This Romantic Tragedy
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This Romantic Tragedy is an American post-hardcore
band from Las Vegas, Nevada
. They will be releasing their debut full-length album in 2011.
, Chiodos
, Escape The Fate
, and many more. A year later, in 2008, the band self-recorded and self-released another EP, Like Drama, Like Karma. Creating more local buzz for the band as well as in neighboring states, where they played shows in Arizona, Utah, and California. They also won an opening slot on the 2009 [Taste Of Chaos] tour in Las Vegas, Nevada to play with Thursday (band)
, Bring Me The Horizon
, and Pierce The Veil
.
In January 2009, This Romantic Tragedy entered the studio with famed producer Cory Spotts (Blessthefall
, Greeley Estates
, Job For The Cowboy) at Bluelight Audio in Phoenix, Arizona
to create another EP titled Trust In Fear. The band released a couple of new songs on myspace where they began to receive buzz nationwide and again they won a spot on the 2009 Extreme Thing in March with Bad Religion
, Silverstein
, and more where the band originally released their EP Trust In Fear and also picked up manager Stewart Teggart.
In June 2009, they signed with Raleigh
, North Carolina
-based record label Tragic Hero Records
and went on a short tour with labelmates Confide and Rise Records
artist, Of Machines
. They also shot and filmed their first music video for their song "The Worst Part Is Waking Up", filmed by young videographer Daniel Chesnut, which was released on June 26, 2009. Shortly after the band had a falling out with original bassist Carlin Leavitt where he was let go from the band and following that, keyboardist Gabe Centeno quit the band "to focus on school".
After the line-up change the band went on tour again with Confide, Agraceful, and Memphis May Fire
, with fill-in bass player, Brian Sims. On September 22, 2009, the band re-released their EP Trust In Fear digitally and in stores through Tragic Hero Records
. Their re-release featured new artwork and the music video.
The band returned back to their home base in Las Vegas
, Nevada
where they spent many months off of the road to search for a new vocalist and a full-time vocalist.
, California
with Joel Piper of Confide to record 3 new demos with the new members. In March 2010 the band played a sold-out comeback show in Las Vegas with the new members, playing old songs, as well as the demos. A new Myspace layout, photos and the new members were also announced. The new lineup instead featured 2 vocalists; Sean Neumann, singing, and Chad Dague, screaming, as well as new bassist, Evan Ellis.
After playing a few shows again, the band was back in order. In June 2010, the band signed with Outerloop Management, and represented by Matthew Stewart (We Came As Romans
, The Word Alive
) and Yogi Allgood (Ivoryline
, Darkest Hour), and went on a short tour with I Am Ghost
, and label-mates, We Are Defiance
.
The band recently this September and October, just finished up recording their first full-length record in Weehawken, New Jersey
at the Machine Shop with producer Will Putney (Four Year Strong
, Suicide Silence
, For Today
). The new album is said to be more dynamic, thought out, and offers a wider range of influences and sound. The album will also feature the three demo's re-recorded including "You're Just A Trend ft. Joel Piper of Confide". According to the bands twitter, The album is now being mixed, and album artwork, info, and a release date will be announced soon.
It is rumored that one of the demo songs "You're Just A Trend ft. Joel Piper", is written about the bands previous vocalist.
Scream Vocalist Chad Dague did Merch for the This Romantic Tragedy during The Thriller Tour when the band split way's with their original vocalist. It was talked that Chad would finish out the rest of the tour doing vocals but the idea fell through after the band didn't have a bassist to fill-in.
EP'S
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...
band from Las Vegas, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
. They will be releasing their debut full-length album in 2011.
Formation, Signing, and Trust In Fear (2007-2009)
This Romantic Tragedy was originally formed in 2004 by guitarists David Diaz and Kyle Huender. The band, however, didn't get their start until 2007 when the two were joined by bassist and friend,Carlin Leavitt, drummer, Mark Neuhardt, and original vocalist Jay Cammilleri. In Mid 2007, the band released a 5-song EP titled Atherlie. Shortly after the band added the addition of Keyboard and Synth to the band thanks to keyboardist Gabe Centeno. Quickly the band began to receive much attention from the local scene, playing shows every month and building their fanbase. Their continued local support earned them a spot on the 2008 Extreme Thing. Playing along side such acts such as PennywisePennywise (band)
Pennywise is a Californian punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California, formed in 1988. The name is derived from the monster, It, from the Stephen King novel of the same title....
, Chiodos
Chiodos
Chiodos is an American post hardcore band from Davison, Michigan. Formed in 2001, the group was originally known as "The Chiodos Bros," the band's name was a tribute to filmmakers Stephen, Charles, and Edward Chiodo, responsible for the film Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Chiodos released their...
, Escape The Fate
Escape The Fate
Escape the Fate is an American post-hardcore band from Las Vegas, Nevada formed in 2005 and originally from Pahrump, Nevada. They have released three EPs and three full-length studio albums. Dying Is Your Latest Fashion was the band's debut album and only album to feature vocalist Ronnie Radke...
, and many more. A year later, in 2008, the band self-recorded and self-released another EP, Like Drama, Like Karma. Creating more local buzz for the band as well as in neighboring states, where they played shows in Arizona, Utah, and California. They also won an opening slot on the 2009 [Taste Of Chaos] tour in Las Vegas, Nevada to play with Thursday (band)
Thursday (band)
Thursday were an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Formed in 1997, the group has released six full-length albums, their most recent being No Devolución, which was released in April 2011 on Epitaph Records...
, Bring Me The Horizon
Bring Me the Horizon
Bring Me the Horizon are a British metalcore band from Sheffield, Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. Bring Me the Horizon constits of Oliver Sykes as the lead vocalist, lead guitarist Lee Malia, rhythm guitarist Jona Weinhofen, bassist Matt Kean and drummer Matt Nicholls...
, and Pierce The Veil
Pierce the Veil
Pierce the Veil is an American post-hardcore band from San Diego, California. Formed in 2006, the group was founded by brothers Vic and Mike Fuentes after the disbandment of the group Early Times which was formed out of the San Diego punk rock scene...
.
In January 2009, This Romantic Tragedy entered the studio with famed producer Cory Spotts (Blessthefall
Blessthefall
Blessthefall is an American metalcore band from Phoenix, Arizona, currently signed to Fearless Records. The band was founded in 2003 by guitarist Mike Frisby, drummer Matt Traynor, and bassist Jared Warth. Their debut album, His Last Walk, with original vocalist Craig Mabbitt, was released April...
, Greeley Estates
Greeley Estates
Greeley Estates is an American metalcore band from Phoenix, Arizona. Formed in 2002, the band has released five full-length studio albums and one EP...
, Job For The Cowboy) at Bluelight Audio in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
to create another EP titled Trust In Fear. The band released a couple of new songs on myspace where they began to receive buzz nationwide and again they won a spot on the 2009 Extreme Thing in March with Bad Religion
Bad Religion
Bad Religion is a punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1979. Their current line-up consists of Greg Graffin , Brett Gurewitz , Jay Bentley , Greg Hetson , Brian Baker and Brooks Wackerman . Gurewitz is also the founder of the label Epitaph Records, which has released almost all of the...
, Silverstein
Silverstein (band)
Silverstein is a Canadian post-hardcore band from Burlington, Ontario, formed in 2000. Their band name is a reference to the famous children's author Shel Silverstein, whom the band had admired and read the stories of as children. They have released a total of five studio albums, three EP's, a...
, and more where the band originally released their EP Trust In Fear and also picked up manager Stewart Teggart.
In June 2009, they signed with Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
-based record label Tragic Hero Records
Tragic Hero Records
Tragic Hero Records is a record label founded in Raleigh, North Carolina in March 2005 to represent the growing hardcore punk and harder wave of music in North Carolina. The label was founded by Tommy Lacombe, David Varnedoe and Jason Ganthner. Alesana was the first band the label signed...
and went on a short tour with labelmates Confide and Rise Records
Rise Records
-History:Rise was founded in 1991 by Craig Ericson in Roseburg, Oregon. He released a small number of 7" records before putting the label on hiatus to attend college. Ericson didn't release anything further until 1999, after moving to Portland, Oregon. He began issuing small-print 7" records, and...
artist, Of Machines
Of Machines
Of Machines was an American post-hardcore band from Atlanta. Formed in 2006, the band was originally known as We Are Kings and changed their name the following year of their formation...
. They also shot and filmed their first music video for their song "The Worst Part Is Waking Up", filmed by young videographer Daniel Chesnut, which was released on June 26, 2009. Shortly after the band had a falling out with original bassist Carlin Leavitt where he was let go from the band and following that, keyboardist Gabe Centeno quit the band "to focus on school".
After the line-up change the band went on tour again with Confide, Agraceful, and Memphis May Fire
Memphis May Fire
Memphis May Fire is an American post-hardcore band currently based in Texas. Since its formation, the band has released two EPs and two full-length albums. Their music has been compared to Underoath and He Is Legend...
, with fill-in bass player, Brian Sims. On September 22, 2009, the band re-released their EP Trust In Fear digitally and in stores through Tragic Hero Records
Tragic Hero Records
Tragic Hero Records is a record label founded in Raleigh, North Carolina in March 2005 to represent the growing hardcore punk and harder wave of music in North Carolina. The label was founded by Tommy Lacombe, David Varnedoe and Jason Ganthner. Alesana was the first band the label signed...
. Their re-release featured new artwork and the music video.
Cammilleri's departure
Midway through The Thriller Tour the band was forced to drop off the tour when vocalist Jay Cammilleri was fired from the band. An official statement from the band was never released, but according to a blog posted guitarist Kyle Huender, "Things began to get horribly out of control with him (Cammilleri) and we had no other choice but to let go of our singer for our own safety and for the best for the band". The full blog can still be found somewhere on the internet. The vocalist was apparently let go for various reasons.The band returned back to their home base in Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
where they spent many months off of the road to search for a new vocalist and a full-time vocalist.
New This Romantic Tragedy (2010-present)
According to twitter, in January 2010, it was apparent the band had found, in fact 3 new members and in February 2010 the band went into the studio in FresnoFresno
Fresno is the fifth largest city in California.Fresno may also refer to:-Places:Colombia* Fresno, TolimaSpain* Fresno, a ghost village in Nidáliga, Valle de Sedano, Burgos* Aldea del Fresno, Madrid* Fresno de la Vega, Ribera del Esla, León...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
with Joel Piper of Confide to record 3 new demos with the new members. In March 2010 the band played a sold-out comeback show in Las Vegas with the new members, playing old songs, as well as the demos. A new Myspace layout, photos and the new members were also announced. The new lineup instead featured 2 vocalists; Sean Neumann, singing, and Chad Dague, screaming, as well as new bassist, Evan Ellis.
After playing a few shows again, the band was back in order. In June 2010, the band signed with Outerloop Management, and represented by Matthew Stewart (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...
, 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 Yogi Allgood (Ivoryline
Ivoryline
Ivoryline is an American rock band from Tyler, Texas, currently signed to Tooth & Nail Records.-History:Ivoryline formed in 2003 under the name Dead End Driveway, releasing an EP and an album under this name before changing the name to Ivoryline in 2005. Soon after the name change, the band was...
, Darkest Hour), and went on a short tour with I Am Ghost
I Am Ghost
I Am Ghost was an American band from Long Beach, California, conceived of and founded by Steven Juliano in 2004. They were signed to Epitaph Records from 2005 to 2010, before splitting up in July 2010.- History :...
, and label-mates, We Are Defiance
We Are Defiance
We Are Defiance is an American metalcore band from Ocala, Florida. Founded in 2009 by singer Brian Calzini, with the help of producer, Tom Denney, formerly of A Day to Remember....
.
The band recently this September and October, just finished up recording their first full-length record in Weehawken, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
at the Machine Shop with producer Will Putney (Four Year Strong
Four Year Strong
Four Year Strong is an American pop punk band from Worcester, Massachusetts, formed in 2001. The group consists of vocalists and guitarists Dan O'Connor and Alan Day, bassist Joe Weiss, and drummer Jackson Massucco...
, Suicide Silence
Suicide Silence
Suicide Silence is an American extreme metal band from Riverside, California. The group consists of vocalist Mitch Lucker, guitarists Chris Garza and Mark Heylmun, drummer Alex Lopez and bassist Dan Kenny. Formed in 2002, the band has released three full-length studio albums, one EP and seven music...
, For Today
For Today (band)
For Today is an American Christian metalcore band from Sioux City, Iowa, formed in 2005. They are currently signed to Razor & Tie. They have released one EP, Your Moment, Your Life, Your Time, and three full-length albums: Ekklesia on April 1, 2008, Portraits on June 9, 2009, and their third studio...
). The new album is said to be more dynamic, thought out, and offers a wider range of influences and sound. The album will also feature the three demo's re-recorded including "You're Just A Trend ft. Joel Piper of Confide". According to the bands twitter, The album is now being mixed, and album artwork, info, and a release date will be announced soon.
It is rumored that one of the demo songs "You're Just A Trend ft. Joel Piper", is written about the bands previous vocalist.
Scream Vocalist Chad Dague did Merch for the This Romantic Tragedy during The Thriller Tour when the band split way's with their original vocalist. It was talked that Chad would finish out the rest of the tour doing vocals but the idea fell through after the band didn't have a bassist to fill-in.
Discography
Albums- Reborn (2010)
EP'S
- Atherlie EP (2007)
- Like Drama, Like Karma EP (2008)
- Trust In Fear EP (2009) Tragic Hero Records
Music videos
| Year | Song | Director | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "The Worst Part Is Waking Up" | Daniel Chesnut | Trust In Fear |
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Such Simple Words" | Reborn Reborn (album) Reborn is the sixth studio album by rock band Stryper, and the first full-length album of new material since Against the Law in 1990. Reborn started out as a Michael Sweet solo project, and had already been completely recorded with drummer Derek Kerswill and bassist Lou Spagnola... |
Current members
- Sean Neumann: Lead vocals (2010–present)
- Chad Dague: Scream vocals (2010–present)
- David Diaz: guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocals (2004–present) - Mark Neuhardt: Drums, samples (2006–present)
Former members
- Jay Cammilleri: Vocals (2006–2010)
- Gabe Centeno: Keyboard, Syntheziser, Vocals (2007–2009)
- Victor Ngo: Bass, Vocals (2007-2008)
- Carlin Leavitt: Bass (2006–2009)
- Evan Ellis: Bass (2010–2011)
- Kyle Huender: Guitar, Programming (2004–2011)
- Brian Sims: Touring Bass (2009)