Armor for Sleep
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| Armor for Sleep | |
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| Origin | New Jersey, United States |
| Genre(s) | Alternative rock Hard Rock Emo |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Label(s) | Sire Records Equal Vision Records |
| Associated acts | Random Task Prevent Falls |
| Members | |
| Ben Jorgensen PJ DeCicco Anthony DiIonno Nash Breen |
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| Former members | |
| AJ Resnick Paul Abrahamian |
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Armor for Sleep is an American band from Maplewood and Teaneck, New Jersey. Lead singer Ben Jorgensen recorded the first ever Armor for Sleep songs in exchange for $100 at a nearby recording studio, playing all the instruments by himself, after leaving the band Random Task, in which he played drums. The original line up of Armor For Sleep included two of Ben's high school friends AJ Resnick and Paul Abrahamian. Later on Ben and Anthony fired AJ and Paul, and asked Nash Breen, drummer of Prevent Falls, to join Armor for Sleep. Nash quit Prevent Falls and asked his cousin, P.J. DeCicco, also of Prevent Falls to come with him to Armor for Sleep.
The band was originally signed to Equal Vision Records and released their first two albums with them, but as of April 2006, Armor for Sleep are now signed to Warner Brothers/Sire Records.
A Machine Shop remix of their track "Remember to Feel Real" was featured on the Snakes on a Plane soundtrack in August of 2006.
The band entered the Mix Room Studios in December 2006 to begin work on its third album, titled "Smile for Them". However, they have yet to reveal a thrust for the concept, Ben is on record saying it will focus on real-world issues instead of the afterlife or dream world of the band's first two albums.[1]
The band had a new track entitled "End of the World" on the soundtrack to the 2007 Transformers film, which was released on July 3, 2007.
On June 18, 2007, the band posted a new song on their MySpace entitled "Williamsburg."
Their third full length album Smile For Them was released on October 30, 2007.
2008 sees Armor For Sleep on Linkin Park's summer Projekt Revolution tour. They are featured on the Revolution Stage with Atreyu, 10 Years, Hawthorne Heights, and Street Drum Corps.
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[edit] Current Line Up
- Ben Jorgensen - Vocals, Guitar
- PJ DeCicco - Guitar
- Anthony DiIonno - Bass
- Nash Breen - Drums
[edit] Discography
- Dream to Make Believe (June 3, 2003) Equal Vision Records
- What to Do When You Are Dead (February 22, 2005) Equal Vision Records
- Smile for Them (October 30, 2007) Sire Records
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Album |
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| 2003 | "Dream to Make Believe" | Dream to Make Believe |
| 2004 | "My Town" | |
| 2005 | "Car Underwater" | What to Do When You Are Dead |
| 2005 | "The Truth About Heaven" | |
| 2006 | "Remember to Feel Real" | |
| 2007 | "Williamsburg" | Smile for Them |
| 2008 | "Hold the Door" |
[edit] DVDs
- Armor for Sleep released a limited number of DVDs with their second CD 'What to Do When You Are Dead' documenting how the record was made.
- The video for "Dream to Make Believe" is featured on the Homesick DVD that was released on September 7, 2004.
- A Comprehensive Guide To Touring was released on November 15, 2005.
- Armor for Sleep's song "End of the World" was featured on the movie Transformers.
[edit] Trivia
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In 2004 a small percentage of "Dream to Make Believe" was released with the British (also Australian and Canadian) spelling Armour for Sleep instead of the US spelling Armor for Sleep on the cover and CD.[citation needed]
The band is featured in Fall Out Boy's Bassist's, Pete Wentz, home made DVD, Release the Bats, showing the band playing a gig.
Ben Jorgensen was featured, along with Pete Wentz, in the Cobra Starship video for "The City Is at War" as police officers
[edit] References
- ^ Aversion.com: Q&A Armor for Sleep, by Matt Schild, accessed 5 January 2006
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Armor for Sleep on Myspace
- AFS Street Team
- Armor For Sleep Fanlisting
- Burning Stars Interview with Ben - 2005
- Burning Stars Interview with Ben - 2007
- Trash the Stage interview with Ben
- Exclusive Armor for Sleep Interview on AbsolutePunk.net
- Armor For Sleep New Song In AbsolutePunk.net
- Exclusive Artist of the Day Interview on ManiaTV!
- Equal Vision Records
- Warner Bros. Records
- Acoustic Tribute to Armor for Sleep's What to Do When You Are Dead
- Armor for Sleep on Purevolume
- Official "Hold The Door"-Video
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