Jerry Roush
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Gerald Allen "Jerry" Roush is an American musician, best known as former vocalist for both Of Mice & Men
and Sky Eats Airplane
, and current vocalist of Glass Cloud. He has also filled in as vocalist for American Me
.
band, Sky Eats Airplane
, Roush was announced as the permanent vocalist. He was in the band from 2007 to 2009, and was featured on their debut self-titled album
. After being in the band for two years, co-founder of Sky Eats Airplane, Lee Duck, announced that Jerry would be leaving the band. Duck stated that the "creative differences..." between Jerry Roush and Sky Eats Airplane were "the best option for everyone."
, lead singer of Of Mice & Men
, was forced to refrain from touring due to heart surgery, the band asked Roush to fill in for The Emptiness Tour with Alesana
, A Skylit Drive
, The Word Alive
, and We Came as Romans
. Once the band and Carlile parted ways due to his inability to "meet the demands of touring full time." Roush was announced as the permanent lead vocalist within the same post. Roush was featured on the bands' cover of "Blame It
", originally performed by Jamie Foxx
and T-Pain
, which was released on the Fearless Records
compilation album
Punk Goes Pop 3
.
On January 3, 2011, Alternative Press announced that Austin Carlile and collaborator Alan Ashby would both be joining Of Mice & Men
, with Carlile replacing Jerry Roush.
Roush became the subject of hatred for many Of Mice & Men fans after insulting then-former vocalist Austin Carlile during a performance of the band's song "Second and Sebring" (a song written about Austin's mom passing away) at a show on the 2010 Vans Warped Tour in Kansas City, Kansas.
On February 9, 2011, it was announced on Roush's Twitter that he would be filling in on vocals for the band American Me on their tour in Japan.
Roush also posted on his FormSpring that Glass Cloud will enter the studio in November 2011 and the full-length will be coming out around March 2012.
With Of Mice & Men
Of Mice & Men (band)
Of Mice & Men is an American metalcore band from Costa Mesa, California. The group was founded by Austin Carlile and Jaxin Hall during mid-2009 after Carlile's departure from Attack Attack!...
and Sky Eats Airplane
Sky Eats Airplane
Sky Eats Airplane was an American electronic post-hardcore band, formed in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2005. The band was signed to indie label Equal Vision Records and most recently released their self-titled full-length album through the label in July 2008....
, and current vocalist of Glass Cloud. He has also filled in as vocalist for American Me
American Me
American Me is a 1992 biographical crime drama film produced and directed by Edward James Olmos, his first film as a director, and written by Floyd Mutrux and Desmond Nakano. Olmos also stars as the film's protagonist, Montoya Santana...
.
Sky Eats Airplane (2007–2009)
After answering a national casting call to join the fledgling metalcoreMetalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band, Sky Eats Airplane
Sky Eats Airplane
Sky Eats Airplane was an American electronic post-hardcore band, formed in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2005. The band was signed to indie label Equal Vision Records and most recently released their self-titled full-length album through the label in July 2008....
, Roush was announced as the permanent vocalist. He was in the band from 2007 to 2009, and was featured on their debut self-titled album
Sky Eats Airplane (Album)
-Personnel:*Jerry Roush - lead vocals*Lee Duck – lead guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, electronics, programming, backing vocals*Zack Ordway – rhythm guitar, keyboards, programming*Johno Erickson – bass*Kenny Schick – drums, percussion-External links:...
. After being in the band for two years, co-founder of Sky Eats Airplane, Lee Duck, announced that Jerry would be leaving the band. Duck stated that the "creative differences..." between Jerry Roush and Sky Eats Airplane were "the best option for everyone."
Of Mice & Men, American Me, and Glass Cloud (2010–2011)
When Austin CarlileAustin Carlile
Austin Robert Carlile is an American musician. He was previously the lead vocalist for the band Attack Attack! and currently lead vocalist for Of Mice & Men. He is known for his chirping high-pitched screamed vocals done in the fry scream technique. During his time living in Ohio, Carlile was a...
, lead singer of Of Mice & Men
Of Mice & Men (band)
Of Mice & Men is an American metalcore band from Costa Mesa, California. The group was founded by Austin Carlile and Jaxin Hall during mid-2009 after Carlile's departure from Attack Attack!...
, was forced to refrain from touring due to heart surgery, the band asked Roush to fill in for The Emptiness Tour with Alesana
Alesana
Alesana is an American rock band from Raleigh, North Carolina. Formed in 2004, the group is currently signed to Epitaph Records and have released one EP and four full-length studio albums...
, A Skylit Drive
A Skylit Drive
A Skylit Drive is an American post-hardcore band from Lodi, California. The band released one DVD, one EP and three studio albums: Wires...and the Concept of Breathing on May 20, 2008, Adelphia on June 9, 2009, and most recently Identity On Fire on February 15, 2011. Michael Jagmin has provided...
, The Word Alive
The Word Alive
The Word Alive is an American metalcore band from Phoenix, Arizona, formed in 2008, the band is currently signed to Fearless Records. Their 2009 label debut, Empire reached position 15 on the Top Heatseekers, meeting a great amount of positive acclaim upon its release in 2009...
, and We Came as Romans
We Came as Romans
We Came as Romans is an American rock band from Troy, Michigan. Formed in 2005, the band signed to Equal Vision Records in April 2009 and have released two EPs, Demonstrations and Dreams , and two full-length albums, To Plant a Seed and Understanding What We've Grown to Be...
. Once the band and Carlile parted ways due to his inability to "meet the demands of touring full time." Roush was announced as the permanent lead vocalist within the same post. Roush was featured on the bands' cover of "Blame It
Blame It
"Blame It" is a song by American singer Jamie Foxx, released as the second official single from his third studio album, Intuition. It features singer T-Pain and was written by Christopher "Deep" Henderson, Nate Walker, James T. Brown, John Conte Jr., and Brandon Melanchon and produced by...
", originally performed by Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx
Eric Marlon Bishop , professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer-songwriter, stand-up comedian, and talk radio host. As an actor, his work in the film Ray earned him the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a...
and T-Pain
T-Pain
Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor, currently signed to Young Money Entertainment. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany,...
, which was released on the Fearless Records
Fearless Records
Fearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by...
compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
Punk Goes Pop 3
Punk Goes Pop 3
Punk Goes Pop 3 is the tenth compilation album released from the Punk Goes... series created by Fearless Records to feature covers by various artists of pop songs, and is the tenth album in the series overall...
.
On January 3, 2011, Alternative Press announced that Austin Carlile and collaborator Alan Ashby would both be joining Of Mice & Men
Of Mice & Men (band)
Of Mice & Men is an American metalcore band from Costa Mesa, California. The group was founded by Austin Carlile and Jaxin Hall during mid-2009 after Carlile's departure from Attack Attack!...
, with Carlile replacing Jerry Roush.
Roush became the subject of hatred for many Of Mice & Men fans after insulting then-former vocalist Austin Carlile during a performance of the band's song "Second and Sebring" (a song written about Austin's mom passing away) at a show on the 2010 Vans Warped Tour in Kansas City, Kansas.
On February 9, 2011, it was announced on Roush's Twitter that he would be filling in on vocals for the band American Me on their tour in Japan.
Roush also posted on his FormSpring that Glass Cloud will enter the studio in November 2011 and the full-length will be coming out around March 2012.
Discography
With Sky Eats Airplane- Sky Eats AirplaneSky Eats Airplane (Album)-Personnel:*Jerry Roush - lead vocals*Lee Duck – lead guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, electronics, programming, backing vocals*Zack Ordway – rhythm guitar, keyboards, programming*Johno Erickson – bass*Kenny Schick – drums, percussion-External links:...
(Equal Vision RecordsEqual Vision RecordsEqual Vision Records is a record label based in Albany, New York, which has a focus in metal or punk-based rock genres. Equal Vision Records was founded in the early 1990s by Ray Cappo ....
, 2008)
With Of Mice & Men
- "Blame ItBlame It"Blame It" is a song by American singer Jamie Foxx, released as the second official single from his third studio album, Intuition. It features singer T-Pain and was written by Christopher "Deep" Henderson, Nate Walker, James T. Brown, John Conte Jr., and Brandon Melanchon and produced by...
(Jamie FoxxJamie FoxxEric Marlon Bishop , professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer-songwriter, stand-up comedian, and talk radio host. As an actor, his work in the film Ray earned him the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a...
cover)", on Punk Goes Pop 3Punk Goes Pop 3Punk Goes Pop 3 is the tenth compilation album released from the Punk Goes... series created by Fearless Records to feature covers by various artists of pop songs, and is the tenth album in the series overall...
(Fearless RecordsFearless RecordsFearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by...
, 2010)