Named after a headline in a newspaper referring to hockey player Mario Lemieux who made a startling return to the NHL, Comeback Kid was formed in 2002 by friends Andrew Neufeld and Jeremy Hiebert. The two were in a band named Figure Four and intended CBK only to be a side-project, however with the addition of friends Scott Wade and Kyle Profeta the band released their debut album “Turn It Around” on Facedown Records in 2003.
In 2004 Comeback Kid signed with Victory Records who subsequently released all of the future CBK’s material. After touring across the U.S. and Europe Comeback Kid returned with their Sophomore album titled “Wake the Dead” in 2005. The album cemented the band’s proclivity for lightning quick guitar rhythms and violently fervent lyrics, and was produced by Bill Stevenson of Black Flag and Descendents fame. After extensive touring with the album, vocalist Scott Wade departed in 2006 and whose vocal responsibilities fell to Neufeld.
“Broadcasting…” released in 2007 was the band’s follow-up album and puts new singer Neufeld in control and adds a ferocity to the lyrics that wasn’t there before, he’s commanding and compelling, and compliments the battering-ram of percussion and guitar. The band subsequently toured across much of the world including South East Asia and Latin America.
A documentary about the band entitled “Through The Noise’ was released in 2007, documenting the the first six years of the band’s history. After a lengthy period of touring, writing and recording Comeback Kid released “Symptoms and Cures” their fourth studio album in 2010, and their fifth “Die Knowing” in 2014.
A Day To Remember... What is there not to like about them. They are an amazing band and seeing them perform live is life changing. For one the hype of the crowd even before the performance gets you hyped up. Yeah we all know that they have the hard-core style of music so it's expected for the crowd to get intense. And Jeremy jumping around on stage, screaming his lyrics just adds to the hype and it's just an amazing experience. I saw them perform the spring fever tour a few years ago and hearing that first chord being played just changes the atmosphere so much. There are people moshing, jumping, crowd surfing, and singing and screaming the lyrics along with them and it's just the most exciting thing. When you're there you get the kind of adrenaline rush that you would get while riding the fastest roller coaster in the world. You see the crowd surfers (by the way there are about at least 30 people being carried at a time) and you just want to do it as well. So of course I did. I just asked these guys to lift me up and from there you feel weightless. You are on top of the world for about a few seconds. While being carried across the crowd you get a perfect view of the stage and that was also pretty mind blowing. As for the lead singer Jeremy, he creates such an energetic mood for the stage, the rest of the band, the crowd, and even the merchant guys are freaking out (but in a good way). He adores his fans and you can tell about how passionate he is toward us, and the band. He'll let you know how much he loves and appreciates the crowd and their reaction to his excitement. I just loved seeing them and being part of that crowd.
It was like Fight Club. Complete hardcore insanity. I survived! Oldham County in the house. Cannot wait to catch varials at The Glass House in May. For the women in hardcore... ARF ARF
Comeback Kid is one of those essential hardcore punk bands that circulated throughout the scene over the last twelve years both in North America and in Europe.
Seeing them several times in typical hardcore punk venues, local firehouses, bar and billiard joints, community halls, and the likes, I can confirm Comeback Kid puts on one of the most energetic, positive shows there are in the hardcore punk world, and they do so all over the world year after year with new material.
I first saw them with Down To Nothing and other east coast hardcore bands touring through Richmond, Virginia at the time. Their Turn It Around album had come out a few months prior and the word of mouth spread about their awesome breakdowns, noble gang vocals, and overall totally moshable sound.
The place was small, hot, and packed, people were hanging off of speakers, crowd surfing, circling pitting, and much more. The majority of people were straight edge and under thirty, but like every punk show there's the exceptions. Overall it was a great time, my friends and I moshed our feet off, one buddy sprained his arm trying to land a stage dive, but we kept going because the show was that terrific. Comeback Kid doesn't tour as often as they use to, so catch them while you can!