Heckle (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Heckle


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Origin = New Jersey, United States
Genre = Hardcore punk Melodic hardcore
Years_active = 1994–199?
Label = Wingnut Records Hopeless Records
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Past_members = Eric Arikian Tim Caspare Steve Cunningham Todd Hennig Chris Whalen

Heckle was a melodic hardcore/punk rock band from New Jersey, United States.

Brandishing a unique blend of West Coast melody with East Coast fury, Heckle were somewhat reminiscent of the early New York and DC hardcore bands, yet the band brought a fresh new perspective to this old school format. Formed in the summer of 1994 by guitarist Steve Cunningham, bass player Chris Whalen, guitarist Eric Arikian and vocalist Chris Baglieri, Heckle (briefly named "Lick") found original drummer Tim Caspare to complete the group. The band then released a split single in January 1996 with their friends AFI, followed in the spring of 1996 by a full length LP on Berkeley, California's Wingnut Records entitled "We're Not Laughing With You". After a nationwide summer tour, the band parted ways with their original drummer. The position was then filled by Todd Hennig who was the drummer for the Vermont hardcore band SevenYearsWar, which Steve had once played guitar for. After another East Coast tour, Heckle was signed by Hopeless Records and recorded their second and final full length album with Donnell Cameron at Westbeach Recorders in Hollywood, California "The Complicated Futility of Ignorance".

Members

Original lineup:
* Eric Arikian - guitar (aka Ricky Rik)
* Christopher Baglieri - vocals (1994 - 1995)
* Steve Cunningham - guitar, vocals
* Chris Whalen - bass
* Tim Caspare - drums (1994-1996)Later members:
* Todd Hennig - drums (1996 - 1997) (later of Death by Stereo)
* Jim Miner - guitar (1997) (later of Death by Stereo)

Discography

* "AFI/Heckle" split 7" single (Wingnut Records, 1996) - with AFI
* "We're Not Laughing With You" CD/12" LP (Wingnut Records, 1996)
* "Jughead's Revenge/Heckle" split 7" single with Jughead's Revenge (Hopeless Records, 1997)
* "The Complicated Futility of Ignorance" CD/12" LP (Hopless Records, 1997)Compilation Appearances:
* "Punk Fiction" song "D-Day" CD/10" (Wedge Records, 1997)
* "Hopelessly Devoted to You, Too" song "Joke's on Me" (Hopless Records, 1998)
* "Take Action!" song "Little Engine" (Sub City Records, 1999)
* "Hopelessly Devoted to You, Vol. 3" song "Along For The Ride" (Hopless Records, 2000)

External links

* [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/card/0,,573387,00.html?src=search&artist=Heckle Heckle on ArtistDirect]

* [http://myspace.com/rickyrikhero Ricky Rik on MySpace]