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1. Starkweather is an innovative metal/hardcore band from Philadelphia, United States that formed in 1989. Their name is taken from Charles Starkweather, a late 1950s spree killer. Starkweather helped pioneer the hardcore/heavy metal crossover sound that would later be known as “metalcore”. They have influenced many of today’s top selling hardcore/metal bands such Converge, Dillinger Escape Plan and Mastodon.

Starkweather made an impression with a succession of 7” single releases. These were followed by their first EP, Starkweather, for Inner Rage Records (1993); a studio album, Crossbearer, for Too Damn Hype (1994); their second full-length effort, Into the Wire, on Edison Recordings (1995); and the 1996 Bitter Frost / Bee Stings and Posion Eggs split with Season to Risk through Supermodel Records.

Starkweather released their third album, Croatoan, in late 2005. It was produced by Pierre Remillard, and was released only on vinyl through Hypertension Records. In that year, the band went on their first international European tour. 2006 saw the CD release of Croatoan on Candlelight Records. Croatoan features guest performances from bass player Liam Wilson (The Dillinger Escape Plan and Burnside) and Jim Winters (Believer, Earth Crisis, Turmoil, and The Promise). The cover art was done by artist Paul Romano, who also worked with Mastodon, The Red Chord, Trivium, Earth, and Godflesh.
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  • xVictimOfADownx

    "its funny because all those bands suck now." Wait....how?

    6 May 5:32pm Reply

  • Jimsonisolation

    I cannot wait for the new EP and the split with Smohalla

    13 Mar 9:50pm Reply

  • KMFCM

    the split with Overmars is on Bandcamp. http://alertaantifascistarecords.bandcamp.com/album/aa61-overmars-starkweather-split

    27 Nov 2012 Reply

  • noisefiend

    They have influenced many of today’s top selling hardcore/metal bands such Converge, Dillinger Escape Plan and Mastodon - its funny because all those bands suck now. Starkweather is timeless. tbh, I think there's still good metalcore being made today. Gaza, Cursed, All Pigs Must Die. I think the downfall of good metalcore can be blamed on Eighteen Visions. they emphasized style over substance. as soon as they came along, you had all these bands trying to be Poison instead of The Cro Mags. but the new resurgence in the good kind gives me hope.

    20 Nov 2012 Reply

  • kekoadahlia

    I really love this one... "If one had to assign a context for Starkweather, it would be the late '80s/early '90s, where bands like Only Living Witness and Prong were smashing together metal and hardcore—but not quite making 'metalcore.' 'Metalcore' now implies the worst of both worlds. We're talking about the best of both worlds."[

    4 Oct 2012 Reply

  • OBOBOBOBOB

    so glad that i found this. Jake from Converge recommended that on Lambgoat

    29 Jun 2012 Reply

  • theseasonisours

    insert another comment about how laughable it is to say starkweather is djent

    29 Jun 2012 Reply

  • VanBungle

    Haha DJENT

    16 Jun 2012 Reply

  • Geoffulon

    \m/

    11 Jun 2012 Reply

  • GilgameshXIII

    Did someone seriously use djent as a fucking genre name? Fuck that guy.

    24 May 2012 Reply

  • Cyanade1

    One of the best metalcore bands. And by metalcore I mean metal + hardcore, not the BS that's been passing as metalcore nowadays

    3 May 2012 Reply

  • xVictimOfADownx

    I don't think 5,000 listeners is much exposure -_-

    23 Apr 2012 Reply

  • icheego

    Resmini :)

    11 Mar 2012 Reply

  • theseasonisours

    lol djent

    28 Jan 2012 Reply

  • IllusionDevine

    Someone seriously called Starkweather "djent"... wow.

    15 Jan 2012 Reply

  • AnathemaOfZos

    Not even the best djent band out there

    10 Dec 2011 Reply

  • Jimsonisolation

    They have plenty.

    28 Nov 2011 Reply

  • xVictimOfADownx

    i just found these guys, i love how diverse they are, amazing band they definitely need more exposure

    25 Nov 2011 Reply

  • icheego

    One of superb vocals.

    12 Nov 2011 Reply

  • Iheartokiohotel

    This Sheltering Night is such an amazing mixture of everything i adore. cant help but admire the song/album structure flow

    2 Nov 2011 Reply
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