The Blue Letter

The Blue Letter is an American hardcore/metal band, where they primarily play a emo, hardcore punk, metalcore, post-hardcore styles of music, while they claim to be a "down tempo screamo" group.[1] They come from Richmond, Virginia. The band started making music in 2003. The band released, a studio album, When Will These Barricades Fall, in 2004, with Reactivation Media. They released, a split-extended play, Splitsville, with The Gospel Is a Grenade, on Guevara Entertainment, in 2005. Their subsequent release, also an extended play, Prima Facie, was released in 2007, with Blood & Ink Records. The latest release, Love Is Not Control, was released by Init Records, in 2012.

The Blue Letter
OriginRichmond, Virginia
GenresMetallic hardcore, metal, emo, hardcore punk, metalcore, post-hardcore, screamo
Years active2003 (2003)–present
LabelsBlood and Ink, Guevara Entertainment, Reactivation, Init Records
MembersDan Shebaylo
Brendan Artz
Silas Zdybel
Past membersChad Seely
Websitefacebook.com/theblueletter

Background

The Blue Letter is a hardcore/metal band from Richmond, Virginia.[1] Their members are guitarist and vocalist, Dan Shebaylo, bassist and vocalist, Brendan Artz, and drummer and vocalist Silas Zdybel.[1][2] A former member, Chad Seely, a bassist and vocalist, left the band after the Prima Facie release.[3]

Music history

The band commenced as a musical entity in 2003, with their first release, When Will These Barridcades Fall, a studio album, that was released in 2004, from Reactivation Media Company.[4] Their second release, a split-extended play, with The Gospel Is a Grenade, Splitsville, released in 2005, by Guevara Entertainment.[5] The subsequent release, Prima Facie, was an extended play, that was released by Blood and Ink Records, in 2007.[6][7] Their latest release, a studio album, Love Is Not Control, was released by Init Records, in 2012.[2]

Members
Current members[2]
  • Dan Shebaylo - guitar, vocals
  • Brendan Artz - bass, vocals
  • Silas Zdybel - drums, vocals
Former members
  • Chad Seely – bass, vocals (2003-2007)
  • Blake Merwin - guitar, vocals (2002-2004)

Discography
Studio albums
  • When Will These Barricades Fall (2004, Reactivation)
  • Love Is Not Control (2012, Init Records)
EPs

References
  1. The Blue Letter. "About". Facebook. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  2. The Blue Letter. "About". The Blue Letter. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  3. Sputnikmusic. "The Blue Letter - Prima Facie members". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  4. Cooley, Bryce (January 1, 2003). "When Will These Barridcades Fall Review". Christ Core. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  5. Pettersson, Eric (April 20, 2007). "Review : the Blue Letter/ The Gospel Is a Grenade – Splitsville". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  6. Brian (September 21, 2007). "The Blue Letter - Prima Facie". Punknews.org. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  7. thecannyshark. "Blue Letter, The - Prima Facia (EP)". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
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