House of Heroes

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House of Heroes
Origin	Columbus, Ohio, United States
Genre(s)	Christian Rock
Years active	2000–present
Label(s)	Gotee Records Mono Vs Stereo
Website	www.thehouseofheroes.com
Members
Tim Skipper Colin Rigsby Jared Rigsby A.J. Babcock

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

1 Band History
- 1.1 Current Members
2 Discography
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Band History

The band got started in 2002, when the three original members reformed their old punk band (then known as No Tagbacks) and changed their name to House of Heroes. The name change is said to be a reflection of the band having a fresh start with new music and a new perspective. They released What You Want Is Now, their first album, 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 toured with other bands, such as Relient K, Rufio, Stryper 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 back to 4 members as of 2008 with Tim Skipper on guitar and lead vocals, Colin Rigsby on drums and backing vocals, Jared Rigsby on guitar and backing vocals and A.J. Babcock on bass guitar.

Jared Rigsby, Colin's brother, replaced A.J. Babcock as the band's live bassist in December, 2005, as Babcock was tired of touring. 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 is also the primary lyricist, and continues to write with the band to this day. Babcock still plays bass on the band's records to date.

The band recently announced on their MySpace that they are working on new material for a new album, and posted pictures of themselves recording in a studio. A.J. Babcock is with the other members in these pictures recording vocals, and is still contributing musically to the band. A.J. is now listed as the bassist and Jared is now listed as a guitarist. The band has released a sampler on their myspace of short clips of every song on The End Is Not The End. The band released the songs "Code Name Raven", "Leave You Now" and "Lose Control". The band recently started freehoh.com where you can download the songs "In the Valley of the Dying Sun", "Sooner or Later", and "By Your Side".[1] The new album is scheduled for release in the summer of 2008.

The band has recently toured with other popular names such as Silverchair, Phantom Planet, Family Force 5, Luna Halo, and The Fold.

==Members== ^[1]

[edit] Current Members

Tim Skipper - lead vocals, guitar (2002-present)
Colin Rigsby - drums, backing vocals (2002-present)
Jared Rigsby- guitar, backing vocals (2005-present) [live and studio]
AJ Babcock - bass guitar, backing vocals (2002-present) [live and studio]

All four members still work on the studio recordings.

[edit] Discography

Year	Title	Label(s)	Type of Record
2001	Ten Months	Four Door Entertainment	As "No Tagbacks"
2003	What You Want Is Now	Vanishing Point Records	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)
2008	The End is Not the End	Gotee Records	Full-Length Album

An early version of the song "You Are the Judas of the Cheerleading Squad," was also featured on a compilation where 25 bands each had one hour to record and mix a song.

[edit] Music Videos

"Ten Months" (2001) as No Tagbacks
"Mercedes Baby" (2003)
"Serial Sleepers" (2005)

[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
"The Invisible Hook" (from Say No More)

[edit] Compilation appearances

2006: "Invisible Hook", X2007 (BEC)
2006: "Day By Day", Freaked! A Gotee Tribute to dcTalk's "Jesus Freak" (Gotee)
2005: "Serial Sleepers", The Revolution Will Begin In The Blink of An Eye Vol. 2 (Mono Vs Stereo)
2004: "Mercedes Baby", The Revolution Will Begin In The Blink of An Eye Vol. 1 (Mono Vs Stereo)