The Banner (band)

The Banner
Origin	Bloomfield, New Jersey, United States
Genres	Hardcore punk, metalcore, horror hardcore
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Ferret Music Blackout! Records
Associated acts	The Sun The Moon The Stars, Bayonet
Members
Jake Dimeo Paul Klein Dayn Joey Southside Garrett

The Banner is a hardcore punk and metalcore band from Bloomfield, New Jersey with influences that range from late '80s hardcore, punk rock, heavy metal and NYHC-style metalcore.

The Banner broke up for a brief period in 2006, before reuniting with founding member Garrett Defalco. The band released their third studio album, Frailty: The Hellbound Heart in 2008, which was recorded and produced at the Machine Shop studio in Hoboken, New Jersey and released on the Ferret Music label.

The Banner broke up again briefly in 2010. In late 2011, Born to Ruin I: The Way Is Shut was announced as the band's next release, the first of three EPs to be released throughout 2012. North American and European distribution will be handled by Melotov Records and Thirty Days of Night Records, respectively. On December 27, 2011, The Banner began streaming a demo version of the new song "Wolvesblood".

Members

Current members

• Joey Southside (As Good As Dead, Wolve) – vocals
• Garrett Defalco (Daggers, Black Neighborhood ); guitar
• Jeremy Comitas (Bayonet, A Lifeless Alliance); guitar
• Jake DiMeo (As Good As Dead, Life For Death, Valens, Adorable and Proud, Knock it Off, Fleshtemple) – bass
• Paul Klein (A Lifeless Alliance, Bayonet, Gotham Road) – drums

Former members

• Buzz Luciano (Pellinore) – guitar
• Rich Bukowski (Pharaoh) – guitar
• Kevin Manion (Pregnant)^† – guitar
• Jon Morozowski^† – bass
• Justin Fullam (Killed by The Bull,Judas Factor) – guitar
• Chris LeBoeuf (Hoover Flags, Mixtape, Father Divine) – guitar
• Mike LeBoeuf (This Charming Man) – drums
• Chris "Fingaz" Larsen (Suburban Scum, Banquets) – bass
• Ian Mullen (The Violent Hearts, The Sun The Moon The Stars) – drums/bass
• Paul Jaffre^† (Shady View Terrace, The Hostage, Monument) – drums
• Mikey Bats (Lager) – guitar

† Founding members of The Banner

Discography

Studio albums

Date of release	Title	Record label
December 16, 2003	Your Murder Mixtape	Blackout Records
Summer, 2004	Reflection In The Shadow Of The Beast (Unreleased)	Blackout Records
August 16, 2006	Each Breath Haunted	Ferret Music
July 10, 2008	Frailty	Ferret Music

EPs

Date of release	Title	Record label
June 15, 2003	Posthumous	Blackout Records
February, 2004	Dead Wrong/The Banner split 7"	Warmachine Records

Videography

• Rattlesnakes
• Venom and Hope

External links

• The Banner Official Website (Archive) 2003-08-04 (original website now the subject of domain parking)
• Blackout Records band page (Archive) 2006-10-15 (original link now redirects to Blackout Records blog)
• Ferret Music band page
• The Banner - BandToBand.com
• The Banner on Myspace
• Daggers on Myspace
• Interview @ SHOUT! Music Webzine
• BlackNeighborhood