Disarming Arctica
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Disarming Arctica is a five piece Post Hardcore band hailing from the south shores of Long Island, New York.
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[edit] Biography
Vocalist, Michael Assip and guitarists Adam Hecht and Thomas Colello first worked together in the Melodic Hardcore band The Rescue. The Rescue released several EPs; the first was self released with producer Mike Sapone (Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Crime in Stereo) and the second EP was released on United Edge Records with producer George Fullan (Bayside, Anterrabae, Action Action) behind the board. The Rescue built a large local following, playing with the leading national club touring acts between 2003 and 2005 before completing a northeast tour with Solid State recording artists He Is Legend and Rise Records recording artists Still Life Projector. In late 2005 The Rescue officially disbanded due to lineup instabilities.
About one year later after The Rescue broke up, Michael Assip and Adam Hecht set out to create a fresh project that would explore areas that The Rescue never could. Ken Pryor joined the project on bass guitar. The three spent the next fall and winter months finding a new sound to call their own while attempting to find members to fill the rest of the positions in the band. Several guitarists and a drummer had already come and gone until Josh Hecht was asked to permanently fill the position on drums.
After the addition of Josh on the drums, Disarming Arctica began to play shows locally. Within the coturse of two and a half months Disarming Arctica had already shared the stage with various national acts such as The Almost, The Distance, The Forecast, Forgive Durden, From Autumn To Ashes, I Am The Avalanche, and Permanent Me. During these two and a half months Disarming Arctica had recorded a four song demo, with former band mate Tom Collelo, that then quickly began circulating the internet, local shows, and local radio developing a devoted following for the band.
After filling in for a string of live shows over the summer of '08 and helping record the upcoming EP Thomas Colello joined the band officially. Disarming Arctica was featured in the "Pilates For Indie Rockers" fitness DVD video along with Long Island natives: the pop punk Crash Romeo and hardcore punk band This is Hell. In the late fall of 2008, the band emerged with a new myspace layout as well as a short instrumental work titled "Surveillance", a piece that is much more experimental than their previous material. They then came out with their second release, the We're Always Watching You EP.
[edit] Members
- Ken Pryor (Bass)
- Adam Hecht (Guitar)
- Tom Colello (Guitar)
- Josh Hecht (Drums)
- Michael Assip (Vocals)
[edit] Discography
- "Disarming Arctica Demo (2007)
- “We're Always Watching You” EP (2009)
