Strike Anywhere

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Strike Anywhere
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Strike Anywhere performing in Virginia Beach on October 7, 2016.
Background information
Origin Richmond, Virginia, United States
Genres Melodic hardcore, [1] [2] [3] anarcho-punk, [1] punk rock [3]
Years active1999present
Labels Pure Noise, Jade Tree, Fat Wreck Chords, Bridge Nine, No Idea, Chunksaah, Red Leader, Scene Police
Members Thomas Barnett
Matt Smith
Garth Petrie
Eric Kane
Mark Miller
Past membersMatt Sherwood
Website www.strikeanywherepunx.com

Strike Anywhere is an American punk rock band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1999 after the demise of frontman Thomas Barnett's previous band, Inquisition, they took their name from the Inquisition song "Strike Anywhere". Their music is characterized by fast tempos, catchy melodies, and emotionally charged vocals delivered via shouting and singing.

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The band received an increased amount of attention after their music appeared in three Tony Hawk video games: Tony Hawk's Underground in 2003 ("Refusal"), Tony Hawk's American Wasteland in 2005 ("Question the Answer"), and Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam in 2006 ("The Promise"). They were also featured in the documentary, Wake Up Screaming, [4] about the 2005 Vans Warped Tour.

History

The band's logo StrikeAnywhere logo.svg
The band's logo

The band embarked on their first tour, spanning four weeks from May 29 to June 30, 2000, across the entire United States with Florida melodic hardcore band As Friends Rust. [5] [6] The tour included several cross-over shows with Glasseater, Mid Carson July and The Agency (the three of which were on tour together), as well as stops to play such festivals as Mixed Messages in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Pheer Festival in College Park, Maryland. [6] Strike Anywhere again teamed up with As Friends Rust for their first European and British tour, which spanned five weeks from October 29 to December 5, 2001. [7] [8] A highlight performance at London, England's Camden Underworld from midway through the tour, on November 16, 2001, was filmed and later released on video and DVD by British home video company Punkervision in December 2002. [9] [10]

The band played their last show with guitarist Matt Sherwood in Auckland, New Zealand on March 17, 2007, with Mark Miller replacing Sherwood. Since then, the band has continued its regimen of international touring, including the group's first South American tour, where they played Brazil and Colombia. [11] In an interview in December 2016, Barnett confirmed that the band is currently working on a fifth studio album. [12] On July 17, 2020 the band released an EP titled Nightmares of the West via Pure Noise Records. The EP contained seven newly recorded songs that were the result of ideas that had been exchanged between bandmates over the course of the 2010s decade. [13]

Politics and activism

Strike Anywhere lyrics touch on such issues as police brutality, anti-capitalism, women's rights, animal rights, and globalization. They have also contributed tracks to political benefit albums, such as a live version of "Sunset on 32nd" for 1157 Wheeler Avenue: A Memorial for Amadou Diallo and "To the World" for the Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1 album. According to the liner notes for their album Change is a Sound , they support "the vegetarian lifestyle, the living wage movement and the fight against corporate globalization". [14] With its 2006 release Dead FM, the band expanded their political slogans to address "more sociological ideas about why these (events) happen". [15]

Strike Anywhere generally allows audience members to record their live performances for personal, non-commercial use, and has gone so far as to authorize the Internet Archive to create a section where fans can upload and share their recordings. [16]

Members

Strike Anywhere in Barcelona in 2010. Strike Anywhere-03.jpg
Strike Anywhere in Barcelona in 2010.

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Former

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Compilation albums

Live albums

Compilation appearances

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References

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