Blood Youth
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Harrogate, England |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Website | www |
Blood Youth is a British hardcore punk band formed in Harrogate in 2014 by ex-Climates members Sam Bowden, Matt Powels, Chris Pritchard and Max Dawson, before recruiting ex-Book of Job lead vocalist Kaya Tarsus.[1] After releasing their debut EP, Inside My Head, in 2015 and embarking on a short, headlining tour of their native UK to support it, drummer Matt Powels departed in late 2015 to become the drum tech for Neck Deep, he was followed by Bowden, who is now playing lead guitar in Neck Deep.[2] In March 2016, the band released their second EP, Closure, accompanied by a music video for the title track. Later that year, they announced they had begun recording their debut album, which would be titled Beyond Repair, then being released on Rude Records on April 7th 2017.
Musical style
Blood Youth's style has been described as melodic hardcore,[1][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] hardcore punk,[5][7][10][11][12] metallic hardcore,[3][5] pop punk,[12] post-hardcore,[5] metalcore,[5] and punk metal[13][14] and compared to the likes of Stick To Your Guns,[3] Beartooth[15] and Every Time I Die.[15]
Discography
| Title | Album details | Type |
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| Inside My Head [16] |
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EP |
| Closure [17][18][19] |
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EP |
| Beyond Repair [20] |
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LP |
Singles
| Title | Released |
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| Failure [21] | 11 May 2015 |
| Closure [22] | 28 January 2016 |
| Mood Swings [23] | 23 May 2016 |
| Reason To Stay [24] | 6 February 2017 |
| I Remember [25] | 27 February 2017 |
| Making Waves[26] | 20 March 2017 |
Members
Current line-up
- Kaya Tarsus - lead vocals (2014–Present)
- Chris Pritchard - guitar (2014–Present)
- Matt Hollinson - bass (2017–Present)
- Sam Hallett - drums (2015–Present)
Past members
- Sam Bowden - guitar (2014-2015)
- Matt Powels - drums (2014-2015)
- Max Dawson - bass (2014–2017)
Timeline
- (Including Climates)
References
- ^ a b "Artery Recordings - Blood Youth".
- ^ "Rock Sound - Sam Bowden".
- ^ a b c "That's Rocking Awesome - Blood Youth".
- ^ "Already Heard - Name Change".
- ^ a b c d e "Last FM - Blood Youth".
- ^ "Bring The Noise- Inside My Head".
- ^ a b "Punktastic - Closure".
- ^ "Sputnik Music - Inside My Head".
- ^ "Hold Up Now - Blood Youth".
- ^ "Spirit of Metal - Blood Youth".
- ^ "Banquet Records - Closure".
- ^ a b "Babe Talk - Closure".
- ^ "Pop Inq - Mood Swings".
- ^ "Ring Master Reviews - Closure".
- ^ a b "Rock Sound - Closure".
- ^ "New Noise - Inside My Head".
- ^ "Rock Sound - Closure2".
- ^ "Rock Sound - Closure3".
- ^ "Rock Sound - Closure4".
- ^ "New Noise Mag - Reason To Stay".
- ^ "Rock Sound - Failure".
- ^ "Rock Sound - Closure5".
- ^ "Rock Sound - Mood Swings".
- ^ "PunkTastic - Reason To Stay".
- ^ "New Noise Mag - I Remember".
- ^ "Rock Sound - Making Waves".