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| Dan Clements (left) and Adam Siegel (right) on stage with Excel on tour in Netherlands in 1989 Dan Clements (left) and Adam Siegel (right) on stage with Excel on tour in Netherlands in 1989 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Chaotic Noise |
| Origin | Venice, California, United States |
| Genres | Crossover thrash Stoner metal Skate punk |
| Years active | 1983–1992 1994-1995 |
| Labels | Suicidal (1985–1988) High Speed (1987) Caroline (1987–1989) Delicious Vinyl (1994–1995) Capitol (1994–1995) Malicious (1995) |
| Past members | Dan Clements Adam Siegel Brandon Rudley Rickey Palamino Shaun Ross Evan Warech Greg Saenz "Max" |
Excel was a punk/metal fusion band from Venice, California founded in 1983 by singer Dan Clements and guitarist Adam Siegel. They were influenced by famous 70's punk rock musicians like The Police and The Sex Pistols, and heavy metal bands like Black Sabbath, Trouble, Slayer, Corrosion of Conformity and Cryptic Slaughter. They were also influenced by street art, Excel was known for painting graffiti[1] on the streets of the cities where they made their tours, so there are many different logos of the band.
Excel repeatedly jumped on stage with different bands from Venice and elsewhere California like No Mercy, Beowülf, Suicidal Tendencies (with whom are very close friends) and Cryptic Slaughter, and sometimes with other performers on the thrash metal scene like Testament and Overkill.
Excel has released three studio albums, three split albums, five demos, three singles[2] and two live albums;[3][4] the band broke up in 1995 but in 2001 they released new versions of their first two albums[5]: "Split Image" and "The Joke's on you", with some bonus tracks. In August 2009 they edited a special collection of eight DVDs of their tours around Europe and L.A. and published them on their official MySpace.
History
The band formed in 1983 under the name Chaotic Noise (created by Dan Clements and Adam Siegel). Then Evan Warech joined as drummer, while the bass was occupied by a lot of different musicians that year (Dan Clements said: "We had a different bassist every four months, and people just figured we were unstable"[6]). In 1984 Rickey Pallamino took over the four strings, with the line-up finally completed they recorded their first Demo. In 1985 Warech and Pallamino left the band, the latter was replaced by Shaun Ross who created the name "Excel" with his friends from the L.A. graffiti crew KSN (Kings Stop at Nothing),[7] then they changed their name.
A few months later a new drummer joined Excel: Greg Saenz. Excel participed in the compilation Welcome to Venice (released by Suicidal Records) which include three of their songs. In the next few months they recorded three demos:Sonic Decapitation[8] in February 1985, Personal Onslaught[9] June 9 and Refuse to Quit[10] in January 1986. In 1987 they participed in the tape Thrasher Skate Rock 5: Born to Skate[11] which included their song "Insecurity"; also recorded on their first studio album, Split Image (recorded by Suicidal Records and released by Caroline Records), released in July the same year. Excel had performed live in L.A. in recent years, but the June 16 of 1987 they gave their first official concert in the "Fender's Grand Ballroom" of Long Beach, California, and a second time March 18 of 1988 to promote their new album. Later that year, they edited their first single, a cover of the song Message in a bottle[12] originally released by The Police in the album Regatta de Blanc in September 1979. In early 1989, Excel recorded another single, "Blaze some Hate",[13] to promote their second studio album: The Joke's on You, released June 20 of 1989 by Caroline Records. In march the band made a show at the "Chuck Landis Country Club" in USA, California and the "Palasades Theater" in San Diego(with the band B'LAST!). In November, Excel made their first tour, which was made in Netherlands in the cities of: Sneek, Heemskerk, Eindhoven, Rotterdam, Goes and Den Bosch.
On their return to United States, Excel played at "The Palace" in Hollywood, California, the "Star Club" in Ybor City,[7] Florida and Philadelphia April 29, 1990. Then Adam Siegel joined the ranks of Infectious Grooves to record the album The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move...It's the Infectious Grooves in 1991; he got back in 1992 to play at the "Whiskey A Go Go" in Hollywood. A few months later they recorded their fifth demo: Third album demos; the songs of this demo were used later in the reissue of The Joke's on You. In 1993, Siegel returned to Infectious Grooves to record the album Sarsippius' Ark February 16 of the same year; then him and Greg Saenz got together to form the power trio My Head, leaving Excel definitely. After three years of silence, with Brandon Rudley on guitar and "Max" on drums, Excel returned with a new stoner metal style to record a new split album with the band Shrine.[14] They recorded their last single to promote what would be their third and final studio album: Seeking Refuge, released August 29 of 1995; then they broke up for good. In 2003, ex-members of Excel started legal action against the thrash metal band Metallica over the song "Enter Sandman", which they claim borrows heavily from the Excel's song "Tapping into the Emotional Void",[15] originally included on The Joke's on You LP, released in 1989, two years before the release of Metallica's Black Album (It was most recently echoed by Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine in an interview[16]). In May 2006, singer Dan Clements joined forces with original Suicidal Tendencies members Grant Estes (guitar), Amery Smith (drums) and Louiche Mayorga (bass) and the former No Mercy Kevin Guercio (vocals) to form the band Against to record two tracks for a new split album called Welcome 2 Venice.[17] After the release of the album there were rumors about a possible Excel reunion, however Clements said he had no intentions of reforming the band and did not want anyone to take Against as a return of the group.[18]
Members
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Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Label |
| 1987 | Split Image | Suicidal/Caroline |
| 1989 | The Joke's on You | Caroline |
| 1995 | Seeking Refuge | Delicious Vinyl/Capitol |
Live albums
(All the Excel's live albums are self-produced)
| Year | Title |
| 1989 | Live at the Nighttown, Rotterdam |
| 1990 | Live in Philadelphia-PA |
Split albums
| Year | Title | Label |
| 1985 | Welcome to Venice | Suicidal |
| 1987 | Thrasher Skate Rock 5: Born to Skate | High Speed |
| 1995 | Excel/Shrine | Malicious |
DVDs
Main article: Excel DVDs
(All the Excel's DVDs are self-produced and released in August 2009)
| Recording Year | Title |
| 1989 | Live at Bolwerk |
| 1989 | Live at the Willem II |
| 1989 | Live at the Donkey Shot |
| 1989 | Live at the Nighttown |
| 1989 | Live at the Podium 'T Beest |
| 1989 | Live at the Dynamo |
| 1989 | Live in Europe |
| 1987–1992 | Live in L.A. |
Demos
Main article: Excel demos
(All the Excel's demos are self-produced)
| Year | Title |
| 1984 | Demo |
| 1985 | Sonic Decapitation |
| 1985 | Personal Onslaught |
| 1986 | Refuse to Quit |
| 1992 | Third album Demos |
Singles
| Year | Title | Label |
| 1988 | "Message in a Bottle" | Suicidal/Caroline |
| 1989 | "Blaze Some Hate" | Caroline |
| 1995 | "Excel" | Capitol |
References
- ^ http://www.static-void.org/Zine/Frames.asp?id=0&af=Excel.asp
- ^ http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=705
- ^ http://old-fast-and-loud.blogspot.com/2010/01/fresh-rip-from-this-dvd-bitrate-320add.html
- ^ http://old-fast-and-loud.blogspot.com/2009/09/excel-live.html
- ^ http://excel-losangeles.com/disco.php
- ^ http://excel-losangeles.com/bios.php
- ^ a b http://pioneeringglorioustimes.blogspot.com/2010/06/set-yourself-apart.html
- ^ http://metal-archives.com/release.php?id=18706
- ^ http://metal-archives.com/release.php?id=55385
- ^ http://metal-archives.com/release.php?id=18704
- ^ http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cch223/comps/thrasher.html Thrasher Skate Rock Volumes
- ^ http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=33787
- ^ http://metal-archives.com/release.php?id=8717
- ^ http://metal-archives.com/release.php?id=209640
- ^ Sharpe-Young, Gary (2005). Zonda Books Limited. pp. 136–137. ISBN 0-9582-6840-1 http://books.google.com/books?id=uIIf03bGyAAC&pg=PA136.
{{cite book}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Mustaine Says Metallica's 'Enter Sandman' Was A Ripoff". Metalunderground.com. 2004-11-01. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=52291
- ^ http://metal-archives.com/more.php?id=705