Throwdown

Throwdown
Dave Peters performing at Las Cruces, New Mexico as part of the Warped Tour in 2007
Background information
Origin	Orange County, California
Genres	Metalcore[1] Groove metal[2] Hardcore punk[3] (early)
Years active	1997 - Present
Labels	Indecision, Prime Directive Records, Trustkill, Koch, Nuclear Blast
Members	Dave Peters Mark Choiniere Mark Mitchell
Past member(s)	Keith Barney Tommy Love Dom Macaluso Brandan Schieppati Javier Van Huss Marc Jackson Ken Floyd Matt Mentley Ben Dussault
Website	www.throwdowngo.com

Throwdown is an American groove metal band from Orange County, California.

Members

Current

• Dave Peters – guitars (2000–2002), lead vocals (2002–present)
• Mark Choiniere – guitars (2005–present)
• Mark Mitchell – bass (2007–present)

Touring

• Lance Garvin – drums (2009–2011)
• Dave Nassie (Bleeding Through) – guitars (2011)
• Tim "Yogi" Watts (Demon Hunter) – drums (2011)

Former

• Javier Van Huss – bass (1997–1998)
• Brandan Schieppati – guitars (1998–2000)
• Marc Jackson – drums, percussion (1997–2002), guitar (2004)
• Keith Barney – lead vocals (1997–2002), guitars (2002–2004)
• Tommy Love – guitars (1997–2004)
• Dom Macaluso – guitars (1997–1998), bass (1998–2005)
• Matt Mentley – guitars (2004–2005), bass (2005–2007)
• Ben Dussault – drums, percussion (2004–2008)

Session

• Ken Floyd – drums, percussion (2002) (Also toured with the band)
• Jarrod Alexander – drums, percussion (2003, 2008–present)

Discography

Studio albums

• Beyond Repair (1999)
• You Don't Have to Be Blood to Be Family (2001)
• Haymaker (2003)
• Vendetta (2005)
• Venom & Tears (2007)
• Deathless (2009)

Extended plays

• Throwdown (1997)
• Drive Me Dead (2000)
• Throwdown / Good Clean Fun (2000)
• Face the Mirror (2002)
• Americana / Planets Collide (2007)
• Covered in Venom and Tears (2007)

Videos

• Together. Forever. United. (2004)

Music videos

• "Forever" (2004), directed by Chris Sims
• "Burn" (2005), directed by Chris Sims^[4]
• "Holy Roller" (2007), directed by Andy Reale^[5]
• "The Scythe" (2010), directed by Cale Glendening^[6]
• "This Continuum" (2010), directed by Cale Glendening^[7]
• "Tombs" (2010), directed by Cale Glendening
• "The Blinding Light" (2010), directed by Cale Glendening

References

1. 'Haymaker' review .allmusic.com
2. Freeman, Phil. "AP: REVIEWS - FILE UNDER: Groove metal". Altpress.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
3. "Throwdown at Musicmight". Archived from the original on 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
4. "Throwdown > Music Videos > Burn". MTV. MTV Networks. 2005-07-18. Archived from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
5. "Throwdown > Music Videos > Holy Roller". MTV. MTV Networks. 2007-11-29. Archived from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
6. "Throwdown > Music Videos > The Scythe". MTV. MTV Networks. 2005-07-18. Archived from the original on 2010-04-03. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
7. "Throwdown > Music Videos > This Continuum". MTV. MTV Networks. 2007-11-29. Archived from the original on 2010-04-03. Retrieved 2010-04-16.

Other websites

• Official website