<p>Chisel was a punk and mod rock band formed in 1990 at the University of Notre Dame. The members at the time were Ted Leo on guitar and vocals, Chris Infante on bass, and John Dugan on drums. In 1991, the band
... <p>Chisel was a punk and mod rock band formed in 1990 at the University of Notre Dame. The members at the time were Ted Leo on guitar and vocals, Chris Infante on bass, and John Dugan on drums. In 1991, the band released their first single Swamp Fox/Spike b/w Listen, and would appear on different compilations from local radio stations in Notre Dame and Princeton, NJ. The band then recorded, mixed, and started spreading around a demo tape, which was recorded at the Stanford Hall at Notre Dame. The following year, Chris Infante would leave the band after graduating and be replaced by Chris Norborg. Two years later, the band would relocate to Washington, DC. After a few years of releasing singles and putting songs on comps, the band released a compilation of singles and miscellaneous tracks, Nothing New, in 1995. During the same year, the band would do a split with fellow South Bend band Brian, Collin, & Vince. Not long after, the band would go into the studio to record their first studio album, which would see release as 8 A.M. All Day in 1996. Within the same year, the band would appear on a split with Velocity Girl. The following year, the band would once again go into the studio, and, after releasing the single It’s Alright, You’re O.K. / The Guns Of Meridian Hill, they released what would be their final and most popular album, Set You Free. After a short tour that originally had plans to go around the West Coast and Europe but was scrapped, the band broke up. Ted Leo would not long after go on to form Ted Leo & The Pharmacists. Chris Norborg has been credited as playing drums in a few other bands. In 2022, Numero Group announced they were reissuing and expanding Chisel’s discography throughout the year, starting with the official digital release of the It’s Alright, You’re O.K. / The Guns Of Meridian Hill single.</p>
