Burning Heads
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Burning Heads is a melodic hardcore
punk rock
band from Orleans, France. The group formed in the late '80s, and started out releasing records independently before signing with Play It Again Sam
in 1994. They became more popular in America with the release of their 1998 record, Be One with the Flames, on Epitaph Records
, and 1999's Escape, on Victory Records
. Later releases came out on Yelen Musiques, a label of Columbia Records
which is a trademark of Sony Music Entertainment
, and Opposite Records.
Melodic hardcore
Melodic hardcore is a subgenre of hardcore punk with a strong emphasis on vocal melody. The genre is commonly defined with fast hardcore drum beats, complex guitar riffs and melodic singing with occasional screaming and shouting.-History:...
punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band from Orleans, France. The group formed in the late '80s, and started out releasing records independently before signing with Play It Again Sam
Play It Again Sam (record label)
[PIAS] Recordings is the recorded music division of the [PIAS] Entertainment Group, a European independent artist and label services company.The record labels that operate under the [PIAS] Recordings umbrella are: Play It Again Sam, Wall of Sound and Different Recordings.Aside from the three London...
in 1994. They became more popular in America with the release of their 1998 record, Be One with the Flames, on Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
, and 1999's Escape, on Victory Records
Victory Records
Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....
. Later releases came out on Yelen Musiques, a label of Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
which is a trademark of Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
, and Opposite Records.
Members
- Phil - guitar
- DJ TDK (Thomas) - drums, back vocals
- JYB - bass, back vocals
- P. Samprass (Pierre) - guitar, lead vocals
- Fonfon (Eric Fontaine) - guitar
Discography
- Burning Heads EP (1991)
- Burning Heads (1993)
- Dive (PIASPIAS Recordings[PIAS] Recordings is the recorded music division of the [PIAS] Entertainment Group, a European independent artist and label services company.The record labels that operate under the [PIAS] Recordings umbrella are: Play It Again Sam, Wall of Sound and Different Recordings.Aside from the three London...
, 1994) - Super Modern World (PIAS, 1996)
- The Weightless Hits (PIAS, 1997)
- Be One with the Flames (Epitaph RecordsEpitaph RecordsEpitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
, 1998) - Wise Guy EP (Pinnacle Records, 1998)
- Escape (Victory RecordsVictory RecordsVictory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....
, 1999) - Opposite (Sony Records, 2002)
- Taranto (Sony Records, 2003)
- BHASS/Never Trust a Punk (Sony Records, 2004, with Alif Sound System )
- Bad Time for Human Kind (Opposite, 2006)
- Incredible Rock Machine (Opposite, 2006)
- Opposite 2 (Opposite, 2007)
- Split 12" with The AdolescentsThe AdolescentsThe Adolescents are an American punk band formed in 1980 in Fullerton, California. It is a punk supergroup, made up of early members of Agent Orange and Social Distortion. They are often credited as one of the leading bands of the 1980s hardcore punk scene....
(Opposite / Slow Death / Wee Wee, 2009) - Spread The Fire (Opposite, 2009)
- Hear This (Opposite Prod, 2011)