Curl Up and Die, formed in late 1998, is an American metalcore band from Las Vegas, Nevada.
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.
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,Lambgoat.com (July 12, 2012) – Curl Up And Die reforming, but not playing REV 25 the band successfully reunited in 2019 with drummer Keil Corcoran taking the place of Jesse Fitts.
Other projects Vocalist Mike Minnick provides vocals for the baseball-themed grindcore band Puig Destroyer and post-hardcore supergroup Less Art. 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
External links MySpace Site