As Cities Burn
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| Origin | Mandeville, Louisiana, US |
| Genres | Christian rock,post-hardcore, indie rock (later) |
| Years active | 2002–2009, 2011–2016 |
| Labels | Tooth & Nail, Solid State |
| Associated acts | Hawkboy |
| Past members | Pascal Barone Bryan Dixon TJ Bonnette Colin Kimble Cody Bonnette Chris Lott Aaron Lunsford Stephen Keech |
As Cities Burn was an American post-hardcore band from Mandeville, Louisiana that formed in 2002 and broke up in 2009. They released three studio albums in this time. Their debut, Son, I Loved You At Your Darkest, was released in 2005. Two years later, they released Come Now Sleep. Then, in 2009, As Cities Burn released their third and final album, Hell or High Water. The band has since been "resurrected", according to their Facebook fan page. On August 16, 2016, drummer Aaron Lunsford announced on Twitter that the group disbanded.
As an unsigned act, the group drew the attention of Solid State Records, an imprint of Tooth & Nail Records, which signed them in 2004.
They released their first full-length album, Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest on June 21, 2005, and was featured in Solid State's Young Bloods Tour with The Chariot, Showbread, and He Is Legend. In 2006 they toured with The Bled, Protest The Hero and Sincebyman. They held two CD release shows for this album: June 21 at Covington in Louisiana, LA and June 22 at Vinos in Little Rock, AR.
Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest had mostly a post-hardcore sound. The album contained heavy screaming by front man TJ Bonnette, with back-up vocals from his younger brother Cody Bonnette. A dark, dramatic, and emotional sound was consistent throughout the record. "The Widow" (clean vocals by Cody) was a hint of what As Cities Burn would later sound like without the screaming of TJ.
On June 10, 2006, the band announced the end of As Cities Burn, but in early July — after an outpouring of support from fans — decided to remain together. The band's final concert was to be on August 19, 2006 at the House of Blues in New Orleans, LA. However, soon afterwards the band decided they would remain together and record a new album.
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