Chiodos was formed at the Flint Local 432, a small venue in downtown Flint, Michigan and Olde Jamestowne Hall in Saginaw, Michigan. The band is known for their on-stage performances which include controlled, high-pitched vocals from former lead singer, Craig Owens. Craig Owens has cited lead singer of Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, etc. fame, Mike Patton as one of his greatest influences saying, "I only wish I could be as good as him."
Their debut album, All's Well That Ends Well (Equal Vision Records) was released on July 26, 2005. It reached #3 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and #164 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. While their sophomore album, Bone Palace Ballet reached the number 5 spot on the Billboard 200. The band's albums and live performances have garnered praise from press outlets.
Chiodos headlined some shows on their own before joining Alternative Press's 2006 "Invisible Sideshow" tour, headlined by Armor for Sleep. Following that tour, they supported Matchbook Romance on the Sub City "Take Action" tour in Spring 2006. That summer, they toured with Fear Before the March of Flames, as well as appearing on the Warped Tour.In fall 2006, Chiodos appeared on Atreyu's World Championship Tour, alongside From First to Last and Every Time I Die, as well as 3 and 36 Crazyfists.
Chiodos has had several scuffs with those in the music industry, most notably Steven Smith of Steven's Untitled Rock Show, Andy Williams of Every Time I Die, and HORSE The Band.
In 2005, Chiodos independently made a video for the song "All Nereids Beware." The video consists of the band playing the rare pre-All's Well That Ends Well version of the song in a parking lot.
In 2006, Chiodos made videos for "One Day Women Will All Become Monsters" and "Baby, You Wouldn't Last a Minute on the Creek". The "Baby, You Wouldn't Last a Minute on the Creek" video was included on the 2006 re-issue of All's Well That Ends Well, which added a DVD and three acoustic tracks to the 2005 release.
A video for "Lexington (Joey Pea-Pot With A Monkey Face)" was made which premiered world wide on April 2, 2008 on the social network MySpace. This was the first single of their sophomore album, "Bone Palace Ballet". Chiodos' drummer, Derrick Frost has stated in an interview that the band was disappointed in the final result of the music video, saying
"Well, usually there are different people who throw out ideas and we go through them and add in our own suggestions but that video definitely didn’t turn out like we wanted it to turn out, like at all. We’re pretty disappointed with it. We never get a video where we’re all like “This is amazing!” And that’s what every band wants, to have an amazing video because that can push your career and your band so far. And we haven’t gotten that yet so it’s kind of frustrating. It’s just like so much money that we spent on this for no reason. No one’s going to play it; it’s not getting played at all."
On September 16, 2008, Chiodos teamed up with acclaimed director Darren Doane and The Crofoot Ballroom to shoot a video for "The Undertaker's Thirst For Revenge Is Unquenchable (The Final Battle)" in downtown Pontiac, MI. The video was released on December 20, 2008.
On September 24, 2010, it was announced that Craig Owens was no longer the singer of Chiodos.
On February 8, 2010, Brandon Bolmer (Yesterdays Rising) was confirmed as the new lead singer for Chiodos; he performed vocals on the band's third studio album, Illuminaudio.
Craig Owens later returned for the band's fourth studio album, Devil, but Chiodos disbanded before recording any more material.
Who's Sandie Jenkins
Chiodos Lyrics
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Why even try to end things on a good note
I should've left with no reply
These next few days you're only a stranger
Our demise awoke the same time that I did
Pull the hair from my scalp
Peek through bloody holes
Pull the hair from my scalp
Peek through bloody holes
Witness thoughts I can't describe
From behind, whisper in your ear, 'stop screaming'
Taste my knife
Tears scatter red, you're still bleeding
Tend to me tonight
May it be the last of our alliance
The lyrics of Chiodos's song "Who's Sandie Jenkins" depict a disturbing and violent scene. The persona in the song is regretting even making contact with their partner and understands that they should have left silently. Their relationship has reached a point where they are no longer familiar with each other, they have become strangers. The end of the relationship seems to be the start of their personal downfall as well. In the subsequent lines, they describe inflicting physical harm on themselves, by pulling their hair out and creating bloody holes. Then the song takes an even darker turn when it becomes clear that the persona has inflicted physical harm on their partner too. They ask their partner to stop screaming as they whisper in their ear from behind, implying that their partner is scared and trying to resist. The chorus implies that the persona is consuming their partner's thoughts with the violence they have inflicted upon them. The song ends with the lines, "May it be the last of our alliance," suggesting that the relationship has reached an end and will not continue.
Line by Line Meaning
Forget I even called
I regret calling you and want to erase that moment from my memory
Why even try to end things on a good note
I know we can never have a good ending, so why bother trying?
I should've left with no reply
I realize that not responding would have been a better choice than trying to break things off
These next few days you're only a stranger
Our relationship is over, and you will soon become a distant memory
Our demise awoke the same time that I did
Our relationship had been falling apart for a while, and I finally woke up to this fact
Pull the hair from my scalp
I am so frustrated that I want to inflict pain on myself
Peek through bloody holes
I am blinded by my own pain and cannot see clearly
Witness
I want someone to bear witness to my agony
Pull the hair from my scalp
I am still so frustrated that I want to inflict more pain on myself
Peek through bloody holes
My vision is still blurry with pain
Witness thoughts I can't describe
There are no words to describe the intensity of my thoughts and emotions
From behind, whisper in your ear, 'stop screaming'
I want to silence you and make you stop crying out in pain
Taste my knife
I want to inflict physical harm on you
Tears scatter red, you're still bleeding
The tears I shed for you are mixed with blood from the harm I caused you
Tend to me tonight
Despite everything, I still want your attention and care
May it be the last of our alliance
This may be the end of our relationship, and I hope we never have to see each other again
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: BRADLEY BELL, CRAIGERY OWENS, DERRICK FROST, JASON HALE, MATTHEW GODDARD, PATRICK MCMANAMAN
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Elise 444
I haven’t listened to this album in at least 10 years and IM ANGRY AT MYSELF for letting that ever happen!!! Their entire “all’s well that ends well” album was genius!!!
Logan Raspa
sweet! thanks for sharing.
rovertybrek
This song makes me feel like a 2004 direct-to-dvd movie