RED ANIMAL WAR

Dallas, Texas

Justin Wilson (vocals, guitar, piano)
Jeff Wilganoski (drums, cymbals)
Matt Pitman (guitar, vocals)
Brian Pho (bass)
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Recommended If You Like: At The Drive In, Braid, Jawbox, Burning Airlines, Hot Water Music

Black Phantom Crusades CD (DER-419)

Rich with innovation, intensity and complex songwriting, BFC represents a flawless mixture of art and math. Unpredictable and aggressive yet never out of control, Red Animal War pulls, screams and claws at the heart of guitar-driven rock as if they had just one last chance to save it. Multi-layered patchworks of instrumentation, start-stop dynamics and sharply ...More / Reviews / Audio /
Breaking In An Angel CD (DER-395)

RAW tears through this record with such ferocity and intensity that there's no time for teary-eyed introspection. Displaying a forceful grasp of dynamics, they redefine technical song structure as we know it. Frenetic transitions from not so straight-ahead rock to tangled melodies to jolting rhythms are commonplace, rendering this quartet a tad ...More / Reviews / Audio /
Red Animal War / Slowride CD EP (DER-412)

Dallas, Texas is well know for three things: the Cowboys, the JFK assassination and this split between Red Animal War and Slowride. These songs show two Dallas-area labelmates at their absolute best...both lyrically and musically. Starting with Red Animal War's 77, it never lets up until you're clapping along to Slowride's fittingly-titled ending track Dear John ...More / Reviews / Audio /
Unreleased No. 1: Deep Elm (Various) CD (DER-402)

Highlights of Unreleased No. 1 include the first song ever recorded by Planes Mistaken For Stars, secretly collected and quietly stashed tracks by veterans Seven Storey Mtn, Triple Fast Action, Starmarket, Pop Unknown and Five Eight, plus brand new recordings from Brandtson, Red Animal War, Dead Red Sea and This Beautiful Mess. ...More / Reviews / Audio /
Emo Diaries No. 4: An Ocean Of Doubt CD (DER-381)

Unreleased songs by Further Seems Forever (ex-Strongarm, featuring Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional), Red Animal War, Spy Versus Spy (England), Ed Matus' Struggle, Movielife, Keystone Sinatra (Sweden), Five Speed, The John Doe Band (Sweden), Aina (Spain), Merrick, Flux Capacitor and ODG (Spain). Incredible post-hardcore from around the world. ...More / Reviews / Audio /
Also Appears On:

"Too Young To Die: Preventing Youth Suicide" (DER-427) ...More / Reviews / Audio /
"Sampler No. 5: Deep Elm - This Is How I Kill My Tears" (DER-430) ...More / Reviews / Audio /
"Sampler No. 4: Deep Elm - Hearts Bleed Blue" (DER-415) ...More / Reviews / Audio /
"Sampler No. 3: Deep Elm - Sound Spirit Fury Fire" (DER-400) ...More / Reviews / Audio /
"Emo Is Awesome / Emo Is Evil 2: Deep Elm (Various)" (DER-667) ...More / Reviews / Audio /
"Emo Is Awesome / Emo Is Evil: Deep Elm (Various)" (DER-666) ...More / Reviews / Audio /