NJ Bloodline - Trivia

Trivia

• NJ Bloodline was originally named "Bloodline", after song lyrics Enrique had written. The song was scrapped but the name stayed. However, due to other groups already using the moniker "Bloodline", New Jersey or NJ, was added prior to recording the 1993 demo, to distinguish where the band was from.
• NJ Bloodline used to cover many songs live in the early days, including, but not limited to, songs by The Cro-Mags, Killing Time, Leeway, The Bad Brains, The Beastie Boys, The NY Hoods and S.O.D.
• Joel from the Human Offense once played bass for NJ Bloodline and helped finish the song "Out Of Place", by contributing the ending bass segment.
• Ian Cosgrove was only 15 years old when he recorded his drums on the "Be Afraid" EP, turning 16 the following month.
• The cover art to the "Be Afraid" EP was created by guitarist Frank Gallo, who being an artist had graduated from The School of Visual Arts as an Illustrator. The image is a mixed media piece of John Wayne Gacy, the serial killer, dressed up as Pogo the Clown.
• The song "L.E.T.S." from the "Be Afraid" EP, stands for "Lord of the E.town Streets".
• NJ Bloodline has used a few different tunings. The 1993 Demo utilizes Standard "E" tuning. The "Be Afraid" EP utilizes "D" Standard tuning and is micro tuned slightly sharp. The "Faceless" LP and the Split CD tracks utilizes "D" Standard tuning. NJ Bloodline has never used Drop "D" or "C" tunings.
• E.T.A.C., which stands for "Elizabeth Town Assault Crew", A.K.A. "E.Town Assault Crew" was a crew formed by NJ Bloodline, HardKnox and Money Grip members. Cited in E.Town Concrete lyrics on their "Time to Shine" LP, E.T.A.C. is falsely presumed to have been created by or a part of E.Town Concrete. In fact, it was E.T.A.C. members, such as Uncle Mark (R.I.P.), Will Knox, Wreak Havoc and Joey Priolo that helped a very young high school age E.Town Concrete play their first shows and gain acceptance into the NJHC scene, hence the line from the record stating "E.T.A.C. got my back, no need to worry kid".
• Frank and Wreak were both members of the original lineup of the NJ Hardcore band Homicidal. In fact, Frank is one of the two original founding members.
• The song "Blackout No. 1" was the last song written by NJ Bloodline prior to their breakup in 1995. It is the only song written by the lineup of Wreak, Fat Ray, Mario and Joey.
• The songs "Blackout No. 2" and "A Love Song" were written prior to NJ Bloodline reforming and while Fat Ray was drumming. Although originally written in standard tuning, a decision was made to play "A Love Song" in "D" standard. NJ Bloodline stayed in "D" standard ever since. This is also why there are 2 versions of the song "Blackout".
• As DNC (Do Not Cross) Frank, Wreak, Joey and Fat Ray played just one show in late 1995 in Long Island with 25 ta Life, Fury of Five and 141, before recruiting Mario and reforming NJ Bloodline.
• Their debut LP "Faceless" is a concept record. The overriding theme is the alienation the group felt going from a small close knit local scene to the larger music industry, where all musical groups are a product on a shelf with a bar code number and their worth is only validated through record sales, not through artistic expression. This theme crosses over to their Split CD release and the faux answering machine message prior to the song "Blackout No. 1", where their "agent" discusses ways to increase their appeal.
• The song "Faceless" is the last song NJ Bloodline ever wrote and is the climatic lyrical theme to their debut LP of the same name, while also being the inspiration for the LP's concept.