Cinder Road is an American

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band from

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, United States. Formerly known as Plunge, the band changed their name to Cinder Road. The band took their name from the street where they grew up. Cinder Road features frontman/vocalist/guitarist Mike Ruocco, guitarist Chris Shucosky, guitarist Pat Dement, drummer Mac Calvaresi, and bassist Eric Jung. The band toured up and down the eastern seaboard from

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and on various overseas trips to

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and

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playing shows for the Armed Forces Entertainment (AFE) network in

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, as well as other remote areas such as

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and the

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. After catching the attention of Union Entertainment Group, the management team behind

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, Cinder Road signed with

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. The band worked closely with producer Marti Fredriksen (

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) on ''Superhuman'', their initial release from June of 2007. In early 2007, before the release of "Superhuman" Cinder Road began a four month sold-out tour with

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. Subsequently, the band went on to tour with

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, Flyleaf,

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, and

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. In May of 2008, Cinder Road won the opening spot for

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in Europe. The tour took them to over 13 countries, performing for hundreds of thousands of new fans. Upon returning to the US, Cinder Road spent part of July 2008 on the

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. Cinder Road's first single, "Get In Get Out" peaked in the U.S.

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at number 31. The song also had a 14-week run at #1 on the

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Octane Countdown. Cinder Road's first single from ''Damage Control'', "It Hurts" peaked in the Top 20 on Japanese International Radio Charts. When the band went on a brief hiatus in 2011, Calvaresi became the orchestra director at his old middle school,

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, in Lutherville, before moving to New York City and directing further orchestras and marching drumlines.

Line-up

* Michael A. Ruocco - Vocals/Guitar * Anthony C. Shucosky - Guitar/Vocals * Pat Dement - Guitar/Vocals * Mac Calvaresi - Drums/Percussion/Vocals * Eric Jung - Bass

Discography

as Plunge

*''Understand'' (2002) #"Understand" - 3:01 #"Hope" - 3:21 #"If I" - 3:03 #"Through Your Eyes" - 3:27 #"Better Days" - 3:41 #"The Way" - 3:03 *''Hometown Hero'' (2004) #"Running Away" - 2:53 (Crown, 2004) #"Wasted on Your Love" - 3:37 (Crown, 2004) #"Hometown Hero" - 3:06 (Crown, 2004) #"Part Time Girlfriend" - 3:05 (Crown, 2004) #"Scared" - 3:35 (Crown, 2004) #"Fall Into One" - 3:24 (Crown, 2004) #"Ordinary Girl" - 2:36 (Crown, 2004) #"One More Time" - 3:13 (Crown, 2004) #"Stuck in Madison" - 2:39 (Crown, 2004) #"Understand" - 2:59 (Crown, 2004) #"Hope" - 3:03 (Crown, 2004) #"Heaven" - 3:57 (Crown, 2004) #"Stiff Competition" - 4:04 (Bonus Track)

as Plunge and Cinder Road

*''Stand in Our Way EP'' (2007) #"Everything You Are" - 3:37 #"Stand in Our Way" - 4:09

as Cinder Road

*''Superhuman'' (2007) #"I'm So Sorry" - 3:12 #"Bad Excuse" - 3:20 #"Back Home to You" - 3:36 #"Should've Known Better" - 3:39 #"Get In Get Out" - 3:49 #"Learning to Love" - 3:39 #"Feels So Good to Me" - 3:32 #"Superhuman" - 3:39 #"One" - 4:17 #"Drift Away" - 3:50 #"Don't Be Scared" - 3:35 #"Sleeping With The Enemy" * - 3:12 #"Complete Me" * - 2:47 #"Stand In Our Way" * - 4:08 #"Everything You Are" * - 3:35 #"#1 Fan" * - 3:47 * * = bonus track on Japanese edition *''Damage Control'' (2010) :1. "The Worst Way" - 3:29 :2. "Sex Addict" - 3:39 :3. "Losing Ground" - 3:32 :4. "It Hurts" - 3:34 :5. "Save Me" - 2:58 :6. "More" - 3:28 :7. "Giving Up" - 3:47 :8. "Breaking Me" - 3:13 :9. "2 Hearts 2 Break" - 3:34 :10. "Tennessee" - 3:33 :11. "I Don't Wanna" - 3:42 :12. "The Devil Made Me Do It" - 3:12 :13. "Without You" - 4:00

References

External links

Cinder Road Music Official Website

Union Entertainment Group
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