The Great American Beast

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Great American Beast


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Origin = Dayton, Ohio, USA
Genre = Emo
Indie Post-hardcore Screamo(Early Material) Metal(As The Great American Beast) [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=2354694]
Years_active = 2002-2007 (as The Red Affair)
2007-present as The Great American Beast
Label = None
URL = http://www.purevolume.com/theredaffair
Current_members = Levi Walden - Vocals
Jesse Blair - Guitar
Peter Disalvo - Bass Guitar Kipp Adams - Guitar Benjamin Salmen - Keyboards
Andy Lazier - Drums

Past_members = Justin Netherly - Vocals
Brandon Hawk - Bass Guitar
Associated_acts = A Day in the Life Harlots

The Great American Beast (formerly The Red Affair) is a six member emo band from Dayton, Ohio.

Formed in 2002 as The Red Affair, the band's original line-up consisted of several members of A Day in the Life. The Red Affair went on hiatus a year later, and reformed in 2004 to record the EP "Memento Mori". The Red Affair featured on the 3-way split EP with A Day in the Life (Hawthorne Heights) and Hit the Lights entitled "From Ohio With Love".

After the depature of Justin Netherly, guitarist Levi Walden took over on vocals, with three other members (Peter, Ben, and Kipp) also joining the band. After five years of playing with The Red Affair, Levi left the band to start a family, and in late 2007 the band played their last show as The Red Affair, prior to changing their name to The Great American Beast.