Oh, Manhattan is a
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
Georgia
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. Previously signed to
Indianola Records
Indianola Records is an American independent record label that mainly focuses on hardcore punk.
Overview
Indianola Records was founded in 1999 with the release of Life Before's "Reflections on Tomorrow". The label quickly gained worldwide reco ...
History
Oh, Manhattan originally formed in 2009 in the suburbs of
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
,
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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, United States, by members of various local acts. The name "Oh, Manhattan" was derived from a song written by original vocalist Donny Thomas about
The Manhattan Project
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. Their first self-released EP was entitled "We're All Sons Of Bitches Now" which was a play on words spoken by
Kenneth Bainbridge
Kenneth Tompkins Bainbridge (July 27, 1904 – July 14, 1996) was an American physicist at Harvard University who did work on cyclotron research. His precise measurements of mass differences between nuclear isotopes allowed him to confirm Albert ...
in reference to the first atom bomb. After a series of member changes the band released their second EP, "The Anti Davinci", and were soon noticed by
Matt Shelton
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of
Indianola Records
Indianola Records is an American independent record label that mainly focuses on hardcore punk.
Overview
Indianola Records was founded in 1999 with the release of Life Before's "Reflections on Tomorrow". The label quickly gained worldwide reco ...
. Oh, Manhattan would go on to release an album entitled ''Spiritual Warfare'' on
Indianola Records
Indianola Records is an American independent record label that mainly focuses on hardcore punk.
Overview
Indianola Records was founded in 1999 with the release of Life Before's "Reflections on Tomorrow". The label quickly gained worldwide reco ...
.
Band members
*Donny Thomas –
lead vocals
The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...
(2009-2011, 2013–present)
*Hance Alligood –
lead vocals
The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...
(2009–2011, 2019–present)*
*Cody Gray–
guitar
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(2009–present)
*Chris Branton –
guitar
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(2009–present)
Related projects
Current musical projects involving past and present members of the band are:
*Woe, Is Me (Hance Alligood)
*Capture (Erik Vaughn Weatherford)
*American Prophet (Donny Thomas)
*Vatican (Thomas Lovejoy)
Discography
* ''We're All Sons Of Bitches Now'' (2009) (Self Released)
* ''The Anti Davinci EP'' (2010) (Self Released)
* ''Spiritual Warfare" (2011) (
Indianola Records
Indianola Records is an American independent record label that mainly focuses on hardcore punk.
Overview
Indianola Records was founded in 1999 with the release of Life Before's "Reflections on Tomorrow". The label quickly gained worldwide reco ...
)
References
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American post-hardcore musical groups
Rock music groups from Georgia (U.S. state)
Indianola Records artists