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HeartSupport
HeartSupport is a mental health-based non-profit organization that offers peer support to help individuals within the metal community who struggle with their mental health. The non-profit was founded by Jake Luhrs, vocalist of the band August Burns Red, in 2011. Their mission statement is "Heal The Scene". History HeartSupport was founded by Jake Luhrs in 2011 after fans shared their personal traumas with him while he ran August Burns Red's merch booth. Inspired by these conversations, Luhrs wanted to create a supportive community where people, including fans he had already connected with, could share their stories. In 2013, HeartSupport toured with August Burns Red during the Vans Warped Tour of that year. In 2016, HeartSupport's founder, Jake Luhrs, won the Artist Philanthropic Award at the APMA Awards for his work with the organization. In a 2020 ''Revolver'' article, it was reported that HeartSupport had six full-time employees, over a hundred volunteers, and approximately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Luhrs
William Jacob Luhrs is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist of the metalcore band August Burns Red. He is also the founder and president of HeartSupport, a non-profit mental health organization. Musical background Luhrs was influenced to pursue music after attending a Strike Anywhere concert, where he had a memorable interaction with the band's lead singer, Thomas Barnett. He first entered the music scene in Columbia, South Carolina where he was the frontman for a band known as She Walks In Beauty. The band released two EPs on which Luhrs was featured but eventually disbanded. After vocalist Josh McManness left, Luhrs got in touch with August Burns Red through Myspace which started his career with the band. Luhrs has performed on all the ABR albums except 2005's '' Thrill Seeker'' and 2003's ''Looks Fragile After All''. Luhrs has performed both studio and live guest vocal spots for bands such as Pierce the Veil, Blessthefall, and For Today. Luhrs, along with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
APMA Awards
The Alternative Press Music Awards was an annual music awards show in the United States, founded by the music magazine ''Alternative Press''. History On April 24, 2014, ''Alternative Press'' announced they were organizing an award show to be held on July 21, 2014, at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland.''Alternative Press''Announcing the first AP Music Awards! Get all the details and vote for your favorite artists!/ref> Mark Hoppus, bassist and vocalist of the pop-punk band Blink-182, hosted the event's debut. The first show was aired live on AXS TV and Idobi Radio nationwide''Alternative Press''idobi Radio added as official APMAs radio station and featured live performances by Fall Out Boy, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, the Misfits, A Day to Remember, All Time Low, Falling in Reverse with Tyler Carter and Coolio, Asking Alexandria, Sleeping with Sirens, Twenty One Pilots and Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco. 15 categories were awarded, with 12 of them give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nonprofit Organization
A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or social benefit, as opposed to an entity that operates as a business aiming to generate a Profit (accounting), profit for its owners. A nonprofit organization is subject to the non-distribution constraint: any revenues that exceed expenses must be committed to the organization's purpose, not taken by private parties. Depending on the local laws, charities are regularly organized as non-profits. A host of organizations may be non-profit, including some political organizations, schools, hospitals, business associations, churches, foundations, social clubs, and consumer cooperatives. Nonprofit entities may seek approval from governments to be Tax exemption, tax-exempt, and some may also qualify to receive tax-deductible contributions, but an enti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lacey Sturm
Lacey Nicole Sturm ( Mosley, previously Carder; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer and songwriter, known for being lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Flyleaf (band), Flyleaf. In February 2016, Sturm became the first solo female artist to top the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hard Rock Albums chart with her debut release ''Life Screams''. Musical career Flyleaf In 2000, Sturm began to play with drummer James Culpepper. The pair worked with guitarists Sameer Bhattacharya and Jared Hartmann. In 2002, Pat Seals, Flyleaf's current bassist, joined, forming a group named Passerby. For legal reasons, they renamed themselves Flyleaf in June 2004. On October 22, 2012, shortly before the release of ''New Horizons (Flyleaf album), New Horizons'', Sturm revealed that she had amicably left Flyleaf. The album was nominated for the 2012 Rock Album of the Year GMA Dove Award, Dove Award. In an interview promoting her book ''The Reason: How I Discovered a Life Worth Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Lambesis
Timothy Peter Lambesis (born November 21, 1980) is an American musician, producer, and songwriter. He is best known as the founding member, lead vocalist, and the sole continuous member of the metalcore band As I Lay Dying. Lambesis was arrested in 2013 after attempting to hire an undercover police officer to murder his wife. He pled guilty in 2014 and became a convicted felon. He was sentenced to serve six years in prison and was released on parole in December 2016. Since his release, he has gone through 2 different lineups of As I Lay Dying and released the albums '' Shaped by Fire'' and '' Through Storms Ahead'' in 2019 and 2024 respectively. Lambesis is currently the only member of the band. He also has a solo/side thrash metal project in tribute to actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian Death Machine, in which he performed all the instruments. He also formed a death metal band called Pyrithion and was the former guitar player for Society's Finest and Point of Recognitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As I Lay Dying (band)
As I Lay Dying is an American metalcore band from San Diego, California. Formed in 2000 by vocalist Tim Lambesis, the band's first full lineup (including Lambesis' Point of Recognition bandmate Jordan Mancino) was completed in 2001. The band has released eight albums, one split album, and two compilation albums. As I Lay Dying's fourth studio album ''An Ocean Between Us'' peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, and No. 1 on the Top Rock chart. The band has performed at festivals such as Wacken Open Air, With Full Force, Soundwave (Australian music festival), Soundwave Festival, Warped Tour, Bloodstock Open Air and Taste of Chaos. In 2007, As I Lay Dying won the "Ultimate Metal God" award from MTV2 at the first annual "All That Rocks" special; was named "Artist of the Year" at the San Diego Music Awards in 2005, 2007 and 2008; and was nominated for a 2008 Grammy Award for the song "Nothing Left". Their fifth studio album ''The Powerless Rise'' was writte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fit For A King (band)
Fit for a King, also known as FFAK, is an American metalcore band from Tyler, Texas, formed in 2007. The band comprises guitarists Bobby Lynge and Daniel Gailey, vocalist Ryan Kirby, bassist Ryan "Tuck" O'Leary, and drummer Trey Celaya. They released two independent EPs entitled ''Fit for a King'' in 2008 and ''Awaken the Vesper'' in 2009. They also released one independent album, '' Descendants'', in 2011. After the band signed to Solid State Records, they released six studio albums through this label: '' Creation/Destruction'' (2013), '' Slave to Nothing'' (2014), '' Deathgrip'' (2016), ''Dark Skies'' (2018), '' The Path'' (2020) and '' The Hell We Create'', which was released on October 28, 2022. In addition, a redux version of their debut studio album was released through the label in 2013. History Independent days (2007–2012) Fit for a King was formed in Tyler, Texas in 2007 by Jared Easterling, Aaron Decur, Justin Juno, Jared McFerron, Alex Danforth and Jed McNeill. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Biersack
Andrew Dennis Biersack (born December 26, 1990), formerly known as Andy Six, is an American singer. He is the founder and lead vocalist of the rock band Black Veil Brides and is its only remaining original member. In 2014, he started a solo music project under the moniker Andy Black and released his debut album, '' The Shadow Side'', in 2016. Early life and education Biersack was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Chris and Amy Biersack. For his early education, Biersack attended a Catholic elementary school, which he has spoken of in many interviews. Because of the way Biersack dressed and the music he listened to (i.e. Kiss, the Misfits, Avenged Sevenfold, the Damned, the Dropkick Murphys, etc.), he was the target of bullying at school. This bullying is reenacted in the " Knives and Pens" music video, performed by his band, Black Veil Brides. For high school, Biersack attended Cincinnati's School for Creative and Performing Arts, and majored in drama and vocal music. Two da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Leach
Jesse David Leach (born July 3, 1978) is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the metalcore band Killswitch Engage. He is also a vocalist for Times of Grace and The Weapon. Leach co-founded Killswitch Engage in 1999, but left the band in 2002; in February 2012, he rejoined the group following the departure of vocalist Howard Jones (American musician), Howard Jones. He currently resides in the Catskill Mountains in New York. Biography Early career Leach's first band, Corrin, was formed in the early 1990s. Corrin recorded four songs in 1996 which were eventually released as a CD by Propaganda Machine in 1998 after the band's breakup. Leach's second band, Nothing Stays Gold, formed in the mid-90s. They put out a single EP before splitting in 97/98. Leach played a small role in the 1999 film "Outside Providence (film), Outside Providence", directed by Michael Corrente. The film is an adaptation of Peter Farrelly's Outside Providence (novel), 1988 novel of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matty Mullins
Matty Mullins (born July 3, 1988) is an American singer who is the lead vocalist of the metalcore band Memphis May Fire and touring lead vocalist of alternative band Anberlin. Life and career Matty Mullins was born and raised in Spokane, Washington. His father was a pastor.Wesley Bauman: ''disarraymagazine.com:'Exclusive Interview with Memphis May Fire/ref> He grew up in a Conservative Christian family and was only allowed to attend the concerts of Christian rock bands. Mullins graduated from Shadle Park High School. When he was 18, he married Brittany Mullins.Emma: ''everythingrock.co.uk''Interview with Matty Mullins of Memphis May Fire/ref> He is living in Nashville, TN. Before joining Memphis May Fire through an open audition in 2008 Mullins played in several local music groups in Spokane. He worked on the ''Between the Lies EP'' and the albums ''Sleepwalking'', ''The Hollow'', '' Challenger'', '' Unconditional'', '' This Light I Hold'', '' Broken'', '' Remade in Misery'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memphis May Fire
Memphis May Fire is an American metalcore band formed in Denton, Texas, and currently signed to Rise Records. The band currently consists of lead guitarist Kellen McGregor, lead vocalist Matty Mullins, bassist Cory Elder, and drummer Jake Garland. Formed in 2006, they have released seven studio albums and two EPs to date. Their fourth album, '' Unconditional'', debuted at No. 4 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and atop the Alternative Albums chart. History Formation (2006–2007) The band, founded by original vocalist Chase Ryan, guitarist Ryan Bentley and bassist Tanner Oakes, formed in 2006 in Denton, Texas, but it was not until February 2007 that the group solidified the name Memphis May Fire, having previously gone by Oh Captain, My Captain. In early 2007, the band recorded and self-released an EP and began creating a local following. Shortly thereafter, Memphis May Fire caught the attention of Josh Grabelle, the president of Trustkill Records. Grabelle commented on his feeling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parkway Drive
Parkway Drive are an Australian metalcore band from Byron Bay, New South Wales, formed in 2003. Parkway Drive have released seven studio albums, one EP, two DVDs, a split album and one book, titled ''Ten Years of Parkway Drive''. The band's latest three albums have reached number 1 of the Australian ARIA Charts – '' Ire'' (2015), '' Reverence'' (2018), and '' Darker Still'' (2022). The band's line-up has been consistent since the addition of bassist Jia O'Connor in 2006, with Brett Versteeg having left in 2004 and Shaun Cash in 2006. History Early years and ''Killing with a Smile'' (2003–2006) Parkway Drive were formed at the beginning of 2003. The band took their name from the street where their home rehearsal space and live venue, 'The Parkway House', was located. The 2009 documentary '' Parkway Drive: The DVD'' explains that there was a lack of venues for punk rock and hardcore punk bands to practice and perform and that 'Parkway House' was like 'a little oasis f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
