Chiodos
(pronounced "chee-OH-dose") [1] [2] [3] is an American post-hardcore band from Davison, Michigan, formed in 2001. Originally known as "The Chiodos Bros." the band's name was a tribute to filmmakers Stephen, Charles, and Edward Chiodo, responsible for the movie Killer Klowns from Outer Space
. Their second full length album, Bone Palace Ballet
, was released in North America on September 4, 2007 and debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200 [4] and number 1 on the Top Independent Albums
.. Warner Bros. Records released Bone Palace Ballet
on January 26, 2009, as part of a new distribution deal in the UK. [5] [6] [7] [8] Chiodos covered the song "Flagpole Sitta" on the compilation album "Punk Goes Pop 2, which debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200. Lead singer Craig Owens is known for participating in a variety of side and solo projects, most notably two recent supergroups including The Sound of Animals Fighting and Isles & Glaciers. Craig Owens announced on many dates of the Vans Warped Tour that Chiodos will be entering the studio after the tour, and will release a new CD in the spring of 2010.
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Background
Chiodos came together during high school in their hometown of Davison, MI, located just outside of Flint.
Their debut album,
All's Well That Ends Well (
Equal Vision Records) was released on July 26, 2005. It reached #3 on the
Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and #164 on the
Billboard 200 chart.
[9] Their sophomore album,
Bone Palace Ballet, reached the number 5 spot on the
Billboard 200.
Chiodos headlined some shows on their own before joining
Alternative Press's 2006 "Invisible Sideshow" tour, headlined by
Armor for Sleep.
[10] [11] Following that tour, they supported
Matchbook Romance on the
Sub City "Take Action" tour in Spring 2006. That summer, they toured with
Fear Before the March of Flames, as well as appearing on the
Warped Tour. In fall 2006, Chiodos appeared on
Atreyu's World Championship Tour, alongside
From First to Last and
Every Time I Die, as well as
3 and
36 Crazyfists. Chiodos toured alongside
Linkin Park and
Coheed and Cambria on the
Project Revolution arena tour in 2008.
[12] [13] The band also toured with
Nine Inch Nails and
Alice in Chains earlier this year in
Australia. They will be playing
Warped Tour 2009 on the main stage alongside bands
The Devil Wears Prada,
Bad Religion,
Silverstein,
Saosin and
Underoath.
Chiodos has had several scuffs with those in the music industry, most notably Steven Smith of
Steven's Untitled Rock Show [14], Andy Williams of
Every Time I Die [15], and
HORSE The Band.
Music videos
In 2005, Chiodos independently made a video for the song "All Nereids Beware." The video consists of the band playing the rare pre-
All's Well That Ends Well
version of the song in a parking lot.
In 2006, Chiodos made videos for "One Day Women Will All Become Monsters" and "Baby, You Wouldn't Last a Minute on the Creek". The "Baby, You Wouldn't Last a Minute on the Creek" video was included on the 2006 re-issue of
All's Well That Ends Well
, which added a DVD and three acoustic tracks to the 2005 release.
A video for "Lexington (Joey Pea-Pot With A Monkey Face)" was made which premiered world wide on April 2, 2008 on the social network MySpace. This was the first single of their sophomore album, "Bone Palace Ballet". Chiodos' drummer, Derrick Frost has stated in an interview that the band was disappointed in the final result of the music video, saying
[16]
"Well, usually there are different people who throw out ideas and we go through them and add in our own suggestions but that video definitely didn’t turn out like we wanted it to turn out, like at all. We’re pretty disappointed with it. We never get a video where we’re all like “This is amazing!” And that’s what every band wants, to have an amazing video because that can push your career and your band so far. And we haven’t gotten that yet so it’s kind of frustrating. It’s just like so much money that we spent on this for no reason. No one’s going to play it; it’s not getting played at all."
On
September 16,
2008, Chiodos teamed up with acclaimed director
Darren Doane and
The Crofoot Ballroom to shoot a video for "The Undertaker's Thirst For Revenge Is Unquenchable (The Final Battle)" in downtown Pontiac, MI. The video was released on
December 20,
2008..
Discography
Studio albums
Year
| Album details
| Peak chart positions
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US
| US Ind.
| US Heat.
| US Internet
| US Rock
| US Hard Rock
| US Alternative
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2005
| All's Well That Ends Well
- Released on 26 July 2005
- Re-issued on 17 October 2006
- Label: Equal Vision
| 164
| 11
| 3
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
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2007
| Bone Palace Ballet
- Released on 4 September 2007
- Re-released 26 January 2009
- Label: Equal Vision/Warner Bros. Records
| 5
| 1
| N/A
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 1
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EPs
Year
| Album details
| Peak chart positions
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US Ind.
| US Heat.
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2001
| The Chiodos Brothers. (acoustic)
- Released in 2001
- Label: Self-released
| N/A
| N/A
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2002
| The Best Way to Ruin Your Life
- Released in 2002
- Label: Self-released
| N/A
| N/A
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2003
| The Heartless Control Everything
- Released on 25 January 2003
- Label: Search and Rescue
| N/A
| N/A
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Music videos
Year
| Title
| Director
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2005
| "All Nereids Beware"
| Andy DeYoung
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2006
| "One Day Women Will All Become Monsters"
| Michael Grodner
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2006
| "Baby, You Wouldn't Last a Minute on the Creek"
| Popcore
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2006
| "The Words 'Best Friend' Become Refined"
| Pat Franchot
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2008
| "Lexington (Joey Pea-Pot With a Monkey Face)"
| Josh Graham
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2008
| "The Undertaker's Thirst for Revenge is Unquenchable (The Final Battle)"
| Darren Doane
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Compilation tracks
- Warped Tour 2006 Tour Compilation (2006)
- *"The Words 'Best Friend' Become Redefined" (from All's Well That Ends Well)
- Warped Tour 2007 Tour Compilation (2007)
- *"To Trixie and Reptile, Thanks for Everything" (from All's Well That Ends Well)
- ''Punk Goes Pop 2 (2009)
- *"Flagpole Sitta" (Harvey Danger cover)
- Warped Tour 2009 Tour Compilation (2009)
- *"Two Birds Stoned at Once" (from Bone Palace Ballet: Grand Coda)
Singles
Year
| Title
| Album
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2005
| "All Nereids Beware"
| All's Well That Ends Well
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'One Day Women Will All Become Monsters'
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2006
| "Baby, You Wouldn't Last a Minute on the Creek"
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2007
| "The Words 'Best Friend' Become Redefined"
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2008
| "Lexington (Joey Pea-Pot with a Monkey Face)"
| Bone Palace Ballet
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"The Undertaker's Thirst for Revenge is Unquenchable (The Final Battle)"
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References
- (Created by Dionna Lashley) lead singer stated himself while being interviewed by Alternative Press (Alternative Press Podcast #18)
- Chiodos - Main
- Can't Slow Down: Chiodos
- Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Chiodos
- ilikemusic.com
- komodorock.com
- musicremedy.com
- Billboard.com
- Billboard
- Chiodos
- IN FOCUS: two bands is trying to break the mold
- Livedaily.com
- Warpedtour.com
- http://www.thealternativestar.com/chiodos.htm
- http://www.ryansrockshow.com/php2/interviews/93-every-time-i-die-andy-williams-chiodos-dogshit.html
- The Alternative Star - Derrick Frost Interview