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Akimbo Is An American Post-Hardcore Band From Seattle Washington. The Band Was Founded By Its Two Original Members Jon Weisnewski Bass Vocals And Nat Damm Drums . The Two Met In 1995 In A High School Gym Class After Noticing Each Others' Home-Made Punk T-Shirts. They Quickly Became Friends Sharing A Love Of DC Hardcore And Punk Rock. Akimbo Played Its First Show On Halloween Of 1998. Akimbo Has Had Eleven Guitarists Over The Course Of Its Existence. The First Kyle Iman Was Featured On Two Albums A Split 10" With Seattle's Teen Cthulhu And A 7" Released In 1999 Entitled "An Army Of Evil Robots Programmed For Human Destruction" Rock And Roleplay Records . Iman Was Replaced In 2000 By Full-Time Guitarist Jared Burke Eglington. "Burke " As He Is Known By Friends Served The Band From 2000 To 2006 And Is Featured On Several Records. It Was With Him That Akimbo Developed What Would Come To Be Known As Their Signature Sound. The Constraints Of Eglington's Career As A Financial Analyst Caused The Band To Enlist The Help Of Several Part-Time Guitarists To Fill-Out Their Lineup For Their Rigorous Touring Schedule. Among These Guitarists Are Chuck Rowell Dustin Brown Featured On "City Of The Stars" Demian Johnston Of Playing Enemy Patrick Cunningham Featured On "Forging Steel And Laying Stone" And Stacy Schrag A Notable Fixture Of The Southern Oregon Hardcore Scene. In 2006 Aaron Walters Was Recruited To Join Akimbo For A 10-Day West Coast Tour. Shortly Thereafter He Accompanied The Band On A Month-Long Tour Of The US. His Collaboration With The Band Eventually Led To His Replacement Of Eglington As Akimbo's Sole Guitarist. In 2005 Akimbo Was Approached By Punk Icon Jello Biafra After Opening For Him And Melvins. The Next Year They Released "Forging Steel And Laying Stone" On Biafra's Alternative Tentacles Label. In 2007 The Same Label Released "Navigating The Bronze " Which Was The Band's First Recording With Aaron Walters On Guitar. After A Show With Converge And Neurosis The Akimbo Was Asked By Members Of Neurosis To Join Neurot Recordings' Roster. Neurot Owned By Neurosis Guitarist/singer Steve Von Till Released Akimbo's Latest And Most Critically Acclaimed Album Entitled "Jersey Shores" In October Of 2008. "Jersey Shores" Is A Concept Album Inspired By A Series Of Mysterious Shark Attacks Which Occurred On The Beaches Of New Jersey In 1916. This Latest Effort Showed A Substantial Deviation In Style From Previous Recordings Which Can Be Attributed In Part To Aaron Walters' Contributions As A Guitarist/writer. read less