The Great Unraveling (band)
Encyclopedia
The Great Unraveling were an American
post-punk
rock
band from Baltimore
, Maryland
, a later project from Tonie Joy of Moss Icon
, Universal Order of Armageddon
and Born Against
. The band was active from 1995–1997.
, aka U.O.A.) and drummer Randy Davis. Following the success of U.O.A., they quickly gained a small but devoted national fan base.
Their group first released a 7" on the Vermiform Records
imprint run by Sam McPheeters
of Born Against. The band would go on to work with Olympia, Washington
-based label Kill Rock Stars
, who released the group's full-length, self-titled debut album, recorded by Steve Albini
. The group also released a second 7" of material recorded during this time on Joy's Vermin Scum label.
The band's final performances saw the departure of Davis, who was replaced by former U.O.A. drummer Brooks Headley
.
Malat would go on to play with the groups Love Life and Bellmer Dolls
, and currently works as a fashion designer. Headley was involved in a number of groups, including Skull Kontrol and Wrangler Brutes
, and is currently a pastry chef. Joy has been active since the late '90s with his group The Convocation (formerly known as The Convocation Of..). Davis has performed with such bands as The Uniform, Fascist Fascist, and Teargas Rock.
United States
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post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band from Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, a later project from Tonie Joy of Moss Icon
Moss Icon
Moss Icon was an Annapolis, Maryland post-hardcore band from 1986 to 1991. Its original members were singer Jonathan Vance, guitarist Tonie Joy, bassist Monica DiGialleonardo, and drummer Mark Laurence. Alex Badertscher joined as second guitarist in 1990...
, Universal Order of Armageddon
Universal Order of Armageddon
Universal Order of Armageddon was an American hardcore band, active in the early to mid 1990s.-History:The band formed in September 1992 and by early 1993, after quickly gaining a small but devoted following, they were recording and touring the East Coast. Known for their extreme short chaotic...
and Born Against
Born Against
Born Against was an American hardcore punk band from New York active between 1989–1993. In addition to their radical leftist politics, the group espoused a DIY punk message and challenged what they perceived as problematic within the punk subculture of their time.-History:The group was founded in...
. The band was active from 1995–1997.
History
The Great Unraveling was founded by Joy, bassist Anthony Scott Malat (who'd played with Joy in Universal Order of ArmageddonUniversal Order of Armageddon
Universal Order of Armageddon was an American hardcore band, active in the early to mid 1990s.-History:The band formed in September 1992 and by early 1993, after quickly gaining a small but devoted following, they were recording and touring the East Coast. Known for their extreme short chaotic...
, aka U.O.A.) and drummer Randy Davis. Following the success of U.O.A., they quickly gained a small but devoted national fan base.
Their group first released a 7" on the Vermiform Records
Vermiform Records
Vermiform Records was an American independent record label that specialized in releasing punk rock music from 1990 until 2002. Over the course of those twelve years Vermiform released 57 albums and relocated many times, being headquartered in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Rhode Island and...
imprint run by Sam McPheeters
Sam McPheeters
Sam McPheeters is an American musician, artist and journalist. Raised in Albany, New York and later relocated to New York City, McPheeters was a key member of the early 1990s hardcore punk scene, writing a number of zines and singing in the hardcore band Born Against...
of Born Against. The band would go on to work with Olympia, Washington
Olympia, Washington
Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,478 at the 2010 census...
-based label Kill Rock Stars
Kill Rock Stars
Kill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and based in both Olympia, Washington and Portland, Oregon. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, making it difficult to pigeonhole as having any one artistic mission...
, who released the group's full-length, self-titled debut album, recorded by Steve Albini
Steve Albini
Steven Frank Albini is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman, and Flour, and is currently a member of Shellac...
. The group also released a second 7" of material recorded during this time on Joy's Vermin Scum label.
The band's final performances saw the departure of Davis, who was replaced by former U.O.A. drummer Brooks Headley
Brooks Headley
Brooks Headley is an American musician and chef, best known as the drummer in several hardcore punk and indie rock bands.Headley is presently the executive pastry chef at Del Posto, a New York Times-rated four-star restaurant, in New York City....
.
Malat would go on to play with the groups Love Life and Bellmer Dolls
Bellmer Dolls
-Biography:Bellmer Dolls is a New York-based post-punk band. Named after the life-sized mannequins of German Surrealist Hans Bellmer, the group was founded in 2003 by Peter Mavrogeorgis after finishing a 3-year stint as guitarist for Tav Falco's Panther Burns. The band's earliest incarnation...
, and currently works as a fashion designer. Headley was involved in a number of groups, including Skull Kontrol and Wrangler Brutes
Wrangler Brutes
The Wrangler Brutes were an American hardcore punk band formed in 2003 in Los Angeles, California.-History:Wrangler Brutes were formed around vocalist Sam McPheeters , drummer Brooks Headley , guitarist Andy Coronado and...
, and is currently a pastry chef. Joy has been active since the late '90s with his group The Convocation (formerly known as The Convocation Of..). Davis has performed with such bands as The Uniform, Fascist Fascist, and Teargas Rock.
Discography
- Space Travel 7" (Vermiform RecordsVermiform RecordsVermiform Records was an American independent record label that specialized in releasing punk rock music from 1990 until 2002. Over the course of those twelve years Vermiform released 57 albums and relocated many times, being headquartered in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Rhode Island and...
) - The Great Unraveling CD/LP (Kill Rock StarsKill Rock StarsKill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and based in both Olympia, Washington and Portland, Oregon. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, making it difficult to pigeonhole as having any one artistic mission...
) - The Angel Rang Virtue 7" (Vermin Scum Records)