Asteria (band)

Asteria
Origin Crown Point, Indiana
Genres Pop rock, Electronic [1]
Years active 2003present
Labels Carbon Copy Media (20052006), Broken English Records (20062008), Independent(2008present)
Members Terrence Kline
Seth Henderson
Ryan Gullett
Brandon McQuen
Sam Henderson

Asteria is an American rock band from Crown Point, Indiana.

History

Asteria formed in 2003 at Crown Point High School and began playing local shows, building a strong regional following.[1] Their name was chosen by drummer Sam Henderson from a gardening book; it is an alteration of the word wisteria.[2] After releasing their first album, 2004's Broken-Hearted Lullabies And Hope-Filled Dreams, they played at the Indiana Region Rumble in 2004 and won a number of regional awards that year.[1] Their second full-length A Lesson in Charades followed in May 2005, which soon after led to their signing to Carbon Copy Media, owned by J.T. Woodruff of Hawthorne Heights.[1] However, the group eventually split with Carbon Copy and recorded their follow-up with producer John Naclerio.[1] Naclerio decided to release the album on his own Broken English Records (a subsidiary of EastWest Records); the album was originally slated for a November 2006 release,[3] but was pushed back to February 2007.[4][5][6][7][8][9] The group toured nationally in support of the album.[10]

In February 2008, the group announced it is no longer with Broken English.[11] They toured the U.S. with Bedlight for Blue Eyes and The High Court in the spring of 2008.[10] During the summer of 2008, they toured with This Century.

Members

Discography

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net(80%) [12]
Alter the Press! [13]
Guitar Noisefavorable [14]
No. Title Length
1. "I'll Get You My Pretty (And Your Little Dog Too)"   3:42
2. "Finding Love In A Bottle Of..."   3:46
3. "Hoods And Capers"   3:29
4. "Reach Out And Speak Out"   3:26
5. "Pop Fiction"   3:22
6. "Paper, Scissor, Stone"   3:39
7. "I'd Swear You Were Steam"   3:47
8. "A Tack On A Map"   3:30

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Asteria at Allmusic
  2. Interview, Saint Rock N Roll. Accessed March 9, 2008.
  3. Asteria's "Slip" Slips Back to January. The Times (Muncie, Indiana), December 1, 2006. Accessed March 9, 2008.
  4. Album Review, Allmusic
  5. Album Review, Absolutepunk.net.
  6. Album Review, Skyline Press. Accessed March 9, 2008.
  7. Album Review, PlugInMusic. Accessed March 9, 2008.
  8. Album Review, For The Sound. Accessed March 9, 2008.
  9. Album Review, New-Noise.net. Accessed March 9, 2008.
  10. 1 2 Asteria Comes Home to Rock Crown Point. The Northwest Indiana and Illinois Times (Muncie, Indiana), October 29, 2007. Accessed March 9, 2008.
  11. Asteria and Broken English Part Ways. Absolutepunk.net, February 22, 2008. Accessed March 9, 2008.
  12. AbsolutePunk.net review
  13. Alter the Press! review
  14. Guitar Noise review

External links

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