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The Abodox

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United States · formed 1999 · last active 2009

The Abodox (styled The AbodoX on some releases) were a Seattle band who formed in 1999 — the same year Dillinger Escape Plan's Calculating Infinity landed, which REDEFINE's review of their third album treats as the founding coincidence of the whole spazz-core lineage. Their thing is riff density taken past the point of sense: "riffs give way to riffs which give way to riffs within riffs, and by the time you start thinking 'that was cool, why didn't they stick to that for a while?' they've already cycled through eight more." Songs average about two minutes and Up The Excalibur (2009) is over in twenty-five. Blaine Patnode joined on second guitar from Seattle instrumental band The Swarming Hordes, making a two-guitar band out of a three-piece; the rhythm section pulled double duty in Seattle stoner prog outfit Lesbian. They ran 1999 to 2008 with occasional reunion shows after.

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MEMBERS

  • Nathan Smurthwaiteguitars
  • Dorando Hodousbass; also in Lesbian
  • Benjamin Thomas-Kennedydrums; also in Lesbian
  • Blane Patnodeguitars (joined from The Swarming Hordes; spelled 'Blaine' in the REDEFINE review)· also in Girth

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    Guitarist Blane Patnode played in both. REDEFINE's 2009 review of Up The Excalibur has him joining The Abodox 'formerly of Seattle instrumetal legends The Swarming Hordes'; Girth's own Bandcamp credits 'Blane Patnode ... of Swarming Hordes' in its later three-guitar lineup, and an archived Girth encyclopedia entry dates that recruitment to April 2006 and records Girth sharing a Seattle bill with The Abodox in November 2005. Same city, same scene, same instrument, overlapping years; the REDEFINE review spells it 'Blaine'. source ↗

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