A.R.E. Weapons

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{{Short description|American electroclash band}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = A.R.E. Weapons

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| origin = New York City, U.S.

| genre = Electroclash{{Cite web |last=Tuohy |first=Laurel |date=September 9, 2004 |title=Phantom Planet comes into its own |url=https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Phantom-Planet-comes-into-its-own-245515.php |access-date=October 14, 2024 |website=The News-Times}}

| years_active = 1999–present

| label = Rough Trade, Defend, Weapons

| website = {{URL|areweapons.com}}

| current_members = Brain F. McPeck
Matthew McAuley
Paul Sevigny
Erik Rapin

| past_members = Thomas Bullock
Ryan Noel

}}

A.R.E. Weapons is an American electroclash band from New York City. The band was formed in 1999 by Matthew McAuley, Brain F. McPeck, and Ryan Noel. Their live shows are noted for their aggressiveness and confrontational style.{{cite web |author=Kellman |first=Andy |title=A.R.E. Weapons Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/are-weapons-mn0000577885#biography |access-date=October 14, 2024 |publisher=AllMusic}} Early reviewers placed them in the no wave category.{{Cite web|url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/reviews/tv-baby--tv-baby|title="TV Baby" by TV Baby|first=Chris|last=Brunelle|publisher=Impose Magazine|date=October 5, 2010|access-date=September 20, 2012}}

Rough Trade was encouraged to sign the band after Pulp's Jarvis Cocker heard them live. A.R.E. Weapons released two singles, "Street Gang" and "New York Muscle", in 2001. Before the release of their self-titled 2003 album, synthesizer player Thomas Bullock was replaced by their manager Paul Sevigny (brother of actress Chloë Sevigny). Guitarist Ryan Noel died in 2004 of a heroin overdose. The remaining members recorded their second album, Free in the Streets, which was released in 2005.

Matthew McAuley and Brian McPeck went on to form the band T.V. Baby and in 2017 released the album "Dignity Don't Dance" on Deus Records.{{Cite web |last=Pearis |first=Bill |date=May 5, 2017 |title=TV Baby (members of A.R.E. Weapons) ready debut LP (listen to "Swamp Beat"), playing Baby's w/ Ian Svenonius |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/tv-baby-members-of-a-r-e-weapons-ready-debut-lp-listen-to-swamp-beat-playing-babys/ |website=BrooklynVegan}} McAuley then went on to play in the Brion Starr band and began his own solo career.{{cite web | url=https://first-avenue.com/performer/brion-starr/ | title=Brion Starr }} Paul Sevingny went on to operate a conglomerate of clubs in downtown New York City.{{cite web | url=https://www.gq.com/story/paul-sevigny-nyc-nightlife | title=Paul Sevigny Won't Stop Partying | date=August 27, 2021 }}