Touche Amore
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Touché Amoré is an American melodic hardcore
band that was formed in 2007.
The band released their debut 7" demo on No Sleep Records in September 2008. After a few west coast tours, the band went back into the studio to record their full length entitled ...To the Beat of a Dead Horse. The album was recorded at Earth Capital studios in January 2009. The LP was released in June 2009 on both 6131 and Geoff Rickly
of Thursday
's Collect Records. The album was met with generally positive reviews from critics including Sputnikmusic
, Punknews.org
, and Alternative Press. It also made its way onto multiple "Best Albums of 2009" lists.
Touché Amoré has completed tours alongside Bane
, Black Breath, Coalesce, Converge
, The Dear Hunter
, The Fall of Troy
, Envy
, Gaza, La Dispute
, Pianos Become the Teeth
, Lewd Acts
, Lowtalker, Title Fight
, Strike Anywhere
and Thursday
amongst several other tours.
Former members
EPs
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:...
band that was formed in 2007.
The band released their debut 7" demo on No Sleep Records in September 2008. After a few west coast tours, the band went back into the studio to record their full length entitled ...To the Beat of a Dead Horse. The album was recorded at Earth Capital studios in January 2009. The LP was released in June 2009 on both 6131 and Geoff Rickly
Geoff Rickly
Geoffrey William Rickly Geoffrey William Rickly Geoffrey William Rickly (born March 8, 1979 is the lead singer and songwriter of Thursday, an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. They have released six studio albums. Rickly grew up in Dumont, New Jersey...
of Thursday
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...
's Collect Records. The album was met with generally positive reviews from critics including Sputnikmusic
Sputnikmusic
Sputnikmusic, or simply Sputnik, is a music website offering music criticism and music news alongside features commonly associated with wiki-style websites...
, Punknews.org
Punknews.org
Punknews.org is a website founded by Aubin Paul which launched in 1999. The website publishes music news and album reviews relating to punk rock, hardcore punk, ska, indie rock and heavy metal...
, and Alternative Press. It also made its way onto multiple "Best Albums of 2009" lists.
Touché Amoré has completed tours alongside Bane
Bane (band)
Bane, a hardcore punk band, began as a side project between Aaron Dalbec and Damon Bellardo. Aaron approached Matt Firestone to sing and they played under the moniker of Gateway for a few shows, before Firestone departed ways to focus on other projects...
, Black Breath, Coalesce, Converge
Converge (band)
Converge is an American band from Salem, Massachusetts. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and metal since 1990, Converge has helped to define many of the elements of the metalcore genre.-Description:...
, The Dear Hunter
The Dear Hunter
The Dear Hunter is an indie rock band originating in Providence, Rhode Island. It began as a side project of Casey Crescenzo, formerly of post-hardcore band The Receiving End of Sirens...
, The Fall of Troy
The Fall of Troy
The Fall of Troy was an American progressive math rock trio from Mukilteo, Washington. The trio consisted of Thomas Erak , Andrew Forsman and Frank Ene...
, Envy
Envy (band)
Envy is a rock band from Japan. They are signed to Rock Action Records in Europe and Temporary Residence Limited in North America, though originally they worked with Level Plane Records. More recently in their career, Envy's music has grown to include elements of post-rock.Vocalist Tetsuya Fukagawa...
, Gaza, La Dispute
La Dispute (band)
La Dispute is a five piece band from Grand Rapids, Michigan that formed in 2004. As of 2011, they have released two albums and seven EPs. La Dispute consists of lead vocalist Jordan Dreyer, drummer Brad Vander Lugt, guitarists Chad Sterenberg and Kevin Whittemore and bass guitarist Adam Vass.The...
, Pianos Become the Teeth
Pianos Become the Teeth
Pianos Become the Teeth is an American rock band that formed in 2006. They perform a style of music inspired by post-rock and early screamo acts, and are a part of "The Wave"—a newly developed regional scene of post-hardcore music...
, Lewd Acts
Lewd Acts
Lewd Acts was an American hardcore punk band from San Diego, CA currently signed to Deathwish Inc.. The band released their debut album, Black Eye Blues, on September 1, 2009....
, Lowtalker, Title Fight
Title Fight
Title Fight is an American pop punk/hardcore band from Kingston, Pennsylvania, United States, formed in 2003. Title Fight plays music in the vein of Jawbreaker, Kid Dynamite and Lifetime, taking influence from such pop punk acts as Saves the Day and emo bands Knapsack and Seaweed...
, Strike Anywhere
Strike Anywhere
Strike Anywhere is a punk rock/melodic hardcore band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1999 after the demise of frontman Thomas Barnett's previous band, Inquisition, they took their name from the Inquisition song "Strike Anywhere". Their music is characterized by fast tempos, catchy melodies, and...
and Thursday
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...
amongst several other tours.
Members
- Jeremy Bolm – vocals
- Clayton Stevens – 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...
- Nick Steinhardt – 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...
- Elliot Babin – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Tyler Kirby – bass
Former members
- Tyson White – guitar (Demo, ...To the Beat of a Dead Horse, La Dispute Split 7", Make Do and Mend Split 7")
- Jeremy Zsupnik – drums (Demo, ...To the Beat of a Dead Horse)
Discography
Studio albums- ...To the Beat of a Dead Horse (2009, 6131)
- Parting the Sea Between Brightness and MeParting the Sea Between Brightness and MeParting the Sea Between Brightness and Me is the second studio album by the American post-hardcore band Touché Amoré. The album was released on June 7, 2011 through Deathwish Inc.....
(2011, Deathwish)
EPs
- Demo 7" (2008, No Sleep)
- Searching For A Pulse/The Worth Of The WorldSearching for a Pulse/The Worth of the WorldSearching for a Pulse/The Worth of the World is the second EP released by Touché Amoré and the sixth EP released by La Dispute. It was released on September 14, 2010 through No Sleep Records. This is the first split EP for both bands...
7" (split with La DisputeLa Dispute (band)La Dispute is a five piece band from Grand Rapids, Michigan that formed in 2004. As of 2011, they have released two albums and seven EPs. La Dispute consists of lead vocalist Jordan Dreyer, drummer Brad Vander Lugt, guitarists Chad Sterenberg and Kevin Whittemore and bass guitarist Adam Vass.The...
) (2010, No Sleep) - Touché Amoré / Make Do and Mend 7" (split with Make Do and MendMake Do and MendMake Do and Mend is an American post-hardcore band from West Hartford, Connecticut, United States, that formed in 2006, who now live in Boston, Massachusetts. They have released 2 EP's on Panic Records, a split with Touché Amoré and a full length in 2010 on Panic Records and Paper + Plastick...
) (2010, 6131/Panic) - Live at WERSWERSIn June 2007, WERS inaugurated a translator station on 96.5 MHz in New Bedford, Massachusetts, relaying WERS's programming to New Bedford and nearby communities...
7" (2010, Condolences)