Secrets (Band)
Vorlage:Infobox musical artist Secrets (stylized as SECRETS) is an American post-hardcore band from San Diego, California, formed in 2010. After being signed to Rise Records in 2011, Secrets released their debut full length album, The Ascent, in January 2012. This album was produced by Tom Denney, formerly of A Day to Remember.[1] The record debuted at #3 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart and became the first Velocity Records release to appear on the Billboard Top 200, debuting at #185. Secrets has toured heavily since the release of The Ascent. They have toured with bands such as Sleeping With Sirens, Attack Attack!, and Escape The Fate;[2] they also appeared on the entire Scream It Like You Mean It Tour during 2012.
On April 20, 2013, lead vocalist Xander Bourgeois announced that he would be leaving the band, in order to focus on staying clean and sober. He also announced that he would be working on a new band that he feels will only succeed in his sobriety. On April 30, 2013, the band announced that their new vocalist would be Aaron Melzer, formerly of the local band Author and Finisher. Along with the vocalist announcement, the band shared a small clip of a new song off of their second album, Fragile Figures, which they recorded and released during Vans Warped Tour 2013.
On June 8, 2013, the band announced the release date for their second album Fragile Figures, would be July 23, 2013.[3] A new single, "Ready For Repair", was released alongside a music video on June 10.[4] A new song from the album, "Live Together, Die Alone", was released on June 25, 2013 as a promotional single.[5] iTunes preorders for the new album went up on June 30, 2013.[6] A new promotional single, "Maybe Next May", was released on July 5, 2013. It was also available for purchase as a single, unlike "Live Together, Die Alone", which was unavailable for purchase, and "Ready For Repair", which was available for purchase through an album preorder bundle.[7] Two promotional singles have since been released. On July 17, 2013, the album was released as an album stream, all songs on the album are available to listen in full.[8]
Band Members
Current members
- Aaron Melzer- lead vocals, unclean vocals (since 2013) (former member of Author and Finisher)
- Richard Rogers - rhythm guitar, clean vocals (since 2010) (former member of Dawn Defeo)
- Michael Sherman - lead guitar (since 2010) (former member of A City Serene)
- Michael Owens - bass guitar (since 2012) (former member of Travelers and Dawn Defeo)
- Joe English - drums (since 2010) (former member of A City Serene)
Former members
- Xander Bourgeois - lead vocals (2010-2013) (former member of A City Serene)
- Marc Koch - Bass Guitar (2010–2012) (former member of A City Serene)
Discography
- Studio albums
| Year | Album | Labels | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Indie | US Heat | |||
| 2012 | The Ascent | Rise | 185 | - | 3 |
| 2013 | Fragile Figures | 59 | 13 | - | |
chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
- Singles
- "The Heartless Part" (2011)[9]
- "The Oath" (2012)
- "Somewhere In Hiding" (2012)
- "Blindside" (2012)
- "Ass Back Home (Gym Class Heroes cover) - Punk Goes Pop 5" (2012)
- "Ready for Repair" (2013)
- "Live Together, Die Alone" (2013)
- "Maybe Next May" (2013)
Videography
- The Oath
- Somewhere In Hiding
- Blindside[10]
- Ready for Repair[11]
- Sleep Well, Darling (acoustic)
- How We Survive
References
- ↑ Kam, Chee (15 January 2012). "SECRETS Release Debut LP 'The Ascent' on Tuesday", Puregrainaudio.com. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ Protomanni, Lauren (26 June 2012). "Interview with Secrets vocalist Xander Bourgeois and drummer Joe English", Puregrainaudio.com. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ SECRETS - Fragile Figures teaser (New Album Out 7/23/13). Rise Records, abgerufen am 10. Juni 2013.
- ↑ SECRETS - Ready For Repair (Music Video) - "Fragile Figures" out 7/23/13. Rise Records, abgerufen am 10. Juni 2013.
- ↑ SECRETS - Live Together, Die Alone. Rise Records, abgerufen am 25. Juni 2013.
- ↑ Fragile Figures - Secrets. iTunes, abgerufen am 30. Juni 2013.
- ↑ Maybe Next May - MP3 Single. Rise Records, abgerufen am 5. Juli 2013.
- ↑ SECRETS - Fragile Figures (Full album stream). Rise Records, abgerufen am 18. Juli 2013.
- ↑ Kraus, Brian (22 November 2011). "Secrets release new single 'The Heartless Part'", Alternative Press. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ Secrets post new video for "Blindside". Rocksound.tv, abgerufen am 5. Dezember 2012.
- ↑ SECRETS - Ready For Repair (Music Video) - "Fragile Figures" out 7/23/13. Rise Records, abgerufen am 10. Juni 2013.