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Newark, Delaware, United States (1994 – 2006)
Post-Hardcore band from Newark, Delaware, United States
The hardcore, then later post-hardcore, band boysetsfire was founded 1994 in Delaware/USA. One of the main reasons was ‘To shake things and change’, which basically meant to mosh like lunatics through the rehearsal room. But soon the wish for a change manifests in more and more politically inspired lyrics. Only about a month after their first rehearsal, they played their first gig for friends. This opened the doors for some local club gigs in Newark, and the first demo was recorded shortly after.
The band is not in for half done things, so a second demo is released, and a two week long tour booked. Before the first EP “This Crying this Screaming, my voice is born” which came out on Mike Warden’s Conquer The World Records as a split album with a band called Jazz Man’s Needle in 1996, the name boysetsfire is already quite known in the Hardcore-Scene along the east coast of the United States. 1997 they signed a contract with Initial Records, and record their first full length album “The day the sun went out”. Underground Magazines celebrate the newcomer band and especially the vocalist Nathan Gray.
In 1999 the second full length album “After the Eulogy” is recorded, and boysetsfire go on Tour with Snapcase and also do the Vans Warped tour. Their old bassist is replaced by Rob Avery, who also does all the artwork for the new albums. After a short (and unpleasant) stop at Victory Records, the band changes to Wind Up, a sub-label of Sony.
The hardcore, then later post-hardcore, band boysetsfire was founded 1994 in Delaware/USA. One of the main reasons was ‘To shake things and change’, which basically meant to mosh like lunatics through the rehearsal room. But soon the wish for a change manifests in more and more politically inspired lyrics. Only about a month after their first rehearsal, they played their first gig for friends. This opened the doors for some local club gigs in Newark, and the first demo was recorded shortly after.
The band is not in for half done things, so a second demo is released, and a two week long tour booked. Before the first EP “This Crying this Screaming, my voice is born” which came out on Mike Warden’s Conquer The World Records as a split album with a band called Jazz Man’s Needle in 1996, the name boysetsfire is already quite known in the Hardcore-Scene along the east coast of the United States. 1997 they signed a contract with Initial Records, and record their first full length album “The day the sun went out”. Underground Magazines celebrate the newcomer band and especially the vocalist Nathan Gray.
In 1999 the second full length album “After the Eulogy” is recorded, and boysetsfire go on Tour with Snapcase and also do the Vans Warped tour. Their old bassist is replaced by Rob Avery, who also does all the artwork for the new albums. After a short (and unpleasant) stop at Victory Records, the band changes to Wind Up, a sub-label of Sony.
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Tomorrow Come Today
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The Misery Index: Notes From The Plague Years
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After the Eulogy
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Live Concert 2003
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The Abominations of Those Virtuous
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Unspoken Request
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Shoutbox
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noMATterjustMAT wrote:
the boysetsfire concert was one of the best concerts i have ever seen. miss em.
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ws1fish wrote:
miss these guys like a limb
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SiberianKissed wrote:
change the fucking main picture already, I can't stand it being in my library.
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thestingingrain wrote:
great band, great memories...
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ReDStAR_UNiT wrote:
all the similar bands suck compared to boysetsfire [10]
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Selinasetsfire wrote:
@super-pangolin: of course everybody has a diferrent opinion, but nobody kicks the shit out of Nathan ;) oh and nice to see that so many agree with me :)
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pmatwiej wrote:
all the similar bands suck compared to boysetsfire [9]
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Nobody1987 wrote:
all the similar bands suck compared to boysetsfire [8]
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super-pangolin wrote:
Boysetsfire are good but TBH Waterdown kick the shit out of them.
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Thanquol wrote:
all the similar bands suck compared to boysetsfire, well, all bands suck compared to boysetsfire^^ [2] BUT all the similar artists (at least at the first page) are still awesome :) and yeah pretty cool that there are a lot of german bands as similar artists :)
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MyBlackTears wrote:
all the similar bands suck compared to boysetsfire [7]
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dieknoxx wrote:
I love them!
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pedrobyo wrote:
I actually like From Autumn To Ashes a little bit, but yeah, they suck compared to these guys. Only have the Misery Index album, but it's amazing. Have to order other stuff by them.
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aSharedHistory wrote:
*all the similiar bands suck compared to boysetsfire [6] nice work by me.
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aSharedHistory wrote:
days in grief and ignite are both fairly awesome, but i guess the phrase "compared to boysetsfire" was used. all the similar bands suck compared to boysetsfire [5]
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MagicalToaster wrote:
the dvd is so good, pick it up if you haven't already.
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Siberiandreamer wrote:
Ignite are just as good.
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xS4INTx wrote:
all the similar bands suck compared to boysetsfire [5]
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chosi_ wrote:
all the similar bands suck compared to boysetsfire [4] :)
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ssike wrote:
all the similar bands suck compared to boysetsfire [3]
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News
Clip from the Farewell DVD - "Cavity"
30 Oct 2009 | from www.boysetsfire.org/
Check it out, here's a clip from the Farewell DVD. Remember, they're for sale at amazon. PAL format (international) here, and NTSC version (domestic) here.
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Boy Sets Fire at the Troc - Last Concert on DVD
13 Sep 2009 | from www.boysetsfire.org/
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BlueEgoBox added boysetsfire to the lineup of Snapcase at Metro. 7 days ago
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BlueEgoBox added boysetsfire to the lineup of Reconstruction Tour 2003 at Columbiahalle. 7 days ago
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