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Snapcase was a hardcore punk band from Buffalo lasting from 1991 to 2005. Throughout this time, they released 5 full length albums. The group was originally concieved in 1989 in a basement in West Seneca. April 1997 saw the release of Progression Through Unlearning, which they recorded with Steve Evetts, an album which is considered to be revolutionary by many fans of hardcore. The band set out on a summer tour, and featured performances on the Vans Warped Tour. In the fall of 1997, the band took some time off so that members could pursue education. In 1998, the band resumed touring, and was ...read more
Snapcase was a hardcore punk band from Buffalo lasting from 1991 to 2005. Throughout this time, they released 5 full length albums. The group was originally concieved in 1989 in a basement in West Seneca. April 1997 saw the release of Progression Through Unlearning, which they recorded with Steve Evetts, an album which is considered to be revolutionary by many fans of hardcore. The band set out on a summer tour, and featured performances on the Vans Warped Tour. In the fall of 1997, the band took some time off so that members could pursue education. In 1998, the band resumed touring, and was the opening band on the fall tour of the Deftones. They also went into the studio with Brian McTernan in the fall of 1998 to record a cover of the Bad Brains "I", released on Century Media's Never Give In tribute record, and a split EP with Boysetsfire that was released in the summer of 1999. These were the last recordings with bassist Bob Whiteside. He was replaced by Dustin Perry, formerly of the Minneapolis, MN band Threadbare. They headlined Hellfest that summer in Syracuse, NY.
Designs For Automation, the band's third full length album, was recorded in the summer of 1999 with Steve Evetts was released in January 2000. They spent most of 2000 on tour, performing on the Deconstruction tour in Europe with NOFX and playing the main stage of the Vans Warped Tour in the summer. Ben Lythberg began playing drums for the band during the fall, winter and spring while Redmond finished his masters degree.
Snapcase built a reputation for composing music with complex guitar lines, harmonic distortion, and relentless rhythms. Lyrically, their songs explored themes of self-determination, affirmation, and personal challenge. To many, Snapcase was one of the most progressive and influential bands in independent music, and was dedicated to combining intellectual theory with aggressive music (as the band has claimed). Nevertheless, Snapcase always promoted free-thinking and an unrelenting quest for change, as their socially conscious lyrics reveal. The members of the band are all straight edge, as well, but according to Frank Vicario, they're "not really singing about it or promoting it".
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