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attica

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Founded in 1994 by Bill Arundel, Harold McCasslin, and Jason McGuirl; later joined by Bryan Rodgers and Philip Moss on guitars, Attica quickly became one of the Tampa Bay area’s biggest names. The band’s first release Regicide was well received locally, but it was their second release, The Light Is Green that put them on the map. They shared the stage with Crossbreed, Nonpoint, Darwin’s Waiting Room, and Clutch in support of the album; as well as two consecutive appearances on local radio station 98 Rock’s annual event Livestock; giving them the opportunity to play in front of more than 60,000 fans. Attica continued touring for nearly two years before taking a break to begin working on new material. They entered Audio Lab studios to demo three new songs: Libel, Killjoy, and High Diver. A month later the band's new demo was finished and ready to be released. The demo went over very well among fans and the media alike earning them a great amount of attention from Inverse-Music, East Coast Romper, Focus, and a host of other magazines and websites. Later that year; the band headed into Zen Recording studios to start work on their 3rd full length album; Undone. The record included new mixes of Killjoy, Libel, and High Diver as well as a cover of REM’s End Of The World. Attica spent a little over four months finalizing what would be their most successful album to date. The album received nationwide attention in its opening weeks as the single Pushing Me impacted radio stations around the country. In August of 2002 Attica joined the Inverse Tour, and traveled through December. Following that tour the band took on opening slots with Anthrax, and later Mudvayne. After a brief hiatus (2004-2006), Attica was offered several spots on local showcases as well as the 2007 Warped Tour, spawning a brief reunion before eventually going back on hiatus indefinitely in 2008.

Members

	Philthy Phil g
	Harry Balls b
	J-Chronic* dr
	Willified Willy voc
	B-Rod* g

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