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Three members leave Mikoto, band responds

Posted by aubin on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 5:00 PM (EST)

Mikoto has seen the departure of three members: Matt Moody (guitar/vocals), Kelly Orr (bass), and Max Cuzor (drums). All three are leaving to focus on their electro/pop project, Teen Hearts. Kelly has made the following statement regarding the split:

When I joined Mikoto in 2004 I had no fucking idea what hardcore music even was. I mean seriously I grew up listening to fucking Blink 182, Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake and a ton of other bands along the same lines as those. Ok, I'll admit it... I was a fucking SKA kid.

Mikoto is made up of some of the most amazing dudes I've ever met and in no way do I hold any grudges towards any of them and I hope they feel the same way about me. They understand that when an opportunity comes along for you to do something you love and something you see so much potential in, it would just be silly to not pursue it.

The remaining members of Mikoto have also responded:

Mikoto is not breaking up! We have members lined up that will be replacing all of the guys stepping down and all of our future touring plans are still happening. This is a rebirth and we are extremely excited about this new venture. We will be annoucing the new members shortly

The group released We Are The Architects in October 2008.

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cash_money_hustla (December 9, 2008)

When more than half of the band leaves, it's time to hang it up.

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crackpotdemagogue (December 9, 2008)

tell that to jerry only

TheMike (December 9, 2008)

Disagreed.

Motorhead.

baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

That doesn't count. Lemmy IS Motorhead, Ness IS Social D, sometimes it's just the frontman that counts.

Take that Jerry Only.

the_other_scott (December 9, 2008)

no no no.

lemmy is god.

baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

My statement and yours are not mutually exclusive, you are arguing a fact that isn't debatable, my statement was just an addition.

the_other_scott (December 9, 2008)

fuck. i got nothing.

TheMike (December 9, 2008)

I'm pretty sure Eddie and Phil Taylor always contributed equally to the music. Lemmy may be Motorhead, but Motorhead isn't Lemmy.

actually, Phil Campbell and Mikkey write most of the music these days. Lemmy does the lyrics and vocals.

baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

Agreed, I'm not taking anything away from them. BUT if Lemmy wasn't there, it would be Motorhead.

baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

*wouldn't

fuck

TheMike (December 9, 2008)

Which is true. But my point was that having over half of a band's members leave doesn't mean they should hang it up.

baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

Excellent. You are correct. Long distance High-Five!

JoelSweetheart (December 9, 2008)

what the fuck happened here? there is a fantastic story behind this. someone in this band must have an unbearable personality...

the_other_scott (December 9, 2008)

electro pop! there's something there's not enough of five years ago.

the_other_scott (December 9, 2008)

electro pop! there's something there's not enough of five years ago.

punk_sk (December 9, 2008)

the illinois governor was arrested this morning

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baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

So was his chief of staff, that shit is straight busted.

acris (December 9, 2008)

and is anyone surprised?

baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

Rahm?

acris (December 9, 2008)

"bitch, never."

- Rahm

baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

I don't remember him saying that.

acris (December 9, 2008)

that's because he only said it to me.

my baby boy talks dirty to me.

baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

http://cache4.asset-cache.net/xc/77401419.jpg?v=1&c=NewsMaker&k= 2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF1937E7588A1370768CDED11C39D685D7C29

Can you see that picture?

acris (December 9, 2008)

No.

baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

Crap. I'll try again

Preston (December 9, 2008)

I'll miss chanting "BA-GOY-A-VITCH! BA-GOY-A-VITCH! BA-GOY-A-VITCH!" on the Illinois tollway.

chrisafi (December 9, 2008)

Seriously, if three people leave your band, you really should breakup. Less of this Axl Rose shit, just go start a new band with a new name.

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baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

Afi?

the_other_scott (December 9, 2008)

especially if nobody knows who you are. if you've been touring/building your name for years and you want to keep that up its one thing, but otherwise, yeah i agree with you.

chrisafi (December 9, 2008)

bald?

baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

I was just referring to member changes and band names. Current AFI isn't similar at all to old AFI

chrisafi (December 9, 2008)

In the words of my old maths teacher, 2 out of 4 ain't bad.

i get bullied for my screename on here I don't like it. *cries* No leeway is ever given to that I registered for this site in 2003(?) when they were still good and also I was 15 and therefore abit gay

mikexdude (December 9, 2008)

One of my all time favorite bands; they never put out a bad album.

baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

I have no problems with AFI (saw them in the mid 90s) I don't even mind the current stuff, I was just pushing the topic at hand.

mikexdude (December 9, 2008)

Ah, once again we are reminded of what Mikexdude and Baldsteve agree on.

chrisafi (December 9, 2008)

I'm guessing you are talking about AFI and not Mikoto?

I have and always will have a soft spot for them because they remind me of my youth but they are pretty much behind me now. Even so, I'll pick up their new album as soon as it drops and then probably get upset unless they finally hit all that 80's pop shit on the head

ConsumedByMusic (December 9, 2008)

drummers don't count, unless they laid down some crazy beats no one can replicate.

InaGreendase (brian) (December 9, 2008)

This could be great.

For anyone who hasn't listened to either band, do so, and you'll probably be able to figure out why.

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ChokingVictim (December 10, 2008)

leaving mikoto i understand, joining teen hearts i don't

mikexdude (December 9, 2008)

Baldsteve, I challenge you.

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chrisafi (December 9, 2008)

rochambo?

baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

Am I supposed to blindly accept? What challenge?

mikexdude (December 9, 2008)

Didn't think it'd even get this far... hmm..

baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

Fist fight? Word-jumble? Batman Rogues Gallery trivia?

mikexdude (December 9, 2008)

I'm thinking fist fight would be a little too easy for me to win...

baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

Shit, hope you like breathing teeth

veganboyjosh (December 9, 2008)

you two should indian leg wrestle, and post it on youtube.

baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

Hmmm, that could get weird, crotches are a little too close.

chrisafi (December 9, 2008)

Blindly accepting things is teh punkz

chrisafi (December 9, 2008)

how about you both have 5 minutes to find the funniest image you can on the internet - post it here - i judge the winner.

The winner doesn't get flamed.

baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

Can't, I'm on a text based browser. I fail.

veganboyjosh (December 9, 2008)

ascii dude.

mikexdude (December 9, 2008)

You have "afi" in your screenname, you're already flaming.

chrisafi (December 9, 2008)

Where are you? 1994?

baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

No, that Jeopardy answer would be: When did you graduate high school.

I'm on my blackberry in a car, it's faster if you switch it to text only.

binaural111 (December 9, 2008)

Both of you should join the next amazing race. I was watching season 13 and realised how exciting it was. Did anyone see the frat brothers do the russian march? i know what to watch when im feeling sad now

chickswithdicks (December 9, 2008)

this is how we do it, do it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQDLetuU3JY

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RattusNorvegicus (December 9, 2008)

wow... thats beyond gay

SlowStupidHungry (December 9, 2008)

Black Flag's best shit was with an entirely different line up from the original.

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SlowStupidHungry (December 9, 2008)

And this was supposed to be a reply to the first comment.

baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

Keith Morris was the best Black Flag had to offer.

veganboyjosh (December 9, 2008)

Keith Morris was the best anything-that-had-keith-morris had to offer.

*fixed.

baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

He looks like a Sea-Monster, I like him.

veganboyjosh (December 9, 2008)

i need to get me some glasses like his. when his head is pointed to the side, you can't see his eyes. when he's looking right at you, he's like the octopus eyeball in the submarine window...

baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

Exactly. I'm a huge fan. He looks rad.

SlowStupidHungry (December 9, 2008)

The Nervous Breakdown EP is the best BF EP of all, and better than anything up until My War... But come on... They really should have put out one EP, then been like "fuck it, time to call it a day, Keith Morris quit!"

baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

Yes.

I don't like anything other than that ep.

I hate Rollins Black Flag, it's annoying and doesn't do anything for me.

SlowStupidHungry (December 9, 2008)

You do know they had singers inbetween Rollins and Morris, right? And even if you don't like any of the music, the touring they did after Morris left paved the way for US punk in the 80's to actually go somewhere.

baldsteve (December 9, 2008)

Yeah, I'm not ignorant, I just don't give a shit. Paving ways or not, Morris was all I enjoyed.

IamMclovin (December 9, 2008)

"I mean seriously I grew up listening to fucking Blink 182, Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake and a ton of other bands along the same lines as those. Ok, I'll admit it... I was a fucking SKA kid."

When I think of true ska, I think of Blink 182.

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TheMike (December 9, 2008)

He wasn't calling them ska.... just used poor wording to say he liked pop punk and lots of ska (ska-punk, spunk, whatever you want to call it).

punk_sk (December 9, 2008)

(s)he?

the_problem_with_fire (December 9, 2008)

Ray (singer) is a nice dude.

I enjoyed Mikoto's first demo but have hated everything else, mostly because they feel the need to follow this scream verses sing the chorus formula on every song. The demo didn't have this.

The name Teen Hearts coupled with the fact that it's electro-pop is enough to keep me from ever checking this out.

The fact that the bass player didn't know what hardcore was in 2004, just goes to confirm that not every trendy looking hipster douche with tattoos has any actual clue about music: http://a152.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/71/l_100a7196688505 8d143d245b625fa347.jpg

xshoutoutx (December 9, 2008)

DAMN!!! THAT SHIT IS HARD FUCKIN CORE!

... MacKaye would be proud.

xshoutoutx (December 9, 2008)

My last post was supposed to go to that video chickswithdicks posted of this bands reason for dismantling... DAMN TECHNOLOGY AND ITS TECHNOLOGICAL WAYS!

... hey has anyone else noticed that anchors hasn't posted anything in a while? I think he's had enough of defending horrible rap.

dowrongright (December 10, 2008)

uh...who left what?

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