About
Hauntingly ethereal melodies, intricate but memorable hooks, dynamic moods, crunchy riffs and the banshee wail of a metaphor-master lead singer collide within the groundbreaking and steadfastly unique outfit known as Into Another, whose skilled musicianship and genre-bending musical wizardry knows no boundaries.
Almost disturbingly defiant of categorization, Into Another's catalog dabbles in hard rock, alt-rock, grunge, electro-pop and post-hardcore without sounding disjointed or disorganized. Into Another fashioned a sound distinctly their own with one foot deeply planted in the community of friends that comprises the New York Hardcore scene and the other fishing through the creek of Classic Rock.
Across a handful of albums on Revelation Records and a solitary major label outing, the world of subculture came to know Into Another as an intriguingly soulful artistic vehicle capable of transporting listeners through adventurous soundscapes and the band's nuanced, other-worldly approach to guitar-based rock & roll.
Into Another came together in 1990. Richie Birkenhead, one-time guitar player for seminal straightedge flag bearers Youth of Today and vocalist for the reggae-tinged hardcore band Underdog hooked up with drummer Drew Thomas, himself a veteran of old-school youth crew bands Crippled Youth and Bold.
The pair found exactly what they were looking for in Lower East Side musician Peter Moses, a longhaired guitar player who had never performed in a band before. His virtuosic and uninhibited playing style greatly impressed Thomas and Birkenhead, who next recruited incredibly fluid bassist Tony Bono.
Into Another performed their first show at New York's Pyramid, sharing the stage with a budding White Zombie. They were soon after offered a recording contract by Revelation. The following year, they released their debut self-titled album.
In 1992, Into Another released the playfully titled Creepy Eepy, four songs that reflected their increasing range. 1994 saw the release of what many consider to be their masterstroke, Ignaurus, filled with songs that venture into deep, dark, and progressive rock territory while staying anchored in melody, groove, and abrasive angst.
Into Another signed a major label deal of their own in 1995 with Hollywood Records. The band entered Seattle's London Bridge Studios with Rick Parashar and emerged with Seemless, then set off on tour with groups like L7 and Seaweed.
Any hope of a reunion seemed to disappear with the tragic death of Tony Bono in 2002. Then, in 2012, as plans came together for Revelation Records anniversary shows, longtime supporters Brian Balchack and Reid Black helped inspire Richie and Drew to get back onstage.
Now a quintet united by the alchemy of the past and the chemistry of the present, Into Another's eleven-pointed star rises again.