Boy Sets Fire
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Newark, Delaware, United States |
| Genres | Post-hardcore, emo, melodic hardcore |
| Years active | 1994–2007, 2010–present |
| Labels | End Hits Records, Burning Heart, Wind-up, Equal Vision |
| Website | www |
| Members | Nathan Gray Chad Istvan Josh Latshaw Robert Ehrenbrand Chris Rakus Jared Shavelson |
| Past members | Rob Avery Darrell Hyde Matt Krupanski Marc Krupanski Dan Pelic Lee Dickerson |
BoySetsFire is an American post-hardcore band from Newark, Delaware that formed in October 1994. BoySetsFire is composed of guitarists Chad Istvan and Josh Latshaw, vocalist Nathan Gray, and bassists Chris Rakus and Robert Ehrenbrand.
Boysetsfire released their first demo albums in late 1994 and early 1995. In 1996 the band released their first EP, This Crying, This Screaming, My Voice Is Being Born. In 1997 they signed a contract with Initial Records, and recorded their first full-length album, The Day the Sun Went Out.
In 1999 the second full-length album After the Eulogy was recorded, and Boysetsfire went on tour with Snapcase, as well as on Vans Warped tour. Also, Boysetsfire released a split EP with Snapcase in 1999, as well as with Shai Hulud and Coalesce in 2000. Their former bassist was replaced by Rob Avery. After being signed to Victory Records, the band moved to Wind-Up, an independent label distributed by Sony in the US. Tomorrow Come Today was then released in 2003.
Following a dispute with Wind-up, in 2005 the band signed to the independent record labels Burning Heart Records for worldwide distribution and Equal Vision Records for North American distribution. The album The Misery Index: Notes from the Plague Years got released in March 2006.
On July 31, 2006, the band informed the fans about its retirement through their official website. There was a farewell European tour in late summer; however, guitarist Josh Latshaw severely injured himself prior to its start. As a result, the band played those shows with roadie Chris "The Reverend" Rakus at the guitar instead, but returned to Europe in May 2007 to give Latshaw the chance to say goodbye to the European fans.
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