User:Trippinonstp/God Fires Man (band)

God Fires Man is an American rock band that formed in summer 2006 in New York. The band consists of Arthur Shepherd (vocals/guitar), Joe Grillo (vocals/guitar), John Wilkinson (bass), and Drew Thomas (drums).

God Fires Man was formed in 2006 following the disbandment of Instruction, in which both Arty and Joe were members, and after the duos creation of the band Gay For Johnny Depp. God Fires Man, whose name started out as “Fires”, released a 5 track EP, following it with a tour in the United Kingdom in January of 2007 with Hundred Reasons and Kids in Glass Houses. After God Fires Man toured the UK, they signed a record deal with InDeGoot Recordings, and XTRA Mile in the UK. They then recorded their debut album, “A Billion Balconies Facing the Sun” with Ethan Dussault (Cave-In, Lot 6) and Brian Virtue (Audioslave, Deftones, Jane's Addiction). Subsequent to the albums release in March 2008, God Fires Man went on a US tour with Filter, while also sharing a stage with acts like Taking Back Sunday, Thursday, 65daysofstatic, and Scott Weiland. “A Billion Balconies Facing the Sun” was named one of iTunes “Top 10 New Rock Artists” in 2008.

In January 2009, God Fires Man finished their sophomore album titled “Life Like” for a June 26, 2009 release. “Life Like” was produced by Alex Newport (At The Drive In, Mars Volta, Death Cab for Cutie, The Melvins), and released on Arctic Rodeo Recordings (EU/JP). Swimming against the current of music conformity, “Life Like” was released only in a vinyl LP format. Though included with every LP is a compact disc containing the album in its entirety, there remains to be no legitimate CD version available of “Life Like”. On September 22, 2009, “Life Like” became available for purchase iTunes. In October and November 2009, God Fires Man toured in Germany, which was their first time as a headliner. iTunes also named “Life Like” as one of the best rock albums in 2009 in their “iTunes Rewind 2009”.