THE ICEMEN

PROLOGUEThe Icemen were founded by Guitarist and Songwriter Marco Abularach who was joined by Noah Evans on Bass and Drummer Mackie Jayson (Bad Brains , Cro-Mags).Marco and Noah grew up in New York's Greenwich Village and shared a recording/rehearsal studio there- Studio 50 otherwise known as SD50. They met Mackie early on while attending the High School of Music & Art.HISTORYThe Icemen played their first show at CBGB's 11th of April 1983, a benefit for the late Patrick Mack of the Stimulators. For that one show they featured Miles Kelly on vocals.Next The Icemen turned to John Gamble on vocals. In 1984 they recorded a pair of songs "The Iceman" & "You Let It Go To Your Head" and at the time had planned to release it as a 7" although that never happened. These tracks ended up being used primarily to get gigs. With this lineup (Marco, Noah, Mackie, John) The Icemen played shows through '84 and '85 in NYC mostly at CBGB's and Pyramid Club. By the end of '85 Gamble was released from the band.A two year period followed with the band unable to find a vocalist they would accept. It was 1987 when they finally settled for Carl Griffin and this would be the lineup best known to most.The Icemen would perform live shows through the next five years, often at CBGB's, their "Home Base".In 1991 The Icemen released the "R.I.P." EP on Blackout! Records. This 4 song EP contained the following tracks: Rest in Peace, Shadow Out of Time, The Harsh Truth, No Guts No Glory. It was released on both CD and Cassette, in addition Rest in Peace & The Harsh Truth were released on 7" including a limited edition in blue or red vinyl.All of The Icemen's Music & Lyrics were written by Marco who in addition created all band related Artwork (Album Cover, Posters/Flyers, T-Shirts).R.I.P. was The Icemen's only official release, no other material written and performed by original members Marco, Noah, Mackie has ever been released.EPILOGUEWhile the band continued to perform through 1992, frustration at lack of musical growth continued to mount and it would not be much longer before The Icemen would dismiss Carl from their band. While they would search for a new vocalist for a period of time and continue to write and record in their studio, this was essentially the end of the Official Icemen's activity... until now.
Other Project: In 1997 Marco formed Shadow. The band included Noah on Bass along with drummer Lez Warner (of The Cult 1985-1988) and Paul Snook on Vocals.