Bayside

Bayside is an American punk rock band from Long Island, New York which formed in the Winter of 2000. The band has released six full length albums since they signed on to Victory Records. The band consists of Anthony Raneri as lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist, Jack O'Shea as lead guitarist, Nick Ghanbarian as bassist, and Chris Guglielmo as drummer.

History

The Beginning

Bayside formed in the winter of 2000 out of Long Island New York. Their name originated from Raneri's hometown of Bayside, Queens. They self released a 5 song demo and signed to Dying Wish Records to issue their first release, Long Stories Short EP in 2001. The band also released a split with Name Taken in 2003 on the same label before signing to the much larger Victory Records later that year. Sirens and Condolences Bayside's debut full length album, was released on January 27, 2004 through Victory Records. The album features the song "Masterpiece". They followed their debut album up with their self-titled album Bayside which was released on September 1, 2005 by Victory Records.

John "Beatz" Holohan's Death

John "Beatz" Holohan was killed in a car accident that involved the entire band.On October 31, 2005, at approximately 3:13 AM in Cheyenne, Wyoming, after leaving their Boulder, Colorado show, the band's vehicle hit a patch of ice, skidded off the road, and flipped over. Holohan was killed and Bayside bassist Nick Ghanbarian was seriously injured. Bandmates Anthony and Jack escaped with minor injuries. Bayside issued the appropriately titled Acoustic, which featured a tribute to Holohan and acoustic renditions of some of their songs. The song "Winter" is dedicated to him.

Walking Wounded

After the death of John "Beatz" Holohan, Chris Guglielmo became their new drummer. On July 22, 2008, the band re-released their album The Walking Wounded. The new edition contains bonus live acoustic tracks as well as a bonus DVD. The DVD includes live acoustic recordings, music videos, and documentaries.

Shudder/Live at the Bayside Social Club

On September 30, 2008 the band released its fourth full length album, Shudder and live album Live at the Bayside Social Club. Shudder is the fourth full-length album from the band. Prior to its release, singer Anthony Raneri described the album as having a more punk sound than their previous record The Walking Wounded.

On September 5, 2008, the album was leaked onto various file-sharing sites. The first single, "No One Understands" generated significant attention from fans through the band's MySpace page. The band had also played "I Think I'll Be OK" at shows during the summer of 2008.

Around September 22, 2008, the album was put up to stream on the band's official MySpace page. On October 4, 2008, the music video for the song "No One Understands" was posted for viewing on the band's official MySpace page.

Present

The band performed at New Jersey's The Bamboozle on May 2. According to recent interviews with the band, with the release of Shudder, the band has finished their contract with Victory Records. The band released a cover of "Beautiful Girls" by Sean Kingston for Fearless Records Punk Goes Pop 2.

Bayside is currently on Warped Tour for summer 2009, playing the Hurley stage.

Members

Current Line-Up
Anthony Raneri - Lead vocals and rhythm guitar, (2000-present)
Jack O' Shea - lead guitar and backing vocals (2003-present)
Chris Guglielmo - drums (2006-present)
Nick Ghanbarian - bass guitar (2004-present)
Ex-members
Mike Kozak - guitar (2000-2002)
J. R. Manning-guitar (2002-2003
Chris Jackson - bass (2000-2001)
Andrew Elderbaum - bass (2001-2004)
Vinny Daraio - drums (2000-2001)
Jason Enz - drums (2001-2003)
Jim Mitchell - drums (2003-2004)
John "Beatz" Holohan (Deceased) - drums (2004-2005)
Gavin Miller - drums (toured early 2006)
Album personnel appearances
Member
Studio album
Instrument
Sirens and Condolences
Bayside
The Walking Wounded
Shudder
Anthony Raneri
Lead vocals/guitar
Jack O'Shea
Lead guitar
Andrew Elderbaum
Bass guitar
Nick Ghanbarian
Bass guitar
Jim Mitchell
Drums/percussion
John "Beatz" Holohan
Drums/percussion
Chris Guglielmo
Drums/percussion

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