Sunset Black

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Sunset Black
General information
Genre (s) Alternative rock , rock
founding between 1995 and 1997
Website www.myspace.com/sunsetblackband
Founding members
Brandon Sammons
TJ Matthews
Jaime Gehly
Vocals, guitar
 Mike Evans
Current occupation
singing
 Brandon Sammons
Drums
 Jaime Gehly
Guitar, vocals
 Mike Evans
bass
 Scotty Springer (since 2008)
former members
bass
 TJ Matthews (since 2008)

Sunset Black is a rock band formed in Kansas City between 1995 and 1997 .

history

The band was formed between 1995 and '97 in Kansas. Founders are Brandon Sammons ( vocals , guitar), Mike Evans ( guitar , vocals), TJ Matthews ( bass ) and Jaime Gehly ( drums ). In 1999 the band decided to move to Minneapolis to get a bigger audience. A short time later, the band was on stage for the first time with bands such as Linkin Park , Fuel and From Zero . In 2001 the band signed a recording deal with Blue Worm Records, where the band recorded their first 3-track demo with the help of producer Matthew Kirkwold. In addition, the band played at the 93X festival in front of around 30,000 spectators. In 2002 the band released their debut album, Common Ground, on MCA Records . After a temporary separation, the band reunited in May 2008. However, TJ Matthews did not join the band and was replaced by Scotty Springer on bass. With Never Again and Go they produced two songs that can be legally downloaded from their Reverbnation presence. Since the reunification the band has been looking for a new label. The band has since moved to Los Angeles .

Singer Brandon Sammons founded the band Chasing Avalanche together with Mike Evans in 2009, with whom he has already released an album. However, it is only available as a download. The album is called Without the Our . The band is completed by drummer Bryan Panzeri.

style

The band describes their style of music as hard rock, which should sound emotional and as melodic as possible. Her musical style is influenced by bands such as Jimmy Eat World , Deftones , Silverchair , Muse , Incubus and As Tall as Lions .

Discography

  • 2001: Demo (Blue Worm Records)
  • 2002: Common Ground ( MCA Records )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Band bio on Allmusic
  2. ↑ Bandbio on the Myspace website