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band from

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signed to

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. In June and July 2005, the band embarked on their first headlining tour, with support from

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, My Epiphany and Secret Lives of the Freemasons. Their debut album, ''The Dawn'', was released in August 2005; the album reached No. 45 on the

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Heatseekers chart. In September and October 2005, they went on tour with labelmates Roses Are Red, alongside Stutterfly and

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in November 2005. They also contributed to the ''

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" with their original band lineup. It prominently features a piano played by Sebastian Davin of

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throughout the song, and less guitar than the original. As of 2007, the band has reformed with several new members, and recorded a second album, ''Life on Life's Terms'', at Treesound Studios in the

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. The band's 2007 effort, ''Life on Life's Terms'', leaked onto the Internet on July 4, 2007 from an unknown source six days before it was officially released. The record was released on

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on July 10, 2007. ''Life on Life's Terms'' marked a change in musical style which differentiated from their previous work. Whereas ''The Dawn'' was more influenced by

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lyrics and singing/screaming styles, ''Life on Life's Terms'' took a more straight-up rock and

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approach. ''Life on Life's Terms'', while not as widely acknowledged as a release as ''The Dawn'', did garner much more positive reviews. Both CDs feature mild guitar solos in various songs despite the somewhat significant changes in musical stylings. Beginning in October 2007, the band began touring with well-known alternative bands

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and

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, and in November Bedlight for Blue Eyes toured with Sullivan and Kenotia. In April 2008, the band supported

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on their headlining tour of the US. On November 1, 2008, the band announced that they were on indefinite hiatus. On January 23, 2009, at The School of Rock in Hackensack, NJ, the band played their last show. Daniel Rinaldi has since been filling in for the group Lannen Fall as their lead vocalist and has hinted at a new band coming soon.

Members

;Current members *Daniel Rinaldi -

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

(2006-2009) *Derek Weber -

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

(2004-2009) *Dan Taylor -

(2006-2009) *Itzhak Bishburg -

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(2004-2009) *Chris Stiles -

(2008-2009) ;Past members *Christian Andre Guerrero -

(2004-2006) *James Granuzzo -

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

(2004-2006) *Justin Ortiz -

(2004-2005) *Joe Oliger -

(2005-2007)

Discography

*''The Dawn'' (Trustkill, 2005) *:"Ephemeral Addictions" 3:10 *:"Midnight Symphony" 3:57 *:"The Nature of the Ghost" 2:37 *:"Leaving Berkeley Heights" 3:35 *:"Dig on This" 4:53 *:"Soundscapes and Lullabies" 2:39 *:"Faith" 4:42 *:"The Promise" 3:31 *:"Reciprocal" 3:49 *:"Ligeia" 4:52 *''Waste My Time Digital EP'' (Trustkill, 2006) *:"Waste My Time" 2:51 *:"Ephemeral Addictions" 3:13 *:"Hindsight" 4:09 *:"Livin' on a Prayer" 3:46 *''Life on Life's Terms'' (Trustkill, 2007) *:"The City and the Ghost" 4:00 *:"Waste My Time" 2:46 *:"Ms. Shapes" 3:10 *:"Whole Again" 3:58 *:"Walk with Me" 4:16 *:"Life on Life's Terms" 3:33 *:"Too Late for Us" 3:42 *:"Broken Door" 3:36 *:"Without You We Are Everything" 2:25 *:"Meant to Be" 3:45 *:"Michael" 4:33 *

(2006) *:"Jumper" 4:05 *

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(2005) *:"Christmas Song" 3:03 *

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(2005) *:"Hindsight" 4:03 *

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(2005) *:"Hindsight" 4:03

References

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