The Receiving End of Sirens
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| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Years active | 2003 – Present |
| Genres | Post-Hardcore Experimental |
| Labels | Triple Crown Records |
| Members | Alex Bars Brendan Brown Nate Patterson Andrew Cook Brian Southall |
| Past members | Casey Crescenzo |
The Receiving End of Sirens (abbreviated TREOS) are a post-hardcore/ experimental band from Boston, Massachusetts who originally formed during 2003.
The band played on the 2005 Warped Tour. The band has toured with such acts as Gatsby's American Dream, A Wilhelm Scream, 30 Seconds to Mars, and will be supporting a few stops on the Saves the Day/Senses Fail tour.
The band's headlining tour, "The New Hope Tour", began on March 31st 2006. About a week before the start of the tour, guitarist/vocalist Alex fell down a flight of stairs and broke his collar bone. A question of whether or not he would be able to perform arose, yet he pulled through. Some bands supporting the band on their first headlining tour are As Tall as Lions, A Thorn for Every Heart, Hit the Lights, and I Am the Avalanche.
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[edit] Name
According to TREOS drummer Andrew Cook, "I was a cook at a place called McCarthy’s Pub in Massachusetts. A bunch of police cars and ambulances went screaming by and the name popped in my head. Like, thinking about how people never really think what’s ‘on the receiving end of sirens,’ because its such a common thing just to hear the sirens. Especially if you live in a city, it just becomes this commonplace thing, nobody thinks twice about it anymore. Even though there’s so much awful stuff going on in the world, and horrible things that happen to people, it’s kind of like ‘out of sight, out of mind.’ It’s just kind of a sad thing. So it’s kind of a commentary on that. It also works on a couple levels. It can be taken as the Greek mythology example with the Sirens that lure sailors in with their singing, so being on the receiving end of those sirens isn’t a great thing. It works both ways." [1]
[edit] History
The band formed in 2003. In May of 2006, Casey Crescenzo parted ways with TREOS and started pursuing his side project fulltime, The Dear Hunter.
On November 6, 2006 the band announced their new permanent member as Brian Southall (formerly the drummer of Boys Night Out). He plays guitar, keys, and does live backup vocals.
[edit] Band members
[edit] Present Lineup
Their current line up consists of:
- Brendan Brown - Vocals, Bass guitar
- Alex Bars - Rhythm guitar and Vocals
- Nate Patterson - Lead guitar
- Andrew Cook - Drums
- Brian Southall - Guitarist and Keyboard
[edit] Former members
- Casey Crescenzo - Guitarist, Vocals, Keyboard, Sequencing
- Ben Potrykus - Vocals
[edit] Discography
| Album Cover | Date of Realese | Title | label |
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2002 | 2002 Demo | Self-Released |
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2003 | 2003 Demo | Self-Released |
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2004 | The Receiving End Of Sirens E.P. | Robotica Records |
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April 25, 2005 | Between the Heart and the Synapse | Triple Crown Records |
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July 2007 | The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi | Triple Crown Records |
[edit] Videography
[edit] Trivia
- Brendan Brown (bass) was recently married to his longtime girlfriend
- Brendan Brown sings on the track "The Things He Carried" by Vanna off their debut full length Curses out 4/24/07
- The Receiving End of Sirens perform as "The Red Eye of Soromon" on occasion, likely due to promotional issues with their label.
