History

Asteria formed in 2003 at Crown Point High School and began playing local shows, building a strong regional following. Their name was chosen by drummer Sam Henderson from a gardening

Gardening

Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants. Ornamental plants are normally grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance; useful plants are grown for consumption , for their dyes, or for medicinal or cosmetic use...

 book; it is an alteration of the word wisteria

Wisteria

Wisteria is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, that includes ten species of woody climbing vines native to the eastern United States and to China, Korea, and Japan. Aquarists refer to the species Hygrophila difformis, in the family Acanthaceae, as Water Wisteria...

. After releasing their first album, 2004's Broken-Hearted Lullabies And Hope-Filled Dreams, they played at the Indiana Region Rumble in 2004 and won a number of regional awards that year. Their second full-length A Lesson in Charades followed in May 2005, which soon after led to their signing to Carbon Copy Media

Carbon Copy Media

Carbon Copy Media was an Ohio-based independent record label, clothing company, and video production company founded by singer JT Woodruff of the rock band Hawthorne Heights. The label consisted of local bands in the Dayton, Ohio area...

, owned by J.T. Woodruff of Hawthorne Heights

Hawthorne Heights

Hawthorne Heights is an American rock band from Dayton, Ohio, formed in 2001. Their line-up currently consists of lead-singer and rhythm guitarist JT Woodruff, lead-guitarist and vocalist Micah Carli, bassist and backing vocalist Matt Ridenour, and drummer Eron Bucciarelli...

. However, the group eventually split with Carbon Copy and recorded their follow-up with producer John Naclerio. Naclerio decided to release the album on his own Broken English Records (a subsidiary of EastWest Records); the album was originally slated for a November 2006 release, but was pushed back to February 2007. The group toured nationally in support of the album.

In February 2008, the group announced it is no longer with Broken English. They toured the U.S. with Bedlight for Blue Eyes and The High Court

The High Court

The High Court was an American pop punk band from Mount Holly Township, New Jersey. They released one full studio album, Puppet Strings in 2007, before disbanding in June 2008.-History:...

 in the spring of 2008. During the summer of 2008, they toured with This Century.

Members

• Terrence Kline - vocals
• Seth Henderson - guitar
• Ryan Gullett - guitar
• Sam Henderson - drums
• Brandon McQuen - bass

Discography

• Broken-Hearted Lullabies And Hope-Filled Dreams (2004)
• A Lesson in Charades (2005)
• Slip Into Something More Comfortable (Broken English/EastWest, 2007)
• Asteria EP (19 August 2008)
• Momentum (September 2010)