Genres: Alternative/Indie,Soundtracks,RockParamore has been voted as the most important upcoming bands in the US largely due to the singer songwriter and charismatic leader Hayley Nichole Williams. The band has released three albums filled with emotional rock with an indie style delivery. The band has sold nearly 8 million albums worldwide
Paramore – The Great Orange Hope Of Rock
“Our faith is very important to us. It's obviously going to come out in our music because if someone believes something, then their world view is going to come out in anything they do. But we're not out here to preach to kids, we're out here because we love music” - Josh Farro Lead Guitar
The New Found Glory
Paramore has been voted as the most important upcoming bands in the US largely due to the singer songwriter and charismatic leader Hayley Nichole Williams. The band has released three albums filled with emotional rock with an indie style delivery. The band has sold nearly 8 million albums worldwide
The Formation
The band was formed in Franklin, Tennessee in 2004 by Josh Farro, Zac Farro, Hayley Williams and Jeremy Davis. They started jamming together and performed various shows locally and in Nashville. They signed to record label Fueled by Ramen in 2005 after the CEO of the label saw them perform a few times.
After Davis left the band the remaining four started working on the new album writing the song “All We Know” which spoke about Davis’s departure. The band liked the direction of the single and went ahead with the same concept thus calling the first album “All We Know is Falling”. It was released in Aug of 2006 and the band immediately started promoting the album and played on the 2005 edition of the Warped Tour. In 2006, they took part in the Winter Go West Tour. They continued to tour throughout the year and played gigs in the UK and their second appearance on the Warped Tour in 2006. Further touring followed and they were voted the Best new Band by the British Rock magazine Kerrang! Despite the bands relentless touring the album did not manage to chart in the UK or the US.
The Paramore Riot!
The band started recording their follow-up in 2007 and released the album in June of that year. The album “Riot” was to become their biggest success reaching No.20 on the US charts largely due to the huge following they had established by relentless touring. The got great reviews for the album and it has sold 4 million copies worldwide. The ensuing tour was also a huge success with several high profile appearances and concerts.
They continued to tour the rest of 2007 and for most part of 2008. After releasing a live album “The Final Riot” in Nov 2008, they took a brief break to go into the studio to record their third album. Released in Sept 2009, “Brand New Eyes” reached No. 2 on the US charts and No.1 in several European markets. The band has sold nearly 2 million copies worldwide.
They will play Wembley Stadium to support Green Day in 2010.
Did You Know: Paramore was nominated for a Grammy their song “Decode” featured in the Twilight movie
Did You Know: That despite the first album “All We Know is Falling” not even making the US charts sold 500,000 copies making it a Gold album
Did You Know: Lead singer Hayley Nichole Williams appears as a playable character on the Guitar Hero World Tour