Craig Owens
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Owens at the Vans Warped Tour in Mansfield, MA. 2009
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Craigery Owens |
| Born | August 26, 1984 (age 32) |
| Origin | Davison, Michigan, United States |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | iamcraigowens |
Craigery "Craig" Owens (born August 26, 1984) is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist of Chiodos. He has also had an involvement in various side projects such as Cinematic Sunrise and the supergroups The Sound of Animals Fighting, Isles & Glaciers, and Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows. A founding member, Owens is as of August 2012 active with Chiodos, following a separation from the band from 2009 to early 2012. He has also recorded as a solo artist and appeared in the 2012 film K-11.
In 2001, Owens joined Bradley Bell, Pat McManaman, Jason Hale, Matt Goddard and Derrick Frost to form a band in Davison, Michigan. Originally named "Chiodos Bros." in tribute to special effects trio The Chiodo Brothers, the band recorded its first demo in June 2002. Following several years of national touring and independent recording, they were signed by Equal Vision Records in 2004 and, under the name Chiodos, released their first full-length album, All's Well That Ends Well in 2005. They continued thereafter, recording and touring.
Even after his separation from his first band, Owens continued to have an interest in working with them and, after being asked by his management about what project he most wanted to pursue, he made overtures about a possible return to Chiodos. On April 26, 2012, Owens announced his return to Chiodos. Subsequently, on April 27, the remaining members of D.R.U.G.S. revealed their intention to disband. Chiodos' first live appearance after their reunion took place on August 9, 2012 in a sold-out performance at Flint Local 432 in Michigan. As of that date, the members had tentative plans for a new album, on which they have been working separately but not yet begun to coordinate.
Owens featured as vocalist in the supergroup, The Sound of Animals Fighting. Owens featured on the album Lover, the Lord Has Left Us... released in 2006. The group consisted of project members of Circa Survive, Finch, Rx Bandits, Days Away under the alias of The Skunk, each member of the group wore an animal mask to hide their personas to influence the groups creativeness, Owens is identified in the group as the Ram. Owens appeared in the groups live line up We Must Become the Change We Want to See in 2006 along with 11 other members.
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