Junius (band)

Junius
Junius performing live in Munich, Germany in 2012. From left to right: Joel M Reynolds, Joseph E. Martinez, Michael Repasch-Nieves and Dana Filloon
Background information
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genres	Art rock, post-metal, indie rock, post-rock, space rock, metalgaze, shoegaze
Years active	2003-present
Labels	Prosthetic, The Mylene Sheath, Make My Day, Radar Recordings
Associated acts	Circle Takes the Square, Caspian, Rosetta, Alcest, Constants
Website	www.juniusmusic.com
Members	Dana Filloon Joel Munguia Joseph E. Martinez Drew Speziale (touring) Justin Forrest Trujillo (touring)
Past members	Michael Repasch-Nieves Ira Bronson Keiffer Infantino Dave Soucy

Junius is an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts that formed in 2003. The band is composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Joseph E. Martinez, drummer Dana Filloon and bassist Joel Munguia. Thus far, they have released four EPs and three full-length albums. The band name is taken after Junius, the pseudonym of a political writer who lived during the late 18th century.

Formation and first years (2003-2008)

Junius's first releases were two EPs on Radar Recordings, Forcing Out the Silence (2004) and Blood is Bright (2006). In 2007, they reissued the EPs on a single self-titled CD. This album was also released on Radar Recordings. During this time, the group cycled through several bass players before finding a permanent bass player, Joel Munguia, who is first credited on the band's third EP The Fires of Antediluvia which was released in May 2007.

The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist (2009-2011)

Their first proper full-length, The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist, was released on November 10, 2009 through the label The Mylene Sheath in the US and Make My Day Records in Europe. The album is inspired by the writings of theorist Immanuel Velikovsky and took the group nearly three years to complete. Junius produced The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist at the legendary A&M Records studios in Hollywood (now known as Henson Recording Studio) over the course of a year, somewhat guerilla-style, during off-hours when the studio wasn't booked (the band has joked that they were bumped out by everyone from Akon to Bruce Springsteen—literally).  The album was recorded by Kevin Mills and Tom Syrowski (Weezer, AFI (band)) and mastered by Dave Collins (Danny Elfman, Black Sabbath). It also includes a 24-page book featuring art by Drew Speziale (Circle Takes the Square) and illustrator Matt Gauck. On May 20, 2011, it was announced that Junius would be covering the song "Firehead" by Hum. The song was included on the tribute cover album Songs of Farewell and Departure: A Tribute To HUM, which was released on September 6, 2011. Junius released a split EP with the band Rosetta which contained the track "A Day Dark with Night" on September 27, 2011.