Provoker are an American

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band from

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. Formed by Jonathan Lopez in 2015, Provoker began as a solo project, focused on creating scores for fictional horror films. After coming in contact with singer, songwriter Christian Petty at a screening of the American black comedy

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, Lopez sent him some of his soundtrack pieces to record vocals over. This melding lead to the band adopting more post-punk influence, finding a middle ground between Lopez's synth driven experimentation and Petty's R&B influenced singing. The band was complete in its current form after the release of 2018's Dark Angel EP, now a four piece consisting of guitarist Lopez, bassist Wil Palacios, percussionist Kristian Moreno and vocalist Petty. Their debut album ''Body Jumper'' was released via

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on August 13, 2021.

Discography

Albums

* ''

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'' (2021,

)

Extended plays

* ''Dark Angel'' (2018, Life Sucker Productions)

Soundtracks

* ''Sneak Peek! (Mercy Stroke OST)'' (2015, Self-Released) * ''Dry City Maniac OST'' (2017, Smoking Room)

Singles

* "Dark Angel" (2018, Life Sucker Productions) * "Since Then" (2020, Life Sucker Productions) * "Spell Strike" (2021,

) * "Bugs & Humans" (2021,

) * "Rose In A Glass" (2021,

) * "Blue Sheen" (2021,

)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Provoker Musical groups from San Francisco