On Broken Wings is an American

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band from

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, that formed in 2001. Often credited with pioneering the sound, and coining the term, of "moshcore","Sweat and Sacrifice" (feature on

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'' No. 254 (September 2009), p. 92. a term originally used by the band to describe their fusion of metal with elements of post-hardcore and hardcore breakdowns.

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described their style as post-

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metalcore with elements of

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. After the self-released ''Number One Beautiful EP'', they caught the attention of

Eulogy Recordings Eulogy Recordings is an American independent record label established in early 1997 by hardcore guitarist John Wylie. The record company was founded in Cooper City, Florida but its headquarters moved around in various parts of Broward County, ...

, where they released two albums over the next five years, 2003's '' Some of Us May Never See the World'' and 2005's '' It's All a Long Goodbye''. In early 2007, On Broken Wings released an EP entitled ''Going Down'', which contained the original ''Number One Beautiful'' EP as well as four new songs.

Band members

*Jonathon Blake – vocals (2001-present) *Mike McMillen – guitar(2001-present) *Burke Medeiros – guitar (2001) (2003-present) *Rob Diangelo- bass/guitar(touring 2008–2016) (2016-present) *Kevin Garvin – drums (2001–present)

Former members

*Eric D – vocals (live) *Sean LaForce – guitar, vocals (2001–2003) *Brendan Connors – guitar (live) *Eric Ellis – guitar (live) *Sean Murray – guitar (2008)(live) *John "Chuck" Lombardo – bass (2001–2004) *Jerome McBride – bass (2005–2015) * Johnny Earle – keyboards, samples (2001–2003) *Josh "Skull" Long – drums (2008)(live) *Stevie "Brutal" Murray – drums (live)

Discography

Studio albums

*'' Some of Us May Never See the World'' (Eulogy Recordings, 2003) *'' It's All A Long Goodbye'' (Eulogy Recordings, 2005) *''Going Down'' (Eulogy Recordings, 2007) *''Disintegrator'' (Artery Recordings, 2016)

EPs

* '' Number One Beautiful'' (Wonderdrug Recordings, 2001) * ''Summer Solstice'' (self-released, 2012)

References

External links

On Broken Wings Myspace
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