A Bullet for Pretty Boy was an American
metalcore band from
Longview, Texas
Longview is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, and county seat of Gregg County; a small part of Longview extends into the western portion of neighboring Harrison County. Longview is located in East Texas, where Interstate 20 and U.S. Highways ...
. The band started making music in 2006. The band released an independently made album, ''Beauty in the Eyes of the Beholder'', in 2008. They signed to
Razor & Tie
Razor & Tie was an American entertainment company that consisted of a record label and a music publishing company. It was established in 1990 by Craig Balsam and Cliff Chenfeld. Based in New York City (with additional offices in Los Angeles an ...
and
Artery Recordings
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On August 31, 2017, it was announced that Artery was acquired by Warn ...
, where they released, ''
Revision:Revise'', a studio album, in 2010. Their subsequent studio album,
''Symbiosis'', was released by Razor & Tie alongside Artery Recordings, in 2012. The band is on hiatus as of 2015, with vocalist Danon Saylor forming a new band with
For Today
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and
Silent Planet
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members called
Nothing Left.
Background
A Bullet for Pretty Boy formed in
Longview, Texas
Longview is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, and county seat of Gregg County; a small part of Longview extends into the western portion of neighboring Harrison County. Longview is located in East Texas, where Interstate 20 and U.S. Highways ...
.
The band's current members are vocalist Danon Saylor, guitarist Chris Johnston, vocalist/ keyboardist Josh Modisette, with their past members being vocalist and guitarist, Derrick Sechrist, bass guitarists Brian Bingham and Taylor Kimball, and drummer Josh Trammel.
History
The band commenced as a musical entity in 2006, with their first release, ''Beauty in the Eyes of the Beholder'', an album that was released independently on March 8, 2008,
They signed to
Razor & Tie
Razor & Tie was an American entertainment company that consisted of a record label and a music publishing company. It was established in 1990 by Craig Balsam and Cliff Chenfeld. Based in New York City (with additional offices in Los Angeles an ...
alongside
Artery Recordings
Artery Recordings is an American record label based in Sacramento, California founded in 2010 as an imprint of Razor & Tie by Eric Rushing, owner of The Artery Foundation.
On August 31, 2017, it was announced that Artery was acquired by Warn ...
, where they released a studio album, ''
Revision:Revise'', on November 9, 2010.
Their subsequent studio album released by the aforementioned labels,
''Symbiosis'', on July 31, 2012.
Members
;Former Members
*Danon Saylor –
Unclean Vocals
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(2006–2015)
*Chris Johnston – Lead Guitar/ Backing Vocals (2006–2015)
*Derrick Sechrist – Rhythm Guitar, Clean Vocals (2006–2012)
*Zane Callister – Rhythm Guitar (Touring) (2012–2015)
*Josh Modisette – Keyboards, Backing and later Clean Vocals (2006–2015)
*Brian Bingham – Bass (2006–2010)
*Taylor Kimball – Bass (2010–2011)
*Patrick Little – Bass (Touring) (2012–2015)
*Josh Trammel – Drums, Clean Vocals (2006–2010)
*Jared Easterling – Drums (Touring and Studio on Revision:Revise) (2010–2011)
*Garrett Jensen – Drums (Touring) – (2011)
*Matt Weir – Drums (Studio on Symbiosis) (2012)
*William Steffen – Drums (Touring) (2012–2015)
*Scott Carter – Unclean Vocals (2006–2008)
Discography
;Studio albums
* ''
Revision:Revise'' (November 9, 2010,
Razor & Tie
Razor & Tie was an American entertainment company that consisted of a record label and a music publishing company. It was established in 1990 by Craig Balsam and Cliff Chenfeld. Based in New York City (with additional offices in Los Angeles an ...
/
Artery
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)
* ''
Symbiosis'' (July 31, 2012, Razor & Tie/Artery)
;Independent albums
* ''Beauty in the Eyes of the Beholder'' (March 8, 2008, Independent)
References
External links
Facebook page
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Musical groups from Texas
2006 establishments in Texas
Musical groups established in 2006
Razor & Tie artists
Metalcore musical groups from Texas