Spineshank Reunites, Posts New Music Online

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Spineshank Reunites, Posts New Music Online

posted Sep 19, 2008 at 7:15 AM by Diamond Oz. (52 Comments)

Spineshank are now officially back with lead singer Jonny Santos after five years of inactivity. The band have apparantly completed five new songs and plan on writing around 15 more and then heading into the studio to record a new album. The band has posted a brand new song entitled, "Born Conform Repent" online at their official Myspace page.

Drummer Tommy Decker says: "All the bad blood and differences that led to the break up have all been put behind us. It feels right again, were not being pressured to write a single or look a certain way, were doing it because we want to."

Singer Jonny Santos adds: "I think splitting when we did might have been a good decision. We were at a high point in our career, we ended it on our owns terms."

The band has released three studio albums in their career, 1998' "Strictly Diesel", 2000's "The Height Of Callousness" and 2003's "Self-Destructive Pattern." The latter album was able to nominate the band for a Grammy with its single, "Smothered."

No word has been given yet on what will happen with Silent Civilian, the band Santos formed after his departure from Spineshank.

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1. Diamond Oz writes:

I for one am extremely excited about this. I love Spineshank!

# Sep 19, 2008 @ 7:36 AM ET | IP Logged

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2. Cr4wf0rdTxJ1ng0J4ng0 writes:

wow. i saw them live three times when height of callousness came out and they vanished. nice to see them again. i however won't hold my breath.

# Sep 19, 2008 @ 9:19 AM ET | IP Logged

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3. J_Tr4gedy writes:

OUTSTANDING

# Sep 19, 2008 @ 10:51 AM ET | IP Logged

4. MuDvAyNe fan writes:

omg yes! best news i heard in a long time!!! new song isnt that bad either. but really looking forward to the new album!!!!

# Sep 19, 2008 @ 11:39 AM ET | IP Logged

5. IMN writes:

awsome love spineshank

# Sep 19, 2008 @ 12:00 PM ET | IP Logged

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6. FocusShift writes:

That's surprising, but I have to say I'm looking forward to new Spineshank. I would love for Santos to continue on with Silent Civilian as well though.

# Sep 19, 2008 @ 2:04 PM ET | IP Logged

7. O-Matron writes:

Wow, I didnt see that coming. I had all but forgotten about these guys.

# Sep 19, 2008 @ 3:58 PM ET | IP Logged

8. broken face writes:

best news since max n igor got back together cant wait 4 more new songs i luved these guys back in the day. Hope silent civilian still continue tho cus the guitar in that is incredible

# Sep 19, 2008 @ 5:42 PM ET | IP Logged

9. LuGz writes:

About Time Spineshank Returned Were U Guys Go Man Welcome Bk

# Sep 19, 2008 @ 5:50 PM ET | IP Logged

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10. ugly-bob writes:

that's pretty awesome news. can't wait to hear what they come up with

# Sep 19, 2008 @ 8:14 PM ET | IP Logged

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11. Red writes:

Good, good !!

# Sep 19, 2008 @ 8:39 PM ET | IP Logged

12. Vampiro writes:

Awesome. I love this band and the new song is amazing. Cant wait for the new album and hopefully a tour.

# Sep 20, 2008 @ 12:16 PM ET | IP Logged

13. Phill writes:

this is one band i really respect, i was so upset when they broke up, i cant wait for the album and like vampiro i hope they do a a tour or two

# Sep 20, 2008 @ 1:12 PM ET | IP Logged

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14. pstevo123 writes:

i must have to say i am so glad to hear the news

# Sep 20, 2008 @ 1:55 PM ET | IP Logged

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15. Public_Execution writes:

Although I like these guys and the new song, I really hope Silent Civillian is still going on. I was very impressed with "The Rebirth of the Temple."

# Sep 21, 2008 @ 1:15 AM ET | IP Logged

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16. psythe writes:

Jesus, I was just getting into these guys again a few weeks ago thinking, "Wouldn't it be brilliant if..."

Apparently dreams come true hahah.

# Sep 21, 2008 @ 7:52 AM ET | IP Logged

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17. Red writes:

Silent civilian is pretty good though !!!

# Sep 21, 2008 @ 8:49 AM ET | IP Logged

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18. XWigglesX writes:

So am I the only one who doesn't like Spineshank? Haha.

# Sep 21, 2008 @ 10:17 AM ET | IP Logged

19. Big Bob Johansen writes:

no wiggles, I too can't stand spineshank. One band I won't be getting into

# Sep 22, 2008 @ 5:54 AM ET | IP Logged

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20. ugly-bob writes:

wow, only two posts out of 19 that disagree with the seemingly large community of spineshank fans. that's not too bad at all...that's a huge contrast to the metallica posts where it's about a 70/30 split...you know what i'm sayin'? 'cos i don't...

# Sep 22, 2008 @ 7:01 AM ET | IP Logged

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21. Cynic writes:

Here comes a third - Nu-metal blows! Lol actually no I've never minded nu-metal, it's so far from metal that it doesn't pose any threat. Glad to see people enjoying one of their fav bands reforming.

Now Playing: Sentinel Beast - "Depths Of Death"

# Sep 22, 2008 @ 7:18 AM ET | IP Logged

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22. ugly-bob writes:

that's a good post, it warms my heart...or the shoestring where my heart once was...i have a warm shoestring from your post.

# Sep 22, 2008 @ 8:24 AM ET | IP Logged

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23. psythe writes:

^I shrug my shoulders at most nu-metal, but there are a few bands I can deal with. Early Korn, the occasional Linkin Park song, Mudvayne, Breaking Benjamin, Spineshank and so on. One of my mates loves ALL nu-metal though, he keeps trying to show me new bands he's found... I swear to god I literally cannot tell the difference - ANY difference - one band to another for most of it.

# Sep 22, 2008 @ 8:28 AM ET | IP Logged

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24. That_One_Guy writes:

Spineshank's back? Cool. Neat-o. I like them, but I'm really not that excited. Never heard Silent Civilian, though. What do they sound like?

Now playing: Sodom - "Shellfire Defense"

# Sep 22, 2008 @ 10:50 AM ET | IP Logged

25. broken face writes:

Silent cavilian is more "metalcore" with crazy guitar riffs an solos i really like the rebirth of the temple it had some awesome songs on it but i always ad a big thing 4 spineshank it anit like mos "nu metal" its more industrial 2 it an theres sumthin that makes em different i dunno wat it is but its there

# Sep 22, 2008 @ 10:56 AM ET | IP Logged

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26. BrianSD writes:

Spineshank is a good band, though I've never heard Self Destructive Pattern, just the first two discs. New song is good.
They definitely have an industrial sound to their music. Height of ... is a lot heavier than most of the Nu-Metal and they don't rap at all so I don't really consider them to be Nu-Metal.

# Sep 22, 2008 @ 12:52 PM ET | IP Logged

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27. Diamond Oz writes:

Self-Destructive Pattern was my favourite Spineshank album, well worth your time.

# Sep 22, 2008 @ 2:11 PM ET | IP Logged

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28. That_One_Guy writes:

Agreed. That disc is killer.

# Sep 22, 2008 @ 2:26 PM ET | IP Logged

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29. That_One_Guy writes:

I take back my post 24.. the more I listen to the old Spineshank CDs, the more excited I'm getting.

# Sep 22, 2008 @ 2:27 PM ET | IP Logged

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30. Txmetalhead writes:

I recently started to listening to this band..didn't give them much of a chance. I will need to give the new album a listen. I like Silent Civilian.

# Sep 22, 2008 @ 5:49 PM ET | IP Logged

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31. Drewbacca writes:

I'm quite exited about this for some reason. They were one of my favs back in the day, I remember hearing "New Disease" on the radio, and in a town where everyone's favorite band was Disturbed, It was quite a breath of fresh air. I think it's just nostalgia kicking in because I haven't listened to those cds for a while. But i'm eager to see them reinvent themselves in the post nu metal era. They actually have to show some major choppage for anyone to even give them the time of day so let's cross our fingers!

# Sep 22, 2008 @ 8:54 PM ET | IP Logged

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32. Drewbacca writes:

Oh, and check out I wrestled a bear once!

# Sep 22, 2008 @ 8:57 PM ET | IP Logged

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33. psythe writes:

I wrestled a bear once????

SDP was their most solid album. Unlike most opinions I hear, I actually enjoyed Strictly Diesel quite a lot. It was a lot more industrial than nu-metal, apart from the rapping. But the rapping consisted of such unusual lyrical structures I even loved most of that. And that cover of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" was brilliant! They completely made that song theirs. SDP and HoC remain their most solid albums to date, though.

# Sep 23, 2008 @ 7:34 AM ET | IP Logged

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34. xSlipknotxMaggotx writes:

Sweet! I enjoy listening to Spineshank, they are really quite good.

# Sep 23, 2008 @ 2:51 PM ET | IP Logged

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35. Txmetalhead writes:

Nu-metal rises again...

# Sep 23, 2008 @ 4:02 PM ET | IP Logged

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36. That_One_Guy writes:

I never picked up "Strictly Diesel" for the whole rapping part of it, but I didn't know they did a Beatles cover on there.. I may have to get that now, haha.

# Sep 24, 2008 @ 10:54 AM ET | IP Logged

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37. psythe writes:

Yeah man, 'sgood cover.

# Sep 24, 2008 @ 9:13 PM ET | IP Logged

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38. Drewbacca writes:

Hey Psythe! Please Check out I wrestled a bear once! They're crazy! Also, I'm going to buy the drawing Circles cd by textures. i've never even heard a milisecond of their music so what can I expect? Maybe similar to Between the buried and me or The human abstract Style? Also, Should I buy polarity as well?

# Sep 25, 2008 @ 8:10 AM ET | IP Logged

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39. psythe writes:

Yeah man, get Polarity as well. It's not as structured as Drawing Circles, but that allows for a greater degree of experimentation. Being their debut, you can definitely see how they grew from a strong start when you listen to both these albums. As for what to expect, Textures are... tech metal. On a thrashy base. I wouldn't call them thrash metal (at all) but they kind of blend thrash and death metal into a tech metal form. I guess. Genres are so convoluted these days it's hard to know and explain what any band is anymore. Polarity has this wicked - I think it's a saxophone? - segment, before I actually heard it I was like "I don't know about this..." but Textures are just f***ing brilliant, man. There aren't many bands I can recommend as strongly - Dub Trio and Yakuza are two.

I'll look into I Wrestled A Bear Once, man, I wasn't sure if it was supposed to be a band at first, odd name hahah.

# Sep 25, 2008 @ 8:51 AM ET | IP Logged

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40. psythe writes:

^Textures should be on myspace if you want to check em out before you spend coin.

# Sep 25, 2008 @ 8:52 AM ET | IP Logged

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41. Drewbacca writes:

Thanks! You sold me when you said saxophone segment! I love when bands experiment. Like the oceans newest cd Precambrian.

http://www.myspace.com/iwrestledabearonce

It's really great, I don't know why they're not listed on Metal Underground. Alaskan flounder basket and Tastes like kevin bacon are awesome tracks. Thanks again!

# Sep 25, 2008 @ 12:44 PM ET | IP Logged

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42. Drewbacca writes:

Thanks! You sold me on saxophone segments! I like when bands experiment. Like the newest cd from The Ocean "Precambrian." I wrestled a bear once have to be expierenced by any metal head. My favorites are Alaskan Flounder Basket and Tastes like Kevin Bacon. Thanks again!

http://www.myspace.com/iwrestledabearonce

# Sep 25, 2008 @ 2:42 PM ET | IP Logged

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43. Cynic writes:

Yeah you missed the metalcore bit out there ^^^ , to call Textures tech death/thrash would be misleading. Now Atheist, Hellwitch or Pestilence, they're tech death/thrash.

# Sep 25, 2008 @ 5:14 PM ET | IP Logged

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44. psythe writes:

^Fully, that's the term I was trying to think of. Tech metalcore. But a f***ing MILE ahead of any other metalcore you will hear. Cheers bro :)

lol still can't believe I forgot the name of that genre!

# Sep 25, 2008 @ 5:38 PM ET | IP Logged

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45. psythe writes:

I downloaded Tastes Like Kevin Bacon - I was worried at first that this might be your typical humourcore band because of the silly names...

holy sh**, they're pretty good! lol

# Sep 30, 2008 @ 6:58 PM ET | IP Logged

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46. murder667 writes:

i dont really like the new song lol. i liked self destructive pattern album though.

honestly....i was hoping for a new silent civilian record more then spineshank lol

# Oct 4, 2008 @ 7:28 PM ET | IP Logged

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47. Diamond Oz writes:

It took awhile for the new song to grow on me but it has.

I checked out IWrestledABearOnce and honestly couldn't see what was so great about them. But as evidence as shown time and time again on this site, I've never been one to understand lot of bands lol.

# Oct 5, 2008 @ 9:35 AM ET | IP Logged

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48. murder667 writes:

i dont know how well they are going to do nowadays, with the big metal bands being lamb of god, chimaira, that kinda stuff, when back then it was stuff like korn and limp bizkit. idk i could be surprised...stranger sh** has happened lol.

# Oct 7, 2008 @ 4:13 PM ET | IP Logged

49. mai writes:

i love spineshank

กูรักวงนี้มากๆ

# Oct 13, 2008 @ 3:14 PM ET | IP Logged

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50. ZT writes:

Wow, I wasn't expecting to see so many Spineshank fans 'round here..

Anyway, great news! Strictly Diesel mothereffers!

# Oct 13, 2008 @ 3:21 PM ET | IP Logged

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51. Diamond Oz writes:

It's nice to see isn't ZT? I love this band!

# Oct 13, 2008 @ 3:25 PM ET | IP Logged

52. puna writes:

didnt like i wrestled a bear once at all sounds like every other metal band today playing as loud as possible so maybe someone will hear them not sure the lead singer even understands what she is saying long live spineshank

# Oct 15, 2008 @ 5:17 PM ET | IP Logged

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