The Methadones

{{short description|American punk rock band}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox musical artist  | name = The Methadones | image = The Methadones.jpg | landscape = yes | caption = Live in Chicago, November 2010. | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Chicago, Illinois, United States | genre = Punk rock | years_active = 1993, 1999–2010, 2011, 2014, 2020, 2022-present | label = {{hlist|A-F|Thick|Red Scare|Transparent|Asian Man}} | associated_acts = Screeching Weasel, Sludgeworth, The Riverdales, The Queers, Vindictives, The Bomb, Noise By Numbers, Naked Raygun, Dan Vapid and the Cheats, Rise Against | website = | current_members = Dan Vapid Simon Lamb Sensitive Pete Mike Soucy | past_members = Mike Byrne Pat Buckley Dan Panic B-Face Dan Lumley Matt Drastic Ken Fused Joe Principe }}

'''The Methadones''' are a Punk rock band formed in 1993 by guitarist/vocalist Dan Vapid in Chicago, Illinois. The Methadones initially lasted only a few shows before Vapid put them to the side to focus on his main band Screeching Weasel. By 1999 Dan was no longer a member of Screeching Weasel or his other band The Riverdales, and decided to restart The Methadones with B-Face of The Queers on bass, and Dan Lumley on drums. The band recorded their first album ''Ill at Ease'' in 2001. After the recording, B-Face and Lumley left the band. Schafer formed a new lineup of The Methadones with guitarist Mike Byrne, bassist Sensitive Pete, and drummer Mike Soucy.<ref>{{Cite web | last = Mason | first = Stewart | title = The Methadones | publisher = allmusic | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-methadones-p516943/biography | accessdate = February 5, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | last = Wexler | first = Jake | title = The Methadones take on the Economy | publisher = GW Hatchet | date = September 16, 2004 | url = http://media.www.gwhatchet.com/media/storage/paper332/news/2004/09/16/Arts/The-Methadones.Take.On.The.Economy-720748.shtml | accessdate = February 5, 2011}}</ref>

On June 11, 2010, The Methadones announced their disbandment on their Myspace page stating that, "it's been 10 years and we've had a lot of fun, but we all agree that it's just time."<ref>{{Cite web | last = Richter | first = Scott | title = The Methadones | publisher = thePunkSite.com | date = June 7, 2010 | url = http://thepunksite.com/news/2010/06/07/the-methadones-1993-2010/ | accessdate = February 5, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | last = Wawrzaszek | first = John | title = Soundcheck: The Methadones play their final show | publisher = Newcity | date = November 8, 2010 | url = http://music.newcity.com/2010/11/08/soundcheck-the-methadones-play-their-final-show/ | accessdate = February 7, 2011}}</ref>

The band published a collection of five brand-new songs, all of their 7" songs, and a few bonus tracks for their farewell album, simply titled ''The Methadones''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yancey |first=Bryne |date=June 23, 2010 |title=The Methadones detail final show and release |url=http://www.punknews.org/article/38796 |accessdate=March 13, 2012 |publisher=punknews.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gorman |first=Bobby |date=June 23, 2010 |title=The Methadones |url=http://thepunksite.com/news/2010/06/23/methadones-plan-final-release/ |accessdate=February 5, 2011 |publisher=thePunkSite.com}}</ref>

The Methadones reunited for a few songs during a performance of Dan Vapid and the Cheats at the Cobra Lounge in Chicago on May 27, 2011,<ref>{{Cite web | last = Carlton | first = Christopher | title = Dan Vapid & the Cheats show review/set list (5.27.11) | publisher = Squid Pro Quo | date = May 31, 2010 | url = https://squidproquo1.blogspot.com/2011/05/dan-vapid-cheats-show-review-52711.html | accessdate = June 7, 2011}}</ref> and again in October 2014, for a show celebrating the 10th anniversary of Red Scare Industries.<ref>{{cite web | title = Red Scare Anniversary Weekend: the Falcon, Lillingtons, Methadones, Masked Intruder, Enemy You, Sidekicks, Teenage Bottlerocket, and others | date = October 23, 2014 | publisher = Chicago Reader | url = http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/red-scare-anniversary-weekend-the-falcon-lillingtons-methadones-masked-intruder-enemy-you-sidekicks-teenage-bottlerocket-and-others/Event?oid=14925493 | accessdate = December 10, 2014}}</ref>

Currently the band has been making some sporadic appearances since 2020.<ref>{{cite web | title = The Methadones talk their legacy, the state of punk, and new music | date = July 26, 2022 | publisher = Punknews | url = https://www.punknews.org/article/77919/interviews-the-methadones-talk-their-legacy-the-state-of-punk-and-new-music | accessdate = July 25, 2023}}</ref>

==Band members== *Dan Vapid - vocals, guitar (1993, 1999–2010, 2011, 2014, 2020, 2022–present) *Sensitive Pete - guitar, bass (1993, 2001–2010, 2011, 2014, 2020, 2022–present) *Pat Buckley - drums (1993) *Dan Panic - drums (1993) *B-Face - bass (1999–2001) *Mike Byrne - guitar (2001–2010, 2011, 2014) *Dan Lumley - drums (1999–2001) *Simon Lamb (2020, 2022–present) *Mike Soucy - drums (2003–2010, 2011, 2014, 2020, 2022–present) *Ken Fused - guitar (2007)

==Discography==

===Studio albums=== *''Ill at Ease'' – A-F Records, September 25, 2001 *''Career Objective'' – Thick Records, July 15, 2003 *''Not Economically Viable'' – Thick Records, November 16, 2004 *''21st Century Power Pop Riot'' – Red Scare Industries, June 6, 2006 *''This Won't Hurt...'' – Red Scare Industries, July 10, 2007

===Extended Plays=== *''Love On Layaway'' – Red Scare Industries, May 30, 2025

===Split albums=== *''The Methadones/The Copyrights Split'' – Transparent Records, Jun 2008

===Singles=== *"I Believe" – Underground Communique! Records, June 26, 2009 *"Gary Glitter" - It's Alive Records, 2009

===Compilation albums=== *''The Methadones'' – Asian Man Records, November 16, 2010

===Compilation appearances=== *''1157 Wheeler Avenue: A Memorial For Amadou Diallo'' – Failed Experiment Records, June 25, 2002 *''Sex and Subversion'' – Thick Records, October 28, 2003 *''Go Kart MP300'' – Go Kart Records, October 28, 2003 *''AMP Presents Vol. 4'' – American Music Press, February 22, 2005 *''Take Me Down To The Punkrock City'' – Squash, June 1, 2005 *''Mean It Man'' – Thick Records, September 13, 2005 *''Punk Rock Mix Tape'' – FastMusic, 2006 *''Hair: Chicago Punk Cuts'' – Thick Records, September 12, 2006 *''I Killed Punk Rock'' - Bouncing Betty Records, October 3, 2006 *''Plea For Peace Vol. 2'' - Asian Man Records, April 24, 2007 *''Insubordination Fest 2009'' - Insubordination Records, May 4, 2010 *'' Red Scare Industries: 10 Years of Your Dumb Bullshit'' - Red Scare Industries, September 9, 2014

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.methadones.com Official Site] No Longer Functioning. *[http://razorcake.org/archive-interview-with-the-methadones/ 2006 Interview] *[http://www.thickrecords.com Thick Records Web Site] *[http://www.redscare.net Red Scare] *[http://www.myspace.com/themethadones Myspace] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929001150/http://www.pounceonline.com/media/storage/paper746/news/2006/09/18/TheBigPicture/Questioning.The.Methadones-2316128.shtml/ The Methadones Interview from 9/18/06 on Pounce Online]

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