Gabriels Fallen

Gabriels Fallen is a hybrid of early American metal and punk rock from Southern California's South Bay.

Their website states that "contrary to popular belief, Gabriels Fallen is not a religious or Christian band, the name does however have religious ties, the name claims that Gabriel, the right hand of God, sick and tired of his life of servitude, all the rules, restrictions, and limitations forced upon him, turned his back on heaven, forever falling to Earth."

Members

;Steve Huante: Lead Guitar & Vocals;Chris Saunders: Rhythm Guitar;Dave Gray: Bass Guitar;Victor Braden: Drums & Vocals

History

Starting out in mid-2004 longtime friends Steve Huante, Victor Braden, and Dave Gray decided to start a new band that would be "noticeably different" from any other group to come out of the South Bay. In August of the same year, they decided to bring in another guitarist, Chris Saunders, to help fill in with melodies while Steve worked on intensifying his guitar solos.

Sharing their passion for both punk rock and early heavy metal, Gabriels Fallen, bored with mainstream and commercial rock, decided to return to the old metal style they loved as kids and fuse it with their take on modern punk rock.

In mid-2005 they linked up with friend and Manager Lance Ku, and his music management business Needs Company. It was around that time that things really started taking off for them.

Between headlining shows at Hollywood's Key Club, Whisky A Go-Go, The Roxy and House of Blues, opening up for such acts as Ignite, Fat Wreck Chords recording artists Strung Out, punk rock greats The Circle Jerks and rock & roll legends The Violent Femmes, The Psychedelic Furs and Joan Jett, they found the time to record and release their debut full length album "Hell is for Heroes" on Endline Records.

They recently finished up touring with bands, Hemlock and Total Chaos on the first annual Warfest Tour.

As of June of 2008 Gabriels Fallen have begun fine tuning new songs for recording for their yet-to-be-titled sophomore album.

Achievements

In early 2006 they were nominated "Best Punk Band" for The 2006 Southern California Music Awards.

More recently they have signed with SESAC one of the world's most prestigious performing rights organizations.

They also received four nominations for The South Bay Music Awards in the categories of "Best Heavy Metal", "Best Heavy Alternative", "Best Live Performance", and "Best Overall Band".

They have obtained endorsements from Krank Amps, Basson Amplification, Coffin Case and Monster Energy drink.

Discography

tudio albums

Compilations and soundtracks

*"This is Kaos Vol. 2" (2005) - "Destroy Myself"
*"Felony Fights Vol. 4" (2005) - "Destroy Myself"
*"Felony Fights Vol. 5" (2006) - "Man Above"
*"Felony Fights Vol. 6" (2006) - "Felony (Felony Fights Theme)"
*"The First Annual Southern California Music Awards" (2006) - "Destroy Myself"
*"The First Annual Inkslingers Ball Compilation" (2006) - "Awful Past"

Trivia

Trivia|date=September 2007
*Their debut album "Hell Is for Heroes" is named for a 1962 World War II film starring Steve McQueen.
*Gabriels Fallen are not a religious or Christian band, in fact guitarist Chris Saunders is a devout atheist.
*The band was initially formed to keep singer/guitarist Steve Huante busy as he was on house arrest for a DUI.
*Guitarist Chris Saunders' father Fred Saunders worked with many bands throughout the 80's and 90's acting as road manager and tour manager. Some of the bands included Mötley Crüe, Guns N' Roses and Bon Jovi. He is also featured in Mötley Crüe's autobiography "The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band".

External links

* [http://gabrielsfallen.com/ Gabriels Fallen Home Page] - The Official Website
* [http://sesac.com/ SESAC.com]
* [http://krankamps.com/ Krank Amps]
* [http://bassonsound.com/ Basson Amplification]
* [http://coffincase.com/ Coffin Case]
* [http://www.rankmytattoos.com/mag/articles/keeping-hope-alive.html/ Interview] Interview by Angela Generoso.
* [http://gabrielsfallen.com/bio.cfm/ Trivia Source] A source for Gabriels Fallen History and Trivia.

Notes

All trivia, copyrighted information or otherwise has been reviewed, acknowledged and accepted by Gabriels Fallen. Documentation of this can be found [http://www.gabrielsfallen.com/wikipedia.cfm/ here] .