Crash of Rhinos

Crash of Rhinos
Origin	Derby, England
Genres	Emo, math rock, post-hardcore
Years active	2009 (2009)–2014 (2014)
Labels	Big Scary Monsters, Topshelf Records
Past members	Paul Beal Jim Cork Ian Draper Richard J. "Biff" Birkin Oli Craven
Website	crashofrhinos.bandcamp.com

Crash of Rhinos were an English emo band from Derby, England. They were signed to Topshelf Records, ^[1] To Lose La Track ^[2] and Big Scary Monsters.

History

Prior to the formation of Crash of Rhinos, Jim Cork, Paul Beal Richard J. Birkin had been members of the Little Explorer; and Birkin, Cork, Draper and Craven had been in the Jesus Years. ^[3]

Crash of Rhinos was formed in 2009. They released two full-length albums before disbanding in 2014. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Their rough punk style echoed earlier emo bands from the 1990s such as Jawbreaker and Burning Airlines. ^[9]

Band members

• Paul Beal (bass, vocals)
• Jim Cork (guitar, vocals)
• Ian Draper (bass, vocals)
• Richard J. "Biff" Birkin (guitar, vocals)
• Oli Craven (drums, vocals)

Discography

Studio albums

• Distal (2011)
• Knots (2013)

References

1. "Topshelf Records - Crash of Rhinos tour dates, merch, video, discography & more". Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
2. "* to lose la track - CRASH OF RHINOS *". Toloselatrack.org.
3. Righetto, Lorenzo. "Crash Of Rhinos :: Interviews". OndaRock (in Italian). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
4. Ham, Robert (23 August 2013). "Crash Of Rhinos - Knots". Altpress.com.
5. "Crash of Rhinos: Knots". Pitchfork.com.
6. "Crash of Rhinos - Distal". Punknews.org. 7 February 2012.
7. "Crash of Rhinos - Distal (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic.com.
8. "Break-ups: Crash of Rhinos (2009-2014)". Punknews.org. 21 February 2014.
9. Ian Cohen; David Anthony; Nina Corcoran; Emma Garland; Brad Nelson (13 February 2020). "The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture.com. Vox Media . Retrieved 15 February 2020.