Johnny Truant

Although metalcore is normally regarded as being indigenous towards the malls and skate parks of suburban America, its reach has turned global: witness Johnny Truant, a quintet of emo kids in the seaside resort town of Brighton, Britain, the United Kingdom’s response to Atlantic Town. Originally known as Severance, the music group quickly renamed themselves following the primary character in Tag Z. Danielewski’s 2000 book Home of Leaves, a screamingly pretentious avant-garde gloss on H.P. Lovecraft-style macabre illusion. Vocalist Olly Mitchell, guitarist and second vocalist Stuart Hunter, bassist Adam Hunter, and drummer Paul Jackson self-released their initial EP, Insecta Progression, in past due 2000. Signing towards the United kingdom steel indie Undergroove Information, Johnny Truant released their correct debut, The Repercussions of the Terribly Planned Suicide, in past due 2002; nearly fifty percent of the record includes remixes of music from these EP. After an extended hold off, Johnny Truant proceeded to go into the studio room in 2005 with maker Adam Dutkiewicz (guitarist using the Boston-based metalcore clothing Killswitch Engage) to record their second recording, In the Collection of Horrific Occasions. Following a album’s past due 2005 launch, Johnny Truant authorized using the American label Contemporary Information, which reissued In the Library of Horrific Occasions the following yr. Also in 2006, Johnny Truant added another guitarist, Reuben Gotto.