36 Crazyfists

Brock Lindow, vocalist of 36 Crazyfists
Background information
Also known as 36CF
Origin Kenai, Alaska, United States
Genres Metalcore
Nu metal (Early)
Years active Since 1994
Labels Roadrunner, DRT Entertainment, Ferret
Associated acts Killswitch Engage, Skinlab, Straight Line Stitch
Website 36Crazyfists.com
Members
Brock Lindow
Steve Holt
Thomas Noonan
Brett Makowski
Former members
JD Stuart
Ryan Brownell
Mick Whitney

36 Crazyfists are a four-piece metal band originating from Anchorage, Alaska. They are now based in Portland, Oregon. The band's name comes from a Jackie Chan movie, Jackie Chan And The 36 Crazy Fists.[1] They have released five albums, In the Skin, Bitterness the Star, A Snow Capped Romance, Rest Inside the Flames, and their fifth The Tide And Its Takers was released on May 27, 2008.

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[edit on Wikipedia] History

[edit on Wikipedia] Early years

36 Crazyfists was formed in 1994 in Anchorage, Alaska. The original members were vocalist Brock Lindow, guitarists Steve Holt and Ryan Brownell, bassist JD Stuart, and drummer Thomas Noonan. Holt is from Kenai, Alaska, and Lindow spent much of his childhood there.[2] Lindow, Brownell, Stuart, and Noonan are all from Anchorage. 36 released their first EP, "Boss Buckle EP", in 1995 on cassette. In July 1996, bassist JD Stuart died in a car accident. At that time, Brownell retired from the band and the remaining members recuited bassist Mick Whitney, who is also from Anchorage. In 1997, the band released their second EP, "Suffer Tree", on cassette. This EP was dedicated to former bassist, JD Stuart. The band then relocated to Seattle, WA where they released their first full length CD, "In The Skin". The band then moved to Portland, OR. In 1999, they released a 4-song demo that, through their friends in Skinlab, ended up in the hands of Monte Connor, A&R Rep at Roadrunner Records.[3]

[edit on Wikipedia] Roadrunner Records years (2000 - 2007)

Signed by Roadrunner Records in 2000, the band recorded their major debut album Bitterness the Star which was released on April 4, 2002. In support of its release, the band toured with such heavy weight acts as Candiria, God Forbid, Chimaira, Diecast, and Hotwire. After touring the United States, they headed off to Europe to begin the European Road Rage Tour with Killswitch Engage and Five Pointe O.

The band re-emerged two years later, on March 16, 2004 with their second album A Snow Capped Romance which was produced by James Paul Wisner (who also produced albums for bands like Dashboard Confessional and As Friends Rust). They toured intensely behind the record (playing shows with acts like Killswitch Engage and Poison the Well) through December, taking two months off before beginning the work on their next album.

36 Crazyfists entered the studio with producer Sal Villanueva (who had worked with Thursday and Taking Back Sunday) in October 2005 to commence recording their third album Rest Inside the Flames which was released across Europe on June 12, 2006. Ultimately, Roadrunner decided not to release the album in North America. A deal with DRT Entertainment was later struck, and the album received a belated release on November 7, 2006.

The album was a success in the U.K., with Rest Inside the Flames debuting at #71 on the UK album charts, and reaching #2 in the BBC's Rock Album charts. However, the album only sold 1,858 copies in the US during its first week of release.[4]

The band started an extensive U.K. tour, supported by Twelve Tribes and Your Rigamortus on April 1, 2007, where they played at 26 venues across the country.

[edit on Wikipedia] Ferret Music years (2007 - present)

Vocalist Brock Lindow announced that a new record would be released in March 2008 on Ferret Music entitled The Tide And Its Takers. This date has been pushed back, and was released on May 27, 2008.

This was released on Ultimate-Guitar.com on November 29:

"Alaska based rockers 36 Crazyfists are currently in the studio working on their Ferret Music debut, which they have titled The Tide And Its Takers."

The band had guitarist and backing vocalist, Steve Holt, producing the album. They had Andy Sneap (Machine Head, Testament, Exit Ten) again work on the mixing of the album.

Lead singer Brock Lindow had this to say,

"We could not be happier to be on Ferret Music, we are all big fans of the bands on the roster as well as the people who run the label. Our new record is now finished being written and we will start recording right after Thanksgiving. We will be out on tour in January starting with the UK and Europe first, looking forward to hitting the road and seeing all of our friends again."

36 Crazyfists always return to Alaska to play at the annual Summer Meltdown Festival in Anchorage, Alaska. With one exception being the 2008 Summer Meltdown, in which they could not attend due to their tour with the First Annual Rockstar Mayhem Festival. Shortly after the Mayhem tour, bassist Mick Whitney retired due to family obligations. He was replaced by long time guitar tech, Brett (Buzzard) Makowski.

36 Crazyfists filmed their January 9, 2009, show in Anchorage, Alaska, for their first live DVD entitled Underneath A Northern Sky. The DVD is the band's first ever, and it was released on October 27th, 2009. The band will team up with Chiodos for two shows in Japan and then hit up the Australian festival circuit, which will take them to the end of February. Throughout March, the band will tour Europe with labelmates, Poison The Well.

The final night of their European tour was recorded by Chasing Safety at The Electric Ballroom in Camden Town London, at the end of the night, Brock Lindow announced on stage that they would be recording their new album at the end of 2009 with a planned spring 2010 release & a hinted follow up Europe tour.

[edit on Wikipedia] Members

[edit on Wikipedia] Former

[edit on Wikipedia] Discography

[edit on Wikipedia] Major releases

"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Year Title Label Chart peaks[6]
Billboard 200 Heatseekers Independent Albums
2002 Bitterness the Star Roadrunner Records — — —
2004 A Snow Capped Romance Roadrunner Records — 21 —
2006 Rest Inside the Flames DRT Entertainment — — —
2008 The Tide and Its Takers Ferret Music 155 4 11
2009 Underneath a Northern Sky DVD Ferret Music - - -

[edit on Wikipedia] Independent releases

[edit on Wikipedia] Other releases

[edit on Wikipedia] Videography

[edit on Wikipedia] References

[edit on Wikipedia] Notes

  1. ^ Sisti, Scott (2002-05-15). "Show & Tell Online - interview with Brock Lindow of 36 Crazyfists". Show & Tell Online. http://www.showandtellonline.com/_36_crazyfists/_interview_051502.html. Retrieved 2007-05-06. 
  2. ^ Westfall, Kortnie (4 July 2007). "Burning love: Hot rock brotherhood expands, evolves in third year". Anchorage Daily News. http://www.adn.com/445/story/158297.html. Retrieved 2009-10-30. 
  3. ^ http://www.familytreepresents.com/index.php?section=bands&band=36_Crazyfists
  4. ^ IndieHQ, "Indepedent Sales Chart 11-15-06", PostedNovember 15, 2006.
  5. ^ Snifka, Lynne (2002-10-24). "Anchorage Press: almost famous". Anchorage Press. http://208.109.242.142/archives/archives/document316d.html. Retrieved 2007-05-06. 
  6. ^ "Artist Chart History - 36 Crazyfists" Billboard.com. Retrieved on September 3, 2008.

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36 Crazyfists
Brock Lindow • Steve Holt • Mick Whitney • Thomas Noonan
JD Stuart • Ryan Brownell
Studio albums
EPs
Boss Buckle • Suffer Tree • Demo '99 • The Oculus
Singles
"Slit Wrist Theory" • "At the End of August" • "Bloodwork" • "I'll Go Until My Heart Stops" • "Midnight Swim" • "We Gave It Hell" • "Destroy The Map" •