Hagfish (band) - Reunions and Post Breakup

Reunions and Post Breakup

Since the official breakup in 2001, the band members would go on to other projects, as well as participating together in sporadic reunions. On April 18, 2003, Hagfish reunited and performed at the Gypsy Tea Room in their hometown of Dallas. With the inclusion of three new songs in the set, the group announced plans to release a fourth studio album in late 2003 or early 2004. The following month they toured with Lagwagon and continued to play locally throughout the year, making an appearance at the Buzz-Oven Festival. However, the official website last updated on March 7, 2004, would fall dormant and to date, no new Hagfish album has surfaced. On June 18, 2006, the band reunited for another performance at the Gypsy Tea Room.

Following the groups initial split, the Blair brothers continued working in various bands together over the next several years. They formed Armstrong and released Dick, the Lion-Hearted in 2002, featuring Gwar drummer Brad Roberts. Four songs from the album were originally co-written by Zach Blair and George Reagan, intended for release on the rejected Hagfish album. The Blair brothers joined Only Crime in 2003 with longtime friend and Hagfish producer Bill Stevenson (of the Descendents, All and Black Flag), along with founding members Russ Rankin (of Good Riddance) and Aaron Dalbec (of Bane). This lineup released two albums, To the Nines and Virulence, before the Blair brothers would move on to other projects. In 2006, the Blair brothers and Stevenson appeared with instrumental band The Mag Seven on the album The Future Is Ours, If You Can Count.

After the breakup of Hagfish, Reagan went on to homegrown hip hop group The Brothers, but mainly moved his focus to his two children, while Tony Barsotti started his own furniture design company. Prior to Hagfish disbanding, Zach Blair played with Gwar as Flattus Maximus from 1999–2002, appearing on the live album You're All Worthless and Weak, in addition to the bands eighth studio album, Violence Has Arrived. Zach Blair would later become lead guitarist for Rise Against in 2007, touring with the group before making his debut on the album Appeal to Reason the following year. In 2011, the band released Endgame, their most successful album to date, peaking at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200. That year, Reagan created Hagfish is Dead, a blog that covers topics ranging from band recommendations to notable music videos. Doni Blair joined the Toadies following their reformation and release of No Deliverance in 2008, touring behind the album and its follow-up, Feeler. He will make his first recorded appearance with the group on Play.Rock.Music, tentatively scheduled for release on July 31, 2012.