A Thorn for Every Heart: Biography

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Formed:

Jan 1, 2003 in Chino Hills, CA

Genres:

Rock Music, Alternative Rock Music, Punk and Hardcore Rock Music, Emo

Decades Active:

2000's

Rock outfit A Thorn For Every Heart formed in Chino Hills, CA during the summer of 2003 around vocalist Kelvin Cruz, vocalist/guitarist Jeff Harber, guitarist/vocalist Phil Nguyen and bassist Justin Powell. By the year's end, the band had selfrecorded and released the sevensong EP Silence is Golden, which created a healthy wordofmouth buzz on the Internet. Their energetic live show helped to quickly foster a local following as well, and the EP's several thousand copies were all sold out by the first half of 2004. Having caught the attention of Kickball Records along the way, the band inked a deal with the label that spring. A spot at New Jersey's Skate and Surf Fest and on a handful of Warped Tour dates kept momentum building into the fall 2004 release of their debut fulllength, Things Aren't So Beautiful Now. The album proved to be a melodic blend of screamo and rock that incorporated less violin parts than that of their earlier songs. Touring continued without much rest before A Thorn For Every Heart entered the studio in January 2006 with producer Matt Squire (Panic at the Disco, Northstar) to begin work on their followup. The band's resulting sophomore effort, It's Hard to Move You, appeared in early 2007.

- Corey Apar, All Music Guide