Behind Crimson Eyes
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Behind Crimson Eyes is a band based in Australia
. The band formed in Melbourne, Australia
, in 2004. Their line up currently consists of vocalist Josh Stuart, bassist
Garth Buchanan, guitarist
/back up vocalist Aaron Schultz and Dan Kerby as drummer
.
tour in 2005, after which they sold out all but one show on their national headline tour, clocking up over 150 shows in 2005.
Tracks from their EPs have received airplay on Australian radio station Triple J
, featuring on the punk and hardcore show Short Fast Loud, with 3 of their songs making it the high rotation playlist by the end of 2005. The "Prologue" single did well on independent charts in November 2005, receiving airplay on "Australia's most respected commercial radio countdown, Take 40 Australia".
Though only releasing a Compilation album in 2007, Behind Crimson Eyes continued to tour Australia. On 20 April 2007, they performed at the free annual Triple J
concert, The One Night Stand in the small NSW country town of Cowra. Also, in September 2007, the band joined UK metal
band, Bullet For My Valentine
, on their Australian tour.
They headlined a "jam-packed" schedule of shows in late 2007, including appearances at "Pyramid Rock Festival, Bass In The Dust, Bass In The Grass, Destroy Music, Homebake Festival, Trackside Festival and an abundance of intimate clubs shows."
Behind Crimson Eyes played at the Big Day Out 2008
, alongside Rage Against the Machine
, Grinspoon
, Björk
, Enter Shikari
and Silverchair
. They were also the main support for giant heavy metal band, Iron Maiden
. Opening three shows on the Australian leg of their 'Somewhere Back In Time World Tour
'. At their three appearances, the band did a cover of Motorhead's 'Ace Of Spades'. They played with Atreyu
, Avenged Sevenfold
and Bullet For My Valentine
on their Australian tour in May 2008.
In September 2008 they opened shows for Disturbed on their Australian tour along with P.O.D.
and Alter Bridge
.
On 21 January 2009, Kevin Orr announced that he was no longer able to continue playing for BCE. Along with this, Cam Gilmour decided to leave BCE. Dan Kerby was announced as the replacement drummer.
In 2010 Behind Crimson Eyes uploaded a new demo to their myspace titled, "I'm Gunning For T.G". Also, they uploaded a teaser video to youtube saying "Behind Crimson Eyes are back, heavier than ever". According to the trailer, the new album is due out mid 2010.
Behind Crimson Eyes recently announced that instead of an album they are going to be doing a three-part EP series titled "See You In Hell" with the first chapter to be released by the end of the year. The band are currently writing demos for the EP.
on 18 November 2006, through their deal with Roadrunner Records Australia
. They broke into the Top 50 ARIA Chart
for the first time, with radio support only from Triple J
. A Revelation For Despair
peaked at #43 after entering the chart on 3 December 2006 – 2 weeks after being released.
The 2006 debut album spawned three singles, including "Shakedown", "You've Had Your Chance" and the final one, "The Bonesmen". All 3 had music videos created.
A Revelation For Despair
was Behind Crimson Eyes' attempt at a more mainstream direction compared to their previous two EP releases. Featuring rock
mixed with elements of the mainstream idea of post-hardcore
and pop punk
.
. The band announced on their website blog on 6 December 2007, that they had "3 or 4 songs pretty much done". "Behind Crimson Eyes" was released on 20 March 2009. It marked a shift in sound from previous releases, with vocalist Josh Stuart dropping the screaming elements present on previous releases.
"We realise that people don't want to have to wait 12 to 18 months to hear new material. This method will enable us to get back to our roots and constantly deliver new music to our fans." - Josh Stuart
The first of chapter of these EP's is expected to be released by the end of the year with the subsequent EP's to follow a few months later.
Two songs expected to be on "See You In Hell" are "I'm Gunning For T.G." (the band released a demo of this on their myspace) and "Hell On Earth" (which the band has been playing live recently).
The band recently played a new song entitled "Fallen Angels" at the Another World Festival in Melbourne.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The band formed in Melbourne, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, in 2004. Their line up currently consists of vocalist Josh Stuart, bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Garth Buchanan, guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
/back up vocalist Aaron Schultz and Dan Kerby as drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
.
Band history
Since forming in 2004, Behind Crimson Eyes has played the Melbourne leg of the Taste Of ChaosTaste of Chaos
Taste of Chaos is a hardcore tour that was started in the winter of 2005 by Kevin Lyman, the creator of the successful Warped Tour along with friend and business partner, John Reese. The Taste Of Chaos tour caters for fans of the post-hardcore, screamo, and metal genres, while offering the same...
tour in 2005, after which they sold out all but one show on their national headline tour, clocking up over 150 shows in 2005.
Tracks from their EPs have received airplay on Australian radio station Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
, featuring on the punk and hardcore show Short Fast Loud, with 3 of their songs making it the high rotation playlist by the end of 2005. The "Prologue" single did well on independent charts in November 2005, receiving airplay on "Australia's most respected commercial radio countdown, Take 40 Australia".
Though only releasing a Compilation album in 2007, Behind Crimson Eyes continued to tour Australia. On 20 April 2007, they performed at the free annual Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
concert, The One Night Stand in the small NSW country town of Cowra. Also, in September 2007, the band joined UK metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band, Bullet For My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine are a Welsh heavy metal band from Bridgend, formed in 1998. The band is composed of Matt Tuck , Michael Paget , Jason James , and Michael Thomas . They were formed under the name Jeff Killed John and started their music career by covering songs by Metallica and Nirvana...
, on their Australian tour.
They headlined a "jam-packed" schedule of shows in late 2007, including appearances at "Pyramid Rock Festival, Bass In The Dust, Bass In The Grass, Destroy Music, Homebake Festival, Trackside Festival and an abundance of intimate clubs shows."
Behind Crimson Eyes played at the Big Day Out 2008
Big Day Out
The Big Day Out is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. It started in Sydney in 1992, spread to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by 1993, with the Gold Coast and Auckland joining in 1994...
, alongside Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group's line-up consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk...
, Grinspoon
Grinspoon
Grinspoon are an Australian rock band from Lismore, New South Wales formed in 1995 and fronted by Phil Jamieson on vocals and guitar with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass guitar and Kristian Hopes on drums. Also in 1995, they won the Triple J-sponsored Unearthed competition for Lismore,...
, Björk
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
, Enter Shikari
Enter Shikari
Enter Shikari are a British band, that combine post-hardcore with elements of various electronic genres, formed in 2003 in St Albans, Hertfordshire. The band is named after a boat belonging to Roughton "Rou" Reynolds' uncle, and a character in a play which he wrote before forming the band, both of...
and Silverchair
Silverchair
Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Chris Joannou on bass guitar and Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo...
. They were also the main support for giant heavy metal band, Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
. Opening three shows on the Australian leg of their 'Somewhere Back In Time World Tour
Somewhere Back In Time World Tour
Somewhere Back in Time World Tour was a concert tour by Iron Maiden in 2008 and 2009, focussed on the band's 80s material, in particular songs from Powerslave, Somewhere In Time and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son...
'. At their three appearances, the band did a cover of Motorhead's 'Ace Of Spades'. They played with Atreyu
Atreyu (band)
Atreyu is an American rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 1998. The band consists of vocalist/lyricist Alex Varkatzas, guitarists Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel, bassist Marc McKnight and drummer/vocalist Brandon Saller...
, Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California. Formed in 1999, the group consists of vocalist M. Shadows, lead guitarist Synyster Gates, rhythm guitarist Zacky Vengeance, bassist Johnny Christ....
and Bullet For My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine are a Welsh heavy metal band from Bridgend, formed in 1998. The band is composed of Matt Tuck , Michael Paget , Jason James , and Michael Thomas . They were formed under the name Jeff Killed John and started their music career by covering songs by Metallica and Nirvana...
on their Australian tour in May 2008.
In September 2008 they opened shows for Disturbed on their Australian tour along with P.O.D.
P.O.D.
Payable on Death is an American Christian metal band formed in 1992. The band's line-up consists of vocalist Sonny Sandoval, drummer Wuv Bernardo, guitarist Marcos Curiel, and bassist Traa Daniels. Their Christian faith is an important part of their music.They have released seven studio albums and...
and Alter Bridge
Alter Bridge
Alter Bridge is an American rock band that was formed in 2004 in Orlando, Florida by lead guitarist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall, and drummer Scott Phillips, who are all also members of Creed. Lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Myles Kennedy, formerly of The Mayfield Four and the frontman...
.
On 21 January 2009, Kevin Orr announced that he was no longer able to continue playing for BCE. Along with this, Cam Gilmour decided to leave BCE. Dan Kerby was announced as the replacement drummer.
In 2010 Behind Crimson Eyes uploaded a new demo to their myspace titled, "I'm Gunning For T.G". Also, they uploaded a teaser video to youtube saying "Behind Crimson Eyes are back, heavier than ever". According to the trailer, the new album is due out mid 2010.
Behind Crimson Eyes recently announced that instead of an album they are going to be doing a three-part EP series titled "See You In Hell" with the first chapter to be released by the end of the year. The band are currently writing demos for the EP.
A Revelation for Despair (2006)
Behind Crimson Eyes released their debut album A Revelation For DespairA Revelation for Despair
A Revelation For Despair is the debut album by Australian hard rock band Behind Crimson Eyes. It was recorded at Sing Sing South, South Yarra and Sing Sing Richmond in Melbourne, Australia. The lead single is "Shakedown". The second single released from the album is "You've Had Your...
on 18 November 2006, through their deal with Roadrunner Records Australia
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:...
. They broke into the Top 50 ARIA Chart
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
for the first time, with radio support only from Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
. A Revelation For Despair
A Revelation for Despair
A Revelation For Despair is the debut album by Australian hard rock band Behind Crimson Eyes. It was recorded at Sing Sing South, South Yarra and Sing Sing Richmond in Melbourne, Australia. The lead single is "Shakedown". The second single released from the album is "You've Had Your...
peaked at #43 after entering the chart on 3 December 2006 – 2 weeks after being released.
The 2006 debut album spawned three singles, including "Shakedown", "You've Had Your Chance" and the final one, "The Bonesmen". All 3 had music videos created.
A Revelation For Despair
A Revelation for Despair
A Revelation For Despair is the debut album by Australian hard rock band Behind Crimson Eyes. It was recorded at Sing Sing South, South Yarra and Sing Sing Richmond in Melbourne, Australia. The lead single is "Shakedown". The second single released from the album is "You've Had Your...
was Behind Crimson Eyes' attempt at a more mainstream direction compared to their previous two EP releases. Featuring rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
mixed with elements of the mainstream idea of post-hardcore
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
and pop punk
Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...
.
Behind Crimson Eyes (self-titled) (2009)
Through late 2007 the band were taking some time to write their follow up to A Revelation For DespairA Revelation for Despair
A Revelation For Despair is the debut album by Australian hard rock band Behind Crimson Eyes. It was recorded at Sing Sing South, South Yarra and Sing Sing Richmond in Melbourne, Australia. The lead single is "Shakedown". The second single released from the album is "You've Had Your...
. The band announced on their website blog on 6 December 2007, that they had "3 or 4 songs pretty much done". "Behind Crimson Eyes" was released on 20 March 2009. It marked a shift in sound from previous releases, with vocalist Josh Stuart dropping the screaming elements present on previous releases.
See You In Hell (2010-11?)
Instead of writing a new album, Behind Crimson Eyes have decided to do a three-part EP series entitled "See You In Hell" which is expected to be similar to their old EP's and Demo CD. This decision came about because the band wanted to " do something different, something grand and something that will be more in line with the times.""We realise that people don't want to have to wait 12 to 18 months to hear new material. This method will enable us to get back to our roots and constantly deliver new music to our fans." - Josh Stuart
The first of chapter of these EP's is expected to be released by the end of the year with the subsequent EP's to follow a few months later.
Two songs expected to be on "See You In Hell" are "I'm Gunning For T.G." (the band released a demo of this on their myspace) and "Hell On Earth" (which the band has been playing live recently).
The band recently played a new song entitled "Fallen Angels" at the Another World Festival in Melbourne.
Albums
| Released | Title | Label | Format | Australian Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 November 2006 | A Revelation For Despair A Revelation for Despair A Revelation For Despair is the debut album by Australian hard rock band Behind Crimson Eyes. It was recorded at Sing Sing South, South Yarra and Sing Sing Richmond in Melbourne, Australia. The lead single is "Shakedown". The second single released from the album is "You've Had Your... |
Boomtown Records Boomtown Records Boomtown Records is an independent record label founded by Jaddan Comerford in October 2002 and based in Melbourne, Australia. In 2011 the label was rebranded with Staple Management to new company - We Are Unified- History :... /Road Runner Records |
LP | 43 |
| 20 March 2009 | Behind Crimson Eyes Behind crimson eyes (album) Behind Crimson Eyes is the self-titled second full-length studio album by Australian rock band Behind Crimson Eyes, released through Roadrunner Records on 20 March 2009... |
Roadrunner Records | LP |
Compilations
| Released | Title | Label | Format | Details | Australian Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 March 2007 | Scream Out Your Name To The Night Scream Out Your Name to the Night Scream Out Your Name to the Night is Behind Crimson Eyes' first compilation containing the tracks from their Demos and EPs.- Track listing :#The Art of War#Empty Promises#The Black Veil#Sorry Doesn't Cut It#Cherry Blossom Epitaph... |
Boomtown Records Boomtown Records Boomtown Records is an independent record label founded by Jaddan Comerford in October 2002 and based in Melbourne, Australia. In 2011 the label was rebranded with Staple Management to new company - We Are Unified- History :... /Road Runner Records |
CD/DVD | All songs from unreleased demo, Prologue and Pavour Nocturnus |
Demos, EPs and Singles
| Released | Title | Label | Format | Other information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Demo | Self Released | Demo | |
| 2005 | Pavour Nocturnus Pavour Nocturnus Pavour Nocturnus is the first EP by the Australian hard rock band Behind Crimson Eyes, released in 2005. It is the band's debut official release, as the only thing that came before this EP was a rare demo from 2004... |
Boomtown Records Boomtown Records Boomtown Records is an independent record label founded by Jaddan Comerford in October 2002 and based in Melbourne, Australia. In 2011 the label was rebranded with Staple Management to new company - We Are Unified- History :... |
EP | |
| Prologue: The Art of War/Cherry Blossom Epitaph Prologue: The Art of War/Cherry Blossom Epitaph "Prologue: The Art of War/Cherry Blossom Epitaph" is the second official release by Australian hard rock act Behind Crimson Eyes, released in 2005. It is also the band's third ever release, the first being a little-known demo from 2004 and second being the band's first EP, Pavour Nocturnus, also... |
EP | Received Take 40 radio play | ||
| 2006 | Shakedown | Roadrunner Records Roadrunner Records Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:... |
Single | |
| 2007 | You've Had Your Chance | Single | ||
| The Bonesmen | Single | |||
| 8 November 2008 | Addicted | Single | ||
| 2009 | Fighting For Our Lives | Single |
External links
- Official website
- MySpace Site
- Behind Crimson Eyes at Pure Volume
- News.com.au Gig Guide