Honeywell

screamo

Honeywell were a Hardcore band, active in the early 1990's. They were pioneers of a sound that would be called screamo 10 years later, alongside bands like Sleeping Body, Struggle, and Reach Out. The first Honeywell line up started in the late 1980's with Bobby Sell (vox/bass), Ryan Elliot(drums), Ryan Hilderbrand (Guitar) and Josh Lewis (Guitar)... At the root of Honeywell was a group called Subterfuge (Not to be confused with the early 1980's hardcore band) and later (briefly) Hardboiled and it included Ryan Elliott, Terry Holmes and Jimmy Lewis. The last line up was in the early 1990's with Josh Lewis (vocals), Bobby Sell (bass), Ryan Elliot (drums) and Ryan Hildebrand (guitar). During a Honeywell rehearsal, someone deviously suggested Hey Josh, why not try screaming like a dying girl. And that was the beginning of the Honeywell sound most became familiar with. The new line up's first release came out in 1992. A 7 on $ellout records out of San Diego, and the sound became crazy and heavier and more politically charged. The second release with this line up was released a few months later. It was a split 7 with northern California's Reach Out. In 1993, work began on their debut full length LP entitled Industry, aruguably a record that went on to inspire a lot of bands. It's influence can be heard in the music of Orchid, The Locust and Reversal Of Man. The Industry LP was a step forward from their previous efforts, the band sounds like it's trying to break the music as the...