Schoolyard Heroes

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Schoolyard Heroes
Genre(s) Horror Punk, Alternative Rock, Punk Rock
Years active 1999—present
Label(s) The Control Group
Stolen Transmission
Website http://www.schoolyardheroes.com
Members
Ryann Donnelly
Jonah Bergman
Steve Bonnell
Brian Turner

Schoolyard Heroes is a horror punk/punk rock band from Olympia, Washington, consisting of four members: Ryann Donnelly (lead vocals), Jonah Bergman (bassist, back-up vocals), Steve Bonnell (guitar), and Brian Turner (drummer).

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They first reached local prominence in 2003, after winning second place in Experience Music Project's Sound Off! Competition. They continued on to make a debut album, The Funeral Sciences. 2005 saw the release of their second effort, Fantastic Wounds and a nationwide tour with the now defunct Vendetta Red. They have been featured in the Seattle newspaper The Stranger.

Singer Ryann Donnelly claims that the band has its roots in the year 2000, when she and the band attempted to play a cover of a Misfits song, "Last Caress", but were cut off due to offensive lyricism (they were playing a Christian Battle of the Bands function).

The Heroes entered the studio on January 16th, 2007, to record their highly anticipated third full-length record, titled Abominations. Recording wrapped on February 3rd, 2007, and the album was released on September 18, 2007 on a major-label, Stolen Transmission, for the first time. The band has announced a nation-wide tour to showcase their newest masterpiece of horror/punk.

On March 20th, 2007, the Heroes debuted a song on their purevolume music page. "Dude, Where's My Skin?" went on to become the websites most downloaded song of the day. After a short 24-hour stint, the song was removed.

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