Big Drill Car | |
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 Big Drill Car in 2009. Left to right: Arnold, Marcroft, Daly, and Thomson | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Costa Mesa, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Punk rock, pop punk, melodic hardcore |
| Years active | 1987–1995, 2008–2009, 2016–present |
| Labels | Varient, Cruz, Cargo/Headhunter |
| Members | Frank Daly Mark Arnold Bob Thomson Danny Marcroft |
| Past members | Darren Morris Keith Fallis |
| Website | bigdrillcar |
Big Drill Car is a punk rock group from Costa Mesa, California, formed in 1987. While the group never gained a mainstream audience, they provided an influence on their contemporaries – most notably ALL, Chemical People and Dag Nasty – alongside of which they are considered early pioneers of melodic hardcore.
Big Drill Car released an EP, Small Block, in 1988 before being signed to Cruz Records (owned by former Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn) and releasing two studio albums. The band eventually parted ways with that label and signed to Headhunter Records, who released Toured: A Live Album and No Worse for the Wear, the band's last album to date.
Big Drill Car broke up in 1995, but reunited for a one-off series of shows in 2008 and 2009, with the classic original line-up. They released a CD/Double LP on Varient (their own label) and Boss Tuneage (in Europe) called Never Ending Endeavour which featured 5 new songs and 15 bonus tracks including the entire No Worse for the Wear record's demos featuring original drummer Danny Marcroft (the future release of No Worse For The Wear on Headhunter featured new drummer Keith Fallis). The band reunited with this lineup again in 2016, and they have continued playing shows sporadically since then.