Surrender The Fall is an American
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formed in
Memphis
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,
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in 2005. In 2014 the band was signed to
Rum Bum Records.
History
Surrender the Fall was formed after
guitarist
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Eddie Tyre, a lifelong resident of
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, lost everything in
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and co-guitarist
Anthony Pitts gave up
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because of a knee injury.
Jared Cole's vocals and
Devin Hightower on bass completed the group. Their debut album "Burn In The Spotlight" was released in 2012.
The band has toured with
Nonpoint
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, My Darkest Days, All That Remains, Eye Empire and has played in many venues around the United States. The band has received coverage in national outlets, including
Revolver Magazine
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, and Billboard Magazine. Hails and Horns, AOL, Flint Journal, Toledo Free Press.
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Surrender the Fall signed with Rum Bum Records after a showcase at the Official Lollapalooza
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After Party at the Hard Rock. Their first album, ''Burn in the Spotlight'', was twelve hard rock songs.Billboard's
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Top 50 Active Rock chart.
By January 2013, Surrender the Fall's single "Some Kind of Perfect" had hit #40 on the Active Rock radio charts.
Later that year the band released a video to accompany the track.
Band members
*Jared Cole
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– vocals
* Eddie Tyre – guitar
* Anthony Pitts – guitar
* Devin Hightower – bass
Former members
* Zack Horvath – Drums
References
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External links
*http://www.rumbumrecords.com/artists/surrender-the-fall
Musical groups established in 2005
Rock music groups from Tennessee
Musical groups from Memphis, Tennessee