rapid cities

Music:

Member Since: 27/04/2006
Band Website: rapidcities.com
Band Members: PRESENT
cass mcgrath
greg meisenberg
shaun seneviratne
john terry

PAST
anthony battiato (dec '05 - aug '09)
brian whitney (mar '06 - jan '07)

Influences: zygmunt bauman, braid, faraquet, fugazi, allen ginsberg, joan of arc, jack kerouac, karl marx, refused, saskia sassen, neil young
Sounds Like: a missing piece in the jigsaw puzzle teleology of modern rock progress.

PRESS FOR MACHINERY SAINTS
"Machinery Saints flows with the wild abandon of creativity that can't be restrained. They travel the roads of post-hardcore without regard for safety, attacking the sharp angles and starts and stops and stutters with more rage than plan. Oddly enough though, they remained focused, probably by sheer inertia, and their creativity delivers even as it evolves. While there is more than a hint of math rock throughout the album, the band does their math in their heart, not just their head. Feeling their way rather than planning it doesn't dispel their confidence, but rather bolsters it by simple force of will. Amazing." - Rock and Roll and Meandering Nonsense

"RAPID CITIES are part of the pensive class... the super-serious thinkers, and emotional outputters. The ones weaned on a FUGAZI discography, a liberal arts degree, and a van that’s been through hell and back... and they’ve got the hefty, droning bass lines, arching guitars, scatter-shot drumming and thoughtful lyrics to prove it." - Pastepunk"Rapid Cities deconstruct the conventions of arrangements and reassemble them into a clean, angular post-core blueprint... they're full of piss and vinegar and they're hoping to be heard." - Exclaim! Magazine"Whatever turns you on, you can’t deny Rapid Cities’ talent and the quality of this debut album. Open your ears and your mind and give it a chance." - Altsounds"This sounds to me like it wouldn't be out of place on modern day Dischord Records... it's ruddy good stuff, I'm thoroughly enjoying it." - Suspect Device Zine"With all the flailing guitar riffs and distressed singing style... this stuff stands out on its own... Machinery Saints is a refreshing debut since so few bands are doing this..." - Punknews.Org"It’s dissonant, anguished, and melodic all at the same time... I really didn’t think bands like this existed anymore beyond the fantasies of art-school weirdos who THINK they sound like this and instead just give me migraines... Machinery Saints... It’s terrifyingly damn close to a perfect post-hardcore/punk album, with an edge that’ll cut you like a prison shiv in the kidneys while you’re in the dinner line over that one cigarette you traded for a blo…nevermind, just get your hands on it. It’s just really, really, really, good." - Fistfight at the Arthouse"These New Brunswick kids' debut LP is a fantastic collection of post-hardcore rockers... Articulate and intelligent, Rapid Cities inject powerful musicanship over dissonant guitar work and driving rhythms. Music like this was much more common a decade ago, but these guys manage to give a very modern day feel onto a genre rarely played anymore." - Tom Haugen's Action Sports Blog"It’s definitely impressive." - Built On a Weak Spot

EXPERT OPINIONS:
"New Brunswick just keeps ‘em coming and Rapid Cities are the next in line. Emotional hardcore is a genre that has become largely forgotten for whatever reason. Luckily we still have bands like Rapid Cities keeping it real... This is really well played stuff that is as intense as it is intelligent." - Sound As Language

"Dissonant guitar tones and a social context lie deep within this New Jersey outfit. Carefully tiptoeing around the conventional trends of music gives this group an objective and perfectly aggressive sound." - Mid-Atlantic College Radio Conference

Record Label: help?
Type of Label: Indie