Crash of Rhinos

Crash of Rhinos
Crash of Rhinos
Origin	Derby, England
Genres	Emo, math rock, post-hardcore
Years active	2009–2014
Labels	Big Scary Monsters, Topshelf Records
Past members	Paul Beal; Jim Cork; Ian Draper; Richard J. "Biff" Birkin; Oli Craven;
Website	crashofrhinos.bandcamp.com

Crash of Rhinos were an English emo band from Derby, England. They were signed to Topshelf Records,^[1] To Lose La Track^[2] and Big Scary Monsters.

History[edit]

Crash of Rhinos was formed in 2009. They released two full-length albums before disbanding in 2014.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] Their rough punk style echoed earlier emo bands from the 1990s such as Jawbreaker and Burning Airlines.^[8]

Band members[edit]

Paul Beal (bass, vocals)
Jim Cork (guitar, vocals)
Ian Draper (bass, vocals)
Richard J. "Biff" Birkin (guitar, vocals)
Oli Craven (drums, vocals)

Discography[edit]

Studio albums

Distal (2011)
Knots (2013)

References[edit]

^ "Topshelf Records - Crash of Rhinos tour dates, merch, video, discography & more". Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
^ "* to lose la track - CRASH OF RHINOS *". Toloselatrack.org.
^ Ham, Robert (23 August 2013). "Crash Of Rhinos - Knots". Altpress.com.
^ "Crash of Rhinos: Knots". Pitchfork.com.
^ "Crash of Rhinos - Distal". Punknews.org. 7 February 2012.
^ "Crash of Rhinos - Distal (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic.com.
^ "Break-ups: Crash of Rhinos (2009-2014)". Punknews.org. 21 February 2014.
^ Ian Cohen; David Anthony; Nina Corcoran; Emma Garland; Brad Nelson (13 February 2020). "The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture.com. Vox Media. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

[1] "Topshelf Records - Crash of Rhinos tour dates, merch, video, discography & more". Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

[2] "* to lose la track - CRASH OF RHINOS *". Toloselatrack.org.

[3] Ham, Robert (23 August 2013). "Crash Of Rhinos - Knots". Altpress.com.

[4] "Crash of Rhinos: Knots". Pitchfork.com.

[5] "Crash of Rhinos - Distal". Punknews.org. 7 February 2012.

[6] "Crash of Rhinos - Distal (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic.com.

[7] "Break-ups: Crash of Rhinos (2009-2014)". Punknews.org. 21 February 2014.

[8] Ian Cohen; David Anthony; Nina Corcoran; Emma Garland; Brad Nelson (13 February 2020). "The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture.com. Vox Media. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

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