On odd times, they were even simply credited as “Swarm”. Although most of the concert flyers would continue to credit them as “The Swarm” and the fans quickly took on the shortened form. This was a homage in sorts to the band “Charred Remains aka Man is the Bastard”. After some discussion, it was decided that both names, combined, could be used in formal situations “The Swarm aka Knee Deep in the Dead”. Though the statement might have been true of the scene at the time, the name was actually taken from the video game-influenced book “Doom: Knee-Deep in the Dead” (published in June of 1995). Pocket Books Publishing, June 1995.Ĭhris then suggested a new band name, “Knee Deep in the Dead”, which was later claimed (possibly sarcastically) to be pointing the finger at all their friends who had given up the straight-edge beliefs. “Doom: Knee-Deep in the Dead” book, by Dafydd ab Hugh and Brad Linaweaver. Matt was also busy playing in SeventyEightDays and actually cared little for the style of music that The Swarm was writing. After failing to find a bassist, Kyle asked Matt Jones, who was also living with him at the Wheatfield House, to fill the part as a favor. Even though the band claimed to be based in Hamilton, they were actually jamming at Kyle’s “Wheatfield House” (on Stratton Road) in Burlington. In late September or early October, the first line-up was stabilized with Chris Colohan on vocals, Adam Bratt and Kyle Bishop on guitars and Mike Maxymuik on drums. ![]() He could now have a project that was vocally passionate and loyal to veganism and straight-edge. When Kyle found out that their ideology was likewise, through Mike’s suggestion, he asked to join them and combine the new bands. It was while there that he started looking for a new musical endeavor. In September of 1997, he moved to Guelph for a year, to attend its university. But since the summer of 1997, he had been working on new material which would come to life with this new band.Īs for Chris, after Left for Dead broke up in late 1996/early 1997, he took a break from music, moving to Toronto. ![]() ![]() Since Gates of Dawn’s breakup in the summer of 1996, Adam hadn’t played in any bands. All of The Swarm’s songs composed by Kyle were played in a whole step down.Īdam Bratt and Chris Colohan also wanted to start a new band together, one that was heavier than anything else they had done before. The band’s signature sound would be carried over from Acrid’s use of detuned guitars. This influenced selecting the name “The Swarm” the idea of a ferocious entity that was enormous and devastating, however made up of small determined individuals, just like the straight-edge movement.Īcrid was over the moment they returned home to Ontario, on August 7th of 1997. Grade was still active full-time but Kyle already had new material written and started looking for members to complete his new band. ![]() Kyle felt the desire to form a strictly straight-edge band, something he could never do in Acrid or Grade (in fact Grade formed out of the ashes of xIncisionx, who broke up because the original bassist was unhappy about the band dropping the straight-edge belief).
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