Heckle was a

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/ punk rock band from

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. The band was formed in the summer of 1994 by guitarist Steve Cunningham, bass player Chris Whalen, guitarist Eric Arikian and vocalist Chris Baglieri, Heckle (briefly named "Lick") found original drummer Tim Caspare to complete the group. The band then released a

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single in January 1996 with

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, followed in the spring of 1996 by a full-length LP on Wingnut Records entitled ''We're Not Laughing With You''. After a nationwide summer tour, the band parted ways with their original drummer. The position was then filled by Todd Hennig who was the drummer for the Vermont hardcore band SevenYearsWar, which Steve had once played guitar for. After another East Coast tour, Heckle was signed by Hopeless Records and recorded their second and final album with Donnell Cameron at Westbeach Recorders in Hollywood, California ''The Complicated Futility of Ignorance''. Henning and Miner later joined

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. Arikian and Whalen featured in the group Let's Be Loveless.

Members

Original lineup: * Eric Arikian - guitar * Christopher Baglieri - vocals (1994–1995) * Steve Cunningham - guitar, vocals * Chris Whalen - bass * Tim Caspare - drums (1994–1996) Later members: * Todd Hennig - drums (1996–1997) * Jim Miner - guitar (1997)

Discography

* AFI/Heckle

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single (Wingnut Records, 1996) – with

* ''We're Not Laughing With You'' CD/LP (Wingnut Records, 1996) * ''Jughead's Revenge/Heckle'' split 7-inch single with

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(Hopeless Records, 1997) * ''The Complicated Futility of Ignorance'' CD/LP (Hopeless Records, 1997) * ''The Motive Power of Fire'' EP (2021) Compilation Appearances: * ''Punk Fiction'' song "D-Day" CD (Wedge Records, 1997) * ''From the Ground Up'' song "Safety Net" (

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, 1996) * ''Hopelessly Devoted to You, Too'' song "Joke's on Me" (Hopeless Records, 1998) * ''Take Action!'' song "Little Engine" (

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, 1999) * ''Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 3'' song "Along For The Ride" (Hopeless Records, 2000)

References

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