Genre(s):
Metalcore (early), Half-Thrash/Groove Metal (recent)
Lyrical Theme(s):
Straight Edge, Inner Struggle, Hate, Humanity
Origin:
United States of America (Orange County, California)
Formed In:
1997
Status:
Active
Current line-up:
Dave Peters: Vocals (ex-guitar) (Eighteen Visions, Bleeding Through)
Mark Choinere: Guitar
Mark Mitchell: Bass (Culture, Red Roses for a Blue Lady, The Mistake, Until the End)
Ben Dussault: Drums
Former/Past Member(s):
Vocals:
Keith Barney (Guitars later) (1997-2002) (Eighteen Visions, Adamantium, Death By Stereo, Rain, Never Enough, Love Thyne)
Guitars:
Dave Peters (1997-2003)
Tommy Love (1997-2004)
Bass:
Dom Macaluso (1997 - 2005)
Matt Mentley (2005-2007) (also guitar from 2004-2005)
Brandan Schieppati (also touring vocals) (1998-2000) (Eighteen Visions, Bleeding Through, The Mistake, Die Die My Darling, The Innocent)
Javier Van Huss (1997-1998) (Bleeding Through)
Drums:
Marc Jackson (1997 - 2002) (Bleeding Through, Cold War)
Ken Floyd
Wes Keely (2003)
Additional notes:
Members (and past members) of Throwdown have been known to embrace the Straight Edge ethics.
Also released a demo in 1997.
Discography:
Throwdown - Demo [demo] - 1997
Throwdown - Throwdown [ep] - 1999
Throwdown - Beyond Repair [full-length] - 1999
Throwdown - Drive Me Dead [ep] - 2000
Throwdown - You Don't Have To Be Blood To Be Family [full-length] - 2001
Throwdown & Good Clean Fun - Throwdown/Good Clean Fun [split] - 2001
Throwdown - Face The Mirror [ep] - 2002
Throwdown - Haymaker [full-length] - 2003
Throwdown - Vendetta [full-length] - 2005
Throwdown - Americana / Planets Collide [single] - 2007
Throwdown - Covered In Venom & Tears [single] - 2007
Throwdown - Venom & Tears [full-length] - 2007
Throwdown - Deathless [full-length] - 2009
Throwdown - Intolerance [full-length] - 2014
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Official site:
http://www.myspace.com/throwdown
Throwdown - Haymaker [full-length] - 2003 by eyehategod
Throwdown - Vendetta [full-length] - 2005 by White_Zombie
Throwdown - Covered In Venom & Tears [single] - 2007 by gorg
Throwdown - Venom & Tears [full-length] - 2007 by gorg