The Icarus Line

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The Icarus Line was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1998 with Joe Cardamone on vocals, Aaron North on guitar, Lance Arnao on bass and Aaron Austin on drums. After their first tour they added Alvin DeGuzman as a second guitarist. At this time they released their first 7 inch EP Highlypuncturingnoisetestingyourabilitytohate on Hellcat Records. They released the Red and Black Attack EP later that year. Between 1998 and 2000 the band went through 4 different drummers. With their fourth drummer, Mike Felix, the band recorded songs for a split 7 inch with Ink & Dagger, and a single entitled Kill Cupid With a Nailfile for Los Angeles record label Buddyhead records which was (and still is) co-owned by North.
Shortly after, Felix left the band and was replaced by Jeff Watson on drums. In 2000 they recorded their first full-length album, Mono, which was also released on Buddyhead records. Mono was regarded by critics as a fresh take on punk and was influenced by such bands as Born Against and The Jesus Lizard.

The band spent the next two years touring to support the album. By 2003, Watson had exited the band and was replaced by their sixth drummer, Troy Petrey. With this lineup the band recorded a number of songs, including a split release with Burning Brides. Later that year, Watson returned to the band, and Arnao had been kicked out and replaced by Don Devore on bass. Devore was formerly a member of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania rock/punk band Ink & Dagger which also released some albums on Buddyhead records.

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Taggueg wrote:
last month

Indeed!

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Bonelesss wrote:
September 2009

good, noisy rockshit.

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simonlefty77 wrote:
September 2009

Can't wait for the new stuff! 'Black lives....' took me a few listens to appreciate I must admit. Thats mainly coz the first two albums just ruled my life :)

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totalrad wrote:
May 2009

that indie crowd at the giant drag troubadour show wasnt ready AHHAH

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anibalalonso wrote:
April 2009

World needs more music like this.

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SsJBoSs wrote:
February 2009

i think my vote change the picture xD

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albinoskarsson wrote:
February 2009

the icarus line has made it to my top 8 so now I want a new profile picture. Don't like the current one at all. Please agree with me and help out..

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KoldKalamity wrote:
February 2009

black lives is great, but penance was a landmark listen to my ears.

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theicarusline wrote:
January 2009

Hey folks. We have two new records on the way. Again some of you will be shocked by our shape shifting abilities but a shark has to keep swimming to stay alive. I will put up some sneak peaks of new material on myspace.com/theicarusline very soon. Also we will be playing shows to celebrate the first LP in a couple of months. I will tell you this: Wildlife is my favorite record of ours so far, what we did to rock n' roll is damage this time.

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scenestain wrote:
January 2009

Gr8

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indojunk wrote:
January 2009

I can't find Black Lives At The Gold Coast on any torrents :( It's not even on Last.fm!!!

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knivesoutbaby wrote:
December 2008

they're working on new shit. and losing touch with my mind is the fucking jam!

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caioyeah wrote:
December 2008

ya ya. Nice

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polishedturd wrote:
December 2008

2008 music is missing a band like The Icarus Line. Are they all working on different projects now?

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Treason_is_bad wrote:
December 2008

All Aaron did was play guitar... he didn't really help with the creative process. It was all Joe and that's why he left.

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EPICK wrote:
December 2008

One of my fav !

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KoldKalamity wrote:
November 2008

love them, but i think i'm actually liking jubilee better. guess Aaron's the golden boy.

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caioyeah wrote:
September 2008

youuu husuhs

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mechin wrote:
September 2008

"I watched a member of this band threw a glass bottle into the crowd when they were opening up for A Perfect Circle. I was all wtfz? ".. @mf1171: So you were one of those angry redneck texans ?

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blissy10 wrote:
August 2008

without aaron this band are nothing. they died with penance soiree. gutted i never saw them live.

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