Derek Bloom (born January 30, 1983 in

South Pasadena, California South Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 25,619, up from 24,292 at the 2000 census. It is located in the West San Gabriel Valley. It ...

) is an American musician and singer, known for drumming in

post-hardcore Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. It was initially inspired by post-punk and noise rock. Like post-punk, the term has been ...

band

From First to Last From First to Last is an American post-hardcore band based in the Los Angeles Area and Tampa, Florida. Formed by Matt Good, Scott Oord, and Parker Nelms in November 1999, the current line-up consists of Matt Good (lead guitar, vocals), Sonny M ...

for all of their time as a band until their revival. He left

in November 2013, later rejoining in 2017. He is also the drummer for his

grindcore Grindcore is an extreme fusion genre of heavy metal and hardcore punk that originated in the mid-1980s, drawing inspiration from abrasive-sounding musical styles, such as thrashcore, crust punk, hardcore punk, extreme metal, and industrial. G ...

side-project with

Travis Richter Travis Brandon Richter (born November 3, 1981 in Albany, Georgia) is an American musician, Singing, singer and record producer. He is known for being the vocalist and guitarist of the band From First to Last and the lead vocalist of The Color of V ...

, known as

The Color of Violence The Color of Violence is an American experimental side project of the post-hardcore band From First to Last. It features From First to Last's drummer Derek Bloom and former guitarist/backup vocalist Travis Richter. The Color of Violence is a way ...

Musical career

From First to Last (2002–2010, 2017-Present)

Bloom was the second drummer, although technically the first official drummer of

band

. He was featured in every release by the band, up until their indefinite hiatus, which was announced on July 28, 2010. Lead vocalist

Matt Good Matthew Aaron Good (born February 11, 1984) is an American musician, singer and record producer. He is best known for being the lead guitarist, lead vocalist and the only constant member of the post-hardcore band From First to Last from its co ...

release this statement about the hiatus:

The Color of Violence (2002–2003, 2006–present)

Bloom formed

band

with future members of From First to Last, including current guitarist and vocalist Matt Good, as well as former bassist Joe Antillion and former guitarist

, as well as Richter's friend Chad Crews on guitar. The band started out full-time from 2002 to 2003, but all of the members, except for Crews, decided to focus on

. But in 2006, Richter and Bloom decided to remake the project as a two-man duo, with Richter. The two released their debut full-length album, ''

Youthanize ''Youthanize'' is the first full-length album by grindcore band The Color of Violence. It was released under Epitaph Records on April 7, 2009. The album was made purely for fun as guitarist and vocalist stated, "It may not be groundbreaking, and i ...

'', on April 7, 2009. The band said that " outhanizemay not be groundbreaking, and it may not sell any copies, but we tried to be ourselves and experiment, and we're all really happy with the way it turned out, so fuck it." The album did not chart on any of ''

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''s music charts.

Discography

;with From First to Last *''

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'' (Four Leaf Recordings, 2003) *''

Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count ''Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount'' is the debut studio album by American post-hardcore band From First to Last. It was released on June 29, 2004, through Epitaph Records. The title was taken from a monologue in the film ''Heathers'' ...

'' (

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, 2004) *''

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'' (Epitaph Records, 2006) *''

'' (

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, 2008) *''

Throne to the Wolves ''Throne to the Wolves'' is the fourth studio album by the post-hardcore band From First to Last. This was the only album by From First to Last to be released on the record label Rise Records and is the first and only album the band made withou ...

'' ( Rise Records, 2010) ;with The Color of Violence *''

'' (Epitaph Records, 2009)

Videography

;with From First to Last *"Such a Tragedy" *"

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" *" Note to Self" *" The Latest Plague" *"

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" *" Worlds Away"

References

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