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History

The Promise Hero was established in 2006 by longtime friends and collaborators Bobby Vaughn and Daniel WeissPromise Hero, The – 01.07.09 – Interview
AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved on 21 October 2011. after the breakup of The Honor Role in 2005, which included vocalist Justin Vaughn, Bobby's brother. The original line-up included Vocalist Bobby Vaughn, guitarist Daniel Weiss, bassist Kevin Buchanan, and drummer Dan Evans. With this roster, the group released its debut EP, ''The Promise Hero'', in 2006. Not long after the release of the group's EP, The Promise Hero underwent a change in its rhythm section by replacing bassist Kevin Buchanan and drummer Dan Evans with Jeff DiLorenzo and Frank Fini, respectively.
Members of the band claim they settled upon the name The Promise Hero after it was donated to them by a friend of the group. In 2007, The Promise Hero recorded demos produced by

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front-man

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, and shortly after signed with Chicago-based independent label, TDR Records, who re-released the band's debut EP. The following summer, The Promise Hero went to

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to record their debut full-length album, ''Wait For The Sun'', with producer Jamie Woolford. Released on 28 October 2008, ''Wait For The Sun'' was met with generally positive reviews. In support of ''Wait For The Sun'', The Promise Hero spent the summer of 2009 selling the album to the lines of concertgoers waiting to get into each stop of the

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. Tours of the Midwest and East Coast followed in the fall of 2009 and into the spring of 2010.The Promise Hero Tour Dates – News Article
AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved on 21 October 2011. Three of the four members left the band for personal reasons, but Bobby has continued on his own. He has been joined on tour by Joe Lowrie (drums), Ryan Grimes(bass), Evan Stone(guitar), Aaron Foreman(bass), and former TPH band member, Jeff DiLorenzo(guitar/bass). Bobby still uses the name The Promise Hero to write and release music. In 2013, Vaughn released ''Déjà Vu'', once again enlisting the help of producer Jamie Woolford. As of early 2015, Vaughn has announced that he is writing and plans to release a new album, though no tentative date has been announced.

Discography

*''The Promise Hero'' (CD/EP) 2008 *''Wait For the Sun'' (CD/LP) 2008 *''Okay, Cool'' (CD/EP) 2010 *''Déjà Vu'' (CD/LP) 2013

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