Off With Their Heads (band)
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Off with Their Heads is a punk rock
band formed in 2002 from Minneapolis, Minnesota
. Since their formation, they have often featured a rotating line-up of tour players, due to their members' other commitments and Off With Their Head's own full-time touring schedule. Singer/guitarist Ryan has noted that having different musicians helps keep the band fresh.
According to the No Idea website, the band had planned to release The '69 Sound, a second singles collection of more recent split 7" material. However, this has since been refuted by No Idea, who commented saying "This thing will never happen."
On September 10, 2008, Off With Their Heads self-released a music video for "Fuck This, I'm Out"
In late 2009, the band was chosen as one of Beyond Race
Magazines "50 Emerging Artists," resulting in a spot in the publication's #11 issue (with Bodega Girls and J. Cole on the cover), as well as an exclusive Q&A for the magazine's site.
In February 2010, it was announced that Off With Their Heads signed to Epitaph Records
, with a new record due for June 1 of that year. The signing is notable in so far as Off With Their Heads are the first punk band signed to Epitaph (which for the last decade had moved away from traditional punk rock in favor of metalcore
and screamo
) since 2001 when the label signed Deviates.
After years of nearly non-stop touring, the band has found a stable line-up, though two of the members continue to front their own part-time bands. Zack Gontard sings and plays guitar in Dear Landlord, while Justin Francis sings and plays guitar in Apocalypse Meow.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band formed in 2002 from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
. Since their formation, they have often featured a rotating line-up of tour players, due to their members' other commitments and Off With Their Head's own full-time touring schedule. Singer/guitarist Ryan has noted that having different musicians helps keep the band fresh.
According to the No Idea website, the band had planned to release The '69 Sound, a second singles collection of more recent split 7" material. However, this has since been refuted by No Idea, who commented saying "This thing will never happen."
On September 10, 2008, Off With Their Heads self-released a music video for "Fuck This, I'm Out"
In late 2009, the band was chosen as one of Beyond Race
Beyond Race
Beyond Race Magazine is a quarterly magazine based in New York primarily centered on independent and emerging artists, covering music, film, and other arts, such as literature, graffiti, tattooing, and visual arts...
Magazines "50 Emerging Artists," resulting in a spot in the publication's #11 issue (with Bodega Girls and J. Cole on the cover), as well as an exclusive Q&A for the magazine's site.
In February 2010, it was announced that Off With Their Heads signed to Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
, with a new record due for June 1 of that year. The signing is notable in so far as Off With Their Heads are the first punk band signed to Epitaph (which for the last decade had moved away from traditional punk rock in favor of metalcore
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
and screamo
Screamo
Screamo, though used loosely to generally describe music that features screamed vocals, is actually a musical subgenre of hardcore punk which predominantly evolved from emo, among other genres, in the early 1990s...
) since 2001 when the label signed Deviates.
After years of nearly non-stop touring, the band has found a stable line-up, though two of the members continue to front their own part-time bands. Zack Gontard sings and plays guitar in Dear Landlord, while Justin Francis sings and plays guitar in Apocalypse Meow.
EPs
- High Five for The Rapture 7"
- Fine Tuning The Bender 7"
- To Hell With This and All Of You 7"
- Art Of The Underground Single Series 7"
- Hospitals (2006)
- Trying to Breathe 7" (2010)
- I Will Follow You (shaped picture disc) (2010)
Splits
- J Church Split 7"
- Blotto Split 7"
- Practice Split 7"
- Four Letter Word Split 7"
- Dear Landlord Split 7"
- Dukes Of Hillsborough Split 7"
- The Measure [SA] Split 7"
- Tiltwheel Split 7"
- Small Pool Records 4 Way Split Series Vol. 1 12"
- "Under The Influence" Lemuria split 7" (2009)
- Detournement Split 7" (2010)
- No Friends Split 6" (2010)
Live and compilation albums
- All Things Move Toward Their End (2007)
- compilation of split 7" tracks and compilation appearances.
- Insubordination Fest 2008 CD/DVD (2008)
- Live At The Atlantic Series: Vol Two 7" (2009)
- New NoiseNew NoiseNew Noise is a compilation album by American record label Epitaph. The album features 14 tracks by artists either currently signed with Epitaph or had released their tracks included under the label. It was released worldwide on June 15, 2010 via digital download...
(2010)