In February 2009, the band played at the second annual MusInk festival in Orange County, supporting Danzig and The Used .
In March 2008, Throwdown announced that they had fulfilled their contractual obligations and were no longer signed to Trustkill Records . In December 2008, the band signed to Koch Records and began working on their sixth album. In the same announcement, it was stated that Jarrod Alexander, who worked with…
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They spent the summer headlining the Ernie Ball stage on the Vans Warped Tour . After the tour, they filmed a video for “Holy Roller” with director Andy Reale. In the fall, they supported Machine Head on a US tour. Mentley left the band afterward. His replacement, Mark Mitchell, made…
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Mentley officially replaced Barney in 2004. The band played Japan, with a fill in drummer, and embarked on a short tour of Europe with new drummer Ben Dussault. Former drummer Jackson filled in for Love, on guitar. Peters, Mentley, Dussault, Macaluso, and Love spent the summer of 2004 on Ozzfest’s…
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In 2003, Throwdown recorded and released Haymaker , featuring the Peters-penned straight-edge anthem “Forever”, on Trustkill Records. The lineup was Peters on vocals, Macaluso on bass, Love & Barney on guitars, and session drummer Jarred Alexander. A tour with Hatebreed followed in support of the album’s release.
In 2001, Throwdown was scheduled to release a split 7-inch vinyl with Poison the Well through Surprise Attack Records . Instead, the band released their second studio album, You Don’t Have to Be Blood to Be Family . Not long afterward, Jackson left the band, who, lacking a permanent replacement,…
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Throwdown was formed in 1997 by vocalist Keith Barney, an active member of both Adamantium and Eighteen Visions , guitarists Tommy Love and Javier Van Huss, bassist Dom Macaluso, and drummer Marc Jackson. The group took on the title Throwdown as a “wry irony on their collective stature”, at the…
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