NJ Bloodline - 2002 To Present

2002 To Present

After failing to find a suitable replacement for Ian, in the Spring of 2002, Enrique left New Jersey to temporarily front the Sacto Hoods from California. Joey, who took the trip with Enrique, decided to move to Huntington Beach, CA permanently, restarted his side project, Libations. Frank continued with his career in Graphic/Web Design. In May 2002, it was announced on njbloodline.com that NJBL had, in fact, dissolved. In 2003, Frank co-founded a new band, eventually dubbed Homicidal, which included NJHC scene veterans from such bands as One4One, Bulldoze, Train of Thought, Fatnuts and The Human Offense. Additionally, Ian moved to Costa Mesa, CA. Early 2004, Enrique returned to NJ and was recruited to sing for Homicidal. After recording a 4 song demo which was never released, Enrique quit. Enrique then co-founded a new band dubbed "Hell Brigade". In 2005, NJBL were asked to play what would be the last Hellfest in Elizabeth, NJ. Due to lingering issues between some members, NJBL declined. By 2006, Frank and Enrique had both quit their respective bands, Ian had moved back to the east coast and Joey's tenure with Libations came to an end.

In early 2006, fellow NJHC alumni, E.Town Concrete, contacted NJBL and asked them reunite for E.Town's last 2 headlining shows called the "End of the Rainbow weekend" in May 2006, at the Starland Ballroom in NJ. E.Town played their first live show as a "special guest" on NJBL's set at the Down Under in New Brunswick. After agreeing to reunite for the show, Frank, Wreak, Mario and Ian, started rehearsals after 5 years. Joey, who was still living in California at the time, would join them for rehearsals 2 weeks before the show. The response at the Starland show was overwhelmingly positive, thus inspiring NJBL to perform for the rest of the summer, locally and out of state. The group had renewed their friendships and decided to play on a limited basis, mostly summers, due to life commitments and members living in various states. In May 2007, NJBL headlined the Filled With Hate Festival in Essen, Germany. In 2008, NJBL performed in Puerto Rico with Billy Club Sandwich and then headlined 2 shows in Belgium and Germany.

NJBL has only performed a handful of gigs since 2009 including in and out of state. Most recently NJBL performed on June 25 and June 26, 2010, respectively, at the Side Bar in Baltimore, Maryland and at Dingbatz in Clifton, NJ. Since then, there has not been any reported activity on their website, Facebook and Myspace pages.