History

note: all information thus far taken from http://www.myspace.com/decahedron/

Early Formation

Dechederon was formed from the ashes of Frodus in 2002 when Frodus's Shelby Cinca and Jason Hamacher decided to continue playing together. At the time they recruited Fugazi bassist Joe Lally to play bass. At the time they weren't sure on if the musical endevor would go beyond just jamming around. In Feburary of 2002 Hamacher left for a 3 month excursion to eastern europe and turkey after recording drum tracks for the pair. Cinca and Lally put together songs to the drums and decide that there's more to this than just a fun project. Hamacher, while in the Syria plains, suggests the name the Black Sea because of the region he was in. In July, under the name The Black Sea, they record 3 songs and later release their Self Titled EP on Lovett Records. Frodus were a DC post hardcore band who played for close to six years. ... Fugazi is an Italian slang term for something that is fake. Fugazi were Japanese deserters during World War II. Fugazi is the name of a rock music band from Washington, D.C. Fugazi was an American GI slang during the Vietnam war. ... Joe Lally (born December 3, 1963 in Silver Spring, MD) is a bass guitar player, primarily known for his work with Fugazi. ... Map of the Black Sea. ... EP can stand for: European Parliament. ...

2003

The three ended up taking an extended vacation in the beginning of the year and returned to America and recorded a copious amount of material. The Black Sea finished a majority of their full length album DISCONNECTION_IMMINENT when they recieved emails stating that the band's name was protected under the ASCAP and if they didn't change their name, legal action would be taken. Soon after, Joe Lally moves west (location unspecified) and the band changes it's name to Decahedron. Johnathon Ford of Roadside Monument, who appeared on a split ep on Tooth and Nail Records, filled in on bass. The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) is an organization known as a collecting society that protects intellectual property, ensuring that music which is broadcast, commercially recorded, or otherwise used for profit, pays a fee to compensate the creators of that music. ... Roadside Monument was a Christian math rock band from Seattle, Washington who were signed to Tooth & Nail Records. ... Tooth & Nail Records is a record label. ...

2004

Decahedron tours for three weeks in January and Febuary with Engine Down, Statistics, and Moments in Grace. In March Dillinger Escape Plan, an influential grindcore band, invited Decahedron to play at South by Southwest in Austin, TX. Subsequently they tour Texas with Dillinger Escape Plan, Murder By Death, and International Noise Conspiracy. April marks the release of DISCONNECTION_IMMINENT on Lovitt Records. Decahedron sets out shortly afterwards on their first full US tour on the Plea for Peace tour with Mike Park from Asian Man Records (also founder of the tour), Darkest Hour, and Cursive. Statistics is a type of data analysis whose practice includes the planning, summarizing, and interpreting of observations of a system possibly followed by predicting or forecasting of future events based on a mathematical model of the system being observed. ... Moments in Grace is a four-piece emo/pop band signed to Salad Days Records. ... Dillinger Escape Plan is a mathcore band that integrates grindcore with a little bit of free jazz via variating time signatures and free jazz guitar interludes. ... Grindcore is an extreme form of Heavy Metal related to Death Metal, but historically formed by combining elements of early Thrash Metal (which predated the advent of Death Metal) and Hardcore Punk. ... South by Southwest (SXSW, Inc. ... Skyline from Town Lake Austin is the capital of the state of Texas, within the United States of America. ... State nickname: Lone Star State Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest city Houston Governor Rick Perry (R) Official languages None. ... Murder by Death is a 1976 ensemble comedy movie, written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore. ... The (International) Noise Conspiracy is a punk band from a town in the north of Sweden called Umeå. Dennis Lyxzén (vocals) used to sing for Refused. ... Mike Park Mike Park is a Korean American who was originally a saxaphone player for Skankin Pickle. ... Asian Man Records is a small record label that has released music by artists such as The Broadways, Alkaline Trio, MU330, USA. It is an impressive, though small indie label, because the quality of its bands, and the fact that it has been able to become successful while never changing... From left to right: John Henry, Ryan Parrish, Kris Norris, Paul Burnette, and Mike Schleibaum. ... Cursive is an indie rock band on Saddle Creek records. ...

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JULY 16th 2005

July 2004

• Decahedron hit the road for three weeks with Dillinger Escape Plan, The Bronx, and Planes Mistaken for Stars.

August 2004

• Johnathon Ford quits and the all action is out on hold.

December 2004

• Jake Brown from Moments in Grace agrees to write new ep with Decahedron.

Feb 2005

• Jake Brown, Shelby Cinca, and Jason Hamacher spend 3 days at Inner Ear studios in Arlington, VA and record six songs for “2005” ep on Lovitt records.

June 2005