The Bottom Line

Issue date: 10/18/06 Section: Music

Their name might remind you of a cheesy snack, but it's actually an obscure term used in 80's horror films. From the start of Chiodos, they've been focused on creating something different. They have a lot of diverse influences, and they attempt to let them all shine through in their music. Their sound has been compared to The Blood Brothers, Taking Back Sunday, Saosin, Horse the Band and Anatomy of a Ghost. They can have heavy moments with screaming plus metalcore guitar riffs, and melodic moments with the keyboard and poppy vocals. "All we've ever wanted to do is play music that we want to listen to," said drummer Derrick Frost. "There're so many different aspects to it. From rock to rap…it's all fused together as one." The band members tend not to agree on what C.D. to pop in while they're traveling across the country. When asked about Chiodos's greatest influences, Derrick explained that "[Our] greatest impact has been Saves the Day and Queen. Those are the only two that everyone can agree on. Everyone likes everything. From Darkest Hour to Jimi Hendrix. It's so vast."

Currently, Chiodos are opening up for From First to Last, Every Time I Die, and Atreyu. The tour recently kicked off and they are now making their way up the east coast. On October 21, they will be at the Sonar in Baltimore, Maryland. Their drummer, Derrick, feels that the tour has been awesome so far. "We know everyone on this tour and everyone's friends with each other which is really awesome," commented Derrick. "We're getting along with the other bands awesome. We toured with all of them individually." Chiodos already knows the other band members really well, and from the first day they've all been partying together. "We've definitely been living up to the rock 'n' roll expectations of being party animals and going nuts," said Derrick.

As for the live performances, he has this to say: "I'm more judgmental because I play in a band myself. It's hard for me to get into a show. If a band can be entertaining and keep my attention, then they've done an awesome job." On their current tour, Derrick mentioned that the live shows are very intense, but because Every Time I Die is one of his favorite bands, he enjoys their performances the most. "I like Every Time I Die a lot because they're way old school for me," said Derrick. When Chiodos takes the stage, they just show that they're having a good time. "We get up there and have fun," said Derrick. They've been touring almost non-stop for the past couple years, but Derrick sees it as a good thing, "We like getting noticed for all of our hard work."

Chiodos has been on Equal Vision Records since late 2004. "They're like a dream record label come true," explained Derrick. "They've done so much for us." Chiodos is expecting to record new material soon. Their debut on Equal Vision, All's Well That Ends Well, has been out for a year and a half, and right now they're concentrating on getting some new stuff together. "We're excited about recording new stuff; after this tour we're going to get started on writing the new album. We're pretty stoked to get something new out," said Derrick.

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