A Thorn for Every Heart

A Thorn for Every Heart
A Thorn for Every Heart
Origin	Chino Hills, California
Years active	2003 - present
Members	Kelvin Cruz; Jeff Harber; Phil Nguyen; Justin Powell; Tyler Mahurin

A Thorn for Every Heart is an alternative/Post-Hardcore quartet from Chino Hills, California on the Kickball Records label.

The band formed in 2003, and self-released their debut EP, Silence Is Golden that year. The EP gained them internet exposure and created an underground following. Their first full-length album, Things Aren't So Beautiful Now, was released on October 19, 2004 through Kickball Records, a small subsidiary of Interscope. The band recorded the album in summer 2004 with producer Shawn Sullivan (Bleeding Through, Reel Big Fish).

ATFEH has been featured on a few compilations. Compliation tracks include:

a cover of Oingo Boingo's "Dead Man's Party" on Punk Goes 80's
a cover of "Jelly Belly" on The Killer In You - a Smashing Pumpkins tribute album
an acoustic version of their song "February" on Punk The Clock Volume 2

ATFEH has toured the country many times over, including a headlining tour in March 2006 sponsored by Purevolume.com. Openers incuded Hit The Lights, Boys Like Girls, Keating, and Drive By.

Their second full-length album, It's Hard To Move You, is set to be released July, 17, 2007. One song, "Worthless," has been released on band's myspace and on purevolume pages.

Band members

Kelvin Cruz - Lead vocals
Jeff Harber - Guitar, piano, vocals
Phil Nguyen - Guitar, vocals
Justin Powell - Bass
Tyler Mahurin - Drums

Discography

Title	Release Date	Label
Silence is Golden EP	2003
Things Aren't So Beautiful Now	2004	Kickball Records
It's Hard to Move You	2007	Kickball Records

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