The Arsons

The Arsons were a melodic punk/hardcore band from Astoria, NY. The band was started in 2001 by Ernie Parada after Greyarea went on hiatus. With Ernie on guitar, he recruited Marc Adams on vocals (who he had previously worked with in In Your Face and John Henry), Alex Volonino on bass and Greyarea member [a=Vinny Value] on drums. After one album, Vinny decided to leave, and after failing to find a new drummer, Ernie moved over to drums and Greyarea member Jay Lehrhoff came in on guitar. One album later, the band changed again, as Ernie wanted to move back to guitar alongside Jay, so they brought Danny Windas on to play drums. This lineup stayed until 2007, when the band seemed to end as Ernie, Jay and Alex all moved on to Higher Giant