The Gorgeous
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The Gorgeous were a metalcore
band based in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
. The band formed in the summer of 2003 with Dali on guitar, Julien on Bass and Miguel on drums. The three played a few shows without a vocalist and quickly recruited Jordon.
The band recorded a five song demo at Flying Monkey Studio in Kelowna
and took a one year hiatus. The following summer, the band had an opportunity to tour Canada upon which they decided to relocate to Montreal and renew their music career. In Montreal
they recruited Hal Ferris on second Guitar. Shortly after, the Gorgeous was signed to Distort Entertainment
and in the fall of 2005 recorded Great Lakes at Silo Studios in Stoney Creek
. The Gorgeous subsequently toured Canada several times and in January 2007 toured the UK as direct support for the Architects
. A few months prior to this tour, Hal decided to go back to school and was replaced by Kevin Keegan from A Javelin Reign and Bend Sinister
. The Gorgeous recorded one last demo to be used as promo for their upcoming album and the four new songs are as of now on a fake Myspace page, under the name Jubilations.
They toured with the Cancer Bats
in 2007 on their last tour.
On March 7, 2007 on their MySpace page, the band announced they were breaking up. Most of the fans protested, and petitioned to keep the band together.
Vocalist Jordon Daniel is now the only member currently still playing and performing music. Known now as The Boogieman Jordon Daniel, he plays blues and folk influenced music.
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band based in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The band formed in the summer of 2003 with Dali on guitar, Julien on Bass and Miguel on drums. The three played a few shows without a vocalist and quickly recruited Jordon.
The band recorded a five song demo at Flying Monkey Studio in Kelowna
Kelowna
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
and took a one year hiatus. The following summer, the band had an opportunity to tour Canada upon which they decided to relocate to Montreal and renew their music career. In Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
they recruited Hal Ferris on second Guitar. Shortly after, the Gorgeous was signed to Distort Entertainment
Distort Entertainment
Distort Entertainment is a Canadian independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The label specializes in hardcore punk bands such as Alexisonfire and Cancer Bats and metal bands such as Johnny Truant, but also represents lighter music with its sister division such as Bend...
and in the fall of 2005 recorded Great Lakes at Silo Studios in Stoney Creek
Stoney Creek, Ontario
Stoney Creek is a community in Ontario, Canada.Note: This article will only deal with matters up to its amalgamation with Hamilton.-Geography and population:...
. The Gorgeous subsequently toured Canada several times and in January 2007 toured the UK as direct support for the Architects
Architects (British band)
Architects are an English Metalcore band from Brighton, England, formed in 2004. The band went through several name changes before they decided upon Architects. Their first name was Inharmonic, which was swiftly changed to Counting the Days...
. A few months prior to this tour, Hal decided to go back to school and was replaced by Kevin Keegan from A Javelin Reign and Bend Sinister
Bend Sinister (band)
Bend Sinister is a progressive-indie band formed in 2001 now based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The band takes its name from a novel by Vladimir Nabokov.-History:...
. The Gorgeous recorded one last demo to be used as promo for their upcoming album and the four new songs are as of now on a fake Myspace page, under the name Jubilations.
They toured with the Cancer Bats
Cancer Bats
Cancer Bats are a hardcore punk/sludge metal band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Background:Cancer Bats originated in May 2004 with singer Liam Cormier and guitarist Scott Middleton, former member of Toronto heavy metal band At the Mercy of Inspiration...
in 2007 on their last tour.
On March 7, 2007 on their MySpace page, the band announced they were breaking up. Most of the fans protested, and petitioned to keep the band together.
Vocalist Jordon Daniel is now the only member currently still playing and performing music. Known now as The Boogieman Jordon Daniel, he plays blues and folk influenced music.