Benton Falls (band)

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Benton Falls
Origin Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
Genre(s) Rock
Emo
Years active 2000–present
Label(s) Deep Elm Records
Website Benton Falls on the Deep Elm website
Members
Michael Richardson
Vance Gore
Eli Deering
Former members
Gerb

Benton Falls is a rock band from Santa Rosa, California, which originally formed in 2000. The quartet currently consists of Michael Richardson, Gerb, Vance Gore, and Eli Deering. The band's music is influenced by such bands as Sunny Day Real Estate, Braid, and Jawbox. They first appeared on the compilation The Silence In My Heart: The Emo Diaries Chapter Six and released their first full-legnth album Fighting Starlight less than a month later on Deep Elm Records. Soon after saw Gerb leave the band, leaving them as a trio. In the winter of 2000 the band went back into the recording studio to work on their follow up album Guilt Beats Hate which was released in the spring of 2003.[1]

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[edit] Lineup

  • Michael Richardson (Vocals, Guitar)
  • Vance Gore (Bass)
  • Eli Deering (Drums)

[edit] Past members

  • Gerb (Guitar)

[edit] Discography

  • Fighting Starlight (2001)
  • Guilt Beats Hate (2002)

[edit] External links

[edit] References