A Thorn For Every Heart was a post-hardcore band from Chino Hills, California, United States.
A Thorn For Every Heart self-released its debut EP, "Silence Is Golden", in 2003, gaining much Internet exposure and creating an underground following. The band's first full-length album, "Things Aren't So Beautiful Now", was released on October 19, 2004 through Kickball Records, a small subsidiary of Interscope. The album was recorded in the summer of 2004 with producer Shawn Sullivan.
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A Thorn For Every Heart was a post-hardcore band from Chino Hills, California, United States.
A Thorn For Every Heart self-released its debut EP, "Silence Is Golden", in 2003, gaining much Internet exposure and creating an underground following. The band's first full-length album, "Things Aren't So Beautiful Now", was released on October 19, 2004 through Kickball Records, a small subsidiary of Interscope. The album was recorded in the summer of 2004 with producer Shawn Sullivan.
The band's second full-length effort, It's Hard To Move You, was set to be released on July 31, 2007. However, this album was leaked in its entirety on June 1, 2007. Also, the label Kickball Records was closed by its parent company Interscope Records. The album leaked online, but was never officially released. They also toured with such bands as Jimmy Eat World, Head Automatica, Taking Back Sunday, Emery, Boys Night Out, My American Heart, The Receiving End Of Sirens, and more. They played many festivals, such as Surf & Skate (2004), The Bamboozle (2005), Bamboozle Left (2006), and two years of The Vans Warped Tour (2004, 2005). In 2005, they self-recorded (via their bassist and notable producer Justin Powell) two notable cover songs for major compilation releases.
After multiple line-up changes, A Thorn For Every Heart self-released the EP "Pick Up The Pieces" on July 1, 2008.
On March 20, 2009, the band announced via a Myspace bulletin that it would be embarking on an indefinite hiatus.
In 2013, marking the band's tenth birthday, frontman Kelvin Cruz made speculation of a band reunion including most of the original members. In April 2014, this came to fruition, as Holt, Harber, Powell, Cruz, and Nguyen came together to play a small festival in Southern California, the band's first show in over five years.
On June 17, 2016, A Thorn For Every Heart played a second reunion show with fellow resurrected band and long-time friends A Static Lullaby at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood. This incarnation featured Holt, Powell, Cruz, Nguyen, and Hill.
On December 14, 2019, A Thorn For Every Heart announced on their Facebook page that they would be recording "one last time" in January 2020. The announcement included a graphic showing the faces of (left to right) Powell, Nguyen, Holt, Cruz, Harber, and former drummer Matt Thorsen.
Members:
Kelvin Cruz - Vocals (2003-2009) - Performing at all reunion shows
Jeff Harber - Guitar/Vocals/Keys (2003-2007) - Performing at some reunion shows
Phil Nguyen - Guitar (2003-2009) - Performing at all reunion shows
Justin Powell - Bass (2003-2009) - Performing at all reunion shows
Aaron Peck - Drums (2003-2004)
Ryan Warrell - Bass (2009)
Casey Hill - Guitar (2007-2009) - Performing at some reunion shows
Matt Thorsen - Drums (2007-2009) - Performing at some reunion shows
Tyler Mahurin - Drums (2005-2007)
Matt Mallouk - Drums (2005)
Joel Ryan Holt - Guitar (2003-2004) - Performing at all reunion shows
Joy Welling - Violin (2003-2004)
Band was active from 2003-2009. After that they were active on and off from 2013 until now.
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