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Infobox musical artist | name = We Are the Fallen| image = WAtF Irving Plaza.jpg| alt =| caption = We Are the Fallen performing at Irving Plaza in New York City in 2010. Left to Right: John LeCompt , Marty O'Brien , Rocky Gray , Carly Smithson , and Ben Moody | image_size = 250px| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin =| genre = Gothic metal r|fearnet|The Yorker| years_active = Start date|2009–present| label = Universal Republic Records|Universal Republic (2009–11)| associated_acts = Evanescence | website = http://www.wearethefallen.com/ www.wearethefallen.com| current_members = Carly Smithson Ben Moody Rocky Gray John LeCompt Marty O'Brien | past_members = We Are the Fallen is an American gothic metal band consisting of former American Idol contestant Carly Smithson , Marty O'Brien and former Evanescence members Ben Moody , John LeCompt , and Rocky Gray . The band's name is an allusion to Evanescence's 2003 album, Fallen (Evanescence album)|Fallen , which has resulted in criticism for their very similar sound to Evanescence.r|USA Today|CNN In a Los Angeles Times interview, co-founder of Evanescence, Ben Moody, said that We Are the Fallen differs from Evanescence in that "everyone is equal" and that it has "more energy than Evanescence could ever muster."r|Q and A He also stated, "We cannot try to be who we are. If there is some similarity in sound, it's because that genre was created by us."r|AccessHollywood
History
Formation
We Are the Fallen began forming when Moody had discussions with Evanescence band members Gray and LeCompt about the band moving in a different direction than originally planned. Moody felt something had to change in order to preserve their style of music and left due to creative differences with Amy Lee , the band's co-founder and frontwoman. Years later when Gray and LeCompt also left the band, Moody reached out to them in attempts to continue where they had left off in 2003 with Fallen , recruiting O'Brien in the process. The band held auditions looking for a lead singer in New York City and Moody feared that the search for the band's "soulmate" was going to take a long time due to the exhaustive process. Moody's roommate showed him videos online of Smithson performing her rendition of Evanescence's " Bring Me to Life " which was coincidentally the song all singers used to audition for Moody and the band. Ben was then introduced to Smithson who was developing a solo album after the tour with American Idol .
Moody and Smithson then discussed what they wanted to do musically and they discovered their needs were "identical". Smithson felt that Idol was for a family audience which wasn't "creatively and musically the best" for her at that time. She also stated that trying to make a solo album was lonely and "now there’s four other people who bring all sorts of different things to the table and musically it's like everything I was trying to do ... heavy rock with great melodies."r|Q and A "Everything that I was told about Carly was right. She had a great voice, but she also has an incredibly strong presence, the kind of presence that is big enough to handle what it is this band does, both musically and visually. Because of that, she was perfect", Ben Moody said later.r|kerrang! We Are the Fallen officially debuted on June 22, 2009 with the launch of their official website. Fans could register their email address at the website to receive a free download of their first single, " Bury Me Alive (song)|Bury Me Alive ". Only the first 100,000 registrants qualified for the download.r|buzznet The response to the free download overwhelmed their database and the song was made available via a free stream on their MySpace page while they worked to send the emails to those who qualified.r|musicremedy The band had to confront inevitable comparisons with Evanescence. "I really do think that the farther we go, the more distinct the two bands will become from each other... We're so different that I really don't see it being that much of an issue", Ben Moody told Kerrang! magazine in April 2010.r|kerrang!
Universal Republic Records
The band originally planned to release two songs for free over the internet every two months and afterward compiling them onto a record with orchestral interludes.r|Q and A They planned to tour theaters across the U.S. rather than clubs or arenas to focus on "performance elements that go beyond music."r|USA Today|Idol Tracker These plans changed when it was announced that We Are the Fallen signed a record deal with Universal Republic Records on October 28, 2009 for release of a full length debut album.r|Universal The band then released a remastered version of their original single, "Bury Me Alive", on February 2, 2010, to include an orchestra l Conclusion (music)|outro extending the song by a full minute. The song was available for purchase exclusively online at Electronic commerce|digital media outlets. On the same day, the band set up an additional free download for an Acoustic music|acoustic version of "Bury Me Alive" at their website.r|antimusic The video for the song premiered on March 25, 2010 on AOL's Noisecreep website.r|noisecreep The song's popularity grew; The Vampire Diaries used the song in previews for the television show's season finale.r|spokesman "Bury Me Alive" was also featured on "Rumor Has It," an episode of the television show The Hills . r|mtvh We Are the Fallen performed a 28-city concert|concert tour in the U.S. with the Finnish rock band HIM (Finnish band)|HIM finishing in New York on May 9, 2010.r|metalunderground Their debut concert was held at King's College London|King's College in London, England in front of a 200-person crowd on March 23, 2010.r|altsounds|spinReview Following their tour with HIM, the band headlined their own 14-city concert tour in the U.S. and Europe.r|411mania The band also appeared at the Download Festival at Donnington in 2010. We Are the Fallen performed at the "Cirque Des Damnés" show at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood, California on January 22, 2011.r|avalon A DVD and live album from that show is slated for release later in the year.
The band's debut album, Tear the World Down , was released on May 10, 2010 in the UKr|Kerrang and May 11, 2010 in the U.S. where it debuted and peaked at number 33 on the Billboard 200| Billboard 200 .r|marketwire|bb200-05292010 Ben Moody revealed in a Facebook posting that the band was dropped by Universal Republic on May 27, 2011.r|facebook
Post-Universal Republic Records
The band is planning on releasing a Blu-Ray and a digital version of the "Cirque Des Damnés" concert in 2012. They also plan on releasing two EPs, one with all new music written by the band, and one with cover songs of '80's rock songs.Citation needed|date=December 2011 The digital version of the concert was released in January of 2012.
Reflist|refs=cite web |first=Brian |last=Mansfield |url= http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-06-18-smithson-band_N.htm |title='Idol' belter Carly Smithson's new band falls into place |publisher= USA Today |date=June 18, 2009 |accessdate=June 19, 2009 cite web |url= http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/25/smithson.the.fallen/index.html |title=Carly Smithson goes from 'Idol' to new band |publisher=CNN |date=June 25, 2009 |accessdate=June 29, 2009 cite web |url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/americanidoltracker/2009/06/q-and-as-with-carly-smithson-and-new-bandmate-ben-moody.html |title=Q and A's with Carly Smithson and new bandmate Ben Moody |publisher=Los Angeles Times |date=June 18, 2009 |accessdate=June 19, 2009 cite web |url= http://www.accesshollywood.com/dish-of-salt-carly-smithson-talks-joining-we-are-the-fallen_video_1129488 |title=Dish of Salt: Carly Smithson Talks Joining We Are the Fallen |accessdate=February 7, 2010 cite web |url= http://www.buzznet.com/tags/amylee/journals/4240051/ex-evanescence-band-fallen-debuts/ |title=Ex-Evanescence Band We Are the Fallen Debuts |publisher=BUZZMEDIA |date=June 22, 2009 |accessdate=February 7, 2010 cite web |url= http://musicremedy.com/w/we-are-the-fallen/album/tear-the-world-down-8285.html |title=We Are The Fallen 'Tear The World Down' album |accessdate=March 21, 2010 |publisher=Musicremedy cite web |url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/americanidoltracker/2009/06/carly-smithson-to-join-forces-with-exevanescence-musicians-to-become-the-fallen.html |title=Carly Smithson to join forces with ex-Evanescence musicians to become the Fallen |publisher=Los Angeles Times |date=June 18, 2009 |accessdate=June 18, 2009 cite web |url= http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS171127+28-Oct-2009+BW20091028 |title=Universal Republic Records Signs New Rock Band We Are the Fallen |publisher= Reuters |date=October 28, 2009 |accessdate=October 28, 2009 cite web |url= http://www.antimusic.com/news/10/feb/02Evanescence_Offshoot_We_Are_The_Fallen_Release_First_Song,_Offer_Free_Acoustic_Download.shtml |title=Evanescence Offshoot We Are the Fallen Release First Song, Offer Free Acoustic Download |date=February 2, 2010 |accessdate=February 7, 2010 |publisher=Iconoclast Entertainment Group cite web |url= http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/114689-debut-uk-gig-for-we-are-the-fallen-next-month.html |title=Debut UK gig for We Are the Fallen next month& #33; |date=February 2, 2010 |accessdate=February 7, 2010 |publisher=Altsounds Ltd cite web |url= http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm? newsid=52489& comments=1 |title=We Are the Fallen Readies First Single and Tour |date=January 28, 2010 |accessdate=February 7, 2010 |publisher=Metal Underground.com cite web |url= http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/We-Are-The-Fallens-Debut-Album-Tear-The-World-Down-In-Stores-on-May-11th-1123939.htm |title=We Are the Fallen's Debut Album 'Tear the World Down' In-Stores on May 11th |date=March 1, 2010 |accessdate=March 1, 2010| publisher= Marketwire cite web |url= http://www.spin.com/articles/evanescence-offshoot-debuts-new-songs-live? utm_source=spintwitter& utm_medium=link& utm_campaign=spintwitter |title=Evanescence Offshoot Debuts New Songs Live |first=Nick |last=Duerden |date=March 24, 2010 |accessdate=March 24, 2010 |publisher= Spin (magazine)|Spin cite web |url= http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/03/25/we-are-the-fallen-bury-me-alive-video-premiere/? utm_source=feedburner& utm_medium=feed& utm_campaign=Feed:+NoiseCreep+(NoiseCreep.com) |title=We Are the Fallen 'Bury Me Alive' Premiere |first=Allyson B. |last=Crawford |date=March 25, 2010 |accessdate=March 25, 2010 |publisher= Noisecreep cite web |url= http://www.fearnet.com/news/b18580_We_Are_The_Fallen_Debut__Bury_Me_Alive__Video.html? intcid=search_all_we-are-the-fallen |title=We Are The Fallen Debut 'Bury Me Alive' Video |first=Gregory |last=Burkart |accessdate=May 26, 2010 |publisher=www.fearnet.com cite web |url= http://www.theyorker.co.uk/news/music/4551 |title=King’s College London Student Union 23/03/10 (Debut Concert Review) |first=Natalija |last=Sasic |accessdate=March 26, 2010 |publisher= The Yorker cite web |url= http://www.411mania.com/music/news/137837/Ex-Evanescence-Band-We-Are-The-Fallen-Announces-Tour-Dates.htm |title=Ex-Evanescence Band We Are The Fallen Announces Tour Dates |first=Mitch |last=Michaels |date=May 3, 2010 |accessdate=May 3, 2010 |publisher=411mania.com cite web |url= http://www2.kerrang.com/2010/03/we_are_the_fallen_get_set_for.html |title=We Are The Fallen get set for debut album |date=March 2, 2010 |accessdate=March 24, 2010 |publisher= Kerrang! cite web |url= http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200? chartDate=2010-05-29& begin=21 |title=Billboard 200 - Week of May 29, 2010 |accessdate=May 20, 2010 |publisher= Billboard.com cite web |url= http://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-albums? chartDate=2010-05-29& begin=11 |title=Billboard Rock Albums - Week of May 29, 2010 |accessdate=May 20, 2010 |publisher= Billboard.com cite web |url= http://www.billboard.com/charts/alternative-albums? chartDate=2010-05-29 |title=Billboard Alternative Albums - Week of May 29, 2010 |accessdate=May 21, 2010 |publisher= Billboard.com cite web |url= http://www.billboard.com/charts/hard-rock-albums? chartDate=2010-05-29 |title=Billboard Hard Rock Albums - Week of May 29, 2010 |accessdate=May 21, 2010 |publisher= Billboard.com cite web |url= http://www.billboard.com/artist/we-are-the-fallen/chart-history/1108818? f=400& g=Albums |title= We Are the Fallen Album & Song Chart History |accessdate=May 21, 2010 |publisher= Billboard.com cite web |url= http://wheelingspokesman.com/2010/06/23/we-are-the-fallen-succeeds-with-strong-debut-album/ |title=We Are The Fallen succeeds with strong debut album |publisher=Spokesman |date=June 23, 2010 |accessdate=July 14, 2010 cite web|url= http://www.mtv.com/shows/the_hills/season_6/episode.jhtml? episodeID=167901 |title=The Hills " Ep. 602 |publisher= MTV |accessdate= July 16, 2010 cite web |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=152723 |title=Video Footage Of Special Hollywood 'Cirque Des Damnés' Performance |date=January 24, 2011 |accessdate=January 26, 2011 |publisher=blabbermouth.net cite web |url= http://www.facebook.com/note.php? created& & note_id=10150199240394581 |title=NEWS& #33; - A message from Ben Moody.... |date=May 27, 2011 |accessdate=May 27, 2011 |publisher=We Are The Fallen (OFFICIAL) Winwood, Ian. Kerrang! #1306, April 03, 2010. We Are The Fallen. Are they the new Evanescence? p.45
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