Boxbomb
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Boxbomb is a rock band
based in Central North Carolina
. Its members have never changed and include Ryan Gustafson (vocals and guitar), Rob Mcfarlane (guitar), Justin Holder (drums), and Rosean Alexander (bass). The group formed in the spring of 2003 and has resided in Chapel Hill
and Durham
since that time. In the summer of 2005, Boxbomb self-released the Golden EP. In 2006 Boxbomb signed to Future Tense Records and began recording their first full length at Warrior Studios in Chapel Hill. After completing the album, the band had to look for a new label, as Future Tense had shut its doors before the album (then unnamed) was ever released. In the fall of 2007, Boxbomb signed to Tragic Hero / East West Records
and released My Obsession on February 5, 2008.
My Obsession received moderate to good reviews, including 3.5 out of 4 stars in Alternative Press magazine. In the late summer of 2008 the band began recording a new EP with Matt Tuttle from Telescreen (Telescreen signed to Tragic Hero Records around the same time as the recording). The band plans to release the EP, titled Run Rabbit Run (Tragic Hero Records
) in early 2009.
Both Ryan Gustafson and Rob McFarlane have recorded solo material, but neither has released any of it. Both of them also play in a collective known as The Sundowners, which features members of Roman Candle
, Max Indian, and The Old Ceremony
, as well as singer-songwriter Josh Moore. In The Sundowners, Ryan performs under the name Roscoe Sundowner, and Rob performs as Nightman.
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based in Central North Carolina
North Carolina
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. Its members have never changed and include Ryan Gustafson (vocals and guitar), Rob Mcfarlane (guitar), Justin Holder (drums), and Rosean Alexander (bass). The group formed in the spring of 2003 and has resided in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
and Durham
Durham
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since that time. In the summer of 2005, Boxbomb self-released the Golden EP. In 2006 Boxbomb signed to Future Tense Records and began recording their first full length at Warrior Studios in Chapel Hill. After completing the album, the band had to look for a new label, as Future Tense had shut its doors before the album (then unnamed) was ever released. In the fall of 2007, Boxbomb signed to Tragic Hero / East West Records
East West Records
East West Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, and operates under WMG's Independent Label Group.-History:...
and released My Obsession on February 5, 2008.
My Obsession received moderate to good reviews, including 3.5 out of 4 stars in Alternative Press magazine. In the late summer of 2008 the band began recording a new EP with Matt Tuttle from Telescreen (Telescreen signed to Tragic Hero Records around the same time as the recording). The band plans to release the EP, titled Run Rabbit Run (Tragic Hero Records
Tragic Hero Records
Tragic Hero Records is a record label founded in Raleigh, North Carolina in March 2005 to represent the growing hardcore punk and harder wave of music in North Carolina. The label was founded by Tommy Lacombe, David Varnedoe and Jason Ganthner. Alesana was the first band the label signed...
) in early 2009.
Both Ryan Gustafson and Rob McFarlane have recorded solo material, but neither has released any of it. Both of them also play in a collective known as The Sundowners, which features members of Roman Candle
Roman candle
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, Max Indian, and The Old Ceremony
The Old Ceremony
The Old Ćeremony is a Chapel Hill, North Carolina pop-noir musical group fronted by Django Haskins. Formed in 2004, the group has released four full-length albums, Our One Mistake, on sonaBLAST! Records; and The Old Ceremony, Walk On Thin Air, and Tender Age on the Durham, NC label, Alyosha Records...
, as well as singer-songwriter Josh Moore. In The Sundowners, Ryan performs under the name Roscoe Sundowner, and Rob performs as Nightman.
Discography
- Golden EP (2005)
- My Obsession (2008, Tragic Hero / East West RecordsEast West RecordsEast West Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, and operates under WMG's Independent Label Group.-History:...
) - Run Rabbit Run (2009, Tragic Hero / East West RecordsEast West RecordsEast West Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, and operates under WMG's Independent Label Group.-History:...
)
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