Blessthefall

 Blessthefall (typeset as blessthefall) is a post-hardcore band from Phoenix, Arizona. Their debut album His Last Walk was released on April 10, 2007.

 

History 

Blessthefall grew out of high school practice sessions consisting of guitarist Mike Frisby, drummer Matt Traynor, vocalist Craig Mabbitt and bassist Jared Warth. Blessthefall released a three-track EP in mid-2005 and added guitarist Eric Lambert to form their current lineup after founding member Miles Bergsma left to attend college at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.1 Phoenix-area gigs with Greeley Estates and an openly religious orientation got the band local press and a deal with Warner subsidiary, Science Records.2 The band then toured with Alesana and Norma Jean across the United States and Canada.4 Their debut album, His Last Walk, was released on April 10, 2007, to mixed reviews.567 The band completed the entire 2007 Warped Tour circuit nationwide.4 His Last Walk peaked at #32 on the U.S. Billboard Heatseekers chart.8

Blessthefall toured with Escape the Fate, LoveHateHero, Before Their Eyes, and Dance Gavin Dance on the Black On Black tour during September and October 2007.

Blessthefall were also part of the Underground Operations Tour And Loathing Tour 2007, opening for Protest The Hero and All That Remains, along with fellow opening bands, Threat Signal and the Holly Springs Disaster.

Blessthefall were a part of From First to Last's fall headlining tour, starting November 1st with A Skylit Drive and Vanna. They then began a tour with Silverstein, their first European Tour. While on that tour, in December 2007, Mabbitt left the band during the United Kingdom portion of its European tour, for (according to the band's Myspace blog) "personal reasons." During this time Jared filled in for vocals as well as playing bass to complete the tour.

On December 15, 2007 Blessthefall posted a blog on their MySpace saying they parted ways with Mabbitt. Mabbitt posted a bulletin on his personal myspace stating his willingness to return to the band. They have not yet stated who will be Mabbitt's replacement. In February 2008, Mabbit became the replacement lead singer for one of Blessthefall's tour friends, Escape the Fate.9 In May 2008, Escape the Fate announced Mabbitt had joined them for the recording of their next album.10

The rest of the band will be on the winter North American run of the worldwide Taste of Chaos tour starting in late February and concluding in late April. Others on the tour are Idiot Pilot, Bullet for My Valentine, Atreyu, and headliner Avenged Sevenfold.

Warth switched to recording vocals for the band's new CD while Aiden, a friend of the band, filled in on bass. Aiden will continue to fill in on bass until Blessthefall finds a new vocalist. Many new replacement singers have been rumored to be candidates, including Ronnie Radke (Escape the Fate{NV}), Shan Dan (Caecelia{AZ}), Jordan (Skylit Drive{CA}), Hailey Briggs, and Ash (Sleepers {AU}) (yet no confirmation has been provided).

According to the band's Myspace, they are not participating in any summer tours (such as the Warped Tour) and are instead spending that time recording their new album, set to be released in late 2008[citation needed].

Blessthefall recently announced that they will be playing a show in Mexico with Alex of Greeley Estates on bass and that there will be a "very special guest," possibly a permanent replacement for Mabbitt[citation needed].

In 2008, Blessthefall released a new video for the song Rise Up from the album His Last Walk. The video forRise Up (directed by Travis Kopach) is the first (and currently only) video to not include Mabbitt.

Members

• Eric Lambert - Guitar
• Jared Warth - Bass & Vocals
• Mike Frisby - Guitar
• Matt Traynor - Drums

Former

• Craig Mabbitt - Vocals

• Miles Bergsma - Guitar

Albums

2005 Black Rose Dying EP 

2006 Blessthefall EP

2007 His Last Walk

Singles

2006 "Higinia"

2007 "Guys Like You Make Us Look Bad"

2007 "A Message To The Unknown"

2008 Rise up

 

 

http://www.myspace.com/blessthefall