Antemasque (band)

For the 16th- and early 17th-century court entertainment, see Antemasque (theatre).
Antemasque
Years active 2014–present
Labels Nadie Sound[1]
Associated acts At the Drive-In, De Facto, The Mars Volta, Omar Rodríguez-López Group, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Members Omar Rodríguez-López
Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Marfred Rodríguez-López
Travis Barker
Past members

Dave Elitch

Flea

Antemasque (stylized as ANTEMASQUE) is an American rock band formed in 2014 by former members of At the Drive-In and The Mars Volta, Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala. Their first album featured Red Hot Chili Peppers's Flea on bass and Dave Elitch on drums.[2][3] Both Flea and Elitch had previously played with The Mars Volta.[4] Despite initial reports to the contrary, Flea is not a member of the group but only played on their first album and let the band use his recording studio.[5] Omar's brother Marfred Rodríguez-López (formerly of Zechs Marquise) eventually joined as a permanent bassist. The band has also recruited Blink-182 member Travis Barker for drumming duties.

History

On April 9, 2014 the project was announced, and they released their first single "4AM" on the same day.[1] Rolling Stone described the song as "a charging, punkish rocker with the sorts of squiggly noodling that both the Mars Volta guys and Flea have used as calling cards in their respective groups."[4] The next day, the band released a second song, "Hangin in the Lurch", on their bandcamp page which is described as a mix of progressive rock and punk rock.[6] The song's description mentions that it will be released on an upcoming self-titled album.[7] Their third single "People Forget" was released on April 11, 2014.[8] On April 15, the band released their fourth single, "Drown All Your Witches".[9]

Their self-titled debut album was released on November 10, 2014. On November 2, 2015, the band debuted eight new songs from an upcoming release, tentatively titled Saddle on the Atom Bomb.[10]

Discography

Studio albums

References

  1. 1 2 "4AM - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ Baroni, Nastassia (April 9, 2014). "Mars Volta Members Unite With Flea For New Project, Antemasque". Music Feeds. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ Ben Beaumont-Thomas (April 9, 2014). "RHCP bassist Flea forms Antemasque supergroup with the Mars Volta". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  4. 1 2 Kory Grow (April 9, 2014). "Flea and Former Mars Volta Members Form New Group Antemasque". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  5. ↑ Kory Grow (April 15, 2014). "Mars Volta Members' Antemasque Try to 'Drown All Your Witches'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  6. ↑ "Escucha "Hangin in the Lurch" de Antemasque". Somos Ídolos. April 10, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-10. (Spanish)
  7. ↑ "Hangin in the Lurch by Antemasque". bandcamp. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  8. ↑ "People Forget by Antemasque". bandcamp. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  9. ↑ Hogan, Marc. "Antemasque Herald Self-Titled Album With Autumnal 'Drown All Your Witches'". Spin. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  10. ↑ Kyle Cavaness (November 3, 2015). "Antemasque Unleashes a Set of New Songs At The Observatory". OC Weekly. Retrieved 2015-11-13.

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