Song:One Armed Scissor
Album:This Station Is Non-Operational
Punk music fans will want to check out the post hardcore band At The Drive-In. The 2000 single One Armed Scissor is their best known song. They split up in 2001 and reformed in 2015. They are currently on hiatus. At The Drive-In are from El Paso, TX. They were formed in 1994 by lead singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala and guitarist Jim Ward. The other original members did not remain in the band. After releasing a couple of EPs and a 1996 album, they solidified their lineup for the next few years. Omar Rodriguez-Lopez switched from bass to guitar and they added Paul Hinojos on bass and Tony Hajjar on drums. After their record label closed, the 1998 album In/Casino/Out was released on Fearless Records. Then they got a big break. Producer Ross Robinson got At The Drive-In a major label deal with the Beastie Boys owned label Grand Royal with Capitol distribution. Robinson is best known for producing Korn. They had their greatest success with the 2000 album Relationship of Command and especially the single One Armed Scissor. Robinson even got Iggy Pop to make a guest appearance on the album. They appeared on the major talk shows. But the band was unhappy with the compromises that were made for commercial reasons. They were on tour when they split up in 2001. There was internal conflict over the band's musical direction. This comp was released in 2005 and it comes with a DVD of their videos. Bixler-Zavala and Rodriguez-Lopez formed The Mars Volta. They released six albums and split up in 2012. They were a progressive rock band. Ward, Hinojos and Hajjar formed the hardcore band Sparta. They released three albums and went on hiatus. All the At The Drive-In members except Ward reunited in 2012. Bixler-Zavala and Rodriguez-Lopez were blaming each other for the Mars Volta split. But that was resolved and At The Drive-In toured in 2015 and released an album in 2017. They went on hiatus in 2018. Bixler-Zavala was having problems with his voice and that may have led to the hiatus. Meanwhile Ward still leads Sparta and they just released a new album. Here's the video for One Armed Scissor by At The Drive-In.
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