The Banner (band)

The Banner
The Banner
Origin	Bloomfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres	Hardcore punk;
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Ferret; Melotov; Blackout!; Good Fight;
Members	Joey Southside; Garrett DeFalco; Jake Blochinger; Pete August; Christian Castan

The Banner is an American hardcore punk band from Bloomfield, New Jersey.

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, in 2008, which was written, recorded and produced at the Machine Shop studio in Hoboken, New Jersey, by Joey and Will Putney and released on the Ferret Music label.

In late 2011, Born to Ruin was announced as the band's next release, written by Joey and Jeremy Comitas to be released by American label Melotov Records. The four songs comprising Born to Ruin: The Way Is Shut 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.

Members

Current members

Joey "JSS" Stone^† – vocals
Paul Klein (Suburban Scum, Gotham Road) – drums
Pete August (Fleshtemple, Ankle Monitor, No) – bass
Cindy Ward (Ankle Monitor, Tru) – guitar
Benny 2 Bars (Ankle Monitor, No) – guitar
Rich Bukowski (Pharoah, Devoidov) – guitar

Former members

Garrett DeFalco^† – guitar
Jake Blochinger – drums
Joe Cantamessa (IATT) – guitar
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
Steve "Tree" tanis (NJDots, Low road) – bass

† Founding members of The Banner

Discography

Studio albums

Release date	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

Release date	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

References

^ "Good Fight Music Artist Profile".

External links

Official Facebook page

[1] "Good Fight Music Artist Profile".

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