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| Background information | |
| Origin |  Davison, Michigan, USA |
| Genre(s) | Post-hardcore Alternative Rock |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Label(s) | Equal Vision |
| Associated acts |
The Sound of Animals Fighting Cinematic Sunrise The Side |
| Website | Official Website |
| Members | |
| Craig Owens: Vocals Bradley Bell: Keyboards Pat McManaman: Rhythm guitar Matt Goddard: Bass guitar Jason Hale: Lead guitar Derrick Frost: Drums |
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Chiodos (pronounced /tʃiːˈoʊdoʊs/ chee-OH-dose[1][2]) is a six-member Post-Hardcore band from Davison, Michigan. Originally known as "The Chiodos Bros.," the band's name was a nod to filmmakers Stephen, Charles, and Edward Chiodo, responsible for movies such as Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Their second full length album, Bone Palace Ballet, was released in North America on September 4th, 2007 and debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 on Top Independent Albums. The international release date for the album was September 24th, 2007.
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Background
Chiodos started off at the Flint Local 432, a small venue in downtown Flint, Michigan and Jamestown Hall. From there, the band started touring extensively, soon becoming "word-of-mouth faves across the nation."[3] Chiodos has toured the United States at least seven times, and have played alongside such bands as Anti-Flag, New Found Glory, Set Your Goals, From First to Last, Coheed and Cambria, Saosin, Armor for Sleep, Atreyu, Yellowcard, The Used, Senses Fail, Aiden, The Devil Wears Prada, Trophy Scars, Evaline, The Side Project, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Emery, I See Stars, Every Time I Die, Alesana, Underminded, and 30 Seconds to Mars.[4] The band is known for their on-stage performances which include controlled, high-pitched vocals from lead singer, Craig Owens. One of their most notorious live sets was at the New Jersey music festival "the Bamboozle" on May 7th, 2006, which they played under the alias of "Fluff My Boner." From this set a plethora of videos were released on YouTube almost immediately following the show. The band also performed May 6th at "The Bamboozle" festival under their own name. Their debut album, All's Well That Ends Well was released by Equal Vision on July 24th, 2005. It reached #3 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and #164 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.[5] The band's albums and live performances have garnered praise from press outlets.[6][7][8][9][10] Chiodos headlined some shows on their own before joining Alternative Press's 2006 "Invisible Sideshow" tour, headlined by Armor for Sleep.[11][12] Following that tour, they supported Matchbook Romance on the Sub City "Take Action" tour in Spring 2006. That summer, they toured with Fear Before the March of Flames, as well as appearing on the Warped Tour.In fall 2006, Chiodos appeared on Atreyu's World Championship Tour, alongside From First to Last and Every Time I Die, as well as 3 and 36 Crazyfists. After reports of Sonny from From First to Last having throat/vocal issues, Craig offered to help by filling in for Sonny, although this never went through after From First to Last was kicked off the tour. They also toured with The Used, 30 Seconds to Mars, Saosin, Aiden, Senses Fail and Evaline on the 2006 Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour, in the Winter. In the summer they co-headlined Warped Tour 13, playing on the main stage. In November 2007 they headlined a tour with Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Emery, and The Devil Wears Prada to promote their new album, Bone Palace Ballet. Chiodos have scheduled a tour with Linkin Park and Coheed and Cambria in early 2008.
Music Videos
In 2005, Chiodos independently made a video for the song "All Nereids Beware." The video consists of the band playing the rare pre-All's Well That Ends Well version of the song in a parking lot. In 2006, Chiodos made videos for "One Day Women Will All Become Monsters" and "Baby, You Wouldn't Last a Minute on the Creek". The "Baby, You Wouldn't Last a Minute on the Creek" video was included on the 2006 re-issue of All's Well That Ends Well, which added a DVD and three acoustic tracks to the 2005 release. On November 18, 2006, Chiodos filmed a live video for "The Words 'Best Friend' Become Redefined" at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California. The band played the song three times in order to get the crowd reaction they wanted.
Discography
| Title | Release Date | Label | Sales |
| The Chiodos Bros. [EP] | 2001 | Self-released | |
| The Best Way to Ruin Your Life [EP] | June 2002 | Self-released | |
| The Heartless Control Everything [EP] | January 25, 2003 | Search and Rescue | |
| All's Well That Ends Well | July 26, 2005 | Equal Vision | 170,000 [1] |
| Bone Palace Ballet | september 4, 2007 | Equal Vision | 61,000 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||
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| US Hot 100 | US Modern Rock | US Mainstream Rock | |||
| 2005 | "All Nereids Beware" | All's Well That Ends Well | |||
| 2005 | "One Day Women Will All Become Monsters" | All's Well That Ends Well | |||
| 2006 | "Baby, You Wouldn't Last a Minute on the Creek" | All's Well That Ends Well | |||
| 2007 | "The Words 'Best Friend' Become Redefined" | All's Well That Ends Well | |||
| 2007 | "Lexington (Joey Pea-Pot with a Monkey Face)" | Bone Palace Ballet | |||
External links
- Official Site
- Official Fan Site
- MySpace
- PureVolume
- Search and Rescue
- Chiodos Tour Diary Taste of Chaos 2007
- Warped Tour Interview 2006
- Chiodos Community on Buzznet
References
- ^ Chiodos - Main. MTV. Retrieved on December 14, 2007.
- ^ Can't Slow Down: Chiodos. Real Detroit Weekly. Retrieved on October 10, 2007.
- ^ The Chiodos Bros.. The Michigan Times. Retrieved on November 18, 2006.
- ^ Biography. AllMusic. Retrieved on November 18, 2006.
- ^ Bilboard. AllMusic. Retrieved on November 18, 2006.
- ^ CD Review: Chiodos pushes limits with All’s Well That Ends Well. Rock River Times. Retrieved on November 18, 2006.
- ^ Spotlight Chiodos. ArtVoice. Retrieved on November 18, 2006.
- ^ The Chiodos Brahs: The Heartless Control Everything [Search and RFescoo]. Left Off the Dial. Retrieved on November 18, 2006.
- ^ Chiodos - All’s Well That Ends Well (Equal Vision 28/07/2005) - Album Review. Excite ContactMusic.
- ^ Chiodos Interview. Emotional Punk. Retrieved on November 18, 2006.
- ^ Chiodos. NowOnTour. Retrieved on November 18, 2006.
- ^ IN FOCUS: two bands is trying to break the mold. The Daily Aztec. Retrieved on November 18, 2006.
