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| Hawthorne Heights | |
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 Hawthorne Heights at the University of Scranton in 2007.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Dayton, Ohio |
| Genres | Alternative rock[1][2][3] Emo[4] Melodic hardcore[5] Pop punk[6] Post-hardcore[7] Power pop[8] Screamo[9][10][11] see section: Musical genres |
| Years active | 2001-present |
| Labels | Victory Records, Wind-up Records |
| Website | www.hawthorneheights.com |
| Members | |
| JT Woodruff Micah Carli Matt Ridenour Eron Bucciarelli |
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| Former members | |
| Casey Calvert | |
Hawthorne Heights is an American rock band from Dayton, Ohio, formed in 2001.[12] Their line-up currently consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist JT Woodruff, lead guitarist and unclean vocalist Micah Carli, bassist and backing vocalist Matt Ridenour, and drummer Eron Bucciarelli. On November 24, 2007, guitarist and unclean vocalist Casey Calvert died of accidental causes, leaving the band as a four-piece.[13] The band, who were originally named A Day in the Life,[12] have released three studio albums on Victory Records since changing their name to Hawthorne Heights.
The band found success with both of their first two albums, with 2004's The Silence in Black and White achieving Platinum certification, and their 2006 album If Only You Were Lonely achieving Gold certification,[14] after it peaked at #1 on the Billboard's Independent Albums chart and #3 on the Billboard 200 charts.[15] They are also well known for their 2006 single "Saying Sorry", which reached Gold status[14] and peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.[16] The band's third album, Fragile Future, was released on August 5, 2008,[17] surprisingly through Victory Records again, after a lengthy legal battle between the two parties.[18] Hawthorne Heights will release their fourth album with Wind-up Records on June 1, 2010.[19] The album's title is Skeletons. It will be their first album with band member Micah Carli employing unclean vocals.
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Originally known as A Day in the Life,[12] their first record was a demo entitled Four Bullets for One Girl, after one album (Nine Reasons to Say Goodbye), an EP, Paper Chromatography (which was later re-released as part of the compilation From Ohio With Love), and significant line-up changes, the band changed its name to Hawthorne Heights. On the DVD portion of The Silence in Black and White, drummer Eron Bucciarelli states that the band took their current name from the author Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Their first album The Silence in Black and White, was released in 2004. The album was slow to build sales at first; however, soon the video for the song Ohio Is for Lovers began getting airplay on MTV, and the band enjoyed breakout success at radio as well as a growing nationwide fan base, and the album became Victory Records' highest selling debut. The Silence in Black and White peaked at number 56 on the Billboard charts.
When their second album If Only You Were Lonely was released on Feb 28, 2006, it debuted at number 3 on the Billboard charts, powered by the lead single "Saying Sorry" which has received regular airplay on MTV, VH1 and Fuse. The band performed on the 2006 Nintendo Fusion Tour.
While on their headlining tour with Escape the Fate, Amber Pacific, The Secret Handshake, and The A.K.A.'s in Washington, D.C., guitarist Casey Calvert was found dead on the band's tour bus on November 24, 2007. The band had kicked off their U.S. tour just the day before in Detroit, Michigan.[20][21] Toxicology and autopsy reports state Calvert died of combined drug intoxication.[22] The official statement issued by the band says that Calvert died in his sleep and that his body was discovered before the band was to do a sound check prior to a show at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. The band was devastated. They spent a few days mourning, reflecting, and writing a song about the incident. The song eventually became "Four Become One" on their album Fragile Future.
According to the results of an autopsy performed by the office of the chief medical examiner in Washington, D.C, and released in December 2007, Calvert's death was accidental. Dr. John Mendelson, a pharmacologist at the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, told MTV News that "Cases like Calvert's are so rare that they're almost nonexistent. It's so rare that you can't even put a number on it,"[13] and that "It's exceedingly rare that 26-year-olds die of anything medical. This kind of death is one in several million."[23] Both citalopram (also known by the brand name Celexa) and clonazepam (also known by the brand names Klonopin and Rivotril) are prescription drugs, the former an antidepressant and the latter used to treat seizure disorders and panic attacks.
Drummer Eron Bucciarelli issued the following statement: [24]
From the time of the incident we suspected a possible drug interaction as the cause. Casey wrestled with depression for as long as we knew him. He saw numerous doctors and took an ever-changing array of medicines to get better. He finally had his depression under control. According to the toxicology report, the cause of death was due to a fatal interaction between depression meds, anxiety meds and an opiate. Opiates being mentioned along with the term 'substance abuse', coupled with 'rockstar' stereotypes immediately conjure up images of hard drug use and addiction, which simply couldn't be further from the truth in Casey's instance. What the toxicology report doesn't show is that prior to us leaving for tour, Casey had a root canal, and was prescribed Vicodin (an opiate) for the pain. Once again, Casey was not involved in anything illegal nor was he a substance abuser.
JT Woodruff has stated that "We won't add another guitar player or add another screamer", and that "In our albums, it'll always say 'Casey Calvert: guitar/vocals.'"[25] Bucciarelli stated in another interview that, "We don't need another screamer...If the fans want screaming, they can provide it themselves."[26]
Hawthorne Heights released a demo for their new song "Come Back Home" on their MySpace page in 2007. A reprised version of the song became one of the twelve tracks that were selected for the band's third studio album. A second song was released on their Myspace, a cover of the Smashing Pumpkins song "Bullet with Butterfly Wings", which was contributed to MySpace Tribute to The Smashing Pumpkins. This cover song, however, did not become a track on the album.
Hawthorne Heights and Victory Records patched up their relationship and the band's third album, Fragile Future, was released with the label on 5 August 2008.[17] Howard Benson produced the album.
Hawthorne Heights performed at Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution 2008 tour this year on the Revolution Stage with former labelmates Atreyu, Armor For Sleep, Street Drum Corps, and 10 Years. Joining Linkin Park on the Main Stage was Chris Cornell, The Bravery, Busta Rhymes, and Ashes Divide.
Hawthorne Heights posted a blog through their MySpace profile stating that they had officially been signed to Wind-up Records, and had been writing and recording for a new record. The band revealed that while there is not a new member of the band and no replacement was made for Hawthorne Heights former unclean vocalist, Casey Calvert, the new album would feature a new "screamer".[27] While on tour, Hawthorne Heights announced that Micah Carli would now be providing unclean vocals for the band.[28]
As the album was being recorded, lead singer JT Woodruff and drummer Eron Bucciarelli named two songs from the record on several occasions, leading many to believe that they would be released as singles. Acoustic versions of the two songs were also said to have been recorded. The songs are entitled "Here I Am" and "Nervous Breakdown". On October 2, 2009, both Woodruff and Buicarelli posted updates on their Twitter pages saying that they had just finished gang vocals for the record. Woodruff stated "Just finished up doing gang vocals on a few songs. Return to hardcore!" [29]
On October 14, an e-mail was sent out to the official mailing list telling fans that the new album would be titled Skeletons and would be released in early 2010. The e-mail stated:
"Lots of big HH news for you today folks! For starters, we will release our new album, titled SKELETONS, in early 2010! Secondly, as you should know already, we're kicking off Never Sleep Again '09 with Just Surrender, Monty Are I, Punchline, Anarbor, and Nightbeast on November 2nd! Get your tickets here and get them today because we will be giving away a limited amount of collectible download cards at each show which include one of our new songs, "Unforgivable" along with some other goodies. This is your first chance to hear some of our new music, so make sure you get your tickets early and get to the shows early, because once they're gone, you'll have to wait until the album comes out! We'll see you this Fall!"
As promised, download cards for the song "Unforgivable" were distributed while on tour. In addition, a song entitled "End of the Underground" has been performed live.[30]
After the Never Sleep Again 2009 tour, frontman JT began performing several solo acoustic shows with songs he had written outside of Hawthorne Heights.[31]
The track listing for the album was announced on February 5, 2010.[32] According to JT Woodruff's February SayNow voice message (also uploaded on the band's Twitter), Micah Carli plays ukulele, mandolin, and various other "weird instruments" in the lute family for many of the bonus tracks on Skeletons.[33]
Hawthorne Heights success comes from the sheer variety of genres it represents. The band has been referred to as screamo and hardcore due to their heavy guitar riffs and occasional death growls.[9] Additionally, the band has been called emo and pop punk because of the calm melodies and clean vocals rampant in their music.[4][6] The band is often described as post-hardcore, because this genre encompasses a wide range of musical styles, making it a general enough term to be applied to Hawthorne Heights' diverse style.[7] Likewise, Hawthorne Heights' albums have been tagged as alternative rock by retailers (such as iTunes).[2][3]
Eron Bucciarelli, the band's drummer, noted that the band's sound has "always been pigeon holed as emo or screamo" (although the later genre receives more controversy).[34] In the same interview he stated, however, that the band prefers to be referred to simply as "a rock band". Regardless, ever since being known as A Day in the Life, the band has been categorized as emo. This is primarily due to the emotional topics found in the lyrics of prominent Hawthorne Heights songs (such as "Ohio Is for Lovers", and "The Transition").[35] In addition, their songs fit the stylistic definitions of emo music.
While commenting on the band's first album, The Silence in Black and White, Eron said that the "triple guitar attack" allows them to "add a lot of layering effects and intricacies to our music along with legitimately pulling in different musical styles."[36] The album also includes feminine backing vocals provided by band member Micah Carli's sister, Graci Carli. This gave many of the songs a broader emotional spectrum not limited by gender.[37]
Hawthorne Heights began to be recognized as melodic hardcore due to the release of If Only You Were Lonely. After "softening their lyrical stance, incorporating melancholy keyboards and adding upbeat melodies that were a perfect counterbalance to their screaming backup chants" their unique sound became more recognized.[38]
Even after the death of one of the guitarists, the band continued to allow its sound to evolve. With the release of Fragile Future, the band continued to elaborate on the pop style they were already recognized for. Although no unclean vocals are used, the album "carries on their tradition of simple hooks and big pop-punk choruses."[6] The songs from the album tread on "familiar power pop territory" also.[8]
In February 2006, as the band was readying the release of If Only You Were Lonely, Victory Records issued two statements to fans through the band's mailing lists as well as their MySpace profile, stating that "ROCK music needs your support"[39] and that "the #1 slot that belongs to us." They also pleaded with fans to go into chain stores and make sure Hawthorne Heights CDs are in stock and to sabotage the sales count of Ne-Yo's record In My Own Words, which was being released the same day. The statement said:
| “ | As for Ne-Yo, the name of the game is to decrease the chances of a sale here. If you were to pick up handful of Ne-Yo CDs, as if you were about to buy them, but then changed your mind and didn't bother to put them back in the same place, that would work. Even though this record will be heavily stocked and you might not be able to move all the stock, just relocating a handful creates issues: Even though the store will appear to be out of stock, the computer will see it as in stock and not re-order the title once it sells down and then Ne-Yo will lose a few sales later in the week."[40] | ” |
They ended their rallying cry by quoting Winston Churchill: "Victory at all costs, Victory in spite of all terror, Victory however long and hard the road may be; for without Victory, there is no survival."[41] Later, group members claimed that the statements were issued by their record label, Victory Records, without their consent.[42] On August 7, 2006, the band announced they would be leaving Victory Records, and sued the label for breach of contract, copyright and trademark infringement, fraud and abuse.[43] Victory Records then countersued for breach of contract and libel in September 2006.[44] In October 2006, a Chicago judge dismissed two of the three main claims in the band's suit, ruling that the trademark and copyright violation allegations were unsound.[45] On March 5, 2007 a federal judge in Chicago ruled that Victory Records does not hold exclusive rights for the band's recording services and that the band can record for any label. Specifically, the Judge stated: "The agreement contains no exclusivity provision, nor does any of its language appear to prevent [the band] from recording elsewhere during the life of the agreement".[46] The judge later reaffirmed this ruling on May 17, 2007, stating that Hawthorne Heights is still contractually bound to deliver two albums to Victory, but may record albums which are released elsewhere.[47]
On October 16, 2007, Wild Justice Records sued Hawthorne Heights for breach of a verbal contract, stemming from a dispute over the management company's share of the band's revenues.[48]
| Release Date | Title | Label | Chart Positions | RIAA certification |
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US Ind.[15] | UK [49] |
UK Indie [50] |
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| June 1, 2004 | The Silence in Black and White | Victory Records | 56 | 3 | — | — | Gold[51] |
| February 28, 2006 | If Only You Were Lonely | Victory Records | 3 | 1 | 85 | — | |
| August 5, 2008 | Fragile Future | Victory Records | 23 | 4 | — | 13 | |
| June 1, 2010 | Skeletons | Wind-up Records | - | - | — | - | |
| Year | Title | Chart Positions[52] | Album | ||
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UK [49] |
UK Rock | |||
| 2004 | "Ohio Is for Lovers" | 34 | - | - | The Silence in Black and White |
| 2005 | "Niki FM" | 40 | - | - | |
| 2005 | "Silver Bullet" | - | - | - | |
| 2006 | "Saying Sorry" | 7 | 87 | 38 | If Only You Were Lonely |
| 2006 | "This Is Who We Are" | - | - | - | |
| 2006 | "Pens and Needles" | - | - | - | |
| 2008 | "Rescue Me" | - | - | - | Fragile Future |
| "Somewhere in Between" | - | - | - | ||
| 2010 | "Nervous Breakdown" | - | - | - | Skeletons |
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Hawthorne Heights is a punk rock band.
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My heart is in Ohio You kill me well You like it too and I can tell. You never stop until my final breath is gone.
"I love you" is all she heard.
and break our hearts in stride.
It's over and she's gone.
(WAKE UP!) Just tell me it's ok to die
Dissolve and decay there's nothing left for me.
We will all learn from the liars mouth. Save yourself from everything you have learned.
If you want more theres none to give.
I'll ask the nurse for bandages.
I wish I could breathe
And beg the lord for accidents
Can you see me now?
Away from the pain Screaming loud Drowning out by the sound of the rain
But we'll meet somewhere in between I say we meet at a quarter to three
I need you more, right now that I ever did
I'd follow her to hell and back again.
| Hawthorne Heights | |
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| Origin | Dayton, Ohio, United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock, emo, pop punk, post-hardcore |
| Years active | 2001-present |
| Labels | Victory records, Wind-up records |
| Members | |
| JT Woodruff Micah Carli Matt Ridenour Eron Bucciarelli | |
| Former members | |
| Casey Calvert | |
Hawthorne Heights are an American rock band. They formed in 2001 and were originally called "A Day in the Life" but later changed their name and lineup.
They have released three albums and a number of singles. Their album titled Fragile Future was released on August 5, 2008 in the United States, and on August 11, 2008 in the United Kingdom. Their most recent album is called Skeletons, and was made available on June 1 2010. Their other albums include If Only You Were Lonely and The Silence in Black and White. They spawned Emo classics such as "Saying Sorry" and "Ohio Is for Lovers"
Casey Calvert, who played guitar and did the death growls for the band, died on November 24, 2007, and another member found him in the morning. They had to push back touring etc, and had started on a tour already and had big plans.
Later, another person in the band, Micah Carli, started doing the harsh death growl vocals for the band.
They have had many tours including the Never Sleep Again tour, the Warped Tour and Projekt Revolution. They played the Never Sleep Again tour with fellow band Silverstein.
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| Release Date | Title | Label | Chart Positions | RIAA certification [1] | Sales | |||
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| US | US Ind. | UK Indie [2] | ||||||
| June 1, 2004 | The Silence in Black and White | Victory Records | 56 | 3 | Platinum | 1,000,000+ | ||
| February 28, 2006 | If Only You Were Lonely | Victory Records | 3 | 1 | 85 | Gold | 500,000+ | |
| August 5, 2008 | Fragile Future | Victory Records | 23 | 4 | 13 | |||
| June 1, 2010 | Skeletons | Wind-Up Records | ||||||
| Year | Title | Chart Positions[3] | Album | ||
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| US | UK [4] | UK Rock | |||
| 2004 | "Ohio Is for Lovers" | 34 | - | - | The Silence in Black and White |
| 2005 | "Niki Fm" | 40 | - | - | |
| 2005 | "Silver Bullet" | - | - | - | |
| 2006 | "Saying Sorry" | 7 | 87 | 38 | If Only You Were Lonely |
| 2006 | "This Is Who We Are" | - | - | - | |
| 2006 | "Pens and Needles" | - | - | - | |
| 2008 | "Rescue Me" | - | - | - | Fragile Future |
| 2008 | "Somewhere In Between" | - | - | - | |
| 2010 | "Nervous Breakdown" | - | - | - | Skeletons |
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