The Blue Letter is an American hardcore/metal band, where they primarily play a emo, hardcore punk, metalcore, post-hardcore styles of music, while they claim to be a "down tempo screamo" group.[1] They come from Richmond, Virginia. The band started making music in 2003. The band released, a studio album, When Will These Barricades Fall, in 2004, with Reactivation Media. They released, a split-extended play, Splitsville, with The Gospel Is a Grenade, on Guevara Entertainment, in 2005. Their subsequent release, also an extended play, Prima Facie, was released in 2007, with Blood & Ink Records. The latest release, Love Is Not Control, was released by Init Records, in 2012.

The Blue Letter
OriginRichmond, Virginia
GenresMetallic hardcore, metal, emo, hardcore punk, metalcore, post-hardcore, screamo
Years active2003 (2003)–present
LabelsBlood and Ink, Guevara Entertainment, Reactivation, Init Records
MembersDan Shebaylo
Brendan Artz
Silas Zdybel
Past membersChad Seely
Websitefacebook.com/theblueletter

Background

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The Blue Letter is a hardcore/metal band from Richmond, Virginia.[1] Their members are guitarist and vocalist, Dan Shebaylo, bassist and vocalist, Brendan Artz, and drummer and vocalist Silas Zdybel.[1][2] A former member, Chad Seely, a bassist and vocalist, left the band after the Prima Facie release.[3]

Music history

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The band commenced as a musical entity in 2003, with their first release, When Will These Barridcades Fall, a studio album, that was released in 2004, from Reactivation Media Company.[4] Their second release, a split-extended play, with The Gospel Is a Grenade, Splitsville, released in 2005, by Guevara Entertainment.[5] The subsequent release, Prima Facie, was an extended play, that was released by Blood and Ink Records, in 2007.[6][7] Their latest release, a studio album, Love Is Not Control, was released by Init Records, in 2012.[2]

Members

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Current members[2]
  • Dan Shebaylo - guitar, vocals
  • Brendan Artz - bass, vocals
  • Silas Zdybel - drums, vocals
Former members
  • Chad Seely – bass, vocals (2003-2007)
  • Blake Merwin - guitar, vocals (2002-2004)

Discography

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Studio albums
  • When Will These Barricades Fall (2004, Reactivation)
  • Love Is Not Control (2012, Init Records)
EPs

References

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  1. ^ a b c The Blue Letter. "About". Facebook. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c The Blue Letter. "About". The Blue Letter. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  3. ^ Sputnikmusic. "The Blue Letter - Prima Facie members". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  4. ^ Cooley, Bryce (January 1, 2003). "When Will These Barridcades Fall Review". Christ Core. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  5. ^ Pettersson, Eric (April 20, 2007). "Review : the Blue Letter/ The Gospel Is a Grenade – Splitsville". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  6. ^ Brian (September 21, 2007). "The Blue Letter - Prima Facie". Punknews.org. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  7. ^ thecannyshark. "Blue Letter, The - Prima Facia (EP)". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
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