Band of the Week, 4/30- Chiodos

Who they are: Chiodos is/was/is again a six-piece band from Michigan that quietly stormed the screamo castle and took the scene by storm in the mid-00s, releasing two albums: All's Well that Ends Well and Bone Palace Ballet. The band was in such high demand that both of their first two full-lengths saw re-releases with bonus tracks and DVDs, and much of that fame came from their well-known and embattled frontman, Craig Owens. After Bone Palace Ballet debuted at #5 on the Billboard top albums chart in its first week of release, the band seemed poised to become the next scene superstars. However, after an apparent suicide attempt and constantly working on other projects, the band became fed up with Owens's antics, and kick him out of the band. The rest of the band (keyboardist Brad Bell, guitarists Jason Hale and Pat McMannaman, bassist Matt Goddard, and former Scary Kids Scaring Kids drummer Tanner Wayne) enlisted Brendan Bolmer and recorded their third full-length Illuminaudio, which was released in 2010. Owens kept busy as always, forming the supergroup Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows with Matt Good (from first to last), Nick Martin (Underminded), Aaron Stern (Matchbook Romance) and Adam Russel (Story of the Year), and the group released a self-title full-length album. Then, with both bands that were left in the wake of the Chiodos-Owens split not living up to the hype, the unthinkable happened a few days ago.

Why they're Band of the Week: Just a few days ago, Chiodos updated their website showing that Criag Owens has indeed reunited with the band. While very little details have been released as to what this reunion will entail, Sunday, September 16 should stick in fans' minds, as it was teased in the video to be of some importance (in the video, Owens is fiddling with his iPad, and the camera shows a shot of the iPad with that date open in the calendar app). Regardless of how, why, or when it will happen, Chiodos and Craig Owens, who were once the fastest-rising band in the scene, are back for another go at it, and if they can recapture the momentum that they built along the way before Owens's sudden departure, this is going to be one of the biggest news stories of 2012.

What you need to hear: Now that this group of friends has been reunited, it only seems fitting that we highlight one of the definitive tracks from All's Well that Ends Well: "The Words 'Best Friend' Become Redefined".