Quantice Never Crashed

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Quantice Never Crashed
Origin Staten Island, N.Y., United States
Genres Screamo
Years active2002–2006, 2007, 2013, 2019, 2020
LabelsThe Death Scene
Website Quantice Never Crashed

Quantice Never Crashed was a screamo band from Staten Island, New York, that was most active in the mid-2000s. Founding members included Phil on bass, Vinny on guitar, Mikey on drums, Pat on guitar, and Philly on vocals. [1] (Members were only credited by their first names on albums and promotional materials.) Phil DiMarco, the band's bassist, went on to play drums in emo band Common Sage. [2]

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History

The band was founded in 2002 under the name Howard Finster, after the late American folk artist. [3] The group self-released their demo in 2004, prior to changing their name to Quantice Never Crashed. [4]

Their self-titled album was released on independent label The Death Scene on October 19, 2004, and the band toured extensively in its support. [5] [3] The album was positively reviewed in Maximumrocknroll, where it was characterized as "[m]etallic hardcore with lots [of] jerky time changes and riffage galore. They play the mix of metal and screamo off each other very well." [6] The review on metal website Teeth of the Divine noted that "for a debut album, this borders on genre defining brilliance with room yet to improve and (literally) grow." [7] The album was also reviewed in Punk Planet. [8] One song from the album, "Lighthouses," was included on AMP Sampler volume 11 in 2004. [5]

A series of lineup changes followed, and in 2006, singer Philly left and the band dissolved. They reunited for a one-off fundraiser show in 2007. [9] In the following years, the band reunited intermittently, playing the Punk Island festival in 2013, [10] [11] and performing with hardcore group Soul Glo in 2020. [12] They will reunite for upcoming Flames Fest 2024 on June 8th at Mother Pugs Saloon on Staten Island.

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References

  1. ↑ "Quantice Never Crashed by Quantice Never Crashed". Bandcamp . Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Common Sage biography". Spotify . Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Quantice Never Crashed | Bio". Quantice Never Crashed. Archived from the original on April 9, 2005. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  4. ↑ Shultz, Brian (September 3, 2004). "Howard Finster - Demo". www.punknews.org. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "sAMPler Volume 11". AMP . 11: 228. October–November 2004 – via Archive.org.
  6. ↑ RC (January 2005). "QUANTICE NEVER CRASHED – "The Physical Setting of a Dream" [sic] CD". Maximumrocknroll . 260: 128 – via Archive.org.
  7. ↑ T, Erik (April 3, 2004). "Reviews » Quantice Never Crashed". Teeth of the Divine. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  8. ↑ DA (March–April 2005). "Quantice Never Crashed – S/T, CD". Punk Planet . 66: 136–137 – via Archive.org.
  9. ↑ Alcock, Melissa (August 9, 2007). "The reunion show". Staten Island Advance .
  10. ↑ Bailey, Rob (June 21, 2013). "Make Music New York goes 'Punk' on Staten Island's waterfront from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. June 22". Staten Island Advance . Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Punk Island 2013 happening in Staten Island (initial lineup)". BrooklynVegan . 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  12. ↑ Sacher, Andrew (January 3, 2020). "12 Great Screamo Releases from 2019". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved July 19, 2021.
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