The lead single from the album was 'Misery Business'.Īt the 50th Grammy Awards in 2008, Paramore were nominated for the Best New Artist category but lost the award to Amy Winehouse. The album was produced by David Bendeth, who had previously worked with Breaking Benjamin and Your Vegas. Following the departure of the original guitarist, Hunter Lamb, Taylor York joined the line-up. Paramore' second album, entitled Riot! was released in June 2007. In the summer of 2006, Paramore embarked on their first headline US tour, with support from the likes of Cute Is What We Aim For and Hit The Lights. Paramore covered 'My Hero' by Foo Fighters for inclusion on the Sound of Superman soundtrack. The following year, she followed this by singing on 'Then Came To Kill' by The Chariot. Later that year, Hayley Williams provided vocals for October Fall on their song 'Upside Down'. In 2006, Paramore were featured on the Winter Go West Tour, along with The Lashes and Amber Pacific - both Seattle bands. The director Shane Drake directed the first two videos for the band, for the singles 'Pressure' and 'Emergency'. However, Davis was later asked to rejoin the band, which he did, as Hembree had left after less than five months of Davis' absence. The song 'All We Know' was written about his departure and the album, All We Know Is Falling is also thematically based around him leaving the band.īefore touring to promote the album, John Hembree was added to the band's line-up to replace Davis. The remaining four members continued with the planned recordings. After watching Paramore perform at the Taste of Chaos festival, John Janick signed the band to the Fueled By Ramen label.ĭebut Album & Beyond: A short time before they were due to record their debut album, Jeremy Davis left the band. In their formative months, the band played in and around Nashville, including a slot on the Vans Warped Tour. The name Paramore is the maiden name of a previous bass player's mother. Initially, she played in a funk covers band along with Jeremy Davis, which was called The Factory. The line up of the band is Hayley Williams on lead vocals and keyboard, Taylor York on rhythm guitar, Josh Farro on lead guitar and back-up vocals, Zac Farro on drums and Jeremy Davis on bass guitar.įormation: Hayley Williams met the Farro brothers when she moved from Lauderdale County to Franklin, Tennessee, to attend private school.
Paramore is an American rock band from Tennessee.
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