Dangers (band)

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Dangers
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active2005 (2005)–present
Labels Topshelf, Vitriol, Dangers
Members
  • Alfred Brown IV
  • Justin Smith
  • Jack Shirley
  • Chris Conde
  • Anthony Rivera
Website www.wearedangers.com

Dangers is an American hardcore punk band from Los Angeles, California, [1] formed in 2005. [2] They have released three EPs and three studio albums, most recently The Bend in the Break which came out in 2016 on Topshelf Records.

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History

Dangers formed in 2005, releasing a self-titled EP the same year. [3] The following year, they released their debut full-length album Anger on Dangers Records. [4] In 2010, they released their second album Messy, Isn't It? on Vitriol Records. [5] [6] In 2011, they appeared at Fluff Fest in the Czech Republic for the first time, returning in 2013 and 2015. [7] In 2014, Dangers released their second EP Five O'Clock Shadows at the Edge of the Western World on Secret Voice. [8] In 2016, they released their third album The Bend in the Break on Topshelf Records. [9] [10]

Members

Former Members

Discography

Studio albums

Demos, EPs, and Singles

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