The Mistake was a hardcore

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

 band from Orange County, California

Orange County, California

Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...

, USA. Formed in 2000 by Javier Van Huss (Eighteen Visions

Eighteen Visions

Eighteen Visions was an American metalcore band from Orange County, California, United States. Formed in October of 1995, the group was one of the first practitioners involved in the metalcore genre...

/ Enewetak

Enewetak (band)

Enewetak is a grindcore band formed in Orange, California, in 1994. Enewetak has been called "one of the most progressive hardcore bands of the mid-to-late nineties, overshadowing its contemporaries such as Unruh and Suicide Nation."...

 ) and Erick Pressman, they were originally called Hara Kiri, but changed their name to The Mistake after only a few shows. In 2001 they released a demo. In 2003, after a number of member changes, they released a 7" / CDep titled "Fuck Everything Up"http://revhq.com/store.revhq?Page=search&Id=PRI10. After even more lineup changes they released a split 7" with Carry The Casket in 2005. All 3 records were released on Prime Directive Records

Prime Directive Records

Prime Directive Records is an independent record label based in Balboa, CA. Started in 1997, the label is notable for releasing the debut albums of a number of bands which would go on to success in the hardcore punk and metalcore genre....

. They were set to record an LP for Indecision Records

Indecision Records

Indecision Records is an independent American hardcore punk record label which was started by Dave Mandel in 1995. It is based in Garden Grove, California. Until around 2001, it was based in nearby Huntington Beach. Both cities are within Orange County...

, but things fell apart before that could happen.

After their break-up Van Huss started Neon Claws with members of Carry The Casket.

Current members

• Javier Van Huss (Enewetak
  Enewetak (band)
  Enewetak is a grindcore band formed in Orange, California, in 1994. Enewetak has been called "one of the most progressive hardcore bands of the mid-to-late nineties, overshadowing its contemporaries such as Unruh and Suicide Nation."...
  
  , Eighteen Visions
  Eighteen Visions
  Eighteen Visions was an American metalcore band from Orange County, California, United States. Formed in October of 1995, the group was one of the first practitioners involved in the metalcore genre...
  
  , Poison The Well
  Poison the Well (band)
  Poison the Well was an experimental hardcore band from Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Florida who were last signed to Ferret Music. Guitarist Ryan Primack and drummer Chris Hornbrook were the only remaining members of the band who were involved since their inception, although vocalist Jeffrey Moreira was...
  
  ) - Vocals/Guitar
• Adrian Castillo 7 Generations (band), Children Of God - Guitar
• Dave Itow (Welcome To Your Life, Amendment 18) - Bass

Past members

• Erick Pressman (Terror
  Terror (band)
  Terror is a hardcore punk band from Los Angeles, California. Their second album One with the Underdogs sold over 40,000 copies. They have also been on tours throughout Europe , Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Mexico and South America...
  
  ) - Guitar
• Brandan Schieppati
  Brandan Schieppati
  Brandan Schieppati is the singer of metalcore band Bleeding Through. He is Straight Edge and lives in Orange County with his wife Nicole. While best known through his musical career, he was also a late-round draft pick for Major League Baseball's Montreal Expos out of high school, around 1998...
  
   (Bleeding Through
  Bleeding Through
  Bleeding Through is an American metalcore band from Orange County, California. Formed in 1999, the band blends influences stemming from modern hardcore punk, symphonic black metal, and melodic death metal...
  
  , Eighteen Visions
  Eighteen Visions
  Eighteen Visions was an American metalcore band from Orange County, California, United States. Formed in October of 1995, the group was one of the first practitioners involved in the metalcore genre...
  
  ) - Guitar
• Chris (Deadwait) - Guitar
• Nick - Guitar
• Kirk Catlin - Guitar/Bass
• Chris Peralta - Guitar
• Rupert - Guitar
• Blake Sinclair - Bass
• Greg Bacon (The First Step, Betrayed) - Bass
• Stephanie Schonauer - Bass
• Scott Hinkley-Danielson - Bass
• Alex Tovar - Drums
• Michael - Drums
• Dustin Gleason - Drums
• Chris Crush - Drums
• Collin O'Brian (Nemirah) - ?

Discography

• (2001) - Demo (Prime Directive Records
  Prime Directive Records
  Prime Directive Records is an independent record label based in Balboa, CA. Started in 1997, the label is notable for releasing the debut albums of a number of bands which would go on to success in the hardcore punk and metalcore genre....
  
  )
• (2003) - Fuck Everything Up (Prime Directive Records
  Prime Directive Records
  Prime Directive Records is an independent record label based in Balboa, CA. Started in 1997, the label is notable for releasing the debut albums of a number of bands which would go on to success in the hardcore punk and metalcore genre....
  
  )
• (2005) - Split 7" with Carry The Casket http://www.myspace.com/carrythecasket (Prime Directive Records
  Prime Directive Records
  Prime Directive Records is an independent record label based in Balboa, CA. Started in 1997, the label is notable for releasing the debut albums of a number of bands which would go on to success in the hardcore punk and metalcore genre....
  
  )

External links

• The Mistake - Official Site
• Prime Directive Records - Record Label