We Were Gentlemen
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| We Were Gentlemen | |
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| Also known as | WWG |
| Origin | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Genre(s) | Hardcore/Metal/Punk |
| Years active | 2004 – Present |
| Label(s) | Shopping |
| Associated acts | Winter Solstice, Alesana, Fjord,Bet On Black, The Varsity, Friends For Hire |
| Website | Band Myspace |
| Members | |
| Matt Tarpey Kalan Blehm Richard Neupert Steven Tomany Steven Moody |
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| Former members | |
| Matthew Harra Matt Lopes Jason Eastridge Ian Robinson Rodney Wood Felix Rodriguez |
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We Were Gentlemen is an American hardcore/Metal/Punk rock band from Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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[edit] History
The band was originally formed by Richard Neupert and Kalan Blehm in July of 2005, in their hometown of Virginia Beach. They had previously played guitar together in various local bands for a number of years and decided to start a band of their own. The initial lineup of the band consisted of Richard Nupert, Kalan Blehm, Jason Eastridge, Matthew Harra and Matt Lopes. Eastridge was kicked out and Harra quit shortly after the band started. We Were Gentlemen originally tried to get Matt Tarpey, the ex-Winter Solstice frontman to sing. However he was in contract, singing for Fjord (eulogy records) at the time. In an attempt to find a singer, they contacted a friend, Ian robinson to take over on vocals and Rodney Wood took over drums.
Throughout 2006 We Were Gentlemen did a few small East Coast of the United States tours with Abacabb and in the late summer of 2006 did a full United States tour with such bands as: Ed Gein, Emmure, Remembering Never, Ligeia, Impending Doom, My Bitter End, Winds Of Plague, Arsonists Get All The Girls and Sender Receiver.
The band took a break from touring in 2007 to write new material. In that time Wood and Harra left the band for personal reasons. Shortly after their departure, Robinson also left. In early summer 2007 Kalan went and played guitar for Northern Virginia band, Bet On Black for a while. During that time Matt Tarpey left Fjord. We Were Gentlemen saw it as an opportunity to again ask him to sing for them. Finally getting Tarpey on board in June of that year, also recruiting Steven Moody who played for Friends for Hire and The Varsity on drums and Felix Rodriguez on bass.
With the new lineup, the band started writing new songs and playing occasional shows. A mutual friend of Kalan's pitched the idea of playing bass to recently ejected Steven Tomany, the bass player and co-founder of Alesana. In May 2008, Tomany joined the band. With the band going through many changes, only to completely solidify their line-up, they have turned into a solid, tour-ready band.
On 10 May 2008 the band filmed a music video at an empty factory in Norfolk, Virginia with video production company, Scott Hansen Productions.[1] A local news crew covered the making of the video.[2]
[edit] Members
- Current members
- Matt Tarpey: Lead vocals (2007-present)
- Kalan Blehm: Guitar/vocals (2005-present)
- Richard Neupert: Guitar (2005-present)
- Steven Tomany: Bass (2008-present)
- Steven Moody: Drums (2006-present)
- Former members
- Jason Eastridge: Vocals (August 2005 - December 2005)
- Matthew Harra: Drums (August 2005 - December 2005)
- Matt Lopes: Bass (August 2005 - February 2007)
- Rodney Wood: Drums (December 2005 - February 2007)
- Ian Robinson: Vocals (December 2005 - April 2007)
- Felix Rodriguez: Bass (September 2007 - May 2008)
[edit] Discography
| Year | Album Name | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | No One Gets My Organs | Self Promo | Cd [ep] |
[edit] References
- ^ Currently in Post Production. Scott Hansen Productions (May, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
- ^ Wilson, patrick. "Band rocks abandoned building in Norfolk", Hampton Roads.tv, 2008-05-13. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
