Fight or Flight was an American

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band started by

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members

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and

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. The band's members consisted of guitarists Dan Donegan and Jeremy Jayson, vocalist

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, bassist Sean Corcoran, and drummer Mike Wengren. Fight or Flight released their debut single, ''First of the Last'', on May 21, 2013. Their debut album, titled ''

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'', was released on July 23, 2013. via

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History

2011-2013: Formation

In 2011, when Dan Donegan's and Mike Wengren's band

was on hiatus, Dan began to intensely miss touring and recording. He began writing songs on his own and later reached out to

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's lead vocalist,

, in an attempt to collaborate. When the two had enough material to record, Donegan approached Wengren about forming a side project. The three entered the recording studio to put together some songs. To complete the ''Fight or Flight'' lineup, Ra’s Sean Corcoran joined the project to play bass and back vocals. In addition, Bellevue Suite's Jeremy Jayson joined to play guitar and back vocals, completing the band. They signed with

in 2013. As ''Fight or Flight'' began as a side project, the band members quickly began to experiment with different

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2013:'' A Life by Design? ''

After signing a deal with

in 2013, the band released their debut single "First of the Last". The single began receiving radio airplay on May 21, 2013. On May 7, 2013, Fight or Flight's debut album, ''

'', was made available for pre-order on

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, including a download for the band's debut single. ''A Life by Design?'' was officially released on July 23, 2013 via

Band members

– lead guitar *

– lead vocals *

– drums *Sean Corcoran – bass *Jeremy Jayson – rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Discography

Studio albums

* ''

'' (2013)

Singles

Music videos

* ''First of the Last'' (2013)

References

External links

* {{Authority control Warner Records artists American hard rock musical groups Musical groups established in 2013 2013 establishments in the United States