The Methadones were formed by Dan Schafer (Danny Vapid) of Screeching Weasel, Sludgeworth, and The Riverdales in the mid 1990s as a side project. But as his main bands began to die down, he began to focus more energy on it. Initially the band was a trio consisting of Schafer, B-Face of The Queers on bass, and Dan Lumley on drums. The current, and most stable, lineup includes Schafer (vocals, guitar), Mike Byrne (ex-Vindictives, guitar, back up vocals), Pete Mittler (bass, back up vocals), and Mi...
The Methadones were formed by Dan Schafer (Danny Vapid) of Screeching Weasel, Sludgeworth, and The Riverdales in the mid 1990s as a side project. But as his main bands began to die down, he began to focus more energy on it. Initially the band was a trio consisting of Schafer, B-Face of The Queers on bass, and Dan Lumley on drums. The current, and most stable, lineup includes Schafer (vocals, guitar), Mike Byrne (ex-Vindictives, guitar, back up vocals), Pete Mittler (bass, back up vocals), and Mike Soucy (drums). They announced in June 2010 that they will be breaking up.
Aversion Online says: The Methadones take the three-chord simplicity of Ramones-influenced rock and strip it of its sillier themes for straight ahead rock.
Discography
Full Lengths
* Ill at Ease - A-F Records September 25, 2001 * Career Objective - Thick Records July 15, 2003 * Not Economically Viable - Thick Records November 16, 2004 * 21st Century Power Pop Riot - Redscare Records June 6, 2006 * This Won't Hurt - Red Scare Records July 10, 2007
Compilations
* 1157 Wheeler Avenue: A Memorial For Amadou Diallo - Failed Experiment Records June 25, 2002 * Sex and Subversion - Thick Records October 28, 2003 * Go Kart MP300 - Go Kart Records October 28, 2003 * AMP Presents Vol. 4 Pop Punk - American Music Press (AMP) February 22, 2005 * Take Me Down To The Punkrock City - Squash June 1, 2005 * Mean It Man - Thick Records September 13, 2005 * Punk Rock Mix Tape - FastMusic, 2006 Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
