That's Outrageous! was an American
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. It was initially inspired by post-punk and noise rock. Like post-punk, the term has been ...
band from
Poughkeepsie, New York
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, formed in the winter of 2010. They were signed to
Rise Records in March 2011, shortly after posting two self-produced demos on
PureVolume
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. The band released two full-length albums before disbanding in 2013.
Despite releasing two albums, they never made a music video.
History
Formation and debut album (2010–2011)
That's Outrageous! was formed in the late winter of 2010 by Tom DeGrazia, Max Wrye, Doriano Magliano, Joe Jensen, and Greg Adams.
The band signed to
Rise Records on March 24, 2011, and announced their debut album would be produced by
Cameron Mizell
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. They released their first single, ''#Winning'', the same day.
On March 27, 2011, the band posted a live video of vocalist Doriano Magliano working with
Of Mice & Men vocalist
Austin Carlile
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on a track for the band's forthcoming album.
Later that day the band was announced as part of
Rise Records' first annual tour, along with
Memphis May Fire
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, Decoder and Ten After Two.
Guitarist David Newton was recruited before the band departed for the tour on May 7, 2011. Shortly after the tour started, the band announced they had parted ways with DeGrazia.
The title track off their forthcoming album, ''Teenage Scream'', was released on May 14, 2011''.''
The full-length album was released on July 19, 2011, via
Rise Records.
The band released a 7-inch split EP with
The Ready Set
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on August 16. The white vinyl was limited to 1,000 copies.
After the release of the EP, it was announced that guitarist David Newton had been kicked out of the band.
In September 2011, the band announced Christopher Stewart (formerly of Sweatshirt Weather) as their new vocalist and Randy Burnham as their new guitarist. In the fall of 2011, they supported
Of Mice & Men on the
Monster Energy Outbreak Tour along with
I See Stars
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...
,
Iwrestledabearonce
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,
For the Fallen Dreams
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and
Abandon All Ships
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...
. The tour started in
San Francisco, California
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on October 26 and went through North America, ending in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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on November 29, with the majority of the shows being sold out. Stewart filled in on clean vocals for
Of Mice & Men midway through the tour after the departure of Shayley Bourget.
The band toured with
My Ticket Home
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and Casino Madrid in January and February 2012 as part of the "A New Breed" tour.
Lineup changes and second album (2012-2013)
On March 8, 2012, Magliano announced that he would be providing vocals for Atlanta-based
metalcore
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band
Woe, Is Me
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on the upcoming ''Fire & Ice Tour'' with
We Came As Romans
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,
blessthefall
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,
Emmure
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.
On April 16, 2012, it was announced that Magliano, Stewart, and Wrye had departed That's Outrageous!. Shortly after, Magliano officially joined
Woe, Is Me
Woe, Is Me is an American metalcore band from Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 2009, the band is signed to Rise Records and its subsidiary, Velocity Records. Their debut album, ''Numbers'', was released on August 31, 2010, and charted at number 16 ...
and Wrye started playing drums for
Alex Goot
Alexander George Goot (born March 15, 1988) is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from New York City. , his YouTube channel GootMusic has 3.75 million subscribers and more than 800 million total views. He plays acoustic guitar, bass g ...
's live band.
On May 17, 2012, the remaining members announced that former vocalist Tom DeGrazia had rejoined the band. They released a new song, "Obliviate", featuring DeGrazia on vocals.
Shortly after, guitarist Joe Jensen, guitarist Randy Burnham, and bassist Greg Adams left the band, leaving DeGrazia as the only remaining member.
DeGrazia recruited John Easterly, Mike Ehmann, Kyle Hulett, Zach DeGaetano, and Jonah Teylas as replacements.
On June 14, 2012, the band announced that they had signed to
InVogue Records
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for the release of their second full-length album.
The album, ''Psycho'', was released October 16, 2012.
On November 14, 2012, the band's cover of the song, "This Time Next Year" appeared as the fourth track on the compilation album, ''A Tribute To the Movielife".
'' This track featured former vocalists Stewart and Magliano.
On January 2, 2013, the band released an acoustic cover of
The Get Up Kids
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' "How Long Is Too Long" as a part of Pacific Ridge Records' "A Tribute To The Get Up Kids" compilation album.
On July 27, 2013, bassist Kyle Hulett announced that he had left the band.
On August 27, 2013, the band released a new single, "Overwhelmed".
As of July 11, 2014, their Facebook page has been renamed to The New Violence.
Band members
;Final line-up
* Tom DeGrazia – clean vocals, keyboards
(2010–2011, 2012–2014)
* Taylor Enzminger – drums
(2013–2014)
;Former members
* David Newton -
guitar
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(2010-2011)
* Doriano Magliano –
unclean vocals
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(2010–2012), clean vocals
(2011)
* Christopher Stewart – clean vocals
(2011–2012)
* Max Wyre -
drums
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(2010–2012)
* Joe Jensen -
guitar
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(2010–2012)
* Randy Burnham -
guitar
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(2011–2012)
* Greg Adams -
bass
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** Acoustic bass gu ...
(2010-2012)
* Zach DeGaetano -
guitar
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(2012–2013)
* John Easterly –
unclean vocals
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(2012–2013)
* Mike Ehmann -
drums
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(2012–2013)
* Kyle Hulett -
bass guitar
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(2012–2013)
* Jonah Telyas -
guitar
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(2012–2013)
* Bryce Kariger –
unclean vocals
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,
guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...
,
bass
Bass or Basses may refer to:
Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gu ...
(2013)
Timeline
Discography
;Studio albums
* ''
Teenage Scream'' (July 19, 2011,
Rise Records)
* ''
Psycho
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* Psychopath
* Sociopath
* Someone with a personality disorder
* Someone with a psychological disorder
People with the nickname
* Karl Amoussou or Psycho, mixed martial artist
* Peter Ebdon or Psycho, English snook ...
'' (October 16, 2012,
InVogue Records
InVogue Records is an American record company based in Findlay, Ohio. It was founded by Nick Moore, lead singer of Before Their Eyes, in 2009. In the fall of 2011 InVogue Records signed a distribution deal with Independent Label Group (owned by ...
)
;Singles
* "#Winning" (2011)
* "Teenage Scream" (2011)
* "Headshot at the Ballet Recital" (2011)
* "Obliviate" (2012)
* "The New York Chainsaw Massacre Pt. II" (2012)
* "Pretty Little Liars" (2012)
* "Overwhelmed" (2013)
References
External links
*
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American post-hardcore musical groups
Electronicore musical groups
Musical groups established in 2010
2010 establishments in New York (state)