Quicksand

Alternative Metal Band Quicksand Emerged From The New York City Hardcore Scene Of The Late '80s Releasing Two Influential Early- To Mid-'90s Studio Albums. Although A 1997 Reunion Resulted In A U.S. Tour Their Subsequent Split The Following Year Meant That Fans Had To Wait A Further 20 Years To See A Third Album By The Group. That Return To The Studio 2017's Interiors Was Followed Comparatively Swiftly By 2021's Acclaimed Distant Populations. Before Coming Together In 1990 Singer/guitarist Walter Schreifels Guitarist Tom Capone Bassist Sergio Vega And Drummer Alan Cage All Honed Their Chops In A Series Of Local Acts Including Youth Of Today The Gorilla Biscuits And Bold And Beyond. A Self-Titled EP Soon Followed And In 1992 Quicksand Issued Their Polygram Debut Slip Earning Airplay With The Single "Dine Alone." After Touring In Support Of Their Sophomore Effort 1995's Manic Compression The Group Disbanded Only To Attempt An Unfruitful Reunion Two Years Later Before Going Their Separate Ways Once More. Quicksand's Former Members Later Cropped Up In Other Outfits Capone In Handsome Schreifels In Rival Schools Etc. And Although They Never Broke Out Of Cult Status Over The Course Of Their Initial Two-Album Career Quicksand's Influence Could Still Be Felt Especially In Bands Like Grade Absolve Thursday And At The Drive-In Among Others. They Regrouped In 2012 For A Revelation Records 25th Anniversary Show And Although The Following Year Brought Their First U.S. Tour In Well Over A Decade They Soon Returned To Keeping A Low Profile. Then In August 2017 Quicksand Surprised Everyone -- Via Their Twitter Feed -- By Announcing The Impending Release Of Their Long-Awaited Third LP. The Resulting Interiors Was Issued On Epitaph Later That November But The Intervening Period Saw Capone Leave The Band. Quicksand Continued As A Three-Piece Releasing 2018's Triptych Continuum EP Before A Fourth Album The Will Yip-Produced Distant Populations Followed In 2021. Biography By Greg Prato There Are Other Bands With The Same Name 2 Quicksand Were An Obscure Welsh Psychedelic And Progressive Rock Band Active In The Early 1970s. The Members Were Robert Collins Jimmy Davies Phil Davies And Anthony Stone. They Released Two Singles Passing By/Cobblestones Carnaby CNS 4015 In 1970 And Time To Live/Empty Street Empty Heart Dawn DNS 1046 In 1973. Their Only Album Home Is Where I Belong Dawn DNLS 3056 Was Released In 1974. 3 Quicksand Zivo Blato Is A Croatian Heavy Metal Band. It Was Founded In Split In 1998 By Folk/rock Singer Sinisa Vuco. It's A Trio Consisting Of Sinisa Vuco - Which Takes The Stage Name Vasilije Mitu Guitar/vocals Veseli Sir Bass And Mala Planina Drums . "Mala Planina" Is Actually Mirjan Jovanovic - "Toso" A Famous Drummer From Split. read less