Open Hand is an American
rock band, first formed in
Hollywood, California
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in 1997.
History
Open Hand was formed in Hollywood, California in 1997 by guitarist/vocalist Justin Isham. With bassist Michael Anastasi and drummer Alex Rodriguez, they released two EPs on Justin's own label, American Propaganda: Radio Days in 1998 and Evolutions in 1999.
After touring, the band signed with
Trustkill Records
Trustkill Records was an American independent record label that started as a hardcore punk fanzine in April 1993. It started releasing hardcore, metal and rock records and merchandise in 1994. In 2010, the president of Trustkill, Josh Grabelle ...
in 1999. In 2000,
Trustkill
Trustkill Records was an American independent record label that started as a hardcore punk fanzine in April 1993. It started releasing hardcore, metal and rock records and merchandise in 1994. In 2010, the president of Trustkill, Josh Grabelle, ...
issued ''The Dream'', a collection of the band's two EPs and bonus unreleased material. They went on to release the album "You and Me" in 2005 on Trustkill / Roadrunner Records. The band went on to tour extensively all over the world from 2005 to 2009. Open Hand released their next album, ''
Honey
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,'' on Anodyne Records in 2010.
On April 20, 2020, the band released a remixed, remastered, and re-sequenced version of ''Honey'' for its 10th anniversary.
The album "Weirdo" was released on March 5, 2021.
Band members
Current Weirdos
*Justin Isham -
lead vocals
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,
guitar
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*Ryan Castagna -
guitar
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*Ethan Novak - drums
*Erik Valentine - bass
*Kyle Hamood - keys
Former members - Live and Studio
*
Gil Sharone
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- drums
*Breanne Martin (Breanne Wahl) - vocals,
keyboards
*Alex RodrÃguez - drums
*Sean Woods - guitar
*Alex Organ - drums
*
Beau Burchell
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- guitar
*Michael Anastasi - bass
*Sean Rosenthal - bass
*
Mike Longworth -
bass
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*Derek Donley - bass
*Paxton Pryor - drums
*Zach Kennedy - bass
*Jeff Meyer - bass
*
Jason Gerken
Jason Gerken is an American musician, who has played in Molly McGuire, Shiner, Open Hand, Project 86, and most recently, HUM as well as The Birth Defects and Sie Lieben Maschinen. Gerken took over for Bryan St. Pere of HUM, when he decided t ...
- drums
*Drew Marcogliese- drums
*Capt Dave Anderson - bass
*Dave Gaume - bass
*Sam Hoskins - drums
*Steve Riley - drums
*Paul Malinowski - bass
*Clark Gardner - drums
Discography
Studio albums
* ''The Dream'' (Trustkill Records / Roadrunner Records, 2000)
* ''You and Me'' (Trustkill Records / Roadrunner Records, 2005)
* ''
Honey
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'' (Anodyne Records, 2010)
* ''
Weirdo'' (Blacktop Records, 2021)
Extended plays
*''Radio Days'' (American Propaganda records EP, 1998)
*''Evolutions'' (American Propaganda records EP, 1999)
*''The Mark Of The Demon'' Blacktop Records(EP, 2011)
Live albums
*''Live At CBGB'' (Magazine release, 2002; Blacktop Records reissue, 2015)
*''Live at The Rainbow'' (Blacktop Records reissue, 2016)
References
External links
Everything Open HandWEIRDOOpen Hand on FacebookOpen Hand on MySpace
Musical groups from California
American post-hardcore musical groups
Musical groups established in 1999
1999 establishments in California
Trustkill Records artists
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