Johnny Truant

Infobox musical artist
Name = Johnny Truant


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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Brighton, England
Genre = Metalcore
Years_active = 2001 – present
Label = United By Fate Records
Ferret Music
Distort Entertainment
Undergroove Records
Dine Alone Records
Current_members = Paul Jackson
Stuart Hunter
Alan Booth
Reuben Gotto
Olly Mitchell
Past_members = Al Kilcullen
James Hunter

Johnny Truant are a British, Brighton-based metalcore band, formed in 2000 under the name Severance. The band recorded 3 demos under this moniker before renaming themselves after the lead character of Mark Z. Danielewski's novel "House of Leaves". The band recorded their debut release "The Repercussions of a Badly Planned Suicide" (which featured three remixed songs from their second demo) in 2002 which was released on Undergroove Records. Their second album, "In the Library of Horrific Events" was produced by Killswitch Engage guitarist, Adam Dutkiewicz. The band have toured the UK, Europe and Canada with the likes of Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying, Cancer Bats and Alexisonfire as well as playing Download Festival in 2005, 2006 and 2008. Although the band started out as a 4-piece, at the start of 2006, Al Kilcullen was added as a second guitarist. As of June 2006 however, Kilcullen was replaced by Reuben Gotto. The band is currently signed to United By Fate Records in the UK and Distort Entertainment in Canada. Their third album titled No Tears For The Creatures was released on the 2nd of June, however the album leaked onto the internet weeks beforehand.

The band has recently signed to Ferret Music with No Tears For The Creatures due to be released in the US on September 30th 2008.

They will support Bring Me The Horizon in the US with Misery Signals and The Ghost Inside.

Members

;Current

*Paul Jackson - drums
*Stuart Hunter - Guitar, vocals
*Alan Booth - Bass guitar
*Reuben Gotto - Guitar
*Olly Mitchell - vocals

;Former

*Jez Hoop - Guitar/Porn Agent to the Stars
*James Hunter - Bass Guitar

Discography

* "Insecta Evolution" (2001) Self-Released
* "The Repercussions of a Badly Planned Suicide" (2002) Undergroove Records
* "In the Library of Horrific Events" (2005) Undergroove Records- UK / (2006) Dine Alone Records- Canada
* "No Tears For The Creatures" (2008) United By Fate Records- UK / Distort Entertainment- Canada / Ferret Music- USA

References

External links

*MySpace|johnnytruant
*PureVolume|johnnytruant