Curl Up and Die explained

Curl Up and Die
Origin:	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Genre:	Metalcore
Years Active:	1998–2005, 2019–present
Label:	Status, Revelation
Current 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)

External links

MySpace Site

Notes and References

Web site: Loftus. Johnny. Curl Up and Die – Biography. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. June 7, 2011.
Web site: Gramlich. Chris. Curl Up and Die Get Their Geek On. Exclaim!. May 2002. June 7, 2011.
Web site: Radke. Brock. Music: Underrated underground. Las Vegas Mercury. Stephens Media. January 2, 2003. June 7, 2011.
Web site: Kiraly. Andrew. Kick Out the Jams. Las Vegas Mercury. Stephens Media. January 9, 2003. June 7, 2011.
Web site: Vegas Archive: Weirding Way – Discography 2000–2005. January 13, 2014. February 21, 2014. Punks in Vegas.
Lambgoat.com (July 12, 2012) – Curl Up And Die reforming, but not playing REV 25
Web site: 2019-08-29 . Beloved Vegas band Curl Up and Die returns to a local stage (and begins crafting new material) - Las Vegas Weekly . 2024-01-13 . lasvegasweekly.com.
Web site: Caramanzana . Ian . 2019-08-17 . Vegas Archive: Curl Up and Die 1998-2005, 2019+ . 2024-01-13 . Punks in Vegas . en-US.
Web site: Puig Destroyer (Thrice, Curl Up & Die) records EP. February 21, 2014. Lambgoat.