Blood Brothers (band)

The Blood Brothers
The Blood Brothers performing live, c2003
Background information
Origin	Redmond, Washington, United States
Genres	Post-hardcore, noise rock, avant-punk, screamo
Years active	1997–2007, 2014
Labels	Wichita Recordings, V2, ARTISTdirect, Three One G, Luckyhorse Industries, Epitaph
Associated acts	Jaguar Love, Past Lives, Neon Blonde, Fleet Foxes, Head Wound City, Soiled Doves, Waxwing, The Vogue, Shoplifting, Gatsbys American Dream
Website	www.thebloodbrothers.com
Members	Jordan Blilie Mark Gajadhar Morgan Henderson Johnny Whitney Cody Votolato
Past members	Devin Welch

The Blood Brothers were an American post-hardcore band formed in the Eastside suburbs of Seattle in 1997. The quintet has released five albums to date, as well as numerous side projects on behalf of the members. They officially broke up in November 2007, but reunited for a series of shows surrounding and including FYF Fest in 2014.

Vocalists Jordan Blilie and Johnny Whitney and drummer Mark Gajadhar formed the band from a previous musical endeavor, a band called Vade that they were involved with when they were 15 years old. Joining with bassist Morgan Henderson and guitarist Devin Welch the following year, the Blood Brothers were born in August 1997. The band recorded their first 7" record for $200 in a basement the following year. After replacing Welch with guitarist Cody Votolato (who is a year younger than the rest of the band), the current lineup was complete. The band left on their first tour immediately after Votolato graduated from high school.

Music website Punknews.org reported that the band was going on hiatus, though they had initially reported the situation as a breakup. The news story linked to a forum post by Three One G owner Justin Pearson, who was replying to a post about the breakup of Some Girls. He only stated "the blood bros broke up."

The band officially broke up in June 2007, but kept the information from the public until November 2007. Rumors of the disbandment can be traced as far back as July.

The Blood Brothers were expected to make an announcement about their future in early 2008, but instead officially announced the breakup on November 8, 2007:

Dear Friends,

After 10 years of making music as The Blood Brothers, we have made the collective decision that our time together has come to an end. We feel extremely fortunate to have spent such a deeply memorable and amazing part of our lives with each other. At this point, however, we feel it's best that our futures move forward on separate paths. We'd like to express our sincerest thanks and gratitude to all the bands we've played with, individuals who have helped us make our records, and fans who have come to our shows and picked up our music throughout the years. Your friendship, support and love hold such a profoundly special place in each of our hearts. We hope that the memories you attach to our music are as fond as those you have given us. Thank you and take care, we'll miss all of you.