Senses Fail
Senses Fail | |
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| Origin | Bergen County, New Jersey, USA |
| Years active | 2001 - present |
| Members | Buddy Nielsen Garrett Zablocki Mike Glita Dan Trapp Heath Saraceno |
Senses Fail is a Ridgewood, New Jersey based band that draws heavily from the punk, emo, hardcore, screamo genres (as cited on their Myspace [1]). Their main influences are Chantra Potts, Fairweather, Grade, The Promise Ring, The Get Up Kids, Thursday, Jawbreaker and Saves The Day.
History
The history of Senses Fail starts with the lead singer James "Buddy" Nielsen posting an add on the internet for people to jam with. The current drummer Dan Trapp read the article and brought Dave Miller and Garrett Zablocki from two previous bands he played with before hand. Later, the Bass player Mike Glita, former bass player for Tokyo Rose joined the group. Their first release, on August 16 2002, was a six-track EP on ECA Records, From the Depths of Dreams. This was re-released on April 29 2003, on Drive-Thru Records, with two extra tracks. Their first full-length album, Let It Enfold You, was released on September 7, 2004 on Vagrant Records. It, too, was re-released, with five bonus tracks; three acoustic versions of songs on "Let It Enfold You", a new track named "American Death" and a cover of the song "Institutionalized", which was originally by Suicidal Tendencies. The song "Bite to Break Skin" was going to be the next single for the album, but they went to the studio very quick to record "Still Searching" and it was never released.
In 2005, the band's web site announced the departure, by mutual agreement, of guitarist Dave Miller. He was replaced by Heath Saraceno of Midtown.
On April 4th, 2006, Senses Fail announced that they had begun pre-production on their next album, and that they would be going into the studio to begin recording on May 1st, with producer Brian McTernan. The band announced on June 16th, 2006 that they had completed recording the album, and that it is currently being mixed by Chris Lord-Alge. The album, Still Searching, was released on October 10th. There is also a deluxe edition, including a DVD about the making of the CD.
The band played the 2006 Warped Tour, and is playing the 2006 international Taste of Chaos Tour. They will begin a headlining tour November 24 in Boston to support the new release, which will last until December 21 in Anaheim, and then resume January 10 in Hartford.
Members
- James "Buddy" Nielsen - Vocals
- Garrett Zablocki - Guitar/Backing vocals
- Mike Glita - Bass/Backing vocals
- Dan Trapp - Drums
- Heath Saraceno - Guitar/Vocals
Former members
- Dave Miller - Guitar
- James Gill - Bass Guitar [Currently the lead guitarist for Pop/Rock 'n' Roll band, Amory]
Discography
Albums
| Album cover | Release date | Title | Label | U.S. Billboard peak | U.S. sales |
| August 13, 2002 | From the Depths of Dreams EP | ECA Records | 1,000 | ||
| April 29, 2003 | From the Depths of Dreams EP (re-release) | Drive-Thru Records | #144 | 250,000 | |
| September 7, 2004 | Let It Enfold You | Vagrant Records | #34 | 320,000 | |
| November 1, 2005 | Let It Enfold You (re-release) | Vagrant Records | 320,000 | ||
| October 10, 2006 | Still Searching | Vagrant Records | #15 | 75,000 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | US Modern Rock | US Mainstream Rock | |||
| 2003 | "Bloody Romance" | From the Depths of Dreams | |||
| 2004 | "Buried a Lie" | Let It Enfold You | |||
| 2005 | "Rum Is For Drinking, Not for Burning" | Let It Enfold You | |||
| 2006 | "Calling All Cars" | Still Searching | |||
Non-album tracks
- "Bastard Son" – released on a bonus DVD with the first pressing of Let It Enfold You (2004)
- "Bad Reputation" – released on the original soundtrack to Bad News Bears (2005)
- "Institutionalized" and "American Death" – released on the 2005 re-release of Let It Enfold You (2005)
- "Stretch Your Legs to Coffin Length" – released on the "Calling All Cars" iTunes single (2006)
- "Cinco de Mayo" – released as a digital download that was received for free with Target purchases of Still Searching (2006)
Trivia
- The band is mentioned in MC Lars's song "Signing Emo."
- The title of the song "All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy issues" is a reference to the title of an episode from the first season of Lost.
- The song "Bad Reputation" was originally written and performed by Joan Jett.
- The song "Sick or Sane" was originally named "Crash Your Plane into a Barn"
- The song and album "Let It Enfold You" is named after a poem by Charles Bukowski.