post-hardcore
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musical duo composed of American musicians Thomas Erak, of
mathcore
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Royal Coda
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. Formed in 2017, the band released one demo extended play in February 2017 and were originally set to release their debut studio album in 2021, yet was postponed indefinitely. The duo are currently on hiatus and pursuing their respective endeavors.
Background and formation
Push Over is considered a
post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. It was initially inspired by post-punk and noise rock. Like post-punk, the term has been ...
Royal Coda
Royal Coda is an American rock band based in Sacramento, California, founded by lead guitarist Sergio Medina. They are known for their amalgamation of progressive rock, psychedelic rock, and post-hardcore. The band currently consists of lead voc ...
, who pursues vocals and guitar, and Thomas Erak, currently of The Fall of Troy, who pursues drums, guitar, and backing vocals.
The band announced its formation on January 29, 2017, through a post on
Instagram
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. The group's formation comes nine months after Erak's band The Fall of Troy released their fifth studio album, '' OK'', in April 2016, which was considered the band's comeback record being their first release since 2009's ''
In the Unlikely Event
''In the Unlikely Event'' is the fourth studio album by American mathcore band The Fall of Troy, that was released on October 6, 2009.demo EP, on February 6, 2017. The EP was released on Travis' independent record label, Esque Records. The release consists of three demo tracks; "Transitioning Seamlessly", "This Lonely Love", and "Run the Tapes".
Throughout the remainder of 2017 and 2018, the band remained inactive with no concert tours or other releases planned. Erak continued his career with The Fall of Troy and began writing and recording music for his solo music project, Thomas Erak and the Shoreline. After the release of Travis' other side-project Eternity Forever's debut EP, ''Fantasy'', the musician departed from the band. Travis joined the American
post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. It was initially inspired by post-punk and noise rock. Like post-punk, the term has been ...
band
Royal Coda
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Tilian
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's headlining U.S. tour in August 2018.
After speculation that Push Over was on an indefinite hiatus or permanently broken up, Kurt Travis confirmed in an interview on the podcast ''Lead Singer Syndrome'' with
Shane Told
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, in February 2019, that the duo were writing for their upcoming debut full-length studio album, scheduled to be released in 2019. However, the release date has been postponed to 2020. On an Instagram livestream in July 2019, Erak stated that the project is "not dead but has been pushed over," after being asked about the band.
2020–present: Debut studio album and hiatus
On December 5, 2019, it was announced that Push Over would tour as support on the American
post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. It was initially inspired by post-punk and noise rock. Like post-punk, the term has been ...
band Scary Kids Scaring Kids 15 year anniversary tour in January 2020, with SECRETS.
On January 10, they released the song "1NE", their first piece of new music since their demo EP was released in February 2017. "2WO" was released as the second track from their upcoming debut studio album on April 3. In a 2020 interview, Travis expressed that Push Over was once again on hiatus and both himself and Thomas Erak would be focusing on their respective endeavors.
Musical style and sound
Push Over has been labeled
post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. It was initially inspired by post-punk and noise rock. Like post-punk, the term has been ...
and
mathcore
Mathcore is a subgenre of hardcore punk and metalcore influenced by post-hardcore, extreme metal and math rock that developed during the 1990s. Bands in the genre emphasize complex and fluctuant rhythms through the use of irregular time signatur ...
. In a review from ''Sputnik Music'', the magazine described the duo's debut demo EP as "twiddly-diddly post-hardcore ..in the vein of Dance Gavin Dance and The Fall of Troy."
Band members
;Current members
* Thomas Erak – drums, guitar, vocals (2017–present)
* Kurt Travis – vocals, guitar, programming (2017–present)
The City Sleeps in Flames
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