Transparent (New York rock band)
| Transparent | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hornell, New York, USA |
| Genres | Alternative rock, Rock, Christian |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Unsigned |
| Associated acts | Project 86, Cry to the Blind |
| Website | transparentrockband |
| Members | Matthew Sassano |
Transparent is a rock band from upstate New York consisting of Matthew Sassano (vocals), Bradley Meise (guitars), Quintin Olix (guitars). Transparent's song, "Bridges" is the main menu song on NASCAR The Game: Inside Line that was released on November 6, 2012. The band released their first full-length album, Light in Darkness, with 11 original songs on June 6, 2013. They have opened for bands such as Project 86, Scarlet White and Cry to the Blind. The band was formed in October 2010. Their logo consists of a pink and purple ribcage, which is prevalently used on promotional materials and the album covers of the untitled 4 song demo (2011), 8 song "Light in Darkness EP" (2012) and the 11 song full-length album, "Light in Darkness" (2013).
Lead singer and songwriter, Matthew Sassano was always involved in the music and arts within church and within his local scene from a young age. A video performance on YouTube of the band Skillet inspired him to start his own band as well as a trip in October 2010, when Matthew and now band manager, Steve Cox drove out to Indiana to see a Ron Paul campaign and when they returned, they started the band. The first song written was "Paranoid". Matthew was originally just the bassist and songwriter and then just a few months later prior to doing any recording, he became the lead singer. Matthew and guitarist, Bradley are the first two original members in the band. The instrumental for "Paranoid" was originally "Billboard of Pain"'s instrumental but Matthew switched both progressions. The first batch of songs written that are on the 4 song demo: "Do or Die", "Paranoid", "NWO" and "Billboard of Pain" are all on the full-length CD. The 4 song demo was released in July 2011. A year later from starting the band in October 2011, Matthew went out to New Mexico to visit family and during that trip, he wrote "Bridges" (which became title track to NASCAR The Game: Inside Line) and also wrote "Love to Hate You". More songs were written and all recording for the full-length album "Light in Darkness" was completed in October 2012.
Light in Darkness is the first full-length album by the New York rock band, Transparent, which was released on June 6, 2013. The album has 11 original songs including "Bridges" (the main menu song on NASCAR The Game: Inside Line that was released on November 6, 2012), "Breathe", "Paranoid", "Somewhere", "Unbreakable", "Dear God", "Love To Hate You", "March of the Damned", "Billboard of Pain", "Do or Die", and "New World Order". The album was recorded over the span of 2011-2012. The CD also has a booklet with artwork for each individual song, consisting of photography, collage and illustration done by band artist, Katie Cappadonia. Many of the pages were inspired by the artwork within Taylor Swift CD's because of the vivid storytelling qualities within the lyrics. Members of the band and friends of theirs were recruited to be actors within the art.
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