Fightstar – Fightstar are a British rock band from London that formed in 2003. The band is composed of lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Charlie Simpson, guitarist and co-vocalist Alex Westaway, bassist Dan Haigh and drummer Omar Abidi. Generally considered a post-hardcore band as a whole, Fightstar are known to incorporate metal, alternative rock and other genres into their sound. Their 2005 debut EP, They Liked You Better When You Were Dead, was a critical success which led to the bands releasing of their debut studio album, Grand Unification, the following year. They then went on to release their second album, One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours, in 2007. A compilation album including B-sides and rarities, Alternate Endings, was released the following year. The band self-funded and co-produced their third album, Be Human (2009), which featured orchestral and choral elements. Fightstar went on hiatus in 2010, allowing its members to concentrate on other projects. Fightstar reunited in 2014 and released their fourth studio album, Behind the Devil’s Back, the following year. In November 2015, Fightstar once again went on hiatus.
Panic! at the Disco – Panic! at the Disco was an American pop rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2004 by childhood friends Ryan Ross (lead vocals, backing vocals), Spencer Smith (drums), Brent Wilson (bass), and Brendon Urie. Following several lineup changes, Panic! began operating as the solo project of frontman Urie from 2015 until the project’s discontinuation in 2023. They recorded their first demos while they were in high school. Shortly after, the band recorded and released their debut studio album, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out (2005). The band then released their second album, Pretty. Odd. (2008). Continuing as a duo, Urie and Smith then released their third studio album, Vices & Virtues (2011) which did include bassist Dallon Weekes. As a three-piece, Urie, Smith, and Weekes recorded and released the band’s fourth studio album, Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!, in 2013. In 2015, Smith officially left the band after not performing live with them since his departure in 2013. Shortly thereafter, Weekes reverted to being a touring member once again, resulting in Panic! becoming Urie’s solo project. Panic! at the Disco’s fifth studio album, Death of a Bachelor, was released in 2016. In March 2018, Panic! at the Disco released its sixth studio album, Pray for the Wicked. Panic! at the Disco’s seventh studio album, Viva Las Vengeance, was released in 2022. On January 24, 2023, Urie officially announced that Panic! at the Disco would disband following the conclusion of the Viva Las Vengeance Tour on March 10 of that year.
Don Broco – Don Broco are a British rock band formed in Bedford, England, in 2008. The band consists of Rob Damiani (lead vocals), Simon Delaney (guitar), Tom Doyle (bass and programming) and Matt Donnelly (drums, lead and backing vocals). The band have released four studio albums, including Priorities (2012), Automatic (2015) and Technology (2018). Their most recent album Amazing Things (2021).
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Fightstar music, videos, stats, and photos | Last.fm. (n.d.). Last.fm. https://www.last.fm/music/Fightstar
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Contributors to Wikimedia projects. (2011, May 6). Don Broco – Wikipedia. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Broco
Contributors to Wikimedia projects. (2005, October 12). Panic! at the Disco – Wikipedia. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic!_at_the_Disco