Broadside (band)

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Broadside
Background information
Origin Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Genres Pop punk
Years active2010–present
Labels Victory, SharpTone
MembersOllie Baxxter
Pat Diaz
Dom Reid
Jeff Nichols

Broadside is a pop punk band from Richmond, Virginia. [1] They were signed to Victory Records, and now signed to SharpTone Records, and were listed as one of the 100 Artists You Need To Know in 2015 by Alternative Press. [2] By 2015, Broadside had no original members left in the band.

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History

Formed in 2010, Broadside have shared the stage with bands such as the Ataris, A Loss for Words, Such Gold, Title Fight, Forever Came Calling, and Polar Bear Club. [3] [4] [5] In June 2011 the band self-released their five-song EP, Far From Home, which was then re-recorded in 2012 with five additional tracks to become their first full-length album by the same name and put out on independent Japanese record label Ice Grill$ Records. [6] [7]

In January 2013 the band announced they had recruited Ollie Baxxter as their new lead vocalist. [8] In October they released a music video for "Storyteller", [9] [10] followed by a video for their original holiday-themed "Wish List" in December. [11]

Broadside spent the first half of 2014 touring and playing shows with various artists including Of Fortune and Fame, Old Again, Battleghost. [12] [13] [14] In October 2014 Broadside contributed a demo version of their song "Avery" in partnership with Hope For the Day and PropertyOfZack to help raise awareness for suicide prevention. [15] [16]

On March 10, 2015, it was announced that the band had signed to Victory Records, which was accompanied by pre-orders for Old Bones set for release on May 19, 2015, along with a music video for the new single "Coffee Talk". [2] [17] [18] In late September 2015, founding member Bassist Josh Glupker left for undisclosed reasons.

On June 16, 2017, the band released its second studio album, Paradise. [19] On July 8, 2017, the album peaked at the No. 17 position on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. [20]

On May 15, 2019, the band released King of Nothing / Empty.

On July 24, 2020, the band released Into the Raging Sea.

On July 12, 2022, the band released a music video for their new single "One Last Time."

On March 15, 2023, the band released a music video for their new single "Cruel," which featured Brian Butcher from the band The Home Team.

Band members

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Past

Timeline

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Broadside (band)

Discography

Studio albums

Demos

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