The Classic Crime

The Classic Crime

The Classic Crime is a band originally from Bellingham, Washington although now based in Seattle, and are currently signed to Tooth and Nail Records. Their debut album Albatross was released on May 23, 2006. They stated on MySpace that they were busy recording a new album. They have toured with bands such as Mest, Allister, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Anberlin, Emery, Quietdrive, A Static Lullaby, So They Say, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, MxPx, Powerspace, Sullivan and Just Surrender.

About The Band

The genre of the band can be seen as a mixture of emo rock, punk rock and post-hardcore, although the screamo genre can sometimes be distinguished in a variety of the bands songs. The band consists of Matt MacDonald (vocals), Alan Clark (bass), Robbie "Cheeze" Negrin (guitar), Paul Erickson (drums), and Justin Duque (guitar). Repeated themes in their lyrics are failure, determination, fighting despite all odds, fire and phoenixes, the sea, freedom, rejection, and living life to the fullest extent. Some bands that The Classic Crime claim as influences are the heavy metal bands they grow up listening to and some bands of today like Thrice, Thursday, Taking Back Sunday, Fall Out Boy, Third Eye Blind, Jimmy Eat World, Alien Ant Farm, Brand New and Switchfoot.

There has been much discussion among many of the fans through the Christian outlook of their songs and their appearance as a Christian rock band. The band has said in interviews before that they are not a Christian band, and don't want to be considered a Christian rock band. But becuase they are on Tooth and Nail Records some sites have listed them as a Christian band.

Discography

Seattle Sessions - 2007 (Tooth and Nail Records)
Albatross - 2006 (Tooth and Nail Records)
We All Look Elsewhere EP - 2004 (Independent)