The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza was an American mathcore band from Mur… Read Full Bio ↴The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza was an American mathcore band from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The band was founded (without a vocalist) in Monroe, Louisiana by members Layne Meylain, Mason Crooks, Brad Thompson, and Mike Butler. They relocated to Murfreesboro, TN to look for a frontman and found Jessie Freeland.

The group derived their name (as a joke) from celebrity Tony Danza, upon one of his professions being tap dancing. The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza released four studio albums before disbanding in 2012.

The group signed with Corrosive Recording in 2005 after self-releasing their debut album. Their second most recent release, Danza II: Electric Boogaloo, was issued in 2007 on Black Market Activities. The album's name is a parody of the Danzig album, Danzig II: Lucifuge, as well as the 1980s film Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. The album features short, humorous skits interspersed with the songs making fun of their surroundings growing up. In March 2008, the band crashed their tour van after playing a show in Lewisville, Texas. Former member Brad Thomson founded Midgets with Machetes, a record label distributed by Uprising Records. The band released their third album, Danza III: The Series of Unfortunate Events, on July 6, 2010. On the record, Josh Travis performs lead and rhythm guitar on an 8-string guitar as well as the bass. It also marks the first album by the band to include drummer Mike Bradley. The songs "I Am Sammy Jankis" and "The Union" have been released as singles.

On September 24, 2009, the band announced that Layne Meylain and Mike Butler had amicably left the group. At the same time, the band formally announced their next album, Danza III: A Series of Unfortunante Events. The album focuses on lyrical themes such as, personal, social, political and global "unfortunate events" tied around three musical themes, technical, groove-based and ambient. It will be recorded in November with Jeremiah Scott and Steve Blackmon.

The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza fits right in with today's emerging mathcore heroes, including Ion Dissonance, Ed Gein, The Red Chord, Premonitions Of War, Into The Moat, and Burnt By The Sun. The schizophrenic high-end guitars provide a blanket of psychotic aural assault amidst massive, dense tech breakdowns that will have you slipping, sliding, and dancing every which way. Much like Into The Moat, these guys barrel through one breakdown after the next, successively building on and expanding some of the tightest grooves tech metal has to offer. The bombarding grind-like speeds make a good part of their material sound like Ion Dissonance and Dillinger Escape Plan, while the massive guitar/bass/drum aesthetic using during stop-n-go breakdowns is very similar to Burnt By The Sun.
The latest album Danza III shows the bands proficiency at infusing elements of post metal into technical hardcore metal with amazing use of polymetric/polyrythmic technicalities!

Cliff Burton Surprise
The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza Lyrics

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I
I swear to you
You will never see me coming
Voice
Voice of reason
No longer walks
My
My whole life has been this

Conviction
Remembrance of this to wage
War of these ones we've lost
To wage war
As you face your fate
As you face fate

Blades latched to forever
Coerced through embraced yesterdays

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza's song "Cliff Burton Surprise" appear to deal with themes of vengeance and retribution. The lyrics present the singer as a force to be reckoned with who vows to take revenge on those who have wronged him. The opening lines, "I swear to you / You will never see me coming," suggest that the singer is planning on striking when least expected. The lyrics then speak of a voice of reason that has been silenced and the singer's whole life being consumed by the conviction of seeking vengeance.

The lyrics then speak of the fallen ones and the need to wage war in honor of their memory. The lines "Blades latched to forever / Coerced through embraced yesterdays" possibly suggest that the singer's desire for revenge is tied to past traumas that have resulted in a permanent fixation on settling scores. Overall, the lyrics of "Cliff Burton Surprise" convey a sense of menace and aggression, with the singer presenting himself as a formidable force to be reckoned with.

Line by Line Meaning

I
I am warning you that I will approach you unexpectedly

I swear to you
I am making a solemn promise to you

You will never see me coming
You will be taken by surprise when I arrive

Voice
The opinion or stance

Voice of reason
The rational and sensible viewpoint

No longer walks
Is no longer present or available

My
My personal

My whole life has been this
Everything in my existence has been leading up to this moment

Conviction
Unwavering belief or confidence

Remembrance of this to wage
Using the memories of past events to initiate an attack

War of these ones we've lost
Engaging in warfare for those who have passed on