Curse Your Name

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have new messages (last change).
This article may need to be wikified to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.
Please help improve this article, especially its introduction, section layout, and relevant internal links. (help)

[edit] Biographical Information

Curse Your Name (aka CYN) is a 6-piece industrial/metalcore band. CYN formed in 1998 under the name "Cynder" in Asheboro, North Carolina by high school friends Ryan Camp (vocals) and J. J. Moore (lead guitar). After some initial lineup changes, the band began to pursue a more professional orientation. In 2003, they recorded a demo produced by then-Sullivan drummer Mike Lawrence called Hide the Light. The demo eventually got the attention of Ozzy Osbourne's wife/manager Sharon Osbourne, who was conceptualizing a competitive reality television show. They were chosen to take part in the resulting show, Battle for Ozzfest, wherein the partipating bands competed for a slot on the traveling rock festival's second stage. They placed second behind A Dozen Furies. Shortly after the airing of the program, Cynder rechristened itself Curse Your Name. Enlisting producer/mentor Lawrence to take over keyboard duties, they toured with the other 2 finalists in 2005. CYN plans to release a new full-length CD called Where Angels Fear to Tread and tour the U. S. and Europe at the end of 2006.

[edit] Members

  • Ryan Camp (vocals)
  • J. J. Moore (lead guitar)
  • Mike Lawrence (keyboards)
  • Robert Jones (guitar)
  • Brandon Allford (drums)
  • John Ward (bass)

[edit] Trivia

Keyboardist Mike Lawrence formerly played drums in Tribunal Records' metalcore band Heartscarved and Tooth and Nail Records' post-hardcore band Sullivan.

On the final episode of Battle for Ozzfest, Cynder received 43% of the television audience vote.

Among others, the band has shared stages with Slayer, Black Label Society, Judas Priest and Black Sabbath.

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../c/u/r/Curse_Your_Name_cfd0.html"