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Blessed by a Broken Heart (BBABH) is a Christian metal band, originally from Montreal, Canada that was formed in 2003. They are currently unsigned.
History
Their first release, All Is Fair In Love and War, on Blood & Ink Records in 2004, was in the metalcore genre.
Formed as a concept band in 2003 By Frank Shooflar and Tyler Hoare.
In 2005, they added a shred-style guitar player, Shred Sean, from NYC, and began to evolve toward a more 80's/hair metal/pop sound. The next year, they toured in the United Kingdom on a sold-out headlining tour with Enter Shikari.[1] .
In January 2007, after the addition of vocalist Tony Gambino, they signed with Century Media[2], who sent them into the recording studio. The band spent April at The Farm in Vancouver BC with producer GGGarth Richardson and engineer Ben Kaplan, recording what would become Pedal To The Metal. The rest of 2007 was spent touring the US with The Devil Wears Prada, A Day To Remember and Mychildren Mybride[3]; then they joined Kittie, It Dies Today, Silent Civilian, and Bring Me the Horizon for another US swing.
In mid-January 2008, they returned to Europe, again with Bring Me The Horizon, Maroon and Architects.[4] They finished up that tour with a string of headlining dates in the UK with Azriel and Dividing The Line. After that tour, longtime members -- rhythm guitar player Robbie Hart and keyboard player Simon Foxx were kicked out of the band.
They spent the summer of 2008 on the "Scream The Prayer" US tour, with other notable Christian bands such as Sleeping Giant, Impending Doom, and War of Ages.
Pedal To The Metal was released sixteen months after the recording of the album by Century Media in Europe in August, 2008 and the US in September, 2008. A Headline Tour in Europe and the UK was booked for November and December 2008 with support from I Am Ghost and Devil's Gift.
Upon completion of the 2008 European tour Frank Shooflar, the founding member and main songwriter called it quits to pursue his career as a record producer and songwriter.
In May 2009 the band toured Japan with Maximum The Hormone and Bring Me The Horizon. In September 2009 the band embarked upon a headlining tour of Australia, this included a stop off in Hobart, Tasmania - a location not played by many Canadian/American bands. In October the band played the famous Loud Park Festival at Makuhari Messe hall in Chiba, Japan with Megadeth, Judas Priest and Steel Panther to name a few.
Later in the year the band announced their relationship with Century Media Records had come to a mutually-agreed end.
2010 will see the release of the bands third studio release. And tours in Australia, Japan, Europe, UK and the USA according to their twitter. This summer, they will once again be on the "Scream The Prayer" with Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, For Today, A Plea for Purging, The Color Morale, and several others. However they had to cut the tour shirt when their bus broke down and Tyler's grandma died. They played their last show of the tour at the Christian Rock festival Heavenfest.
In 2010, Casey Jones and Rex Krueger left the band. Sam 'Ryder' Robinson (from The Morning After) played rhythm guitar on the band's European tour. This tour was done without a keyboard player.
Members
Current
- Tony Gambino - Lead Vocals (2007-present)
- Sean Michael Maier aka 'Shred Sean' - Lead Guitar (2005-present)
- Tyler Hoare - Bass Guitar; Backing Vocals (2003-present)
- Ian 'Slater' Evans - Drums; Backing Vocals (2009-present); Keyboards (2008-2009)
Previous
- Hugh Charron: Lead Vocals (2003-2005)
- Matt Kirk: Lead Vocals (2005-2006)
- Jon Cline: Lead Vocals (2006-2007)
- Joel Sauvé - Lead Guitar (2003-2005)
- Robbie Hart: Rhythm Guitar; Backing Vocals (2003-2008)
- Casey Jones - Rhythm Guitar; Backing Vocals (2008-2010)
- Simon Foxx: Keyboard; Backing Vocals (2003-2008)
- Rex Krueger - Keyboard; Backing Vocals (2009-2010)
- Frank Shooflar - Drums (2003-2008)
Touring
- Sam 'Ryder' Robinson - Rhythm Guitar; Backing Vocals (2010)
Discography
| Year | Album | Label |
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| 2004 | All Is Fair In Love and War | Blood & Ink Records |
| 2008 | Pedal To The Metal | Century Media Records |
References
- ^ "Blessed by a Broken Heart Post Studio Video Update", April 17, 2007.
- ^ "Blessed By A Broken Heart Comment On Signing and New Singer", Feb 12, 2008.
- ^ "Blessed by a Broken Heart Post Studio Video Update", April 17, 2007.
- ^ "Bring Me The Horizon Announce European Dates", Oct. 25, 2007.