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Break-ups: One Man Army (1996-2005)

Contributed by an Anonymous Source. Posted by adam on Thursday, August 26, 2004 at 10:52 AM (EDT)

BYO Records has confirmed the long running rumors that One Man Army has broken up. The band members have been involved in various projects in the last few months, with frontman Jack Dalrymple playing guitar for Swingin' Utters as well as the band Dead To Me with fellow OMA alumni Brandon Pollack. The label commented "We love OMA and wish them all well...keep your eyes out as there are also other rumors of what Jack, Heiko, and Chippy are up to these days!"

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adam (August 26, 2004)

This should be of no surprise to anyone but it sucks nonetheless. I really figured that split with the Alkaline Trio would have broke this band. Particularly with having the entire 4.5 billion member Matt-Skiba-dancing-society exposed to your band.

CrookedSuperhero (August 26, 2004)

Yeah, that split seemed to do more harm than good. A lot of Alkaline trio fans really hated it for some reason.

Someone (August 26, 2004)

I loved it. The split introduced me to their tunes and I was an instant fan. Too bad i'll never get to see them. JLo

CrookedSuperhero (August 26, 2004)

Well, unless your a million people, you don't prove my point wrong.

Someone (August 26, 2004)

I liked their side of the split too, as did my friend. I never really got into them though, i have one of their albums burned and saw them on warped tour back in 2001 i think. my one friend LOVED them though. oh well.

Someone (August 26, 2004)

they should have been first, their half was severly outclassed by the trio. The songs weren't bad but Matt Skiba is a way more consistent song writer. It was just bland stuff if you ask me. Mattitude Murderer

Someone (August 26, 2004)

Matt skibba is playing a solo show with dead to me that has two members of one man army in the band on sept.9th at the 12 galaxies on mission st. in san francisco.enemy you and ghost of glory are allso kickass bands on the bill its some kind of fundraiser so if your a fan of any of these guys you should cheak it out .for more info type in meditate and destroy and search it on this web site(punk news)Duh1

Someone (August 26, 2004)

Yea I def. prefer the trio but it was still a decent half, although yea, it was blown out of the water by the trio. props to the trio for giving some exposure to a relatively underground band. I'm sure they could have done the split w/ a much more notable band and sold many more copies.

Someone (September 2, 2004)

nah dude, their half was way better. and you know what - i'm a big trio fan. but the OMA side was far far better. AMP Matt

fistchode (August 26, 2004)

same.. i loved their shit.. and that was the first time I heard it

Someone (August 27, 2004)

DEAD TO ME is so fucking INSANE!

Someone (October 14, 2004)

Your a fucking idiot. Alkaline trio split had nothing to do with us breaking up. We love those guys and we love that byo let us do a split with them. Shindo, get your info together. I hope you know who to vote for your asshole.

CrookedSuperhero (August 26, 2004)

Oh well, life goes on.

Someone (August 26, 2004)

ah they were a good band. i saw them at the warped tour years ago and was a instant fan. Swingin' utters are better though.

Someone (January 26, 2005)

Bollocks

thirtyseconds (August 26, 2004)

FUCK I hated this band for ages (after only hearing their short music for short people track) and then I got a Byo sampler and gave myself a big slap... pisses me off. Right off. On another note, I wish Fat would do another...

CrookedSuperhero (August 26, 2004)

You can still buy their albums.

thirtyseconds (August 26, 2004)

Yeah but I can't go see them. Or look forward to new stuff.

CrookedSuperhero (August 26, 2004)

Yeha, but you can look forward to getting the albums they have out now. It's not all doom and gloom.

thirtyseconds (August 26, 2004)

Yeah, true- too many CD's, not enough time or money though.

CrookedSuperhero (August 26, 2004)

Steal, it's what i don't do.

Someone (August 26, 2004)

And nothing of value was lost...

notfeelingcreative (August 26, 2004)

Fuck that! Now I'm in a bad mood.

sickboi (chris) (August 26, 2004)

Bummer, for a street-punk band they were actually starting to progress, which is weird, yet sounded awesome.

Someone (August 26, 2004)

that sucks! I interviewed the guys a few years ago at Maxwell's in Hoboken, nice guys, good music...w/ Jack joining the Utters, it was probably inevitable.

dazed (August 26, 2004)

Damn, I was just listening to them again for the first time in a while a couple days ago. Best band I ever saw at Warped Tour, I wish I could have seen them at a smaller show, though.

notfeelingcreative (August 26, 2004)

Yeah same here, I broke out my copy of "dead end stories" a week ago and have been listening to it in my car for the past week, disappointing to see this news!

gladimnotemo (August 26, 2004)

Gah. I need a gun. Jack Dalrymple has a crazy awesome voice.

captaincrackhead (August 26, 2004)

They were one of the very few newer punk banks that were around that I still listened to. Why do all the great punk bands do this kind of shit? At least Jack is playing in one of the best bands around still.

Someone (August 26, 2004)

boo hoo

Someone (August 26, 2004)

but your last word spoken ringing in my ear say goodbye! i loved this band, good stage presence, good live show, but their last full length was very week and had shitty back vox. dead end stories, brah! fest!

recordings (August 26, 2004)

fuck. fuck. fuckfuckfuck. FUCK. youre right. im not surprised. but it doesnt make the news any less shitty. heres to a crap-tastic day. good luck in your other projects, guys. but dammit im still pissy with you.

Someone (August 26, 2004)

I saw this band once live and they were terrible. The guitar player was so strung out he was fucking up every other line. Boring, plodding, uninspired self-proclaimed "77 street punk." Good riddance. The bass player looks like a deformed Bruce Springsteen.

Looczar (August 26, 2004)

Go comb your hair.

Mr_Pink (August 26, 2004)

Are you sure you're talking about the right band? I don't think I've ever seen anybody in OMA look strung out.

Someone (January 7, 2005)

Harsh words...what the fuck were you doing at an OMA show anyway? What good would street punk be without some intoxicants and a consistent level of 'mistakes'...sloppy makes it street moron. I've seen them play a bunch of times and they fucking killed every show. I don't get the Sprigsteen likeness, I always thought he resembled the Night Rider.

Someone (August 26, 2004)

I'm no emo kid, but I think I'm gonna go cry now.

Someone (August 26, 2004)

This sucks im gonna go listen to Rumors and Headlines now. ~exploitedyouth~

cdogg (August 26, 2004)

FUCK! They were just starting to hit their stride. Rumors and Headlines was one of my favorite records from the past couple years. At least I got to see them with the Utters at the Pontiac in Philly 4/2003.

Fuzzy (justin) (August 26, 2004)

Sigh. This does suck. OMA has been one of the most underappreciated bands. I'll miss their live shows, they were always good.

maverick (scott) (August 26, 2004)

I was never huge into this band, but "S.O.S." was a fucking brilliant song. -Scott

Someone (August 27, 2004)

yet another one bites the dust. these guys were really good. i saw them a couple of times but the best was when they played with the Bouncing Souls and Flogging Molly three years ago. that was an awesome show! when i saw Green Day in San Francisco, i even bumped into Jack and Heiko in the crowd and we chatted for a bit. nice guys. this band will be missed...

UtterlyBrilliant (August 27, 2004)

This is shit news. The good bands always break up. The first comment to this topic is hillarious!

Someone (August 28, 2004)

imagine that most of the posters actually like this band. seem weird to anyone else?

Someone (September 23, 2004)

One of my favorite bands....corny to say that but they were. I saw them live a few times and they were great..warped tour included. I was one of like 10 people watching them while NOFX was playing the center stage anf Jack can real tear loose live and in person. I saw them later on and it was clear Jack is a raging abuser of the white bag....he was all blown out and ruined the show by being so F'ed up...so, if he could have kept his nose clean I think they could ahve been so much more....sad to see them go

Someone (October 2, 2004)

Worst news I've heard all day! This band is one of the best SF bands of all time, and will be missed, Swingin' Utters "Streets of SF" will brighten my day!

Someone (July 1, 2005)

Anyone know anything about Dead To Me? I sure don't.

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