Magnets and Ghosts (sometimes stylized as Magnets & Ghosts) are an American
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...
band from
Atlanta
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,
Georgia
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. The duo consists of
Dean Roland
Michael Dean Roland (born October 10, 1972) is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known for being the rhythm guitarist of the band Collective Soul, an alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music ...
and Ryan Potesta. They released their debut album, ''Mass'', on November 1, 2011.
History
Potesta first met Roland when he worked on the 2007
Collective Soul
Collective Soul is an American rock band originally from Stockbridge, Georgia. Now based in Atlanta, the group consists of lead vocalist Ed Roland, rhythm guitarist Dean Roland, bassist Will Turpin, drummer Johnny Rabb, and lead guitarist Jes ...
album ''
Afterwords''. The two discovered they had similar taste in music and when Collective Soul went on hiatus in 2010 they decided to form their own band. Beginning in fall 2010, the two began writing songs for what would become their debut album ''Mass''. ''Mass'' was released on November 1, 2011.
[ In 2014 they released the EP, ''Be Born''.]
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Videography
Music videos
Concert tours
Headlining
* Light My Flame Tour (2013)
References
External links
Official website
2010 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Alternative rock groups from Georgia (U.S. state)
American musical duos
Male musical duos
Musical groups established in 2010
Musical groups from Atlanta
Rock music duos
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