Curl Up and Die

Curl Up and Die
Origin	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Genres	Metalcore
Years active	1998–2005, 2019–present
Labels	Status, Revelation
Members	Mike Minnick Matt Fuchs Ryan Hartery Keil Corcoran
Past members	Jesse Fitts Geoff Bergman Gustavo Mendoza

Curl Up and Die, formed in late 1998, is an American metalcore band from Las Vegas, Nevada.[1][2][3][4]

History

After demos in 1998 and 1999, Curl Up and Die recorded its first release in early 2000, an album called 1998. An EP, The Only Good Bug Is A Dead Bug, was picked up by Status Recordings in early 2001. Prior to forming Curl Up and Die, vocalist Mike Minnick was a founding member of Vegas grindcore band The Weirding Way, playing drums.[5]

The group signed with Revelation Records in 2001 and their debut full-length CD, Unfortunately, We're Not Robots, was released in May 2002. Two EPs, We May Be Through With the Past (on Status) and But the Past Ain't Through With Us (on Revelation) were released, as well as one more album, The One Above All, The End Of All That Is, before the band broke up in late 2005.

After an earlier attempt to reunite in 2012,[6] the band successfully reunited in 2019 with drummer Keil Corcoran taking the place of Jesse Fitts.[7][8]

Other projects

Vocalist Mike Minnick provides vocals for the baseball-themed grindcore band Puig Destroyer and post-hardcore supergroup Less Art.[9] Corcoran and Fuchs also started a grindcore-influenced side project called Red Vom.

Band members

Latest members

• Matt Fuchs – guitar
• Ryan Hartery – bass
• Mike Minnick – vocals
• Keil Corcoran – drums

Former members

• Jesse Fitts – drums
• Geoff Bergman – bass (went on to play in Poison the Well)
• Jon Brown – guitar
• Mike Pinaud – drums
• Gustavo Mendoza – bass
• Gavan Nelson – bass

Discography

Albums

• Unfortunately, We're Not Robots (Revelation, 2002)
• The One Above All, the End of All That Is (Revelation, 2005)

EPs

• The Only Good Bug Is a Dead Bug (Status, 2000)
• 1998 (Status, 2001)
• We May Be Through with the Past... (Status, 2003)
• But the Past Ain't Through with Us (Revelation, 2003)

References

1. Loftus, Johnny. "Curl Up and Die – Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
2. Gramlich, Chris (May 2002). "Curl Up and Die Get Their Geek On". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
3. Radke, Brock (January 2, 2003). "Music: Underrated underground". Las Vegas Mercury. Stephens Media. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
4. Kiraly, Andrew (January 9, 2003). "Kick Out the Jams". Las Vegas Mercury. Stephens Media. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
5. "Vegas Archive: Weirding Way – Discography 2000–2005". Punks in Vegas. January 13, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
6. Lambgoat.com (July 12, 2012) – Curl Up And Die reforming, but not playing REV 25
7. "Beloved Vegas band Curl Up and Die returns to a local stage (and begins crafting new material) - Las Vegas Weekly". lasvegasweekly.com. August 29, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
8. Caramanzana, Ian (August 17, 2019). "Vegas Archive: Curl Up and Die 1998-2005, 2019+". Punks in Vegas. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
9. "Puig Destroyer (Thrice, Curl Up & Die) records EP". Lambgoat. Retrieved February 21, 2014.

External links

• MySpace Site