Blessed By A Broken Heart
| Blessed by a Broken Heart | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | BBABH, Blessed |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Metalcore,glam metal,hard rock |
| Years active | 2003–2014 |
| Labels | Century Media, Blood and Ink, Tooth & Nail, Rude |
| Website | blessed |
| Past members | Tyler Hoare "Shred" Sean Maier Ian "Slater" Evans Sam Ryder Tony Gambino (Joel) "Casey Jones Ben "Rex" Krueger Robbie Hart Frank "the bird" Shooflar Simon Foxx Jon Cline Matt Kirk Hugh Charron Joel Sauve |
Blessed by a Broken Heart were a Canadian rock band from Montreal, Quebec. Formed in 2003, the band's last lineup consisted of vocalist/rhythm guitarist Sam Ryder, lead guitarist "Shred" Sean Maier, bassist Tyler Hoare and drummer Slater. They have released three albums, the most recent of which, Feel the Power, was released by Tooth & Nail Records and made Billboard's Christian Albums and Heatseekers Albums charts.
The band endured many line-up changes throughout its existence, leaving bassist Hoare as the only original member. In July 2012, Tony Gambino announced he was stepping down as lead vocalist with Sam Ryder taking his place.
The band was formed as a concept band in 2003 by Tyler Hoare. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Hugh Charron, bassist Joel Sauvé, guitarists Robbie Hart and Hoare, drummer Frank Shooflar, and keyboardist Simon Foxx. Their first album, All Is Fair in Love and War, released on Blood and Ink Records in 2004, gave the band a deathcore sound.
2005 saw the departure of Joel Sauvé, with Hoare switching to bass to fill his position. The band then added a shred-style guitarist, "Shred" Sean Maier, from Long Island, New York, and began to evolve toward a more 80's glam metal sound. The next year, they toured in the United Kingdom on a sold-out headlining tour with Enter Shikari.
In January 2007, after the addition of vocalist Tony Gambino, they signed with Century Media Records, from the band which spent April at The Farm in Vancouver, British Columbia with producer Garth "GGGarth" Richardson and engineer Ben Kaplan recording their second studio album Pedal to the Metal. The rest of 2007 was spent touring the US with The Devil Wears Prada, A Day To Remember and Mychildren Mybride; before joining Kittie, It Dies Today, Silent Civilian, and Bring Me the Horizon for another US tour.
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