Flyleaf is an American rock band that formed in the Belton^[1] and Temple, Texas^[2] region in 2000. They performed around the United States and Australia in 2003 until releasing their eponymous debut album, Flyleaf, in 2005. The band won an online poll on yahoo.com and was named Yahoo!'s Who's Next band of the month in March 2006 and they were named MTV's artist of the week on December 24, 2007.^[4][5] Belton is a city located in Bell County, Texas. ... Temple is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative metal is an eclectic form of music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Christian rock (occasionally abbreviated CR) is a form of rock music played by bands whose members are Christian and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. ... Flyleaf is an American rock band that formed in the Belton[1] and Temple, Texas[2] region in 2000. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... A&M/Octone Records is a New York-based record label, which operates through the Universal Music Group. ... J Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG, and is distributed through the RCA Records Group. ... GUN Records is a record label located in Germany. ... INO Records is an American record label based out of Nashville, Tennessee, specializing in Contemporary Christian music. ... Lacey Nicole Mosley (born September 4, 1981) is the lead vocalist and main lyricist for Texan alternative metal band Flyleaf. ... Sameer Samuel Bhattacharya (born August 31, 1984) is one of the two guitarists in the Texas alternative rock band Flyleaf. ... James Austin Culpepper (born June 21, 1981) is the drummer in the Texas Alternative Rock band, Flyleaf. ... This article is about the genre. ... Belton is a city located in Bell County, Texas. ... Temple is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. ... An eponym is the name of a person, whether real or fictitious, who has (or is thought to have) given rise to the name of a particular place, tribe, discovery, or other item. ... A debut album is the first released music album by an artist or a band. ... Singles from Flyleaf Released: August 29, 2006 Released: 2006 Released: 2007 Released: TBA, 2007 Flyleaf is Texas band Flyleafs first full-length album. ... An open access poll is a type of opinion poll in which participants are self-selected. ... Yahoo redirects here. ... Yahoo! Music, provided by the Yahoo! network, is a provider of a variety of music services, including Internet radio, music videos, news, artist information, and original programming. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

Band History

Early on Lacey Mosley started playing music with James Culpepper, later, guitarists Jared Hartmann and Sameer Bhattacharya were recruited. "Sameer and Jared are really experimental with melodies and pedals, and we all had different influences that were all blending together with the same passionate and hopeful heart, and that brought out this beautiful feeling. It was magical," said Mosley.^[6] Bassist Pat Seals joined in 2000 after leaving his previous band The Grove. Lacey Nicole Mosley (born September 4, 1981) is the lead vocalist and main lyricist for Texan alternative metal band Flyleaf. ... James Austin Culpepper (born June 21, 1981) is the drummer in the Texas Alternative Rock band, Flyleaf. ... For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... Sameer Samuel Bhattacharya (born August 31, 1984) is one of the two guitarists in the Texas alternative rock band Flyleaf. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Effects unit. ...

As Passerby, the band released three EPs and played over 100 shows in Texas alone over the span of two years under the booking and promotion company Runt Entertainment.^{[citation needed]} In 2004, Passerby played a showcase for the president of RCA in New York City in hopes of getting signed. RCA put the band on hold, but the president of Octone Records, who had been secretly invited to the showcase, was very interested in the band. They waited for two days in their van at a truck stop for a phone call about an Octone showcase.^[7] They were signed after the showcase, and on January 7, 2004, Octone Record's website announced their arrival to the label. // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... This article is about the former RCA Corporation. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... A&M/Octone Records is a New York-based record label, which operates through the Universal Music Group. ...

In March of 2004, Flyleaf traveled to Seattle, Washington to record an EP with Rick Parasher. Afterwards, they toured with Breaking Benjamin, Staind and 3 Doors Down to promote their self-titled EP. In October, the EP was released to stores, spawning their first official single and video for the EP version of "Breathe Today". Seattle redirects here. ... Breaking Benjamin is an alternative metal band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. ... Staind (IPA: ) is an American alternative metal group[1][2] from Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. ... 3 Doors Down is an American alternative rock band formed in Escatawpa, Mississippi in 1994 by Brad Arnold (vocals and drums), Matt Roberts (guitar) and Todd Harrell (bass). ...

In 2005, the band recorded their first full-length album with Howard Benson. On October 4, 2005, the record was released under the title Flyleaf. Appearances on the album include Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction and Ryan White of Resident Hero. The first mainstream single from their debut album was "I'm So Sick", "Fully Alive" was the second and "All Around Me" was the third. Howard Benson (born in Havertown, Pennsylvania) is a Grammy nominated music producer and aerospace engineer. ... Singles from Flyleaf Released: August 29, 2006 Released: 2006 Released: 2007 Released: TBA, 2007 Flyleaf is Texas band Flyleafs first full-length album. ... “David Navarro” redirects here. ... Janes Addiction was an American rock band featuring Perry Farrell (vocalist), Eric Avery (bassist), Dave Navarro (guitarist), and Stephen Perkins (percussionist). ... Radio Single cover Im So Sick is the first single by Flyleaf. ... Fully Alive is the second single by Flyleaf. ... All Around Me is the seventh track on Flyleafs self-titled debut album. ...

Early 2006 the band moved to J Records as a part of an exclusive band development deal between J Records, RCA, and Octone Records, the band is also distributed to Christian markets under SRE Recordings. In the summer of 2006, the band played on the mainstage of the Family Values Tour 2006 and in late 2006, Flyleaf toured with Disturbed, Stone Sour and Nonpoint on the Music As A Weapon III Tour. The band issued an exclusive EP, which was sold at the tour called Music As A Weapon EP which features an acoustic version of "Fully Alive", and three previously unreleased tracks: "Much Like Falling", "Justice And Mercy", and "Christmas Song". A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the EP went to World Vision.^[8] J Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG, and is distributed through the RCA Records Group. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Look up disturbed in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Stone Sour are a Grammy-nominated American Alternative Metal band based in Hollywood, California, United States. ... Nonpoint is a four-piece music group originating from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. ... Music As A Weapon is a rock/metal tour created by the band Disturbed. ... This article is about the charitable organization. ...

In 2007 Flyleaf toured with Three Days Grace and throughout Australia with the Australian Soundwave Festival, and also toured Europe with Stone Sour and Forever Never. In the spring of 2007, Flyleaf headlined their Justice & Mercy Tour which first featured Skillet and Dropping Daylight. Later on they did a second leg of the tour which featured Sick Puppies, Kill Hannah and Resident Hero. Flyleaf again joined the Family Values Tour in 2007.^[9] The music video for "I'm So Sick" appeared briefly in the 2007 film Live Free or Die Hard. Also a remix of the song "I'm So Sick" is on the Soundtrack to the movie Resident Evil: Extinction. Three Days Grace (also known as 3DG or TDG) is a Christian rock band formed in 1997. ... The Soundwave Festival (not to be confused with the UK Soundwave Festival) is a music festival held in Australia, firstly touring outside of Perth in 2007, which featured a number of Australian & International acts, mostly from the punk/hardcore/rock/pop genres. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Stone Sour are a Grammy-nominated American Alternative Metal band based in Hollywood, California, United States. ... Forever Never is a metal band from Essex, UK. // Formed in early 2004 from four defunct and highly established local metal acts (Kilkus/Dury*Falls, -Ism, Ill Logic & Nadir), Forever Never blends many different sounds in order to create a sound of their own. ... Skillet is a Grammy-nominated[1] Christian hard rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in the 1996. ... Dropping Daylight is a modern rock/alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... Sick Puppies are a rock band from Sydney, Australia. ... Kill Hannah is an alternative rock band from Chicago, Illinois, currently signed to Roadrunner Records. ... The Family Values Tour was created by the band Korn in 1998 to be an annual nu metal, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock and Rap tour. ... Live Free or Die Hard (released as Die Hard 4. ...

Flyleaf also released a song entitled "Tina" which first debuted in the release of Guitar Hero 3 which appears on the Companion Disk Set. Also, the song "I'm So Sick" appears in Rock Band. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is a music video game and the upcoming third full installment in the Guitar Hero series (the fourth title overall). ... Rock Band redirects here. ...

On October 30, Flyleaf also released a digital EP titled Much Like Falling EP. The songs included on this EP were "Much Like Falling", an acoustic version of "Supernatural", the limited release song "Tina", and fan favorite "Justice and Mercy." The EP is available on iTunes along with the expanded edition of their debut album. EP can stand for: EP is the IATA code for Iran Aseman Airlines Extended play, a music recording (usually consisting of several tracks, but shorter than a typical album) European Parliament, the parliamentary body of the European Union Evolutionary psychology, a belief that psychology can be better understood in light... This article is about the iTunes application. ...

The band was a supporting act on Korn's Bitch We Have a Problem Tour in January 2008. The band is currently touring with Seether. Flyleaf is also currently working on a new album which is to be announced. This article is about the band. ... Bitch We Have a Problem Tour is a North American concert tour in support of Korns untitled album. ... January 2008 was the first month of the current year. ... Seether is a post-grunge band from South Africa. ...

Christian faith

All five members of the band are of the Christian faith.^[10] This faith influences their music, but lead singer Lacey Mosley doesn't necessarily believe that makes Flyleaf a strictly Christian band. "We all share the same faith. And so when we deal with the whole 'Christian band thing,' we kind of think about something P.O.D. says, like, 'If you're a Christian, it affects everything in your life. So if you're a plumber, does that make you a Christian plumber?' " Mosley said. "I don't know the answer. We're a band, it's part of who we are, so it comes out in our music, and it's the fuel for what we do. And finding faith saved my life. So I'm not ashamed of it at all. And most of our album reflects that."^[11] For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... This article is about the band. ...

Band members

• Lacey Mosley – lead vocals
• Sameer Bhattacharya – guitar
• Jared Hartmann – guitar
• Pat Seals – bass
• James Culpepper – drums

Lacey Nicole Mosley (born September 4, 1981) is the lead vocalist and main lyricist for Texan alternative metal band Flyleaf. ... Sameer Samuel Bhattacharya (born August 31, 1984) is one of the two guitarists in the Texas alternative rock band Flyleaf. ... James Austin Culpepper (born June 21, 1981) is the drummer in the Texas Alternative Rock band, Flyleaf. ...

Discography

Main article: Flyleaf discography

The following is the complete Flyleaf discography. ... Singles from Flyleaf Released: 2004 Flyleaf is the self-titled EP by Flyleaf. ... Singles from Flyleaf Released: August 29, 2006 Released: 2006 Released: 2007 Released: TBA, 2007 Flyleaf is Texas band Flyleafs first full-length album. ...

References

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