaluso on bass, Love & Barney on guitars and a friend named Jarred Alexander who was hired as session drummer. A tour with Hatebreed followed in support of the album's release. Peters started a side-projected called Medic while Macaluso and Love started the band The Lost, who released an EP with Indecision very reminiscent of the group HIM. Neither project stayed active for very long. Barney began to focus his attention on 18V much more. http://www.purevolume.com/throwdown
Throwdown began 2004 newly energized and regrouped. Barney was asked to step-down to make Mentley his official replacement. Peters, Macaluso and Mentley renewed their commitment to recording and touring while Love would commit to that summer's Ozzfest only. They hit Japan with a fill-in drummer and a short tour of Europe served as drummer Ben Dussault's introduction to the band (former drummer Marc Jackson filled in for Love on guitar for that tour) before Peters, Dussault, Mentley, Macaluso and Love hit the Ozzfest second stage all summer long. Also playing the festival that year were; Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Slayer, Dimmu Borgir, Superjoint Ritual, Black Label Society, Slipknot, Hatebreed, Lamb of God, Atreyu, Bleeding Through, Lacuna Coil, Every Time I Die, Unearth, God Forbid, Otep, Devildriver and Magna-Fi. The band included a cover of the Sepultura classic "Roots Bloody Roots" in their Ozzfest set. The group filmed their first music video ("Forever") with director Christopher Sims. That fall, they toured with Norma Jean before closing the year with a successful tour with Lamb Of God, Fear Factory and Children Of Bodom. Love officially left the band, on good terms, at the end of the year. http://www.trustkill.com/artist/Throwdown
Throwdown spent the early part of the year writing and recording Vendetta, made at Planet Z Studios with producer Zeus. Shortly before the album was recorded, Mark Choiniere joined the band, although he does not appear in the video for "Burn" (which features the band as a four-piece with Mentley the only guitar player). Peters, Dussault, Choiniere, Mentley & Macaluso hit the inaugural Sounds Of The Underground tour with Lamb Of God, Clutch, Poison the Well, Opeth, From Autumn To Ashes, Unearth, Chimaira, Norma Jean, Every Time I Die, GWAR, Strapping Young Lad, High on Fire, All That Remains, Madball, DevilDriver, Terror, A Life Once Lost, Fear Before the March of Flames, The Red Chord, Nora and The Black Dahlia Murder. In the fall, they headlined a US tour sponsored by To Die For Clothing with Sinai Beach as support. That tour was Macaluso's last with the group. Mentley switched to bass, with Mark Choiniere covering all guitar duties in the live setting. Throwdown has remained a four-piece ever since. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throwdown
