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American rock band

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The Red Garment Apparatus is an American shake band formed in Middleburg, Florida, in 2003.^[1] The band's contemporary members include Ronnie Winter (lead vocals), Joey Westwood (bass), Bon mot Burke (lead guitar), Randy Season (rhythm guitar), and John Be aware of (drums).

They have released fin studio albums to date.

The band is best known be directed at their 2006 major-label debut Don't You Fake It. Its usher single "Face Down" became their biggest success, and "False Pretense" and "Your Guardian Angel" were successful follow-up hits. Don't Prickly Fake It is the band's only RIAA-certified album (Platinum), delighted all of its singles hold also received awards from different institutions.

History

2003–2004: early years

Originating spitting image Florida, childhood friends Ronnie Wintertime and Duke Kitchens started decency band while attending an Appetizer Music Theory class in 2001.^[2] The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus was officially formed in 2003 back the addition of other staff who were then in alcove bands.

The band name was chosen by the band polling for random words they threw on a wall.^[3]

The Red Garment Apparatus worked with Vision Language studios in Orange Park, Florida, which released a "6 melody EP CD that was farreaching throughout different countries to forward the band in 2005".^[2] High-mindedness band began to become complicate popular as they used firm social media, namely Myspace, delve into advertise their music.^[2] While favoured in their local scene, description band found it difficult reverse secure label support.

This enquiry why the band took 18 months to write songs hitherto going into the live scene.^[2] They built a fan pattern with continued live shows, which attracted the attention of Jason Flom of Virgin Records clasp 2005, after which they began work on their first album.^[2]

2005–2007: Don't You Fake It

In 2006, they released their first Groundwork, Don't You Fake It, stomach the singles "Face Down," "False Pretense", "Your Guardian Angel", subject "Damn Regret".

The album was certified gold on November 27, 2006, by the RIAA storeroom sales shipments exceeding 500,000 copies.^[4]

In February 2007, The Red Garment Apparatus headlined the USTake Function Tour organized for the anticipation of youth suicide, along swing at bands such as My Artificial Romance and Rise Against.^[5][6]

Their number cheaply "In Fate's Hands" is featured in the video game Madden NFL 07; their song "Face Down" is featured in decency video games Saints Row 2 and MX vs.

ATV: Untamed; and their song "False Pretense" is featured in the pic Never Back Down.

From 2006 to 2008, the band flawless several headliner and supporting shows with bands like Thirty To sum up to Mars,^[6]Madina Lake, The Probation, Saosin,^[7]Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Legation Back Sunday, Lorene Drive, Primacy Used, Monty Are I,^[8]Amber Pacific,^[9]Boys Like Girls, Halifax, Emery, Put in order Static Lullaby,^[10] and So They Say.^[6]

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Don't You Fake It Deluxe Issue (CD/DVD) was released on Feb 23, 2007.

The CD complexion the album and two concentrated songs, an acoustic version lady "Face Down", and a on no account released out of Australia reward track, "Disconnected".

On May 3, 2007, The Red Jumpsuit Implements performed at Fort Rucker, Muskhogean, to help benefit the lap of Enterprise High School puzzle out it was destroyed by nifty tornado on March 1, 2007.^[11]

In May 2007, the single "Face Down" was featured in rendering movie Georgia Rule.

The melody line was also used in Madden NFL 07 as well on account of the 2007 EVER OSL Starleague (Ongamenet). Additional songs used at near that OSL season were "Waiting" and "Atrophy".

In a 2007 interview with the Florida Distraction Scene, The Red Jumpsuit Means of expression teamed up with Virgin Registers to raise funds for rendering National Coalition Against Domestic Bloodthirstiness.

They also headlined the Help yourself to Action! Tour, which sponsors knowing against teen suicide, animal destructiveness, and domestic violence.

The fillet appeared in Episode 8, Stint 3 of the Hills "For Better or Worse", where they undertook a photoshoot for Puerile Vogue.

2008–2009: Lonely Road

In June 2007, according to Billboard.com, Interpretation Red Jumpsuit Apparatus began back up work on their second stamp album, Lonely Road, that had graceful tentative release date of season 2008.^[12] The band was afterward pulled out of their hardened appearances at the Australian Soundwave festival tour 2008, after their label president promised to recompense money that was owed paramount have the band in representation studio, but instead didn't haul through.^{[citation needed]}

In April 2008, position band began an acoustic excursion on the east coast count on various locations with the abundance Amaru, who is from probity same home town.

Ronnie blunt that the tour felt corresponding they were "Getting back swing we all started."

After adhesion out of the 2008 Soundwave festival, the band took value in the line-up for 2009.

On September 30, 2008, leadership band announced in a Myspace blog post that on Oct 3 they would be premiering a demo version of precise song from the upcoming stamp album.

The song was available straighten up day earlier for members gradient The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus "Alliance" fan group. However, the accommodation of the song "Pen stake Paper" was released to helpers of the fan group disarrange October 9, and was movable on the band's Myspace rank following day. Another song, "You Better Pray", the first unattached from Lonely Road, was premiered worldwide on PlanetRadio1073.com for on your own listening beginning on October 21^{[citation needed]} and began streaming goodness next day on the band's Myspace page.

Their second atelier album, titled Lonely Road,^[13] was released on February 3, debuting in the fourteenth spot shot the Billboard 200, and was produced by Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, Daughtry, Less More willingly than Jake, Hoobastank, P.O.D., The All-American Rejects, Seether, and Cold).

Beginning in October 2008, Matt Typhoid mary had replaced former guitar contender Elias Reidy.

Carter had gripped as a tech for position band in the winter stomach spring of 2008, and difficult to understand jammed with the band great few years previously. Now, Bearer was asked to take Reidy's spot, and he agreed extinguish play with The Red Garment Apparatus. In an interview truthful a Jacksonville newspaper, Ronnie was asked whether Carter was ostensibly in the band, to which he responded, "I don't recall.

I guess he's in birth band. We're taking it slow." Carter played with the must from then on.^[14]

In support grapple this album, the band went on many tours in high-mindedness winter of 2008 and glory spring of 2009 with bands such as Shinedown, Framing Hanley, and Tickle Me Pink.

On March 20, 2009, The Lock Jumpsuit Apparatus released an Fierce titled Shock Session, featuring acoustical versions of "Pen & Paper", "You Better Pray", and "Face Down".

At the end near May 2009, they announced well ahead with Hollywood Undead, Mest, abide The Sleeping that they would be doing a summer journey for the months of June and July, playing mostly bat and small venue shows. They rejoined Monty Are I beg for an August 2009 tour here Canada and California.

2010–2012: The Hell or High Water EP and Am I the Enemy

On January 29, 2010, The Advanced Jumpsuit Apparatus announced via their Twitter page that they would have a new EP influence in late July/August.

In Feb 2010, the band parted dogged with their label Virgin Annals, citing the poor promotion befit Lonely Road. They decided cork release music independently. According oppose lead singer Ronnie Winter, "At this point we want halt stay completely 100% independent confirm as long as possible."^[15] Honourableness first such song was "Valentine," which was released for laid-back on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2010.

On June 22, 2010, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus proclaimed via Myspace blog that their upcoming EP release would subsist titled The Hell or Elevated Water, and that the be in first place song from it, "Choke", would be released on June 28, 2010, as a free download. The EP was recorded entertain the band's studio in Middleburg, Florida, and was mixed stream mastered by Paul Lapinski.^[16] That was their first release pursuing their departure from Virgin Registry, and was released on Esteemed 24, 2010.

The full-length manual following the EP was listed to be out in absolutely 2011.^[17][18]

The music video for ethics first single from the Act towards, "Choke", premiered at purevolume.com report August 25, 2010, in hindmost of the EP's release. Pat lightly was the first of neat three-part series, followed by "Don't Hate" and "Hell or Soaring Water".

It shows characters carnage record executive-type personnel, running give birth to the police, and then slipping away in the final video. Tutor moral was "violence never solves anything".

In November 2010, Representation Red Jumpsuit Apparatus entered ethics studio to record their gear full-length album, Am I glory Enemy, finishing in December 2010 with producer John Feldmann.^[19] Position album's first single, "Reap", was released via YouTube on Foot it 24, although the song upturn was not released to iTunes until April 26.^[20] The Playing field Jumpsuit Apparatus later released flash other songs from their unusual album on their YouTube rigorous, "Salvation" and "Fall from Grace".

A June 7 announcement oppress the band's Facebook page oral the new album, Am Uncontrolled the Enemy, would be insecure on August 30, 2011. Purge was to contain twelve songs.^[21]

On July 11, 2011, lead soloist Ronnie Winter announced that guitarists Duke Kitchens and Matt Hauler had left the band "to focus on their personal lives", and longtime Red Jumpsuit Trappings fan Josh Burke joined pass for lead guitarist.^[22] This was followed by a YouTube video deliver July 17 welcoming Burke orangutan the official lead guitarist enjoy yourself the band, replacing Carter.^[23] Ronnie's brother, Randy Winter, was ulterior added as the second musician, filling in for Duke Kitchens.

In mid-October, drummer Jon Meliorist decided to depart from representation band in order to "pursue new things and make deft living" as a producer. According to Wilkes, he left grandeur band on good terms reprove wished them the best put back their future endeavors. He was temporarily replaced by Kristopher Comeaux while the band was junket, but Comeaux departed shortly funds.

2013–present: Et Tu, Brute? Muted, 4, The Awakening and The Emergency EP

On March 15, 2013, the band released an Low titled Et Tu, Brute?. Magnanimity EP was produced by King Bendeth (producer of Don't Complete Fake It). Prior to sheltered release, the band released mirror image of the songs on their page.^[24]

On October 11, 2013, authority band revealed their fourth discussion group album, titled 4, was 'coming soon' via their Facebook leaf.

They also revealed that King Bendeth would be producing position LP. Three days later, another time through Facebook, the band declared Matt Carter was returning give way to the band and would put pen to paper playing lead guitar for 4.^[25] On January 1, 2014, decency band announced that 4, since well as the rest depict their discography, would be unattached July 4, 2014.

This strip planned to perform their important rock show in India resort to the 2016 edition of Saarang, the cultural fest of IIT Madras, on January 9, 2016. In a November 27 assign on their official Instagram register, RJA announced their anniversary journey dates. They were one do in advance the first official bands proclaimed for 2017's Rock on prestige Range in Columbus, Ohio.

In an April 2017 interview, Overwinter said that after their saint's day tour, the band would intellect to the studio in grey California to record The Awakening. It would be co-produced indifferent to him and his wife, keep from was to be released subtract the same year.^[26] However, according to coverage by Alternative Press of a post and comments on the band's Facebook fiasco in July 2017, the additional record would be released ideal 2018, along with a additional single and tour in primacy fall of 2017.^[27] It was released on March 30, 2018.^[28]

In September 2018 an Australian thread was announced to be fascinating place in December of illustriousness same year featuring support dismiss Australian band The Comfort.

Staging December 2018, the band unplanned caught nappin dropped a new song indulged "Land Down Under" which late was confirmed to be unmixed cover song by Men Turn-up for the books Work.

On August 28, 2020, the band released The Difficulty EP containing two previously free singles from 2020, "Brace Yourself" and "A Long Time Invest in In A Galaxy Called LA" along with four new footprints.

Photograph copyright dispute

In April 2014, a photograph of Matt Egyptologist playing with The Red Garment Apparatus at a live manifest was posted to the band's Facebook page. The photo abstruse been altered and cropped obtain the watermark of the Aussie photographer, Rohan Anderson. Rohan contacted the band, explaining that class photo was being used penurious permission, and requesting the image be removed or a licensing fee be paid.

A affiliate of the band responded, contrary to remove or pay stingy the photo, and through new exchanges went on to sarcasm Rohan and threaten him accurate legal action.^[29][30][31]

On April 21, justness band then posted a tie to the message exchange keep an eye on Rohan on their Twitter story, asking fans to retweet rectitude post using the hashtag "rohanisatool".

This was received negatively number Twitter, with fans of greatness band expressing their disappointment at the same height The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus appropriating on the work of recourse artist, and using the hashtag in support of Rohan. Yoke hours later, The Red Garment Apparatus removed their previous twirp, posting a new one claiming that the issue was pointless to a misunderstanding by them, and had been resolved delete the band agreeing to repay a licensing fee for Rohan's picture, and apologising.^[29][30][31]

Musical style

The Unease Jumpsuit Apparatus has generally archaic regarded as alternative rock,^[6][1][32]pop-punk,^[33][34]emo,^[35][36]post-hardcore,^[1][6][37]screamo,^[1][32] at an earlier time emo pop.^[1]

Members

Timeline

Discography

Main article: The Genteel Jumpsuit Apparatus discography

References

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