Brazil was 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 ...

and

progressive rock Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Init ...

band from Indiana, USA.

Band history

The band was formed as ''London'' in the summer of 2000 by the brothers Jonathon and Nicholas Newby. In early 2001 the band renamed themselves Brazil, taken from the Terry Gilliam film ''

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

''. In 2002 the band signed a small contract with

Fearless Records Fearless Records is an American independent record label that was founded in 1994. Fearless is based in Culver City, California, and is best known for its early pop punk moments captured in the ''Fearless Flush Sampler'' and ''Punk Bites'' releas ...

who released the ''Dasein'' EP. In 2004 they released their debut album ''A Hostage and the Meaning of Life'', also released by Fearless Records. The band later signed with

Immortal Records Immortal Records was an American independent record label/imprint label based in Los Angeles, California. The company helped launch the careers of such influential acts as Korn, Thirty Seconds To Mars, and Incubus over the years. The label had ...

to release ''The Philosophy of Velocity'' in 2006. In August 2007, Jonathon Newby left the band, resulting in the band breaking up. Their final show was performed on August 18, 2007.

Members

Final Lineup

Jonathon Newby Jonathon Newby was the lead singer of the post-hardcore/progressive rock band Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. A ...

- Vocals (2001-2007) *Nic Newby - Keyboards (2001-2007) *Aaron Smith - Guitars (2002-2007), Bass (2001) *Eric Johnson - Guitars (2002-2007) *James Sefchek - Drums (2003-2007) *Philip Williams - Bass (2004-2007)

Previous members

*Jonny Richardson - Guitars, vocals (2001) *Jonathan May - Guitars (2001) *Benjamin Hunt - Bass (2001-2004) *Matt Miller - Guitars (2002) *Alex Bond - Live drums (2002) *Andrew Gaub - Drums (2001) *Scott Freeman - Drums (2002) *Tim Hardy - Live drums (2002) *Jason Bradley - Live drums (2003) *James Cole - Live drums (2003) *Nater Kane - Live drums (2003) *Brandon Beaver - Live drums (2003) *

Christopher Swinney Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει� ...

- Live bass (2004)

Discography

* ''Brazil'' (Demo, Self-released, 2000) * ''Dasein'' (EP, Fearless Records, 2002) * ''

A Hostage and the Meaning of Life ''A Hostage and the Meaning of Life'' is an album by the rock band Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with ...

'' (LP, Fearless Records, 2004) * ''

The Philosophy of Velocity ''The Philosophy of Velocity'' is a 2006 concept album by the rock band Brazil. Many of the songs on the album are lyrical short stories and vignettes, focusing on themes of isolation, paranoia, anxiety, and the supernatural with an emphasis o ...

'' (LP, Immortal Records, 2006) Compilation Appearances * ''Wrapped Around Your Finger (The Police Cover) - Punk Goes 80s Compilation (Fearless Records, 2005)'' * ''Cities Made of Snow - Santa Cause Benefit Compilation (Fearless Records, 2006)''

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brazil American progressive rock groups Musical groups from Indiana Fearless Records artists