Glassjaw
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| Years active | 1997 – present |
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Glassjaw is a four-piece post-hardcore band from Long Island, New York. The band was formed by lead singer Daryl Palumbo, (drummer and later guitarist) Justin Beck, former guitarist Todd Weinstock, former bassist Ariel Telford and former guitarist Kris Baldwin who had been friends from a young age. The band was formed around 1994 while Beck was also playing with Jewish Straight-Edge band, The Sons of Abraham and Palumbo was in his own straight-edge band called XbustedX. The line-up has undergone many changes since the birth of the band. Second generation drummer Sammy Siegler was replaced by Larry Gorman (ex-Orange 9MM) and second generation bass player, Manuel Carrero was replaced by bassist Dave Allen. In late 2004 Todd Weinstock left the band and founded his own band, Men, Women and Children. Dave Allen also left the band and has been replaced by ex-member Manuel Carrero of the band The Jiant, the man he originally replaced. Also a former Glassjaw drummer and current member of Classic Case, Durijah Lang has been called onboard as drummer as currently drummer Larry Gorman is busy with Daryl Palumbo's other band Head Automatica. Glassjaw are under the wing of legendary producer Ross Robinson and are members of Robinson's respected I Am Recording label. In October 2005 the band released a B-side EP of songs not used in the bands second album Worship and Tribute called El Mark named after Daryl's brother. After a two year hiatus, the band played three shows in 2005, two at The Downtown, with proceeds going to charity and also, a spot on The Used's tour at the Hammersmith Ballroom.
Current line-up
- Daryl Palumbo - Vocals
- Justin Beck - Guitar
- Durijah Lang - Drums
- Manuel Carrero - Bass
Discography
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (EP, 1997, 2001 re-release)
- Pretty Lush (Single, 2000)
- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence (LP, 2000)
- Ry Ry's Song (Single, 2000)
- Worship and Tribute (LP, 2002)
- Cosmopolitan Bloodloss (Single, 2002)
- Ape Dos Mil (Single, 2003)
- El Mark (Digital EP, 2005)
Music videos
- Siberian Kiss from Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence
- Pretty Lush from Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence
- Cosmopolitan Bloodloss from Worship and Tribute
- Ape Dos Mil from Worship and Tribute
- Must've Run All Day from Worship and Tribute
Influences
- Many bands can be named as influences for Glassjaw, although the most obvious are Bad Brains, Fugazi, Faith No More and Squeeze among others.
Trivia
- Glassjaw's manager is Rodney Afshari.
- The MTV version of 'Cosmopolitan Bloodloss' was not the original cut of the video. A scene at the end where the entire band gets murdered by an irate Vincent Gallo was taken out from the final cut. The MTV version was also re-edited to show more of the band throughout the entire video. The Original version went 2/3rds of the video before seeing the band and had the murder scene. Note that the version appearing on the Enhanced CD portion of the 'Worship and Tribute' is not the original cut in that it lacks the murder scene.
- Todd Weinstock appeared in Brand New's video for 'Sic Transit Gloria'.
- Daryl makes a short appearance in Lost Prophets video 'Last Summer'.
- Daryl suffers from a disease called Crohn's Disease, a crippling intestinal disorder, which is the source of many of the band's cancellations of tour dates.