The Blue Letter

The Blue Letter
The Blue Letter
Origin	Richmond, Virginia
Genres	Metallic hardcore, metal, emo, hardcore punk, metalcore, post-hardcore, screamo
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Blood and Ink, Guevara Entertainment, Reactivation, Init Records
Members	Dan Shebaylo; Brendan Artz; Silas Zdybel
Past members	Chad Seely
Website	facebook.com/theblueletter

The Blue Letter is an American hardcore/metal band. They primarily play emo, hardcore punk, metalcore, post-hardcore music, and describe their style as "down tempo screamo.” 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.

Background

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

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. Their second release, a split-extended play, with The Gospel Is a Grenade, Splitsville, released in 2005, by Guevara Entertainment. The subsequent release, Prima Facie, was an extended play, that was released by Blood and Ink Records, in 2007. Their latest release, a studio album, Love Is Not Control, was released by Init Records, in 2012.

Members

Current members

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

Prima Facie (2007, Blood and Ink)

References

1 2 3 The Blue Letter. "About". Facebook. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
1 2 3 The Blue Letter. "About". The Blue Letter. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
↑ Sputnikmusic. "The Blue Letter - Prima Facie members". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
↑ Cooley, Bryce (January 1, 2003). "When Will These Barridcades Fall Review". Christ Core. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
↑ Pettersson, Eric (April 20, 2007). "Review : the Blue Letter/ The Gospel Is a Grenade – Splitsville". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
↑ Brian (September 21, 2007). "The Blue Letter - Prima Facie". Punknews.org. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
↑ thecannyshark. "Blue Letter, The - Prima Facia (EP)". The Phantom Tollbooth. Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2015.

External links

[Facebook_About-1] 1 2 3 The Blue Letter. "About". Facebook. Retrieved July 23, 2015.

[Website_About-2] 1 2 3 The Blue Letter. "About". The Blue Letter. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2015.

[Sputnikmusic-3] Sputnikmusic. "The Blue Letter - Prima Facie members". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved July 23, 2015.

[Christ_Core_Review-4] Cooley, Bryce (January 1, 2003). "When Will These Barridcades Fall Review". Christ Core. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.

[Indie_Vision_Music_Review-5] Pettersson, Eric (April 20, 2007). "Review : the Blue Letter/ The Gospel Is a Grenade – Splitsville". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved July 23, 2015.

[Punknews_Review-6] Brian (September 21, 2007). "The Blue Letter - Prima Facie". Punknews.org. Retrieved July 23, 2015.

[The_Phantom_Tollbooth_Review-7] thecannyshark. "Blue Letter, The - Prima Facia (EP)". The Phantom Tollbooth. Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2015.