As Cities Burn

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As Cities Burn
General information
origin Baton Rouge , United States
Genre (s) Post hardcore , indie rock
founding 2002, 2011
resolution 2006, 2009
Website www.ascitiesburn.net
Founding members
singing
 TJ Bonnette (until 2006)
guitar
 Colin Kimble
guitar
 Cody Bonnette
Pascal Barone (until 2006)
Drums
 Bryan Dixon (2004)
Current occupation
Vocals, guitar
Cody Bonnette
bass
 Stephen Keech (2015-2017)
Drums
 Aaron Lunsford (since 2004)
Singing, piano
 TJ Bonnette
former members
guitar
 Chris Lott (2006-2009, 2011-2016)

As Cities Burn (ACB) is an indie band from Baton Rouge , Louisiana, founded in 2002 . They broke up in 2009 for family reasons, but announced on Facebook in 2011 that they would reunite.

history

The Beginnings and Son, I Loved You At Your Darkest (2002-2006)

As Cities Burn was founded in 2002 by the brothers TJ Bonnette (vocals) and Cody Bonnette (guitar) together with Colin Kimble (lead guitar), Pascal Barone (bass) and Bryan Disxon (drums). Right from the start, the band was able to earn a status in the live scene in Baton Rouge and at the end of 2002 released an extended play consisting of five songs in their own production, which sold around 1000 times. Another self-titled EP was released in mid-2003, which sold even more often. The band members then quit their jobs and played 250 shows in the United States in 2004 alone. However, Brian Dixon left the band to continue with Oceans Firing . Aaaron Lunsford joined the band for him.

This huge success, especially for a Christian band, drew the attention of Solid State Records , a subsidiary of Tooth & Nail Records , which they signed in 2004.

Their debut album Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest , was released there on June 21, 2005 , the sound of which was primarily influenced by post-hardcore . The vocal focus was on TJ Bonnette's screams. All in all, the album had a very dark, dramatic and melancholy sound. The song The Widow , which is mainly dominated by Cody's vocals, gave a first clue of what As Cities Burn would sound like after TJ left.

Hiatus and Come Now Sleep (2006-2009)

On June 10, 2006, the band announced the end of As Cities Burn. The main reason for a breakup was the exit of the singer TJ Bonnette, who got married and therefore did not want to tour for that long. After the Vans Warped Tour they played their farewell concert at the House of Blues in New Orleans , but after massive support from their fans decided to continue. Cody Bonnette then took over the vocals and the band continued as a group of four.

On December 17, 2006, the band released the first new song from their upcoming album via MySpace and PureVolume, which they recorded in early 2007. Fans were particularly surprised by the complete abandonment of screams, which until then had been a central element of their music and have now been replaced by Cody Bonnette's clear vocals. On April 12, 2007, As Cities Burn released the title of their new album, Come Now Sleep , which was also released on August 14, 2007 via Tooth & Nail Records. It peaked at number 135 on the US Billboard charts.

In 2009 the album Hell or High Water was released , which again included a change of style. The band was now more oriented towards alternative rock, some songs were reminiscent of Pearl Jam and Counting Crows . The album reached number 109 on the Billboard charts. Shortly afterwards the band broke up.

Various reunions (since 2011)

The band has been active again since 2011 and played various concerts, some only with individual albums. In 2015 TJ Bonnette also returned to the band. In the same year, Prince of Planet Earth was released , the first song they had together in six years. This was followed by a tour for the first album, on which the group was supported by Emery .

In 2016 the band broke up again for a short time, only to announce another tour with Emery in January 2017.

style

In the course of the albums their style developed significantly, from an initially more Screamo- influenced post-hardcore ( Son, I Loved You At Your Darkest ) to a more progressive, but calmer variety ( Come Now Sleep ) to indie rock ( Hell or High Water ). Although they belong to Christian Rock, their Christian messages are rather subliminal and are not the sole focus.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Come Now Sleep
  US 135 09/01/2007 (1 week)
Hell or high water
  US 109 05/09/2009 (1 week)
  • 2002: As Cities Burn ( EP , in-house production)
  • 2003: As Cities Burn (EP, in-house production)
  • 2005: Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest (Solid State Records)
  • 2007: Come Now Sleep (Solid State Records)
  • 2007: The EP (Tooth & Nail Records)
  • 2009: Hell or High Water (Tooth & Nail Records)
  • 2019: Screaming Through the Walls (Rude / Equal Vision)

Others

  • Colin, Cody and Bryan played in a punk / ska band called Alliance 103 with Colin on vocals, Cody on bass and Bryan on drums.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c As Cities Burn at Allmusic (English). Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ a b Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest. Allmusic Review by Alex Henderson at Allmusic (English). Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ a b As Cities Burn - Hell or High Water. AllMusic Review by Todd Sterlin at Allmusic (English). Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ a b c Chart sources: US . Retrieved March 13, 2018
  5. ↑ As Cities Burn - Come Now Sleep. Allmusic Review at Allmusic (English). Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  6. ↑ As Cities Burn calls it quits. Lambgoat. On July 20, 2009, accessed March 13, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Jameson Ketchum: Sub . Interview: As Cities Burn Talk Reunion Show and the Future. In: Substream Music Press. December 13, 2011, accessed March 13, 2018 .
  8. ^ Tyler Sharp: As Cities Burn release first new song in over six years. Altpress, June 1, 2015, accessed March 13, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Justin Sarachik: As Cities Burn Bassist Talks 'Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest' Reunion Tour, New Music, & 'Corporate America' (INTERVIEW 1). Breathecast, July 7, 2015, accessed March 13, 2018 .
  10. ↑ As Cities Burn Drummer Explains Band's Latest Breakup. theprp.com, August 18, 2016, accessed March 13, 2018 .
  11. ↑ As Cities Burn To Reunite For January Show. Theprp.com, November 30, 2017, accessed March 13, 2018 .