A Skylit Drive

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Name = A Skylit Drive


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Origin = Lodi, California
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Genre = Screamo
Post-hardcore
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Label = Tragic Hero Records
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Current_members = Michael “Jag” Jagmin- vocals
Cory LaQuay- Drums, vocals
Kyle Simmons- Keys
Nick Miller- Guitar
Brian White- Bass, vocals
Joey Wilson- Guitar

Past_members = Jordan Blake-Vocals
Johnny Craig-Vocals(Touring Member)
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A Skylit Drive is an American rock band from Lodi, California.

Biography

A Skylit Drive's members all met while attending Lodi High School in Lodi. [ [http://skopemag.com/2008/05/28/a-skylit-drive-album-news-tour-dates/ A Skylit Drive Album News/Tour Dates] . Skope Magazine, May 28, 2008.] Their debut EP, "She Watched the Sky", was released early in 2007 on Tragic Hero. [ [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=211331 Review of "She Watched the Sky"] . Absolutepunk.net, February 10, 2007.] Following this the group toured with Four Letter Lie, Blessthefall, Scary Kids Scaring Kids,Greeley Estates, Oh Sleeper, The Blackout, Alesana, Before Their Eyes, Dance Gavin Dance, Pierce the Veil, and From First to Last. Jordan Blake left the band around December of 2007 to pursue other musical interests as well as problems and a sense of tension with other members in the band. Enter Michael “Jag” Jagmin, formerly of Odd Project. The full length "Wires...and the Concept of Breathing" appeared in May 2008. [ [http://www.taking-over.com/reviews/a-skylit-drive-wires-review/ Review of "Wires"] . Taking Over, May 19, 2008.] [ [http://www.new-noise.net/album-reviews/a-skylit-drive/wires-and-the-concept-of-breathing/a-skylit-drive---wires-and-the-concept-of-breathing_4406.html Review of "Wires"] . New-Noise.net] [ [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=338451 Review of "Wires"] . Absolutepunk.net, May 20, 2008.] [ [http://www.pastepunk.com/reviews.php?v=2552 Review of "Wires"] . Paste Punk.] The album hit #171 on the U.S. Billboard 200, [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3096567&cdi=9794551&cid=06%2F07%2F2008 Charts] . Billboard.com] as well as #9 on the Top Heatseekers Chart and #20 on the Top Independent Albums chart. [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3vfuxqedld6e~T5 Charts] , Allmusic] Shortly after the release of the album they filmed a music video for the nonprofit group To Write Love on Her Arms directed by Robby Starbuck. [ [http://www.hmmagazine.com/exclusive/hm_news_update_week_ending_629200806/index.php A Skylit Drive Films Three Videos in Three Days] . "HM Magazine", June 29, 2008.] They appeared at The Bamboozle Left in 2008 and toured in the summer of that year with Sky Eats Airplane, Breathe Carolina, and Emarosa.

They will be touring with Greeley Estates, August Burns Red, Sky Eats Airplane, This or The Apocalypse, Escape The Fate, Alesana, Chiodos, and Silverstein this fall in 2008And filmed a live dvd called let go of the wires

Discography

References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/askylitdrive MySpace page]