Post Hardcore / Screamo
ABOUT :
Chiodos (pronounced “Chee-Oh-Dose”) is a six-member post-hardcore band from Davison, Michigan. Formerly known as "The Chiodos Bros." before the truncation, their name was derived from brothers and directing duo, the Chiodo brothers (Charles and Stephen Chiodo), famous for movies such as Killer Klowns From Outer Space. Chiodos started off playing at the Flint Local 432 a small venue in downtown Flint, Michigan that showcases bands from around The Flint area. From there, the band started touring extensively. Chiodos has toured the United States at least seven times, and have played alongside such bands as Coheed and Cambria and Yellowcard. The band is well known for their onstage performances which include powerful vocals from Craig Owens and circus like antics of Bradley Bell the keyboardist. One of there most notorious live sets was at the New Jersey music festival "the Bamboozle" on May 6th, 2006, in which a plethora of videos were released on YouTube immediately following the show. They currently have a recording contract with Equal Vision Records where they released their debut album, All's Well That Ends Well on July 24th, 2005.
The band opened for Armor For Sleep during their early 2006 winter headlining tour. Fear Before the March of Flames toured alongside Chiodos in the summer of 2006. Chiodos also appeared on the 2006 Warped Tour. Chiodos will appear on Atreyu's upcoming tour, along side 3 and 36 Crazyfists in the fall of 2006.
The band opened for Armor For Sleep during their early 2006 winter headlining tour. Fear Before the March of Flames toured alongside Chiodos in the summer of 2006. Chiodos also appeared on the 2006 Warped Tour. Chiodos will appear on Atreyu's upcoming tour, along side 3 and 36 Crazyfists in the fall of 2006.
HISTORY :
Beginnings and All's Well That Ends Well
The original members of Chiodos assembled (under the name The Chiodos Brothers) while attending high school in their hometown of Davison, MI, a suburb of Flint. All's Well That Ends Well (Equal Vision Records) was released on July 26, 2005. It reached #3 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and #164 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Bone Palace Ballet and departure of Craig Owens
Chiodos headlined some shows on their own before joining Alternative Press's 2006 "Invisible Sideshow" tour, headlined by Armor for Sleep. 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. Chiodos toured alongside Linkin Parkand Coheed and Cambria in early 2008. The band also toured with Nine Inch Nails and Alice in Chains in Australia during early 2009. They played Warped Tour 2009 on the main stage alongside bands The Devil Wears Prada, Bad Religion, Silverstein, Saosin and Underoath.
Chiodos has had several scuffs with those in the music industry, most notably Steven Smith of Steven's Untitled Rock Show, Andy Williams of Every Time I Die.
On September 24, 2009 the band announced on their MySpace page that they had "let go" of lead singer, creator, and vocalist of Chiodos, Craig Owens.
| “ | To all of our friends, family, and fans: We would like to let you know that we have let Craig Owens go as the singer of Chiodos. This decision was a necessary one. Out of respect for all of the hard work that we have put in together for all of these years we will not be discussing the specific reasons that this needed to happen. We wish Craig well . We will absolutely be continuing on as a band and we will keep you informed as this next chapter unfolds. Chiodos fans are the best fans in the world and all we can ask of you, after everything you have already given us, is to share in our excitement for this next album. We promise you will not be disappointed............Brad, Jason, Pat, and Matt | ” |
People close to the band were apparently aware of the tension and acrimony between Owens and the other members but, in the days following this announcement, expressed both surprise at the firing, and curiosity about how Chiodos would proceed without Owens as the "face of the band." Two days after the official statement from the band Owens made his own unofficial statement to a small group of fans mentioning that he was upset, hurt and frustrated by the event and that he was not sure what he planned on doing regarding his musical career in the immediate future.
New Album and Brandon Bolmer
On February 1, 2010, the band announced on their Myspace page that they are set to record their third album with acclaimed producer, Machine (Lamb Of God, Every Time I Die, Cobra Starship), this month. "Entering the studio with Bell will be members Jason Hale (guitar), Pat Mcmanaman (guitar), Matt Goddard (bass), and a recently added drummer, Tanner Wayne (ex-Underminded, ex-Scary Kids Scaring Kids). For the time being, the band has opted to keep their frontman selection a mystery until new music is available but feel "very confident in their decision."
The band planned to keep the identity of their new vocalist a secret until their performance at Bamboozle left, but on February 2, 2010 Alternative Press reported that former Yesterday's Rising singer Brandon Bolmer was the new vocalist. Bolmer later revealed to AP that he was the new Chiodos vocalist and he would no longer be a part of Yesterday's Rising.
In the May issue of Alterative Press the band stated they and Derrick Frost parted ways at the time due to his and Craig Owens inability to get along. The band let Frost go over Owens, and only months later let Owens go. They also stated they had considered bringing Frost back.
MEMBERS :
Current Members :
Brandon Bolmer : Lead Vocals (since 2010)
Bradley Bell : Keyboards, Backing Vocals (since 2001)
Matt Goddard : Bass (since 2001)
Jason Hale : Rhythm Guitar (since 2004)
Pat Mcmanaman : Rhythm Guitar (Since 2001)
Tanner Wayne : Drums , Percussions (Since 2010)
Former Members :
Derrick Frost : Drums , percussions (2004-2005)
Craig Owens : lead Vocals (2001 - 2009)
