Paramore

Paramore
Origin	Franklin, Tennessee
Years active	2004–present
Members	Josh Farro Zac Farro Hayley Williams Jeremy Davis Taylor York (Stand In)
Past members	Jason Bynum John Hembree William 'Hunter' Lamb
Website	www.paramore.net

Paramore is a Fueled By Ramen band from Franklin, Tennessee.

History

The Franklin, Tennessee-based band Paramore was formed by three members: brothers Zac and Josh Farro, and Hayley Williams. At the age of 13, Williams moved from her hometown of Meridian, Mississippi to the Nashville suburb, where she met the brothers. In the next few years, Paramore would begin to perform at venues outside the greater Nashville area, including the concert festivals Purple Door and Warped Tour. In April 2005, after being seen only once by a record executive for the music label Fueled by Ramen, the band was offered a contract to produce a major market CD.

Paramore's first United States headlining tour kicked off on August 2, 2006, leading them across the country and ending with a hometown show in Nashville, Tennessee. They also toured the United Kingdom from October 5, 2006 to October 15, 2006, where they ended in London at The Mean Fiddler.

Paramore covered Foo Fighters' "My Hero" for the Sound of Superman soundtrack, and Williams' voice has been featured on two tracks by other bands: "Keep Dreaming Upside Down" by October Fall, as well as "Then Came To Kill" by The Chariot.

Paramore recorded their second album, RIOT!, from December 2006 to March 2007. The band will be co-headlining Warped Tour 2007 and have a headlining tour in April with This Providence, The Almost, and Love Arcade. They have stated that they will play about 3 new songs and confirmed the song "Hallelujah" will be on the new record. RIOT! will be released June 12, 2007.

On March 12, 2007, Paramore announced through a LiveJournal update that Hunter Lamb had left the band to be with his fiancée.

Band Members

• Hayley Williams, born December 27, 1988, (age 18) – Vocals, Occasional Rhythm Guitar, Occasional Keyboard/Piano
• Josh Farro, age 19 – Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
• Jeremy Davis, age 22 – Bass
• Zac Farro, age 16 – Drums, percussion
• Taylor York, age 17 (stand in) – Rhythm Guitar

Former Members

• John Hembree – Bass
• Jason Bynum – Rhythm Guitar
• William "Hunter" Lamb – Rhythm Guitar

Discography

Albums

• 1. All We Know Is Falling (July 26, 2005) Fueled by Ramen #200 UK
  1. All We Know Is Falling
  (July 26, 2005)
  Fueled by Ramen
  #200 UK
• 2. RIOT! (June 12, 2007) Fueled by Ramen
  2. RIOT!
  (June 12, 2007)
  Fueled by Ramen

EPs

• The Summer Tic EP (2006) Fueled by Ramen
  The Summer Tic EP
  (2006)
  Fueled by Ramen

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions				Album
		US Hot 100	US Modern Rock	US Mainstream Rock	UK Singles Chart
2006	"Pressure"	-	-	-	-	All We Know Is Falling
	"Emergency"	-	-	-	-
	"All We Know"	-	-	-	-
2007	"Misery Business"	-	-	-	-	RIOT!

External links

• Paramore's Official Website
• Paramore's Official MySpace site
• Paramore's Official Purevolume site
• Paramore's Official LiveJournal
• Paramore's LiveJournal Community
• Paramore Interview on AbsolutePunk.net