Scarlet was a 5-piece metalcore band from Richmond, Virginia.
History
Scarlet formed in Richmond, Virginia in the late 1990s. In 2000, the band released its first EP Breaking the Dead Stare. Shortly afterward, Scarlet disbanded with Jon Spencer leaving to perform vocals for Virginia Beach based metalcore band, Spitfire. Scarlet reformed in 2003 with Spencer returning on vocals. Scarlet released Something to Lust About on Ferret Music. The EP served as a teaser for Scarlet's first full-length album, Cult Classic. At its live shows prior to Cult Classic's release, Scarlet would perform Something to Lust About straight through. Cult Classic was released in March of 2004 on Ferret Music. After Cult Classic's release, Spencer again left Scarlet to perform vocals for Spitfire. While recording local Richmond band, Forever in a Day (FIAD)'s 2005 Demo, Andres Magnusson recruited FIAD's singer to perform vocals for Scarlet. In Mid 2005, Scarlet was reformed with Brandon Roundtree performing vocals. Scarlet released its second full-length album, This Was Always Meant To Fall Apart in January of 2006. After completing a US tour in support of the record, Brandon Roundtree left Scarlet to form Conditions. Scarlet is officially broken up and has expressed no intentions of reforming. Andres Magnusson engineers and produces music at his recording studio as well as creating music with his new band, Coworker.
Members
- Brandon Roundtree – vocals
- Andreas Magnusson – drums, electronics
- Randy Vanderbilt – guitar, vocals
- Bryan Tolbert – guitar
Past Members
- Jon Spencer – Vocals
- Dan Tulloh – Bass
- Riley Emminger – Tour Bassist
- Chris Hagen – Bass
Trivia
- Brandon Roundtree left Scarlet to form Conditions, which includes members of Race The Sun, Forever in a Day (FIAD), Motion Picture Demise and Tagedy Letters.
- While touring in support of This Was Always Meant To Fall Apart, Riley Emminger, fellow Forever in a Day (FIAD) member, served as Scarlet's bassist.
- Previous members of Scarlet went on to play in bands such as: Game On, Spitfire, Coworker, Conditions.
- On a tour with The Agony Scene, bassist at the time Riley Emminger had a mild stroke after one of the shows and was rushed to the hospital to have emergency brain surgery.
Albums
External links
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