Girl On Fire was a Seattle-based rock band formed in 2007. The band consisted of vocalist Austin Held, guitarists Nick McMahan and Nicholas Wiggins, bassist Josh Mouser and drummer Harry MacDonald. Girl On Fire began receiving national attention with the release of their debut record ''Not Broken'' on

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, and

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History

2007–2010: Early years

Formed in the summer of 2007, Girl On Fire was founded by members Austin Held, guitarist Nick McMahan, guitarist Brent McGaughey, bassist Josh Mouser, and drummer Harry MacDonald. That same year, the band recorded a series of demos and began playing heavily around the Seattle area. The band first saw minor exposure upon winning the Ernie Ball Battle of the bands in 2008 and in 2009, after which Brent McGaughey chose to leave the band.

2010–2012: ''Hollywood Waste'' and ''Revenge'' EP

In late 2010, Girl On Fire signed a deal with Hollywood Waste Records (an imprint of

). The band spent the early part of 2011 writing and recording the ''Revenge EP'' with

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). 2011–12 saw the band on national tours with

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and

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, in support of their ''Revenge'' EP.

2013–2015: Century Media and ''Not Broken''

In 2012, Girl On Fire were up-signed to

and began writing their first full-length record. The band spent the last part of 2012 at

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recording ''Not Broken'' with producer

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). The record was released on September 3, 2013, and debuted at No. 25 on ''Billboard'' Heatseekers charts. Their first single, "The Takedown", spent four weeks in the top 50 and peaked at No. 44. "The Takedown" has been featured on

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and was included on

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's playlist of top bands influenced by

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. The song has over five million plays on

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. The band spent the majority of 2013 on the road with the likes of:

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, as well as a three-month stint with

. They also performed at several national rock festivals, including

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, Rockville, and Fort Rock. 2014 saw the band headlining shows at the famous

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and

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on Hollywood's Sunset Strip. On September 23, 2014, the band released a music video for their second single, "Reminds Me of You". In November, the band embarked upon their first national headlining tour with Los Angeles band Raw Fabrics. The band continued to tour nationally in 2015. Notable stints included, a sold out show at the Hard Rock Seattle, a date on the famous

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festival, and a headlining spot at

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2015. The band's final show was September 5 at the Showare center, alongside Seattle band

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Band members

*Austin Held - vocals *Nick McMahan - lead guitar *

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- rhythm guitar *Josh Mouser - bass *Harry MacDonald - drums

Discography

References

External links

* {{Authority control Rock music groups from Washington (state) Musical groups from Seattle Musical groups established in 2007