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With their formation in 1996 that resulted from the breakup of the Boston hardcore act Backbone, drummer Dave Green and guitarist Christian Pupecki got together Cast Iron Hike that same year with Jacob Brennen (vocals), Michael Gallager (guitar), and Peter Degraff (bass). Continuing the short, fast, and loud formula of their prior band, Cat Iron Hike immediately played a series of shows throughout the East Coast before their debut EP The Salmon Drive came out in 1996. The following year, Victory Records released the album Watch It Burn while Trustkill Records put out a self-titled EP in 1998.
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Cast Iron Hike was an American band from Clinton, Massachusetts.
History
Cast Iron Hike was formed after the breakup of Worcester hardcore band Backbone, and featured that group's drummer (Dave Green) and guitarist (Chris Pupecki). They began by playing shows on the East Coast before releasing material in the mid and late 1990s in rapid succession, including EPs on Big Wheel Recreation and Trustkill Records, as well as a full-length on Victory Records. The group split up in the winter of 1997. Since then, guitarist Michael Gallagher went on to join Isis and to start MGR; Chris Pupecki currently plays guitar in both Doomriders and Blacktail; Dave Green is a university professor and is not in a band; singer Jake Brennan has continued as a solo artist and as a member/producer of Bodega Girls; Pete deGraaf has played bass in a number of bands, such as Villain and CLEARTHEWAY, and works as a sound engineer.
