A Bullet for Pretty Boy (band)

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A Bullet for Pretty Boy
Origin Longview, Texas, U.S.
Genres Metalcore, post-hardcore, electronicore
Years active2006 (2006)–2015
Labels Razor & Tie, Artery
MembersDanon Saylor
Chris Johnston
Josh Modisette
Derrick Sechrist
Brian Bingham
Taylor Kimball
Josh Trammel
Website facebook.com/abulletforprettyboy

A Bullet for Pretty Boy was an American metalcore band from Longview, Texas. The band started making music in 2006. The band released an independently made album, Beauty in the Eyes of the Beholder, in 2008. They signed to Razor & Tie and Artery Recordings, where they released, Revision:Revise , a studio album, in 2010. Their subsequent studio album, Symbiosis, was released by Razor & Tie alongside Artery Recordings, in 2012. The band is on hiatus as of 2015, with vocalist Danon Saylor forming a new band with For Today and Silent Planet members called Nothing Left. [1]

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Background

A Bullet for Pretty Boy formed in Longview, Texas. [2] [3] The band's current members are vocalist Danon Saylor, guitarist Chris Johnston, vocalist/ keyboardist Josh Modisette, with their past members being vocalist and guitarist, Derrick Sechrist, bass guitarists Brian Bingham and Taylor Kimball, and drummer Josh Trammel. [4]

History

The band commenced as a musical entity in 2006, with their first release, Beauty in the Eyes of the Beholder, an album that was released independently on March 8, 2008, [4] They signed to Razor & Tie alongside Artery Recordings, where they released a studio album, Revision:Revise , on November 9, 2010. [5] [6] [7] Their subsequent studio album released by the aforementioned labels, Symbiosis, on July 31, 2012. [8] [9] [10]

Members

Former Members

Discography

Studio albums

EP 's

Released in 2008, Beauty In The Eyes Of The Beholder was the first release by the band. It was self produced by the band

Beauty In The Eyes Of The Beholder
No.TitleLength
1."Dial M For Murder"3:40
2."Bears, Beets, Battlestar Galactica"4:12
3."The Hope I Confide In"3:29
4."An Still You Choose Surrender"1:30
5."Pale Horse"2:30
6."Beauty In The Eyes Of The Beholder"3:28
Total length:18:49

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