| Member | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean | Downtown Battle Mountain | Dance Gavin Dance | Happiness | Downtown Battle Mountain 2 | |
| Will Swan (guitars, screams in 'Happiness,' raps) |  | | |  | |
| Matt Mingus (drums) | | | | | |
| Jon Mess (screamed vocals) | | | | | |
| Eric Lodge (bass) | | | | | |
| Jonny Craig (clean vocals) | | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan (guitar) | | | | | |
| Zachary Garren (guitar) | | | | | |
| Kurt Travis (clean vocals) | | | | | |
| Jason Ellis (bass) | | | | | |
But for their new album Downtown Battle Mountain 2 they have returned to their original line-up except for guitar phenom Will Swan.
Soon after their forming, they quickly began to write their EP "Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean" it was self-produced and released in 2005. Later in 2006 they were picked up by Rise records and they re-released the EP. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECZigYVaa8I
They soon returned to the studio to start their first full-lenght album "Downtown Battle Mountain" with the same line-up. Conflicts arose within the band mates, Sean O'Sullivan decided to leave the band because of conflicts with Jonny Craig and Matt Mingus. Reportedly Matt Mignus urinated on Sean during a cross-country tour, and Jonny was said to be antagonizing Sean about his religious beliefs, seeing he was the only christian in the band. Later Jonny left the band due to personal conflicts with the rest of the band. And the serach began for a new lead singer. The band held tryouts and Kurt Travis formerly of Five Minute Ride, O! The Joy, and No Not Constant became the band's new lead vocalist. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgRXdu7i_mQ
Going into 2008, the band returned to the studio to work on their self titled album. But before the album was released and after it was recorded, the orignal two members Jonathan Mess and Eric Lodge had left the band. Unlike the others they left on a good note. In 2009 they again returned the the studio to record the ablum "Happines" which came out far different then their other albums. A lot less screaming vocals were present on this album and it was more experimental rock than their traditional post-hardcore sound. They then emabarked on a tour with Emarosa, Closure in Moscow, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, and others in support of the album. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqwIb1RZ0OA
The band then decided to venture back into the studio to start recording Downtown Battle Mountain 2. But the line-up that was present for the last two albums would all leave the band and the original DanceGavinDance returned. Jonny Craig, Jon Mess, Eric Lodge and Will swan who was present on the album Happiness. Jonny Craig also stated in an interview that the "original guitarist" would join them in some shows, meaning Sean O'Sullivan. The origianl guys from DanceGavinDance would finish up working on the new album and it would be released in March, 2011. Jonny Craig entered himself into detox because of some on-going drug problems but all tour dates set for the band would remain the same. He would return the band and they continued their tour. www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2a8ObkJkRAOut of every band that iv reviewed in this blog, id say this is one of the most toned down band. Nothing like some of the crazy heavy bands I like. Its a good change with to listen to this band with more of the clean vocals then screamed and the guitars are more laid back. This band still has its aspects of heaviness, but defineantly a change. Go check them out! You wont be disapointed!
