Career Soldiers (band)
Encyclopedia
Career Soldiers was a street punk
band based in San Diego
. The band have toured America
and Canada
with bands like The Casualties
, Lower Class Brats
, Monster Squad
, Clit 45
, U.K. Subs, Funeral Dress
among others.
and in November played their first shows with Thought Riot
and Toxic Narcotic
, after the mentioned presentations, the band decided to add a guitarist, so Jake could take care only of vocals. In December Derek joins the band, but leave in February 2003, replaced by Ricky. With a more stable formation, the band recorded the Passion for Destruction EP
. Despite being a member, Ricky did not take part in the recording of the EP because he felt he didn't know the songs well enough.
When Ricky was ready, the band booked shows with bands like A Global Threat
, Lower Class Brats
and Clit 45
. In late 2003 the band recorded their debut full-length album titled Finding Freedom in Hopelessness
, released in September 2004 by ADD Records, label
property of Mark Civitarese, best known as Mark Unseen, vocalist of the Boston street punk
band The Unseen, by the time the band also played shows with The Virus
in Reno
, Cheap Sex
in Corona
, and Defiance
in Salt Lake City
.
In August 2005 the band did a tour with Cheap Sex
and The Havoc, followed by a tour with The Unseen and A Global Threat
, from the West Coast
to Boston. In 2006 the band booked a tour through the U.S.
, including dates in Canada
with Clit 45
for the next six weeks. In the same year, Brian left the band, being replaced by Tay, who previously played with Negative Charge and Endless Struggle from Utah
, also, the band finished writing new material, this would later become the album Loss of Words
, released by Punk Core Records
in 2007.
On December 31, 2008 the band announced on their website that they are officially broken up. They explain that the breakup was because Tay lives in Salt Lake City and they have to fly him out for every show. The financial expenses were too great, and finding a new drummer was a possibility, however, most bands lose their integrity when they get someone new that they do not know.
Street punk
Street punk is a working class-based genre of punk rock which took shape in the early 1980s, partly as a rebellion against the perceived artistic pretensions of the first wave of British punk. Street punk emerged from the Oi! style, performed by bands such as Sham 69, Angelic Upstarts, Cockney...
band based in San Diego
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
. The band have toured America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
with bands like The Casualties
The Casualties
The Casualties are an American street punk band from New York City, New York, formed in 1990.-Biography:The Casualties members aimed to return to what they viewed as the "golden era" of street punk, embodied by bands such as The Exploited, Charged GBH , which they believed had disappeared by...
, Lower Class Brats
Lower Class Brats
Lower Class Brats are a punk rock band founded in Austin, Texas in January 1995. They describe their sound as high energy "Rock and Roll Street Noize." They have released a number of recordings including twelve 7" singles, two 12" singles, four full-length albums and one live album...
, Monster Squad
Monster Squad (band)
Monster Squad is an American street punk band, formed in Vacaville, California in 1997. The band has released two full length albums, Strength Through Pain with Charged Records in 2004, and Fire the Faith, released by Punk Core Records, as well as three split albums and one EP.In 2008, the band...
, Clit 45
Clit 45
Clit 45 was a Streetpunk/Hardcore-band from Long Beach, California that formed in 1996. The band played traditional, fast punk, influenced by The Adolescents, Poison Idea and Bad Religion. Their second and third albums were published by BYO Records and distributed by Cargo Records in Europe...
, U.K. Subs, Funeral Dress
Funeral Dress
Funeral Dress is a street punk band from Belgium who formed in 1985. Their big hits include "I'm in Love with Oi", "Free Beer for the Punx", "Party Political Bullshit", "Party On", "Freedom and Liberty", "Belgium's Burning". The band toured the US several times and is planning a tour in Russia in...
among others.
History
Formed in August 2002 with Jake on guitar and vocals, Ryan on bass and Brian on drums, the band recorded a demoDemo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
and in November played their first shows with Thought Riot
Thought Riot
Thought Riot was an American hardcore punk band from California's Central Valley. The band was composed of kids pushing progressive political ideas through their lyrics...
and Toxic Narcotic
Toxic Narcotic
Toxic Narcotic is an American crust punk band from Boston, Massachusetts who formed in 1989. Though many label them crust or hardcore, they do not self-identify with any one specific subgenre of DIY punk. Their songs typically include anti war, violence, and green peace lyrics...
, after the mentioned presentations, the band decided to add a guitarist, so Jake could take care only of vocals. In December Derek joins the band, but leave in February 2003, replaced by Ricky. With a more stable formation, the band recorded the Passion for Destruction EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
. Despite being a member, Ricky did not take part in the recording of the EP because he felt he didn't know the songs well enough.
When Ricky was ready, the band booked shows with bands like A Global Threat
A Global Threat
A Global Threat was an American street punk band, formed in Bangor, ME in 1997. They released four full-length LPs as well as many 7" EPs and have toured extensively throughout the United States.- History 1997–2000 :...
, Lower Class Brats
Lower Class Brats
Lower Class Brats are a punk rock band founded in Austin, Texas in January 1995. They describe their sound as high energy "Rock and Roll Street Noize." They have released a number of recordings including twelve 7" singles, two 12" singles, four full-length albums and one live album...
and Clit 45
Clit 45
Clit 45 was a Streetpunk/Hardcore-band from Long Beach, California that formed in 1996. The band played traditional, fast punk, influenced by The Adolescents, Poison Idea and Bad Religion. Their second and third albums were published by BYO Records and distributed by Cargo Records in Europe...
. In late 2003 the band recorded their debut full-length album titled Finding Freedom in Hopelessness
Finding Freedom in Hopelessness
Loss of Words is the first album released by the American street punk / hardcore punk band Career Soldiers, published by ADD Records in 2004.- Track listing :#"Finding Freedom In Hopelessness" - 1:54#"Dead End Youth" - 2:34...
, released in September 2004 by ADD Records, label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
property of Mark Civitarese, best known as Mark Unseen, vocalist of the Boston street punk
Street punk
Street punk is a working class-based genre of punk rock which took shape in the early 1980s, partly as a rebellion against the perceived artistic pretensions of the first wave of British punk. Street punk emerged from the Oi! style, performed by bands such as Sham 69, Angelic Upstarts, Cockney...
band The Unseen, by the time the band also played shows with The Virus
The Virus
The Virus was a street punk band from Philadelphia, United States. Now defunct, their former singer Mike Virus went on to perform in the band Cheap Sex...
in Reno
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
, Cheap Sex
Cheap Sex
Cheap Sex was an American street punk band formed in December 2002, based in San Diego, California. Besides releasing three albums, the band participated in some compilations, including the Pure Punk Rock DVD, released by Punk Core Records, also featuring Action, The Casualties, Blood or Whiskey,...
in Corona
Corona, California
Corona is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 152,374, up from 124,966 at the 2000 census...
, and Defiance
Defiance (punk band)
Defiance are an anarcho street punk band from Portland, Oregon formed in 1993. Their discography includes five E.P.s, four full-lengths, and one album of out of print and rare songs...
in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
.
In August 2005 the band did a tour with Cheap Sex
Cheap Sex
Cheap Sex was an American street punk band formed in December 2002, based in San Diego, California. Besides releasing three albums, the band participated in some compilations, including the Pure Punk Rock DVD, released by Punk Core Records, also featuring Action, The Casualties, Blood or Whiskey,...
and The Havoc, followed by a tour with The Unseen and A Global Threat
A Global Threat
A Global Threat was an American street punk band, formed in Bangor, ME in 1997. They released four full-length LPs as well as many 7" EPs and have toured extensively throughout the United States.- History 1997–2000 :...
, from the West Coast
West Coast of the United States
West Coast or Pacific Coast are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the United States. The term most often refers to the states of California, Oregon, and Washington. Although not part of the contiguous United States, Alaska and Hawaii do border the Pacific Ocean but can't be included in...
to Boston. In 2006 the band booked a tour through the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, including dates in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
with Clit 45
Clit 45
Clit 45 was a Streetpunk/Hardcore-band from Long Beach, California that formed in 1996. The band played traditional, fast punk, influenced by The Adolescents, Poison Idea and Bad Religion. Their second and third albums were published by BYO Records and distributed by Cargo Records in Europe...
for the next six weeks. In the same year, Brian left the band, being replaced by Tay, who previously played with Negative Charge and Endless Struggle from Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, also, the band finished writing new material, this would later become the album Loss of Words
Loss of Words
Loss of Words is the second album from the American street punk / hardcore punk band Career Soldiers, published by Punk Core Records in 2007.- Track listing :#"This Generation" - 3:27#"Won't Waste My Life" - 3:08#"Loss of Words" - 2:44...
, released by Punk Core Records
Punk Core Records
Punk Core Records is an inactive record label founded in 1989 by Dave Amcher, alias Dave Punk Core. The label is based on Long Island, New York.Punk Core originally started out a punk zine/distro in the late 80's, but became a record label in the mid 90's...
in 2007.
On December 31, 2008 the band announced on their website that they are officially broken up. They explain that the breakup was because Tay lives in Salt Lake City and they have to fly him out for every show. The financial expenses were too great, and finding a new drummer was a possibility, however, most bands lose their integrity when they get someone new that they do not know.
Discography
- Loss of WordsLoss of WordsLoss of Words is the second album from the American street punk / hardcore punk band Career Soldiers, published by Punk Core Records in 2007.- Track listing :#"This Generation" - 3:27#"Won't Waste My Life" - 3:08#"Loss of Words" - 2:44...
- 2007, Punk Core RecordsPunk Core RecordsPunk Core Records is an inactive record label founded in 1989 by Dave Amcher, alias Dave Punk Core. The label is based on Long Island, New York.Punk Core originally started out a punk zine/distro in the late 80's, but became a record label in the mid 90's... - Finding Freedom in HopelessnessFinding Freedom in HopelessnessLoss of Words is the first album released by the American street punk / hardcore punk band Career Soldiers, published by ADD Records in 2004.- Track listing :#"Finding Freedom In Hopelessness" - 1:54#"Dead End Youth" - 2:34...
- 2004, ADD Records - Passion for Destruction - 2003, self-releasedSelf-publishingSelf-publishing is the publication of any book or other media by the author of the work, without the involvement of an established third-party publisher. The author is responsible and in control of entire process including design , formats, price, distribution, marketing & PR...
External links
- Official website
- Career Soldiers at MySpace