Strike Anywhere

Strike Anywhere
Strike Anywhere performing live at the music festival "With justice we cure this nation", held in Taipei, Taiwan 2/28/2007.
Background information
Origin Richmond, Virginia, United States
Genres Melodic hardcore, punk rock, hardcore punk, anarcho-punk, post-hardcore
Years active 1999–present
Labels Jade Tree, Fat Wreck Chords, Bridge Nine, No Idea, Chunksaah, Red Leader, Scene Police
Website www.strikeanywhere.org
Members Thomas Barnett
Matt Smith
Garth Petrie
Eric Kane
Mark Miller
Past members Matt Sherwood

Strike Anywhere is an American punk rock band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1999 after the demise of frontman Thomas Barnett's previous band, Inquisition, they took their name from the Inquisition song "Strike Anywhere". Their music is characterized by fast tempos, catchy melodies, and emotionally charged vocals delivered via shouting and singing. The band has received an increased amount of attention after their music appeared in 3 Tony Hawk video games: Tony Hawk's Underground in 2003 ("Refusal"), Tony Hawk's American Wasteland in 2005 ("Question the Answer"), and Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam ("The Promise"). They were also featured in the documentary Wake Up Screaming[1] about the 2005 Vans Warped Tour. The band played their last show with guitarist Matt Sherwood in Auckland, New Zealand on March 17, 2007, with Mark Miller replacing Sherwood. Since then, the band has continued its regimen of international touring, including the group's first South American tour, where they played Brazil and Colombia. The band also did a European festival tour in Summer of 2008. Strike Anywhere is now signed with Bridge Nine Records, and in an interview, Barnett said "There's no celebrity culture, there's nothing but hard work and a love for art with Bridge 9."[2] In an interview in December 2016, Barnett confirmed that the band is currently working on a fifth studio album.[3]

Political stance

Strike Anywhere lyrics touch on such issues as police brutality, anti-capitalism, women's rights, animal rights, and globalization. They have also contributed tracks to political benefit albums, such as a live version of "Sunset on 32nd" for 1157 Wheeler Avenue: A Memorial for Amadou Diallo and "To the World" for the Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1 album. According to the liner notes for their album Change is a Sound, they support "the vegetarian lifestyle, the living wage movement and the fight against corporate globalization".[4] With its 2006 release Dead FM, the band expanded their political slogans to address "more sociological ideas about why these (events) happen".[5]

Their logo is similar to the Three Arrows symbol and the Antifascist Circle, and includes the logo of the former democratic socialist/antifascist German Iron Front, a paramilitary organization which existed in the last years of the Weimar Republic.

Strike Anywhere generally allows audience members to record their live performances for personal, non-commercial use, and has gone so far as to authorize the Internet Archive to create a section where fans can upload and share their recordings.[6]

Members

Strike Anywhere in Barcelona in 2010.

Current

  • Thomas Barnett - vocals (1999-present)
  • Matt Smith - guitar, vocals (1999-present)
  • Garth Petrie - bass (1999-present)
  • Eric Kane - drums (1999-present)
  • Mark Miller - guitar, vocals (2007-present)

Former

  • Matt Sherwood - guitar, vocals (1999–2007)

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

  • Chorus of One (Red Leader Records (CD)/No Idea Records (LP), 2000)
  • Fat Club (Fat Wreck Chords, 2001)
  • Underground Europe: The 1999 Demos (Scene Police, 2001)
  • Iron Front EP (Bridge Nine Records 2009) - Digital EP
  • Live at the Montage Music Hall (Bridge Nine Records, 2012)

Compilation albums

Live albums

Compilation appearances

  • Count Me Out - Garth Petrie
  • Park Sparrows - Garth Petrie
  • The Exploder - Eric Kane, Matt Smith
  • Inquisition - Thomas Barnett
  • Great Collapse - Thomas Barnett
  • MAäSK - Thomas Barnett
  • Liars Academy - Matt Smith
  • Senses Fail - Matt Smith
  • Pygmy Lush - Eric Kane
  • Widows - Eric Kane, Mark Miller
  • Sports Bar - Mark Miller

References

  1. ↑ "Wake Up Screaming - Home". Wakeupscreamingmovie.com. Archived from the original on 2005-10-28. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
  2. ↑ http://exclaim.ca/articles/webexclusives.aspx?csid1=146%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  3. ↑ http://www.thepunkarchive.com/strike-anywhere/
  4. ↑ Jade Tree Records Archived 2006-09-08 at the Wayback Machine.: Change is a Sound, accessed 23 October 2006
  5. ↑ Aversion.com: Getting Personal, by Matt Schild, accessed 23 October 2006
  6. ↑ Strike Anywhere collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
  7. ↑ "Strike Anywhere :: Dead FM - Records: Fat Wreck Chords". Fatwreck.com. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
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