Scatterbox is an American punk rock band from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Coeur d'Alene is the largest city and county seat of Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. It is the principal city of the Coeur d'Alene Metropolitan Statistical Area. Coeur d'Alene has the second largest metropolitan area in the state of Idaho. As of the 2010 census the population of Coeur...

. Formed in 2000, the current lineup includes Tom White

Tom White

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 (vocals), Scott Rozell (drums), Justin E Smith (guitar), Mark Cogburn (guitar), and Ryan White

Ryan White

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 (bass). They currently are signed with Clickpop Records of Bellingham, Washington. Scatterbox has released three full-length records and one CDEP with now defunct Spokane, Washington band American Zero.

Past members

Past members include (all guitarists) Dan Stamper (2000–2002), Jared Brown (2002–2005), Chris Copulos (2003–2005), and Sean Nicol (2005–2009). Mark Cogburn joined the band in early 2007 and has been noted as a permanent member. And then late in 2010, the band added Justin Smith to the lineup. When asked about his involvement with Scatterbox, he stated, " better smoking meth in a dumpster." Jared Brown and Scott Rozell were also members of Lookout! Records

Lookout! Records

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 band Moral Crux at a point in time. Brown remains a member of the band, whereas Rozell departed in 2005, rejoined in 2007, and departed again in early 2009.

Release history

The first three Scatterbox releases were self-released on the bands' own imprint, Blackhouse Records. In 2004, the band signed with Clickpop Records, making the newest record "Sudden Movements" the first Scatterbox record to have national and international distribution. The previous records are, however, harder to find currently.

Scatterbox has appeared on many compilations with bands such as DEK, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Against All Authority, Morrissey

Morrissey

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, Citizen Fish

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, MDC, Destruction Made Simple, The Dresden Dolls, and others. In 2006, the song "Sensitive" from the 2003 album "Infection III" was used on the soundtrack of "Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead" from Troma Entertainment

Troma Entertainment

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 alongside the likes of The Dwarves, The Nihilistics, and Thee Obscene. The song is actually used in the film as well.

The bands newest studio record, titled "ENEMIES", was released in early February 2009 through Clickpop Records/Blackhouse Records. It was produced by Tom Pfaeffle (Fear Before The March of Flames, Great White, Scorpions) and Nick Jarvelin (The Hollowpoints, Linus), and was mixed and mastered by Dave Richards and Paul Turpin (Idiot Pilot, The Trucks).

The band went on a lengthy hiatus for over a year due to personal reasons before getting back together for another full length studio album, due to be released on Blackhouse Records later in 2011. The title is yet to be announced.

Discography:


Run Faster, Jump Higher (2001, Blackhouse)


Lipstick Stains and Shotgun Shells (2002, Blackhouse) Split with American Zero


Infection III (2003, Blackhouse)


Sudden Movements (2005 Clickpop Records) http://www.clickpoprecords.com


Enemies (2008 Clickpop Records/Blackhouse)


208: Live at The Knitting Factory (Blackhouse/Amazon) Release Date: August 3, 2010.


Band Websites:

SCATTERBOX Myspace Page


CLICKPOP RECORDS Official Website


SCATTERBOX Official Website