Nothingface | |
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Nothingface - 2000 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Washington D.C., U.S. |
Genres | |
Years active | 1993–2004, 2005–2009 |
Labels | DCide, TVT, S6 |
Associated acts | Hellyeah, Knives Out!, In for the Kill, [1] [2] Kingdom of Snakes |
Website | www |
Past members | Matt Holt Tom Maxwell Bill Gaal Chris Houck |
Nothingface was an American heavy metal band from Washington, D.C., formed in 1993. [3] Their best-known and most prolific line-up consisted of Matt Holt (vocals), Tom Maxwell (guitar), Bill Gaal (bass) and Chris Houck (drums). They disbanded in 2004, only to reform the following year, reuniting with Gaal and Houck, and then disband four years later. In 2017 Matt Holt died from a degenerative disease.
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The band released five studio albums: Nothingface (1995), Pacifier (1997), An Audio Guide to Everyday Atrocity (1998), Violence (2000) and Skeletons (2003), achieving moderate success, as evidenced by their 2001 single "Bleeder" peaking at number 32 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Chart and touring with high-profile acts such as Soulfly, Pantera, and Ministry, as well as the Tattoo the Earth and Ozzfest 2003 tours.
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Pacifier is the debut album by the Washington, D.C.-based alternative metal music group Nothingface. The album was released by DCide on February 6, 1997, and was reissued on August 11, 1998.
An Audio Guide to Everyday Atrocity is the second album by the Washington, D.C.-based alternative metal music group Nothingface. The album was released on September 22, 1998, via DCide/Mayhem Records.
Formed in 1993, [3] [4] the band's original line-up consisted of vocalist David Gabbard, guitarist Tom Maxwell, bassist Bill Gaal and drummer Chris Houck. The band started when Chris Houck put an ad out in a local magazine called Rox Magazine in Baltimore. Tom Maxwell, who was living in Baltimore at the time, contacted Chris about the ad, and said he was interested in getting together and jamming. Tom sent a tape with music that he had been working on. Chris, who was living with Bill Gaal at the time in Damascus, Maryland, got the tape and they were both impressed with what Tom had sent. From there they got together and jammed on covers of Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Jane's Addiction and clicked. [5] They released three tapes with this lineup. These demos featured a grunge and hard rock-influenced sound, in contrast to the heavy metal sound the band would become renowned for later on in their career. Gabbard left the band in 1995, due to disagreements over the heavier musical direction Nothingface was heading in. At this point Matt Holt took over singing duties. Matt Holt became a part of the band as a result of Ingredient 17 (Matt and Tommy Sickles' band) who had been recording at Chris and Bill's house in Damascus. Tom Maxwell heard the material Matt had been doing with Ingredient 17 and thought Matt would be a good match to replace Dave. [5]
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The band then recorded a 1995 self-titled album featuring ten songs. DCide then discovered Nothingface, and in 1996 [6] [7] they partially re-recorded the album, with six of the songs featured on their debut album Pacifier , released in February 1997. [8]
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The band's second album An Audio Guide to Everyday Atrocity was released on September 22, 1998 via Mayhem Records. [9] The band toured in support of the album throughout the United States with Stuck Mojo, [4] Sam Black Church, Helmet and Ministry. [4]
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Two years later, the band released their third album Violence on October 10, 2000. [10] It featured a single called "Bleeder" which peaked at number 32 on the Mainstream Rock chart. [11] The album also peaked at 24 on the Heatseekers Chart and 37 on the Top Independent Chart. [11] It was the band's most successful album, and their first under the semi-major label TVT Records. Chris Houck recorded drums for this album but had to leave the group due to medical issues that would prevent him from touring. [4] He was replaced by Tommy Sickles [4] of Ingredient 17 fame (Matt and Tommy's band before Nothingface).
Violence is the third album by the Washington, D.C.-based alternative metal band Nothingface. The album was released on September 5, 2000, via TVT Records. The album received positive reviews, but didn't experience mainstream popularity, selling only 87,000 copies in the United States.
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In early 2001, Bill Gaal left the group to pursue a career in music production and engineering. He was replaced by Jerry Montano, formerly of The Deadlights . A few months later, Gaal returned. During the 2001–02 interval between Violence and their next album, Nothingface experienced significant turmoil when lead singer Matt Holt's home burned down, Tom Maxwell's mother dying and bassist Bill Gaal divorcing his wife, leading to the band nearly breaking up. [12]
The band released their fourth album Skeletons on April 22, 2003 via TVT Records. [13] The album is considered their most diverse, featuring some of the band's heaviest as well as most melodic material. [5] That summer, the band played on the second-stage of the popular Ozzfest tour. Nothingface disbanded on February 10, 2004, citing musical differences and lack of support of their label. [14] [15] [16]
On November 24, 2005, a posting on the Jägermeister website showed Nothingface as the opening act for Disturbed in a 2006 show. [17] The line-up for this show was Matt Holt, Tom Maxwell, Jerry Montano and Tommy Sickles. The band released two new songs online and went on to do a small U.S. club tour that winter/spring, bringing along Crossbreed and Silent Civilian. [18] [19] Jerry Montano was fired from the band after allegedly assaulting Tom Maxwell and making gun threats at Hellyeah's debut album party. [20]
During the first half of April 2008, the band sent out a Myspace bulletin and changed their default profile picture to one of the band in the studio, signaling that they were indeed working on new material. On the 20th of May, they posted a short YouTube clip which features them performing and sent out a Myspace bulletin containing said clip. Four days later, on May 24, it was announced through Blabbermouth.net that original members Bill Gaal and Chris Houck have rejoined Nothingface, with Tommy Sickles now playing drums for the L.A.-based band Noise Within. The band then released several additional "teaser" videos and on February 19, 2009, announced that "the band is at Wrightway Studios in Baltimore MD for the next 2 weeks writing and recording." [21] The re-release of their self-titled album with remastered songs and new artwork was released on April 8, 2009. [22]
On August 14, 2009, it was announced via Blabbermouth.net that Nothingface would be disbanding again. [23] [24] On September 1, 2009, the band released "One Thousand Lies" on their official website. It is a rough "first draft" demo and was recorded in March 2008. On November 13, 2009 the band uploaded "D2" which is another rough "first draft" demo with no vocals. In early 2011, the band launched their brand new website Nothingface.com. Videos linked to YouTube were present so was a Nothingface wiki, forum, guest book, photo gallery and a section for fans to upload their own videos of Nothingface music. Links to other bands were present also. The website has since been suspended for unknown reasons. [25]
In a Talk Toomey podcast interview on October 3, 2016, former guitarist Tom Maxwell stated that a Nothingface reunion is "not gonna happen" and that he and Holt "don't get along". Maxwell elaborated by stating that "there’s just nothing anymore. There’s no communication, there’s no desire." [26] Matt Holt died on April 15, 2017. [27]
Bill Gaal went on to form Kingdom of Snakes with former members of the band Gunfighter. Their debut EP features vocal work from Matt Holt on one track. In early 2004, Gaal and Holt announced the formation of a new band called Perfect Enemy, while Tom Maxwell and Tommy Sickles announced the formation of Coldwhitechrist with Jerry Montano and Chad Gray, whose tenure was short-lived due to prior commitments. [28] The trio later announced the formation of Sever, which later became Blessed in Black and also included ex-Skrape vocalist Billy Keeton. [29] Keeton eventually left in late 2005 [30] and the band dissolved.
In 2007, guitarist Tom Maxwell and then-bassist Jerry Montano began a band called Hellyeah with Vinnie Paul, formerly of Pantera and Damageplan, as well as Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett of Mudvayne. They released their debut album on April 10, 2007 via Epic Records. After making drunken gun-threats at the album release party, Jerry Montano was subsequently fired from Hellyeah.
Nothingface have been described as heavy metal, [1] [2] [31] alternative metal [32] [14] [33] and nu metal. [34] [35] The band's first album in 1996, featured a sound that was compared to nu metal band Korn. [36] Some critics described it as a "Korn clone". [9] Although with their second album An Audio Guide to Everyday Atrocity , they abandoned that sound and featured the heavy metal and alternative metal sound they became known for, continuing on their next releases. [10] [9] Some critics deny that Nothingface is a nu metal band due to their use of guitar solos and absence of elements from hip-hop and other characteristics featured in nu metal. [10] [37] [38] The band's sound consists of aggressive heavy metal guitar riffs, growled vocals deriving from death metal or grindcore, shouting and melodic vocals. [10] [13] Singer Matt Holt's more melodic vocals have been compared to Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam. [10] [13] Critics have praised Holt's singing style for being able to mix harshness with accessibility. [10] [13]
Date of Release | Title | Label |
1993–94 | Nothingface Demos | Self-Released |
1995 | Nothingface | Self-Released |
February 6, 1997 | Pacifier | DCide |
September 22, 1998 | An Audio Guide to Everyday Atrocity | DCide/Mayhem |
September 5, 2000 | Violence | TVT Records |
April 22, 2003 | Skeletons | TVT Records |
Year | Song | US Hot 100 | U.S. Modern Rock | U.S. Mainstream Rock | Album |
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1997 | "Pacifier" | - | - | - | Pacifier |
1997 | "One Thing" | - | - | - | Pacifier |
1997 | "Defaced" | - | - | - | Pacifier |
1998 | "Breathe Out" | - | - | - | An Audio Guide To Everyday Atrocity |
1998 | "The Sick" | - | - | - | An Audio Guide To Everyday Atrocity |
2001 | "Bleeder" | - | - | 32 | Violence |
2003 | "Ether" | - | - | - | Skeletons |
Year | Song | Length | Album |
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1993 | "On the Edge" | 3:11 | Braid |
1993 | "Prayer" | 5:42 | Braid |
1993 | "Confusion (Ultra Sane)" | 6:04 | Braid |
1993 | "Damage" | 3:04 | Braid |
1993 | "Fast as Fuck" | 4:16 | Braid |
1993 | "Circle" | 3:20 | Braid |
1994 | "Mommi" | 5:08 | Thicker |
1994 | "Insane" | 3:32 | Thicker |
1994 | "Mrs. Greedy" | 4:42 | Thicker |
1994 | "Instant G" | 3:05 | Thicker |
1994 | "Dry" | 4:01 | Thicker |
1994 | "Blood" | 4:50 | Thicker |
1994 | "On The Edge (newer version)" | 3:11 | The Architect of So Much Evil |
1994 | "Instant G (newer version)" | 3:16 | The Architect of So Much Evil |
1994 | "Mommi (newer version)" | 5:24 | The Architect of So Much Evil |
1994 | "Evil Man" | 4:35 | The Architect of So Much Evil |
1994 | "Hate You" | 4:21 | The Architect of So Much Evil |
1994 | "Piss" | 4:00 | The Architect of So Much Evil |
1994 | "Circle (newer version)" | 3:20 | The Architect of So Much Evil |
1994 | "Grave" | 3:49 | The Architect of So Much Evil |
Year | Song | Length | Album |
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1996 | "Carousel" | 4:04 | 1995 Self-titled album |
1996 | "Deprive" | 3:14 | 1995 Self-titled album |
1996 | "Godkill" | 4:07 | 1995 Self-titled album |
1996 | "Severed" | 4:56 | 1995 Self-titled album |
1997 | "3 Rooms" | 2:55 | Audio Guide Demo |
1997 | "Peeling Skynard" | N/A | Audio Guide Demo |
1999 | "How Long" | 4:26 | Violence Demo |
2001 | "Everything I Hate" | 3:58 | Skeletons Demo |
2002 | "The Principles of Gangsterism" | 3:14 | Skeletons Demo |
2002 | "In the Wake Of" | 4:18 | Skeletons Demo |
2005 | "Walking on Bodies" | 3:38 | Demo 2005 |
2005 | "Let It Burn" | 2:44 | Demo 2005 |
2008 | "One Thousand Lies" | 4:16 | 2008 Demos |
2008 | "The End" | 1:25 | 2008 Demos |
2008 | "D2" | 3:07 | 2008 Demos |
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