Paradise Fears
| Paradise Fears | |
|---|---|
 Performed live in Minneapolis September 6, 2013 |
|
| General information | |
| origin | Vermillion , South Dakota |
| Genre (s) | Rock , pop , alternative |
| founding | 2008 |
| Website | paradisefears.com |
| Founding members | |
| Andre Cole | |
guitar |
Jordan Merrigan |
| Sam Miller | |
| Marcus Sand | |
| Michael Walker | |
| Lucas Zimmermann | |
| Current occupation | |
guitar |
Andre Cole |
guitar |
Jordan Merrigan |
singing |
Sam Miller |
bass |
Marcus Sand |
Keabord |
Michael Walker |
Drums |
Joey Russ (since 2014) |
| former members | |
Drums |
Lucas Zimmermann (–2014) |
Paradise Fears is an American alternative rock pop band from Vermillion , South Dakota . Her album Yours Truly (first full length) was released on June 14, 2011. They then played on several major rock-pop tours.
History and members
The band Paradise Fears was formed by several Vermillion high school students. It consists of six members. Samuel Steven Tyler Miller, Jordan Michael Merrigan, Cole Douglas Andre, Lucas Paul Zimmermann, Michael Jeremiah Walker and Marcus Alexander Sand. After graduating from high school, the group began to give concerts and released their music on several EPs , for example in 2008 The Secret to Dropping Out or 2010 Make Them Believe . In 2011 they released their first full-length album, Yours Truly, and toured with several other bands such as All Time Low , The Summer Set and Forever the Sickest Kids . On June 25, 2013, their single Battle Scars came out. The EP of the same name debuted at number 2 on the iTunes Alternative Charts. The band reached number 9 on the "Uncharted Charts" on Billboard.
In 2014 Lucas Zimmerman left the band. Joey Russ joined him as the new drummer.
Discography
- 2008: The Secret to Dropping Out (EP)
- 2010: Make Them Believe (EP)
- 2011: Yours Truly (album)
- 2013: Battle Scars (EP)
Web links
- Official website
- Information, videos, pictures ( memento of June 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) on paradisefearscentral.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Paradise Fears Yours Truly Album on sing365.com, accessed October 11, 2013.
- ↑ Biography on last.fm, accessed on February 11, 2016.
- ↑ Artist Biography by Matt Collar on allmusic.com, accessed October 11, 2013.
- ↑ Uncharted Territory: Paradise Fears Unplug; Far Too Loud Cranks Up The Volume on billboard.com, accessed October 11, 2013.
- ↑ Paradise Fears drummer Lucas Zimmerman Leaves Band. propertyofzack.com, June 19, 2014, accessed February 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Paradise Fears wraps up first full-band headlining tour, prepares for upcoming album release. In: The Volante. volanteonline.com, October 1, 2014, accessed February 11, 2016 (American English).
- ^ The Secret to Dropping Out on allmusic.com, accessed October 11, 2013.
- ^ Make Them Believe on allmusic.com, accessed October 11, 2013.
- ↑ Paradise Fears - Battle Scars on absolutepunk.net, accessed October 11, 2013.