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    Artist description
    pure emotion. Progressive Hardcore that shifts from quiet desperation to bombastic chaos as a matter of convention and an intensely personal and introspective lyrical approach reminiscent of metaphysical and neo-romantic poetry.
    Music Style
    Noisecore/Spazzcore/Post-Hardcore...yeah we were called a lot of silly things that don't make sense to most people
    Musical Influences
    Frodus, Converge, Fugazi, Hoover, Lincoln, Nation of Ulysses, Pavement, Tribe Called Qwest, Charles Mingus, Sonic Youth, Deadguy, Einsturzende Neubauten, Smiths/Morrissey, Strongarm, Sunny Day Real Estate, Vision of Disorder, Superchunk, Bloodlet, Sebadoh, Coalesce, Unrest, Polvo
    Similar Artists
    Fugazi, Deadguy, Converge, Cave In, Frodus, The Smiths, Coalesce, The Melvins, Sonic Youth, Rye Coalition, Kiss it Goodbye, Reversal of Man, Grade, Ink and Dagger, Primus
    Artist History
    These High School friends formed Failsafe in 95 as a 3 piece of Jon, Dave, and, TJ. At this time Jon and TJ shared vocal duties. Then in the fall of 96 Leo Ashline was brought in as second guitarist. By the fall of 1997, Leo switched from guitar to lead vocals allowing for even more chaos from Failsafe's live set. After many great shows around Florida and a small East Coast tour in 1998, the band slowly began to fall apart as interests shifted and everyone began to start their own lives (i.e. Leo begins writing Science Fiction, Jon starts tinkering with synthesizers, TJ picks up the paint brush, and Dave becomes the last of the famous international drum whores). The final breakup point was in mid 1999 after trying to use keyboards and covering the Cure's "A Forest" one too many times. The original trio of Dave, TJ, and Jon did rejoin to record some new material in the summer of 2001. This recording has still yet to be completed but it has not been forgotten and may still see the light of day.
    Group Members
    During the "Fire Walk with Me" recording sessions Failsafe was: Leo Ashline- Lead Vocals Terence Hannum- Guitar Jonathan Glover- Bass/Backing Vocals David Miller- Drums
    Albums
    96-98 Discography (released in 1998 out of print), Fire Walk with Me (released in 1998 out of print), Forced to Restore what I did not Steal (1997, out of print), Radio Waves and Gibberish Comp on Steadfast Records (1997), Ides of March (1996, out of print)
    Press Reviews
    "Failsafe! Possibly the most insane live hardcore band you will ever see perform. So full of energy and spontaneity that the show is a frenzy of bodies and instruments pounding out the music..." - DeadZine (1/1/1998)
    Additional Info
    Coming soon The FDO Naples Hardcore Retrospective!
    Location
    Naples, Fl - USA

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