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Glassjaw


Long Island, NY-based progressive hardcore band Glassjaw was formed by singer Daryl Palumbo and guitarist Justin Beck in 1994, longtime friends who began collaborating as teens. They recorded some demos before releasing the EP Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 1997, and recorded their first full length album Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silence in 2000 on Roadrunner Records. The record brought the band out of Long Island and into the hands of a dedicated grass-roots following. The band has been influential in the progression of the underground music scene in the eastern United States and United Kingdom and on the alternative metal/metalcore/post-hardcore genres, and are known for their intense live shows and constant line-up changes. Their sophomore album Worship and Tribute was released in 2002 on Warner Bros. Records. Although it received some MTV airtime, a Grammy nomination and a peak at #82 on the Billboard top 200, Worship and Tribute was a departure from the debut and was met with mixed reviews from fans. Since then, Glassjaw went on a long hiatus, releasing the digital-only EP El Mark in 2005, a release that consisted of three unused songs from the Worship and Tribute sessions. In 2005, all members spare Palumbo and Beck left the band for reasons which remain unclear. It is supposed that they left involuntarily. Ex-drummer Durijah Lang and ex-bass player Manuel Ragoonanan Carrero were soon inducted back into the band, so there was once again a functional lin...

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