The Banner is an American

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band from

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. The Banner broke up for a brief period in 2006 before reuniting with founding member Garrett DeFalco. The band released their third studio album, ''Frailty'', in 2008, which was written,recorded and produced at the Machine Shop studio in

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, by Joey and Will Putney and released on the

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label. In late 2011, ''Born to Ruin'' was announced as the band's next release, written by Joey and Jeremy Comitas to be released by American label Melotov Records. The four songs comprising ''Born to Ruin: The Way Is Shut'' released in the fall of 2013. The band released their fourth album, ''Greying'', in 2014 and ''Only the Dead Know Jersey'', a split with Old Wounds, in 2015. Both were released via

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Members

Current members

*Joey "JSS" Stone^† – vocals *Paul Klein (Suburban Scum, Gotham Road) – drums *Benny 2 Bars (Ankle Monitor, Grave Blankets) – guitar *Pete August (Fleshtemple, Ankle Monitor, Grave Blankets)) – bass

Former members

Jake Blochinger *Paul Klein (Suburban Scum, Gotham Road) – drums *Buzz Luciano (Pellinore) – guitar *Jeremy Comitas (Bayonet, Senses Fail) – guitar *Rich Bukowski (Pharaoh) – guitar *Kevin Manion (Pregnant)^† – guitar *Jon Morozowski^† – bass *Dustin Blevins – guitar *Justin Fullam (Killed by The Bull, Judas Factor) – guitar *Chris LeBoeuf (Hoover Flags, Mixtape, Father Divine) – guitar *Mike LeBoeuf (This Charming Man) – drums *Chris "Fingaz" Larsen (Suburban Scum, Banquets) – bass *Ian Mullen (The Violent Hearts, The Sun The Moon The Stars) – drums/bass *Paul Jaffre^† (Shady View Terrace, The Hostage, Monument) – drums *Mikey Bats (Lager) – guitar *Rosey (hell mary) – guitar *Steve "Tree" tanis (NJDots, Low road) – bass ''† Founding members of The Banner''

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Videography

*''Venom and Hope'' *''Rattlesnakes'' *''Send Me Down''

References

External links

Official Facebook page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Banner (Band) Metalcore musical groups from New Jersey Musical groups established in 1999 Musical groups from New Jersey People from Bloomfield, New Jersey Ferret Music artists 1999 establishments in New Jersey