A Day To Remember

When i discovered the band A Day To Remember i was amazed by their mix of genres. It was so weird listening to a band that combinded pop punk and metalcore. A lot of people didnt like it and told them it wouldnt work out but they didnt care, they wanted to play and write what they wanted to hear. A Day To remember was founded in Ocala, Florida in 2003 by guitarist Tom Denny and drummer Bobby Scruggs, who are no longer in the band. Jeremy McKinnon (lead singer), Neil Westfall (guitar), and Joshua Woodard (bass guitar) joined Tom and Bobby to create the band.

Their journey started as they started to play shows around Ocala, Florida to make a name for themselves, they found a spot "DIY" tour playing well over 200 shows. They were picked up by Indianola Records and which they recorded their first full-lenght album "And Their Name Was Treason". While on this tour Jeremy was giving the screen name for someone at Victory Records, not knowing if this was legit he went for it and contacted the person. He was told that he would be at their last show in Chicago and would film their performance.

 " A friend of mine said he had the AIM screenname of someone at Victory Records,” Woodard said. "I didn’t believe him, but I still started communicating with the guy. We IM’ed back and forth for about six months, and it happened that we were playing with the band On the Last Day in a town outside of Chicago, and this guy was going to be there filming it. It was our first time we ever played in Illinois, yet the 50-60 kids there were singing along to our tunes like they’d been fans all their lives," Jeremy McKinnon said.

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And there you go, the kick start to their career as a major labled band. In late 2007 they released their second full-lenght album and first album with their new label named " For Those Who Have Hearts". they started playing on bigger festivals with more well known bands.

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In 2008 they set off to record their third full-lenght album "Homesick" which featured a more heavy sound from them. But founding member Tom Denny was to leave the band to focus on his marriage and his recording studio, but would remain a part of the bands writting process. This was a big shock to the fans of A Day To Remember and they were very dissapointed.  The band toured extensively to promote their new album, and toured with bands like The Devil Wears Prada, Sky Eats Airplane and Emarosa and were featured on the line-up of warped tour 2009 again.

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2010 rolled around and they were back into the studio to record their 4th album called "What Separates Me From You". Were they focused on more of a post-hardcore sound with still their elments of pop-punk and heaviness. As of now they are still touring for this album and will be featured on 2011's warped tour as a headliner.

I really do love this band and everythng they bring to the table. I enjoy their elements of punk and metacore to create an awesome sound. I will be seeing them this summer at warped tour, which i cannot wait to see. I hope you enjoyed yet another band go check them out, you wont be dissapointed!

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Of Mice & Men- the band

After the departure of lead man Austin Carlile from the band Attack Attack! because of personal conflicts with band mates , he formed the metalcore band Of Mice & Men. Austin and Jaxin Hall, an import from Auckland, New Zealand recorded their demo "Seven thousand miles for what?". For about a month Austin searched for the remaining members for the band. He stumbled across Valentino Arteaga, drummer of Lower Definition, Jon Kintz of Odd Project, and Phil Manansala, a touring guitarist for A Static Lullaby. He then packed up with Jaxin and moved to Southern California to be with the rest of the band.

They started to record right away and releasing covers of pop songs on their myspace like "poker face" by Lady Gaga after hitting 1,00,000 plays of their other songs. Their first full-lenght debut album was released on February 23, 2010. They also made videos for the songs  "Those in Glass Houses" and "Second & Sebring". During 2010 they were set to play on The Emptiness Tourtouring but lead man Austin Carlile was forced to leave the band due to orders from his doctor  as a result to his heart surgery in the near future and with conflicts with the other memebers of the band as well. So they recruited Jerry Roush the former lead man for Sky Eats Airplane. He toured with the band for all of the 2010 dates. Seeing that Roush was with the band for 9 months already it seemed that he was going to the permanent replacement for Carlile but on Janurary 3, 2011 the band offcially announced that Austin would return to front the band once again. Besides Calile having to leave the band in 2010 bassist Jaxin Hall also annouced he was leaving the band on August 23, 2010 to work on his clothing line and concentrate on his personal life. In his place Dane Poppin from A Static Lullaby  and would play for the remaining tour dates of 2010 but would then return to A Static Lullaby.

As Austins return finally came they decided to move Shayley Bourget from rhythm guitar to bass guitar and he still would be the clean vocals man. They then put new member Alan Ashby into the rhythm guitar spot. The band was finally ready to go back into touring and started working on their new album which is still in the making.

On April 8, 2011 Of Mice & Men came to Peabodys in downtown Cleveland, which i attended that concert. To say the least it was an amazing concert. Along with OF&M was Woe is Me, Sleeping for Sirens, I set my friends on fire and the Ammity Affliction, which all put on an excellent show. OF&M was amazing that night, and seeing that lead man Austin Carlile is from Columbus, Ohio made the show even better. He was able to connect with the crowd on a whole different level then any other places he's played. Everyone was extremely excited when they came on. People were screaming and yelling, jumping around and moshing. People were crowd surfing and some lucky few were actually able to sing with Austin. I personally did not get to sing with him, but i got up on stage and got a picture with him afterthe concert, my buddy Zach Shema however was able to sing with him for a short moment and we both got a picture with him.

OF&M is a great band, they have a very mature sound for such a young group of guys and have great potential in the future. Well thats all go check them out, its definantly worth your time! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSeiG6qMhaI

Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell- best singers in rock music?

Eddie Vedder, the lead man for Pearl Jam. He has one of the most unique voices in rock over the last 20 years. Chris Cornell, lead man for Soundgarden and Audioslave. He has one of the most powerful voices in rock over the last 20 years. Who is your favorite? Who do you think is the best? Thats your decision.


Pearl Jam: Its formation was created from the remenace of  Temple of the Dog which was all of Pearl Jam and vocalist from Soundgarden Chris Cornell who started this tribute band to his late friend Andrew Wood. Temple of the Dog recorded one self-titled album. The remaining memebers besides Cornell formed what is today Pearl Jam. Pearl Jam is Eddie Vedder (lead vocals, guitar), Jeff Ament (bass guitar), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar),  Mike McCready (lead guitar), and Dave Krusen (Drummer). The band's current drummer is Matt Cameron, also of Soundgarden, who has been with the band since 1998. They went into the studio to record their debut album Ten. They were one of the key bands during the 90's to lead the Grunge movement. They have since released eight more albums, and after making a video for the song 'Jeremy' the band has refused to make any more.

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“Before music videos first came out, you’d listen to a song with headphones on, sitting in a beanbag chair with your eyes closed, and you’d come up with your own visions, these things that came from within. Then all of a sudden, sometimes even the very first time you heard a song, it was with these visual images attached, and it robbed you of any form of self-expression.” Vedder said.

Now back to the main topic Eddie Vedder. Vedder was born Edward Louis Severson III on December 23, 1964. He is known for his early years of crazy live performances, were he participated in stage diving and crowd surfing. His vocals is one of the most copied vocals in rock today, critics describe it as a "Jim Morrison like growl,".

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Soundgarden/Audioslave: Soundgarden formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by lead singer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. Matt Cameron became the band's permanent drummer in 1986 while bassist Ben Shepherd became a permanent replacement for Yamamoto in 1990. They are one of the creators of the grunge music scene during the late 80's and all throughout the 90's. Chris Cornell also created Temple of the Dogs in 1990, a tribute band for his late friend Andrew Wood. With Soundgardens debut album had many record companies wanting to sign them, but instead they signed with a small company SST Records  for its debut album and later signed to A&M records which caused anger with their fans. They released 5 albums together before their break-up in 1997, they annouced a reunion on January 1, 2010 Cornell alluded to a Soundgarden reunion via his Twitter, writing: "The 12-year break is over and school is back in session. Sign up now. Knights of the Soundtable ride again!"

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When Rage Agaisnt the Machine broke up they confronted frontman Chris Cornell to start another band.
Consisting of Frontman and rythem guitarist Chris Cornell and the intsramentalists of Rage Agaisnt the Machine, Tom Morello lead guitar, Tom Commerford bassist and Brad Wilk drummer. Critics initially described Audioslave as an amalgamation of Rage Against the Machine and Soundgarden, but by the band's second album, Out of Exile, it was noted that they had established a separate identity.

Again back to the main topic Chris Cornell. Cornell was born Christopher John Boyle on July 20, 1964. He is known for fronting Soundgarden and Audioslave and for his numorous solo acts. He is most known for his wide vocal range, spanning C2-G♯5 in full-voice, and up to E6 in falsetto, as well as his powerful vocal belting technique, which is an isane vocal range for a man.

Well there you go two of the best singers in rock today. I gave you the info. Now you choose

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