Genre(s):
Technical Death Metal/Grindcore/Metalcore
Lyrical Theme(s):
Nihilism, mental disorder, abstract, society
Origin:
United States of America (Revere, Massachusetts)
Formed In:
1999
Status:
Active
Current line-up:
Guy Kozowyk - Vocals
Mike "Gunface" McKenzie - Guitar, vocals (Beyond the Sixth Seal, Nyarlathotep (US)/Stomach Earth)
Gregory Weeks - Bass (Beyond the Sixth Seal, Nyarlathotep (US)/Stomach Earth)
Brad Fickeisen - Drums (Eviscerate)
Former/Past Member(s):
Guitar:
Kevin "Big Kev" Rampelberg
Jonny Fay (Deadwater Drowning)
Mike Keller (Meek is Murder, N.A.M.E.)
Bass:
Adam Wentworth (Beyond the Sixth Seal, Premonitions of War)
Drums:
John Longstreth (Gorguts, Angelcorpse, Dim Mak, Exhumed, Origin (US), Possession (US), Skinless (US))
Mike Justain (Unearth, Backstabbers Inc., Candy Striper Death Orgy, Trap Them)
Jon Dow (Deadwater Drowning)
Kevin Talley - Drums (Dååth, Consumned, Nothnegal, Soils of Fate, Misery Index, Decrepit Birth, Dying Fetus, M.O.D., Chimaira, Hate Eternal, Dark Days, The Black Dahlia Murder, All The Way To The Bank)
Guest(s):
Nate Newton (Doomriders, Old Man Gloom, The Ocean, Converge, Lift, Jesuit, and Channel, Edison, Dwell, The Hope Conspiracy, Coliseum, Some Kind of Hate, Mi Amore, Young Widows)
Additional notes:
The band name comes from a German play called "Woyzeck" written by Georg Büchner, which was later adapted to opera by Alban Berg under the title "Wozzeck" (since the 'y' in the original title was mistakenly read as a 'z'). The play is about a schizophrenic who, near the end of the play, cuts his wife's throat and asks: "Honey, what is that Red Chord on your neck?"
Guy and Adam also run the Black Market Activities label.
Discography:
The Red Chord - East Coast Tour Demo [demo] - 2001
The Red Chord - Fused Together In Revolving Doors [full-length] - 2002
The Red Chord - Clients - Sampler [single] - 2005
The Red Chord - Clients [full-length] - 2005
The Red Chord - Prey For Eyes [full-length] - 2007 [promo]
The Red Chord - Fed Through The Teeth Machine [full-length] - 2009
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Official site:
www.theredchord.com
The Red Chord - Fused Together In Revolving Doors [full-length] - 2002 by GLEN BENTON
The Red Chord - Clients [full-length] - 2005 by IronMan
The Red Chord - Prey For Eyes [full-length] - 2007 [promo] by _blackster_
The Red Chord - Fed Through The Teeth Machine [full-length] - 2009 by Fess