SONG: "The Rebels Are Dead"
ARTIST: Pistol Grip
ALBUM: "Another Round"
YEAR: 2003
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Walnut, California
YEARS ACTIVE: 1997 - present
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
"The Rebels Are Dead" appears to be a song about a corrupt government that is trying to thwart a revolution. It paints a chaotic scene where the powers that be, government, the media, the church, are all combining forces to suppress the people.
PISTOL GRIP DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
2001 - The Shots From Kalico Rose (BYO Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2003 - Another Road (BYO Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2l004 - Tear It All Down! (BYO Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2007 - Machines Of String Theory In C#m (self-released)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
MY THOUGHTS ON PISTOL GRIP:
Pistol Grip formed as a band back in 1997, hailing from Walnut, California. Their first release was a split with the band Fully Loaded in 2000. This split caught the ear of BYO Records who promptly signed Pistol Grip. The band's debut full length album dropped in 2001, called "The Shots From Kalico Rose". They followed that up in 2003 with "Another Round". The band completed it's deal with BYO after releasing 2004's "Tear It All Down!". Pistol Grip's most recent release dropped in 2007, titled "Machines Of String Theory In C#m". Pistol Grip is a hardcore band that is kinda like a mix of southern California hardcore and U.K. punk. They are an underground band for sure. I first heard of these guys in the early 2000's but I haven't really started to get into them till the last few years. Though their last release came back in 2007, the band is still performing live shows. No word if they have any new music on the radar or not. There's not a ton of info out there on these guys!
SIMILAR ARTISTS:
The Ducky Boys
The Rabble
Avoid One Thing
Far From Finished
Strawberry Blondes
TEN PISTOL GRIP SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. Black Heart
2. Lead The Way
3. 1997
4. Rabid Dogs
5. Crucifixion Politics
6. Never B Another
7. Scoundrels
8. Hallucination Highway
9. The Unwanted
10. When The Ink Runs Dry
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