Derek Bloom (born January 30, 1983, in

South Pasadena, California South Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 26,943, up from 25,619 at the 2020 census. It is located in the Western San Gabriel Valley. It is in area and lies betwe ...

) is an American musician and singer, known for drumming in

post-hardcore Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. Like the term " post-punk", the term "post-hardcore" has been applied to a broad conste ...

band From First to Last for all of their time as a band until their revival. He left From First to Last in November 2013, later rejoining in 2017. He is also the drummer for his

grindcore Grindcore is an extreme metal, extreme fusion genre of heavy metal music, heavy metal and hardcore punk that originated in the mid-1980s, drawing inspiration from abrasive-sounding musical styles, such as thrashcore, crust punk, hardcore punk, e ...

side-project with

Travis Richter Travis Brandon Richter (born November 3, 1981, in Albany, Georgia) is an American musician, Singing, singer and record producer. He is known for being a vocalist and guitarist in the band From First to Last and the lead vocalist of The Color of Vi ...

, known as The Color of Violence.

Musical career

From First to Last (2002–2010, 2017-Present)

Bloom was the second drummer, although technically the first official drummer of

band From First to Last. He was featured in every release by the band, up until their indefinite hiatus, which was announced on July 28, 2010. Lead vocalist

Matt Good Matthew Aaron Good (born February 11, 1984) is an American musician, singer and record producer. He is best known for being the lead guitarist, lead vocalist and the only constant member of the post-hardcore band From First to Last from its co ...

release this statement about the hiatus:

The Color of Violence (2002–2003, 2006–present)

Bloom formed

band The Color of Violence with future members of From First to Last, including current guitarist and vocalist Matt Good, as well as former bassist Joe Antillion and former guitarist

, as well as Richter's friend Chad Crews on guitar. The band started out full-time from 2002 to 2003, but all of the members, except for Crews, decided to focus on From First to Last. But in 2006, Richter and Bloom decided to remake the project as a two-man duo, with Richter. The two released their debut full-length album, ''

Youthanize ''Youthanize'' is the first full-length album by grindcore band The Color of Violence. It was released under Epitaph Records on April 7, 2009. The album was made purely for fun as guitarist and vocalist stated, "It may not be groundbreaking, and ...

'', on April 7, 2009. The band said that " outhanizemay not be groundbreaking, and it may not sell any copies, but we tried to be ourselves and experiment, and we're all really happy with the way it turned out, so fuck it." The album did not chart on any of ''

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''s music charts.

Discography

;with From First to Last *''

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'' (Four Leaf Recordings, 2003) *'' Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count'' (

Epitaph Records Epitaph Records is an American independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. A large portion of the record label, known as Hellcat Records, is owned by Tim Armstrong, frontman of the punk rock band Rancid. Several ...

, 2004) *''

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'' (Epitaph Records, 2006) *'' From First to Last'' ( Suretone/

Interscope Records Interscope Records is an American record label based in Santa Monica, California, owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture ...

, 2008) *'' Throne to the Wolves'' (

Rise Records Rise Records is an American record label currently based in Beaverton, Oregon, mainly focusing on alternative rock, heavy metal, and punk rock music artists. History Rise was founded in 1991 by Craig Ericson in Nevada City, California. He relea ...

, 2010) ;with The Color of Violence *''

'' (Epitaph Records, 2009)

Videography

;with From First to Last *"Such a Tragedy" *" Ride the Wings of Pestilence" *" Note to Self" *" The Latest Plague" *" Shame Shame" *" Worlds Away"

References

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