The Banner (band)
The Banner is an American hardcore punk band from Bloomfield, New Jersey.
The Banner | |
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| Origin | Bloomfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Hardcore punk, horror punk, black metal |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Ferret Melotov Blackout! Good Fight[1] |
| Associated acts | Suburban Scum |
| Members | Joey Southside Garrett DeFalco Jake Blochinger Pete August Christian Castan |
The Banner broke up for a brief period in 2006, before reuniting with founding member Garrett DeFalco. The band released their third studio album, Frailty: The Hellbound Heart in 2008, which was recorded and produced at the Machine Shop studio in Hoboken, New Jersey and released on the Ferret Music label.
In late 2011, Born to Ruin was announced as the band's next release, to be released by American label, Melotov Records. The four songs comprising Born to Ruin: The Way is Shut were released throughout 2012 and 2013 and were compiled onto a cassette released in the fall of 2013.
The band released their fourth album, Greying, in 2014 and Only the Dead Know Jersey, a split with Old Wounds, in 2015. Both were released via Good Fight Music.
In 2020, the band was forced to disband after lead singer Joey Southside encountered legal trouble following a fistfight with a male prostitute he had hired in the restroom of a Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. Charges were eventually dropped, but the incident revealed a lifestyle that the rest of the band was not comfortable with.
Members
Current members
- Joey “takes it in the” Southside† - vocals
- Jake Blochinger (The Doomsday Prophecy) - drums
- Garrett DeFalco† - guitar
- Pete August - bass
- Christian Castan - guitar
Former members
- Paul Klein (Suburban Scum, Gotham Road) - drums
- Buzz Luciano (Pellinore) – guitar
- Jeremy Comitas (Bayonet, Senses Fail) – guitar
- Rich Bukowski (Pharaoh) – guitar
- Kevin Manion (Pregnant)† – guitar
- Jon Morozowski† – bass
- Dustin Blevins - guitar
- Justin Fullam (Killed by The Bull, Judas Factor) – guitar
- Chris LeBoeuf (Hoover Flags, Mixtape, Father Divine) – guitar
- Mike LeBoeuf (This Charming Man) – drums
- Chris "Fingaz" Larsen (Suburban Scum, Banquets) – bass
- Ian Mullen (The Violent Hearts, The Sun The Moon The Stars) – drums/bass
- Paul Jaffre† (Shady View Terrace, The Hostage, Monument) – drums
- Mikey Bats (Lager) – guitar
- Rosey (hell mary) – guitar
- Tree (NJDots, Low road) – bass
- Ryan Jansson (Animal Blood, Gavel) drums
† Founding members of The Banner
Discography
Studio albums
Date of release Title Record label December 16, 2003 Your Murder Mixtape Blackout Records Summer 2004 Reflection In The Shadow Of The Beast (Unreleased) Blackout Records August 16, 2005 Each Breath Haunted Ferret Music July 10, 2008 Frailty Ferret Music December 9, 2014 Greying Good Fight Music
EPs
Date of release Title Record label July 2003 Posthumous Blackout Records February 2004 Dead Wrong Vs. The Banner (split with Dead Wrong) Warmachine Records November 2013 Born to Ruin I: The Way is Shut Melotov Records July 2015 Only the Dead Know Jersey (split with Old Wounds) Good Fight Music
Videography
- Venom and Hope
- Rattlesnakes
- Send Me Down