No Trigger is an American
melodic hardcore
Melodic hardcore is a broadly defined subgenre of hardcore punk with a strong emphasis on melody in its guitar work. It generally incorporates fast rhythms, melodic and often distorted guitar riffs, and vocal styles tending towards shouting and ...
band from
Massachusetts
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, United States.
History
The band formed in 2001, with a sound which takes cues from like-minded outfits such as
Strike Anywhere
Strike Anywhere is an American punk rock band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1999 after the demise of frontman Thomas Barnett's previous band, Inquisition, they took their name from the Inquisition song "Strike Anywhere". Their music is cha ...
and
None More Black
None More Black is a New Jersey-based punk rock outfit on Fat Wreck Chords, formed by lead singer/guitarist Jason Shevchuk after the demise of his previous band, Philadelphia's Kid Dynamite. Jason left Kid Dynamite so that he could finish fi ...
. The band self-released two demos, one of them a split with Wasteland. By this point the band had started to gain accolades from the webzine likes of Pastepunk and Punknews, the latter of which referred to No Trigger as close to being "the best unsigned band in America".
In late 2004, the band compiled these recordings and remastered the sound for their seven track debut release, ''Extinction in Stereo'', released on independent record label Bigmouth Japan. The players were Tom Ciesluk on bass, Mike Ciprari on drums, Mike Przygoda and John Strada on guitar, Tom Rheault on vocals. The engineers were Will Killingsworth and Nick Rotundo.
In 2005, No Trigger signed to independent record label
Nitro Records, and their debut full-length, entitled ''
Canyoneer'', was released on March 21, 2006.
A long period of inactivity following ''Canyoneer'' lead to speculation that No Trigger had broken up. The band released an update in September 2010 which announced that the original lineup had reformed and was going to release ''
Be Honest'', a 7" EP on December 14, 2010.
The band announced that they had signed to
No Sleep Records
No Sleep Records is an American independent record label in Huntington Beach, California. They were founded by Chris Hansen in 2006 and have released records by artists including Balance and Composure, La Dispute, and The Wonder Years. They have ...
shortly after the release of the EP, and anticipate a full-length release in mid-2011. Their second album, Tycoon, was recorded with producer Jay Maas beginning in July, 2011, and was released in early 2012. At that time the release of the band members included vocalist Tom Rheault
"REVIEW: No Trigger – “Tycoon”"
''Blare Magazine'', Joshua Khan, February 25, 2012. and drummer Mike Ciprari.
Discography
Studio albums
* '' Canyoneer'' (Nitro Records, March 2006)
* ''Tycoon
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'' (No Sleep Records, February 21st 2012)
* '' Dr. Album'' (Red Scare, 2022)
Singles and EPs
* ''The World Is Not a Stage'' (CD-R) (self-released, 2003)
* ''No Trigger / Wasteland'' (CD-R) (self-released, 2004)
* ''Extinction in Stereo'' ompilation(Bigmouth JPN, 2005, New School Records, 2007)
* '' Be Honest'' (Mightier Than Sword Records, 2010)
Music videos
* "Earthtones" (2005)
* "Fish Eye Lens" (2006)
* "More To Offer" (2007)
* "Tooth" (2011)
* "Dried Piss" (2012)
* "Checkmate" (2013)
* "Dogs On Acid" (2017)
Members
Current
* Tom Rheault – lead vocals
* Brad Rheault – bass guitar
The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...
* Jon Strader – rhythm guitar
* Mike Przygoda – lead guitar
Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featu ...
* Jono Diener – drums
* Tom Ciesluk – guitar / keys
Former
* Billy Bean – guitar
* Erik Perkins – drums
* Solomos – Roadie Extrodinaire
* Mike Ciprari – drums
References
External links
Official No Trigger MySpace PageExclusive Interview with No Trigger @ Punkshit.orgNitro RecordsNew School RecordsNo Trigger @ Punknews.org
Hardcore punk groups from Massachusetts
No Sleep Records artists
Nitro Records artists
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