House of Heroes

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House of Heroes
From left to right: Tim Skipper, Colin Rigsby, Jared Rigsby
From left to right: Tim Skipper, Colin Rigsby, Jared Rigsby
Background information
Origin Columbus, Ohio, United States
Genre(s) Christian rock
Years active 2002-present
Label(s) Gotee Records
Mono Vs Stereo
Website www.thehouseofheroes.com
Members
Tim Skipper
Colin Rigsby
Jared Rigsby
Former members
A.J. Babcock

House of Heroes is a Christian rock band from Columbus, Ohio.

Contents

[edit] Members

[edit] Current Members

Tim Skipper
Tim Skipper

[edit] Former Members

[edit] Band History

The band got started in 2002, when the three original members reformed their old punk band (then known as No Tagbacks) into a new Christian one. They released their first album, What You Want Is Now, in 2003.

In 2005, Toby McKeehan signed them to Gotee Records, and the band released their self-titled album shortly after that. Also in 2005, the band was able to tour with other Christian rock bands, such as Relient K and MxPx. The band re-released their self-titled album on Mono Vs Stereo in 2006, with the title Say No More, and two bonus tracks ("The Invisible Hook," and "You Are the Judas of the Cheerleading Squad"). They are currently writing songs for their third full-length album. Their lineup is currently Tim Skipper on guitar and lead vocals, Colin Rigsby on drums and backing vocals, and Jared Rigsby on bass and backing vocals.

Jared Rigsby, Colin's brother, replaced A.J. Babcock as the band's bassist in 2006, as Babcock was tired of being on the road. Prior to joining the band Jared Rigsby was a sophomore BFA acting major at Otterbein College in Westerville, OH before dropping out of school at the end of the autumn 2006 quarter. As of September 2006, Babcock was still a member of the band, and had played as a backing guitarist at some recent concerts. Babcock was also the primary songwriter. Jared Rigsby was just the touring bassist, and Babcock still played on the band's records. In October 2006, however, Babcock announced that he would be leaving the band. He is now engaged, and has a smaller music project called Flowerdagger, and Jared Rigsby is now the band's full-time bassist.

In addition to their own original songs, House of Heroes has also recorded a cover of "Day By Day," by legendary Christian rock/pop group dc Talk, which appears on the compilation album Freaked! A Gotee Tribute to dc Talk's "Jesus Freak."

When the band and their friends Relient K play in the same place on the same day, Skipper will do guest vocals for Relient K most of the time, and Relient K's Matt Thiessen does the same for House of Heroes. Thiessen is primarily a guest vocalist on the House of Heroes song "Mercedes Baby", while Skipper is primarily a guest vocalist on the Relient K song "More Than Useless".

[edit] Discography

Year Title Label(s) Type of Record
2003 What You Want Is Now Junkyard Distribution Full-Length Album
2005 House of Heroes Gotee Records Full-Length Album
2006 Say No More Mono Vs Stereo Re-Release (of self-titled album)
2007 Untitled Gotee Records Full-Length Album

[edit] Music Videos

  • "Mercedes Baby" (2003)
  • "Serial Sleepers" (2005)- video can be found in the link for the band's Pure Volume or MySpace.

[edit] Singles

  • "Serial Sleepers" (from House of Heroes and Say No More) [#9 on the Radio & Records Christian Rock Chart]
  • "Buckets for Bullet Wounds" (from House of Heroes and Say No More) [#6 on the Radio & Records Christian Rock Chart]

[edit] External links

House of Heroes
Tim Skipper - Colin Rigsby - Jared Rigsby
Discography
Albums: What You Want Is Now - House of Heroes - Say No More
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