Driver Side Impact was an American emo-hardcore band from

Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–United States border, Canada–U.S. maritime border ...

, United States.

History

Driver Side Impact was formed in 2004 in Cleveland Ohio. Their debut EP in 2006 garnered a massive cult-following, leading to the group signing a five-album deal with

Victory Records Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several record labels. It has featured many prominent artists including Thu ...

, who issued their full-length '' The Very Air We Breathe'' in 2007. The Very Air We Breathe was recorded at Big Blue Meenie Recording Studio with producers Tim Gilles and Sal Villanueva, and was noted for its experimental atmospheric elements and its superb percussion instrumentation. After nationwide tours with

Mayday Parade Mayday Parade is an American rock band formed in Tallahassee, Florida, in 2005, as the result of a merger between two local Tallahassee bands, Kid Named Chicago and Defining Moment. Their debut EP '' Tales Told by Dead Friends'' was released i ...

and Bayside, the band released their follow-up full length, ''Lion'', in 2008.Review of ''Lion''
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Exclaim! ''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly ''Exclaim!'' print magazine publishes seven ...

'', February 24, 2009. Soon after the album's release, Zach Evans, Austin Bishop and Teddy Feighan stepped away to focus on other pursuits. The original lineup of Jack, Teddy, Branden, Zach, Austin and Mikey would eventually be fully replaced with other artists, but no subsequent albums were released.

Members

*Chris Reck – lead vocals *Mark Woodbridge – guitars/vocals *Andrew Riccatelli – drums/percussion *Jehiel Winters – bass/vocals

Past members

*Austin Bishop – guitar, keyboard, programming, vocals *Teddy Feighan – bass *Branden Langhals – vocals *Zach Evans – drums *Mikey Arnold – guitar *Jack McGinty – guitar/back-up vocals

Discography

*''We Will Disappear'' EP (2006) *'' The Very Air We Breathe'' (

, 2007) *''Lion'' (

, 2008) *''Double Vision'' EP (2010)

References

{{Authority control Rock music groups from Ohio Musical groups from Cleveland