Touche Amore was first formed in 2007 by lead vocalist Jeremy Bolm, guitarists Clayton Stevens and Nick Steinhardt, with Tyson White on bass guitar and drummer Jeremy Zsupnik. They released their demo in September 2008, which caught the attention of No Sleep Records, who later helped them release the demo. The band set out on tour on the West Coast of the United States, culminating into a return into the recording studio to make their first full-length album. They released “To The Beat Of A Dead Horse” in June 2009. “To The Beat Of A Dead Horse” made several Top lists, and was met with positive reviews from such media outlets as Punknews.org and Sputnikmusic.
The band released their second album, “Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me” in 2011 through Deathwish Inc. The album was Number 6 on Rock Sound’s annual “Album of the Year” chart, and was also met with critical acclaim from various media charts, just as “To The Beat Of A Dead Horse.” Touche Amore set out on a promotional tour, hitting different countries in Europe, as well as several appearances at music festivals like Heavy Festival in the United Kingdom.
In 2012 the band released a four-track EP entitled “Live On BBC Radio 1” and featured a guest vocalist, Jordan Dreyer of La Dispute. Additionally that year the band went out on tour with Circa Survive. On 27 June 2013 the band released their third album title, “Is Survived By,” and was released later that year.
I was lucky enough to see the amazing and amazingly talented Touché Amoré live at Chain Reaction in 2012. The crowd was lively and shouting as the band set up and it was a very rough energy in the air that night as the crowd clearly did not want to calm down.
As soon as they played the first note the audience let out a scream of excitement for the band. Then the finally quieted down and let the music control them. The music was rocking, hard, and lots of fun. They did a fantastic job performing that night and I could not have hoped for any more.
The hard rock metal screaming music really put everyone into a great mood as they jumped up and down and banged their heads. The energy changed to a much more fun one as the night wore on and I was glad to no longer be afraid for my life. It turned out to be one of the best shows I have ever seen in my life before. I think every one would benefit from seeing Touché Amoré perform their heavy metal music live and in concert at least once in their lives.
Rocked my socks off with just 4 songs; they were the first of two openers, so not a lot of real estate to work with, but they really delivered a beautiful, intense performance. Ended up buying their album at the merch table and it's awesome. Check out "You're Going To Hate What You've Done".