H2O

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H2O

Music genre(s)Hardcore, Punk
HomebaseNew York
Years active1994-Present
Current StatusWritting
Notable RecordsFTTW
Label(s)Epitaph
Website

H2O is an American melodic hardcore punk band formed in 1995 after singer Toby Morse got tired of touring as a roadie for hardcore acts such as Sick Of It All. During SOIA's encores, Morse would regularly take to the stage and sing with the band. The crowd reaction was often positive and he decided to try his luck with his own band.

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H2O toured relentlessly through most of 1995 and 1996, opening up for almost every hardcore band that hit the east coast, including an opening slot on a Rancid bill, at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC, during the high point of Rancid's career. Another huge show was when the band opened for No Doubt at Tramps (NYC) on Easter in 1996. In January 1996 they would record their self tittled cd at Brielle Studios-NYC & would release it in May. The cd was basically all the songs they had and would play out at the time. They would tour that whole summer with Murphys Law. H20 perfomed at CBGB's in October of that year and recorded a video for "Family Tree". They also would tour with Social Distortion in October 96 as well.

In June 1997 H20 quickly recorded & released "Thicker Than Water" in October. They toured until the end of the year and through 1998. In the year 1997 they would open for Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Misfits, Pennywise and Sick of It All, Civ and Warped Tour 98 & 99. They would tour Japan for the 1st time in 1997 & return in 1998. They received MTV play with "Eveready".

In 1999, they recorded and released F.T.T.W. in May and made a video for "One Life One Chance" and again toured year around (in Europe, Japan & U.S.)and into 2000. In 99 & 2000 they would tour with NOFX , Saves the Day, Bouncing Souls & 7 Seconds.

In November and December 2000 they recorded their 1st major label cd on MCA Records titled "Go". They recorded "Go" at Rumbo Studios, owned by 70's pop stars Captain and Tennille!, in Canoga Park, California. "Go" was released in May 2001 and produced by Matt Wallace (Faith No More, Replacements, Maroon 5) and toured extensive (over 150 shows in a year!) H20 made a video for "Role Model" and performed "Memory Lane" on the Conan O'Brien show in May of that year. They toured Warped Tour in 2001, and with Blink 182, New Found Glory, Face to Face and Good Charolotte. In 2002 H20 recorded & released the EP "All We Want", 3 new songs with 2 live tracks and the "Role Model" video. They also toured in Japan, Europe and U.S. extensively. They would tour U.S. & Canada with Box Car Racer and Sum 41 as well.

In 2005 H20 toured Europe with Madball and the U.S. with The Used, Pennywise and Dropkick Murphys. In 2006 H20 toured South America for the 1st time, and toured U.S. with Rancid.

They also have music on the video games "Crazy Taxi" and "Street Sk8er"

H2O just recently released a DVD titled One Life One Chance. There is also talk of a Greatest Hits record and a brand new record, which will be released once they find a label to put it on.

H2O are currently working on their fifth studio album, and have posted new songs on their MySpace page. However, the release date is still unkown as H2O are currently not signed to a label.

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