The Blue Letter is an American hardcore/metal band. They primarily play emo, hardcore punk, metalcore, post-hardcore music, and describe their style as "down tempo screamo.” They come from Richmond, Virginia. The band started making music in 2003. The band released, a studio album, When Will These Barricades Fall, in 2004, with Reactivation Media. They released, a split-extended play, Splitsville, with The Gospel Is a Grenade, on Guevara Entertainment, in 2005. Their subsequent release, also an extended play, Prima Facie, was released in 2007, with Blood & Ink Records. The latest release, Love Is Not Control, was released by Init Records, in 2012.
Background The Blue Letter is a hardcore/metal band from Richmond, Virginia. Their members are guitarist and vocalist, Dan Shebaylo, bassist and vocalist, Brendan Artz, and drummer and vocalist Silas Zdybel. A former member, Chad Seely, a bassist and vocalist, left the band after the Prima Facie release.
Music history The band commenced as a musical entity in 2003, with their first release, When Will These Barridcades Fall, a studio album, that was released in 2004, from Reactivation Media Company. Their second release, a split-extended play, with The Gospel Is a Grenade, Splitsville, released in 2005, by Guevara Entertainment. The subsequent release, Prima Facie, was an extended play, that was released by Blood and Ink Records, in 2007. Their latest release, a studio album, Love Is Not Control, was released by Init Records, in 2012.
Members Current members Dan Shebaylo - guitar, vocals Brendan Artz - bass, vocals Silas Zdybel - drums, vocals Former members Chad Seely – bass, vocals (2003-2007) Blake Merwin - guitar, vocals (2002-2004)
Discography Studio albums When Will These Barricades Fall (2004, Reactivation) Love Is Not Control (2012, Init Records) EPs Prima Facie (2007, Blood and Ink)
References
External links Facebook profile Blood and Ink Records