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Formed:
2002 in Winter Haven, FL

Genre:
Alternative

Years Active:
'00s, '10s






Anberlin

Biography

Hailing from Orlando, Florida, Anberlin formed from the ashes of various other area projects. Led by the soaring vocals of Stephen Christian, the positive-thinking Anberlin also included Joseph Milligan (guitar), Nathan Young (drums), Joey Bruce (guitar), and Deon Rexroat (bass), and presented an alternative pop/rock sound that, while inflected with the earnestness of emo, was closer to the mature stylings of Third Eye Blind. A five-song demo garnered Anberlin the attention of Seattle-based indie label Tooth & Nail, which signed the group in 2002. Blueprints for the Black Market marked the band's debut in May 2003, and Anberlin supported the album with shows alongside groups like Fall Out Boy and Story of the Year. Second guitarist Nathan Strayer later joined the lineup, and Anberlin returned in February 2005 with Never Take Friendship Personal. Their third record, Cities, appeared two years later and debuted at number 19 on the Billboard charts; soon after its release, however, Strayer made his exit and was replaced by former Acceptance guitarist Christian McAlhaney. . Hailing from Orlando, Florida, Anberlin formed from the ashes of various other area projects. Led by the soaring vocals of Stephen Christian, the positive-thinking Anberlin also included Joseph Milligan (guitar), Nathan Young (drums), Joey Bruce (guitar), and Deon Rexroat (bass), and presented an alternative pop/rock sound that, while inflected with the earnestness of emo, was closer to the mature stylings of Third Eye Blind. A five-song demo garnered Anberlin the attention of Seattle-based indie label Tooth & Nail, which signed the group in 2002. Blueprints for the Black Market marked the band's debut in May 2003, and Anberlin supported the album with shows alongside groups like Fall Out Boy and Story of the Year. Second guitarist Nathan Strayer later joined the lineup, and Anberlin returned in February 2005 with Never Take Friendship Personal. Their third record, Cities, appeared two years later and debuted at number 19 on the Billboard charts; soon after its release, however, Strayer made his exit and was replaced by former Acceptance guitarist Christian McAlhaney.

Released in 2008, New Surrender saw the retooled band joining the roster of Universal Republic Records and enlisting the help of Neal Avron, who had formerly produced records for Fall Out Boy, Yellowcard, and New Found Glory. In early 2010, Anberlin went into the studio with Grammy-winning producer Brendan O'Brien, and later that year released their fifth studio album, Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place. The compilation Dancing Between the Fibers of Time: The Best of Anberlin's Tooth & Nail Years appeared two years later. Anberlin then released their sixth studio album, 2012's Vital, which featured a heavier rock and metal sound colored by some electronic flourishes. In 2014, Anberlin announced they were disbanding and released their seventh and final studio album, Lowborn.

Top Albums

Lowborn, Anberlin
1. Lowborn
New Surrender, Anberlin
2. New Surrende..
Vital, Anberlin
3. Vital
Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place, Anberlin
4. Dark Is the ..
Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place, Anberlin
5. Dark Is the ..
New Surrender, Anberlin
6. New Surrende..
Devotion, Anberlin
7. Devotion
Cities, Anberlin
8. Cities
Never Take Friendship Personal, Anberlin
9. Never Take F..
Blueprints For the Black Market, Anberlin
10. Blueprints F..
Best of Anberlin, Anberlin
11. Best of Anbe..
Vital the Remixes, Anberlin
12. Vital the Re..
Lost Songs, Anberlin
13. Lost Songs
Blueprints for City Friendships: The Anberlin Anthology, Anberlin
14. Blueprints f..
Dancing Between the Fibers of Time, Anberlin
15. Dancing Betw..
Sony Connect Set: Anberlin (Live) - EP, Anberlin
16. Sony Connect..
City Electric - Single, Anberlin
17. City Electri..
Self-Starter - Single, Anberlin
18. Self-Starter..
Someone Anyone - Single, Anberlin
19. Someone Anyo..
Impossible - Single, Anberlin
20. Impossible -..

Top Songs

NameAlbumTimePrice
1.
Hearing VoicesLowborn3:34$1.29
2.
Stranger WaysLowborn4:42$1.29
3.
ArmageddonLowborn4:05$1.29
4.
Feel Good DragNew Surrender3:07$1.29
5.
AtonementLowborn4:17$1.29
6.
We Are DestroyerLowborn3:29$1.29
7.
Losing It AllLowborn4:14$1.29
8.
Birds of PreyLowborn3:55$1.29
9.
ImpossibleDark Is the Way, Light Is a..4:03$1.29
10.
ResistanceNew Surrender3:16$0.99
11.
HarbingerLowborn4:37$1.29
12.
Velvet Covered BrickLowborn3:56$1.29
13.
Paper Thin HymnNever Take Friendship Perso..3:17$1.29
14.
BreakingNew Surrender3:26$1.29
15.
Unwinding Cable CarCities4:17$1.29
16.
GodspeedCities3:02$1.29
17.
DissenterLowborn3:15$1.29
18.
InevitableCities3:47$1.29
19.
Enjoy the SilenceLost Songs3:29$1.29
20.
No Love to SpeakDevotion4:09$1.29
21.
IJSWDevotion5:26$1.29
22.
Dead AmericanDevotion3:10$1.29
23.
UnstableVital3:34$1.29
24.
Someone AnyoneVital3:28$1.29
25.
Feel Good DragNew Surrender3:07$1.29

Top Music Videos

Feel Good Drag, Anberlin
1. Feel Good Dra...
Feel Good Drag, Anberlin
2. Feel Good Dra...
Impossible, Anberlin
3. Impossible
Impossible, Anberlin
4. Impossible
We Owe This to Ourselves (Live from Pittsburgh, PA 2010), Anberlin
5. We Owe This t...
Unstable, Anberlin
6. Unstable
Dead American, Anberlin
7. Dead American
The Unwinding Cable Car, Anberlin
8. The Unwinding...
Paperthing Hymn, Anberlin
9. Paperthing Hy...
Godspeed, Anberlin
10. Godspeed
Ready Fuels, Anberlin
11. Ready Fuels
Godspeed Promo Video, Anberlin
12. Godspeed Prom...
Impossible (Behind the Scenes), Anberlin
13. Impossible (B...
Anberlin (Australia 09), Anberlin
14. Anberlin (Aus...
Breaking (Soundwave Festival), Anberlin
15. Breaking (Sou...


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