As Friends Rust is an American melodic hardcore band based in Gainesville, Florida. Formed in September 1996, the group originally consisted of lead vocalist Damien Moyal, guitarist Henry Olmino, bass guitarist Jeronimo Gomez, and drummer Matthew Crum. [1] The band currently consists of Moyal (a consistent member except for a brief period in 2002), alongside drummer Timothy Kirkpatrick (who first joined in 1997), guitarists Joseph Simmons and James Glayat (both of whom first joined in 1998), and bassist Andrew Seward (since 2022).
The original line-up of Moyal, Olmino, Gomez and Crum recorded a demo in November 1996, but failing to secure a record deal, parted ways in February 1997. [2] [3] In June 1997, Moyal reformed the band with new members, including guitarists Stephen Looker and Gordon Tarpley, drummer Jason Dooley, and bass guitarist Jason Black, while securing a deal with Belgian record label Good Life Recordings. [4] [5] [6] By September 1997, Black had not taken up involvement and Timothy Kirkpatrick came in to replace Dooley. [3] [5] In March 1998, Joseph Simmons replaced Looker, and Kaleb Stewart joined as bass guitarist and backing vocalist. [3] [5] This line-up recorded material for the band's debut extended play, The Fists of Time (combined with 1996 recordings). [7] [8] Tarpley was then replaced by Peter Bartsocas in time for the EP's American promotional concert tour in June–July 1998, but the latter was replaced by James Glayat in October 1998, shortly before the band's first European tour. [3] [5] The line-up remained intact until August 2000, during which time the band released As Friends Rust / Discount , As Friends Rust, and Eleven Songs. [9] [10] [11]
Inner tensions caused major line-up changes, culminating with Glayat, Kirkpatrick and, eventually, Stewart quitting in September 2000. [12] [13] [14] Bartsocas, who happened to be visiting Europe while the band was on tour, filled in for Glayat during August–September 2000, while Stewart filled in as lead vocalist while Moyal was sick. [5] [14] After returning home, Moyal and Simmons reconstructed the band by recruiting guitarist and backing vocalist Christopher "Floyd" Beckham, bass guitarist Guillermo Amador, and drummer Alexander Vernon, with whom As Friends Rust recorded the single Morningleaver / This Is Me Hating You . [12] [15] [16] In March 2001, Vernon was replaced by Zachary Swain, and in April 2001 Thomas Rankine replaced Amador. [17] [18] The new line-up recorded As Friends Rust's debut full-length album, Won , for Doghouse Records / Defiance Records and the extended play, A Young Trophy Band in the Parlance of Our Times , for Equal Vision Records, promoting the releases with extensive American, European and British tours (during which the live home video Camden Underworld, London – 16 November 2001 was filmed). [19] [20] By February 2002, tensions had again surfaced, which resulted with Moyal quitting the band at the peak of its popularity. [21] [22] In order to fulfill touring obligations, Beckham switched to lead vocals and Tarpley returned as guitarist, until lead vocalist Adam D'Zurilla was welcomed as Moyal's replacement in late March 2002. [5] [18] With D'Zurilla, As Friends Rust toured the United States, Canada, Europe and the United Kingdom several times, before Beckham quit the band in July 2002. [23] [24] [25] After a final European tour as a four-piece, the remaining members of As Friends Rust announced that the band was changing name to Salem in September 2002. [26]
As Friends Rust reunited in March 2008, with Moyal, Kirkpatrick, Simmons, Stewart, and Glayat reprising their 1998–2000 line-up, [27] [28] and the band embarked on a European and British tour in August 2008. [29] [30] For its Japanese tour in June 2014, supporting the compilation album Greatest Hits? , drummer Joshua Williams filled in for Kirkpatrick. [31] [32] Stewart was kicked out of the band in June 2019; [33] he later passed away in March 2021. [34] [35] [36] The band has since operated as a four-piece without a permanent bass guitarist. Chad Darby was called upon during the recording of the extended play Up from the Muck in 2020. [37] [38] [39] For the band's performance at Furnace Fest in September 2022, Richard Thurston filled in for Kirkpatrick, while Michael Lipscomb performed bass guitar. [40] [41] [42] In late 2022, bass guitarist Andrew Seward was recruited to record the band's second full-length album, Any Joy, and tour in promotion of the release throughout 2023. [43] [44] As Simmons was unable to tour Europe and the United Kingdom in September and October 2023, guitarist and backing vocalist Ryan Mahon was recruited to fill the spot. [45] Mahon was called upon again, this time filling in as bass guitarist and backing vocalist, for the band's 2024 European tour. [5]
Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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Damien Moyal |
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| all As Friends Rust releases | |
Timothy Kirkpatrick |
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Joseph Simmons |
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| all As Friends Rust releases since The Fists of Time (1998) | |
James Glayat |
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Andrew Seward |
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Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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Henry Olmino |
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Jeronimo Gomez |
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Matthew Crum |
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Stephen Looker |
| guitar | none | |
Gordon Tarpley |
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Jason Dooley |
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| none | |
Jason Black |
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Kaleb Stewart |
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Peter Bartsocas |
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| none | |
Christopher Beckham |
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Guillermo Amador |
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Alexander Vernon | drums | |||
Zachary Swain |
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Thomas Rankine |
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Adam D'Zurilla |
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| none | |
Joshua Williams |
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Chad Darby |
| bass guitar | Up from the Muck (2019) | |
Michael Lipscomb |
| none | ||
Richard Thurston |
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Ryan Mahon |
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Period | Members | Releases |
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September 1996 – February 1997 |
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June – September 1997 |
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September 1997 – March 1998 |
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March – April 1998 |
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April – October 1998 |
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October 1998 – August 2000 |
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August – September 2000 |
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September 2000 |
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September 2000 – January 2001 |
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January – February 2001 |
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February – March 2001 |
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March – April 2001 |
| none |
April 2001 – February 2002 |
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February – March 2002 |
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March – July 2002 |
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July – September 2002 |
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On hiatus 2002 to 2008 | ||
March 2008 – June 2014 |
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June 2014 |
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June 2014 – April 2015 |
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April 2015 |
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April 2015 – June 2019 |
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June 2019 – September 2022 |
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September 2022 |
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September 2022 – September 2023 |
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September – October 2023 |
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October 2023 – November 2024 |
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November 2024 |
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November 2024 – present |
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A Young Trophy Band in the Parlance of Our Times is the third extended play by American melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust. It was released on compact disc and 12" vinyl by American record label Equal Vision Records on May 28, 2002. German record label Defiance Records licensed the rights to the extended play for the European market, though these compact disc and 12" vinyl editions were released a day earlier than the American one, on May 27, 2002.
The Fists of Time is the debut extended play by American melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust. It was originally released by Belgian record label Good Life Recordings on July 13, 1998, on compact disc and 10" vinyl. American record label Doghouse Records reissued the release, under the expanded title The Fists of Time: An Anthology of Short Fiction and Non-Fiction, on compact disc, 12" vinyl and digitally, with new artwork and two additional songs, on June 22, 2000. In promotion of the release, As Friends Rust toured the United States, United Kingdom and Europe several times between June 1998 and September 2000. The bands that accompanied As Friends Rust on these tours include Discount, Dillinger Four, Strike Anywhere, Grade, Ensign, Ignite, Good Clean Fun, Garrison, Glasseater, Mid Carson July, The Agency, Purusam, Fast Times and Keith Welsh.
As Friends Rust is an American melodic hardcore band based in Gainesville, Florida. The original line-up, which included vocalist Damien Moyal, guitarist Henry Olmino, bass guitarist Jeronimo Gomez, and drummer Matthew Crum, formed in Davie, Florida in September 1996. After recording a demo tape but failing to secure a record deal, the band parted ways in February 1997.
As Friends Rust is the third release by American melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust. It was released on compact disc, 8-inch vinyl and digitally in the United States on September 17, 1999. The eponymous extended play was the band's first output as part of an exclusive three-record contract with Toledo, Ohio-based record company Doghouse Records. As Friends Rust was licensed by Doghouse Records to various foreign markets, beginning with Belgian record label Good Life Recordings, which released the extended play on compact disc and double 7-inch vinyl several months earlier in July 1999. The European edition features a bonus song and a different artwork, but was erroneously promoted by Good Life Recordings as God Hour, though that title never appeared on the actual release. Doghouse Records also licensed As Friends Rust to Japanese record label Howling Bull Entertainment, which released a compact disc edition on October 5, 1999, and British record label Golf Records, which released a compact disc edition on October 22, 2001; these versions included six additional songs, a different artwork, and were promoted under the title Eleven Songs.
Damien Zev Moyal is an American vocalist, lyricist, musician, songwriter, and designer. Born in Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands, he moved to the United States as a child and grew up in Miami, Florida, where he notably fronted such hardcore punk, metallic hardcore, and melodic hardcore bands as Shai Hulud, As Friends Rust, Morning Again, Culture, Bird of Ill Omen, and Bridgeburne R. Moyal has been based in Ann Arbor, Michigan since 2006, and is the founding member of the semi-eponymously named gothic rock/post-punk band Damien Done.
As Friends Rust / Discount is a split extended play by Gainesville, Florida-based melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust and Vero Beach, Florida-based punk rock band Discount. It was released by Belgian record label Good Life Recordings in December 1998 on compact disc and 7" vinyl. In promotion of the release, As Friends Rust and Discount embarked on a six-week European and United Kingdom tour, from December 1998 to January 1999, accompanied by Swedish hardcore group Purusam. The European tour included a stop to play at the Good Life Winter Festival, in Kortrijk, Belgium.
Won is the first full-length album by American melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust. It was released on compact disc, 12-inch vinyl and digitally by American record label Doghouse Records on October 23, 2001. German record label Defiance Records licensed the rights to release the album on compact disc and 12-inch vinyl for the European market, though this edition was released a week earlier than the American one, on October 15, 2001. Japanese record label Howling Bull Entertainment also licensed the rights to release the album for the Asian market; this compact disc edition was released even earlier, on October 5, 2001, and includes two bonus tracks.
Camden Underworld, London – 16 November 2001 is a split live video album by Gainesville, Florida-based melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust and Richmond, Virginia-based punk rock band Strike Anywhere. The concert was filmed on November 16, 2001 at the Underworld in Camden Town, London, England. The event was part of a five-week European and United Kingdom tour shared by the two bands while promoting their debut full-length albums: As Friends Rust's Won and Strike Anywhere's Change Is a Sound.
The Rocking Horse Winner was an American indie rock band based in Davie, Florida. The band was formed in mid-1999, by guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Henry Olmino, bass guitarist Jeronimo Gomez, drummer, keyboardist and percussionist Matthew Crum, and vocalist Jolie Lindholm. At various times, the band also included guitarist Oliver Chapoy, drummer Steve Kleisath, and vocalist Kristen Lindholm. The band broke up in March 2003, though it was not announced publicly until May 2003.
Eleven Songs is a compilation album by American melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust. It was originally released on compact disc by Japanese record label Howling Bull Entertainment on October 5, 1999. British record label Golf Records reissued the release, also on compact disc, on October 22, 2001. At the time of its original release in 1999, Eleven Songs was considered somewhat of a discography, since it included all but a single song of what As Friends Rust had released; the Circle Jerks cover "Operation" was omitted.
Damien Done is an American post-punk/gothic rock band from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Formed in Gainesville, Florida in 2002 as a semi-eponymously-named solo project by frontman Damien Moyal, the group has since been expanded to include other band members and co-songwriters. The current lineup features Moyal, Laura Jane Leonard and Tyler Kane.
The Cleanest War is the debut extended play by American metallic hardcore band Morning Again. It was released on May 15, 1996, by American record label Conquer the World Records, initially on compact disc, and subsequently on 12" vinyl and digitally.
Kaleb Stewart was an American musician, vocalist, songwriter and former skateboarder. Originally from Talkeetna, Alaska, he moved around in his childhood before settling in Tampa, Florida as a teenager, and later made his home in Gainesville, Florida. While in Gainesville, he notably played bass guitar and provided backing vocals in the melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust from 1998 to 2000, and in the hardcore punk band Bridgeburne R from 1999 to 2000. Stewart took part of As Friends Rust's reunion in 2008, and remained with the band until 2019.
Timothy James Kirkpatrick is an American drummer. Originally from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Kirkpatrick played in punk band Shaft and emotional hardcore bands Roosevelt and Burgundy in his teens. After a brief stay in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he played in the hardcore band Bloodpact, Kirkpatrick moved to Gainesville, Florida in 1997, and joined metallic hardcore band Culture and melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust, both with vocalist Damien Moyal.
Greatest Hits? is a compilation album by American melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust. It was originally released on compact disc by Japanese record label Cosmic Note on June 4, 2014. Indonesian record label D'Kolektif released the compilation on compact cassette on December 27, 2014. Dutch record label Shield Recordings re-issued the compact disc and issued a 12-inch vinyl and digital editions for the European market on April 29, 2015, though this version omitted three songs due to vinyl time constraints.
The Porch Days: 1998 to 2000 is a compilation album by American melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust. It was released only on vinyl by German record label Demons Run Amok Entertainment on May 22, 2015. The release compiles a selection of As Friends Rust recordings that showcase the band's most recognizable line-up, which spanned from March 1998 to October 2000. The band then consisted of lead vocalist Damien Moyal, drummer Timothy Kirkpatrick, bass guitarist and backing vocalist Kaleb Stewart, and revolving guitarists Gordon Tarpley, Joseph Simmons, Peter Bartsocas and James Glayat.
Charm Offensive is the debut full-length album by American gothic rock/post-punk band Damien Done. Originally scheduled for release on February 16, 2018, by American record label Mind Over Matter Records, the digital version was pushed back to March 2, 2018, while the 12-inch vinyl version was delayed until April 26, 2018. Belgian record label Hypertension Records licensed the rights to issue the album on 12-inch vinyl for the European market, releasing its edition on August 10, 2018, to coincide with the band's European and British tour.
On Bodies was an American hardcore band active from 2009 to 2017. Principally based in Cincinnati, Ohio, where the majority of its members resided, it also included members from Michigan, Florida, New Jersey, and Kentucky. The group was formed by guitarist, bass guitarist, drummer, backing vocalist, and principal songwriter Richard Thurston, and vocalist and lyricist Damien Moyal. The band later also included former members of Until the End, Where Fear and Weapons Meet, Glasseater, Destro, Mixtapes, and The Homeless Gospel Choir.
Joseph Lee Simmons is an American guitarist, bass guitarist, songwriter and brewer. Originally from Houston, Texas, Simmons grew up in Coral Springs, Florida, where he notably played in the hardcore punk bands Dinner Time and Lock Down, the sludge metal band Bird of Ill Omen and the metallic hardcore band Morning Again. He later moved to Gainesville, Florida, where he played in the metallic hardcore bands Culture and Some Sort of Radio, the melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust, and the emotional hardcore / post-hardcore band Salem. He currently plays in the black metal band Rot in Coffins.
Stay Black is the debut extended play by American gothic rock and roll / post-punk band Damien Done. Originally titled Love Thongs, it was recorded in September 2003 and scheduled for release in April 2004, through Belgian record label Good Life Recordings. The record company refused to release the extended play and kept it stuck in limbo for thirteen years, until German record label Demons Run Amok Entertainment licensed its rights in late 2015. While awaiting its official release, the band offered the music for free download and streaming across a variety of websites, with an often-changing track listing and several different cover artworks. Demons Run Amok Entertainment's official vinyl and digital release was finally issued on July 8, 2016.
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