36 Crazyfists are a metalcore band hailing from Alaska, United States. They were originally signed by Roadrunner Records. In 2006 they signed to the DRT Entertainment label for American distribution of “Rest Inside the Flames”, as Roadrunner US kept pushing the release date back. They remained on Roadrunner UK label, where they receive good support in Europe. In July of 2007, the band signed to Ferret Records.
The band, formed in December 1994 in Anchorage, Alaska, starting as a Nu-Metal band and changing to a metalcore band on their 2nd album, consists of four members, Brock Lindow (vocals), Steve Holt (guitar), Brett Makowski (bass) and Thomas Noonan (drums). After the release of their freshman album in 2002,Bitterness the Star, was released, they began to tour the US with bands including Candiria, God Forbid, Chimaira, Diecast, and Hotwire.
After their US tour they went to Europe to begin the European Road Rage tour with Killswitch Engage and Five Pointe O. When this tour was over, the band took time off to write new material for their second album ‘A Snow Capped Romance’ which was released in 2004 and produced by James Wisner, who worked with Dashboard Confessional and Further Seems Forever.
The Band’s name comes from an old kung-fu movie featuring Jackie Chan. The title of the movie is called “Jackie Chan and the 36 Crazy Fists”.
The members now reside in Portland, Oregon.
