Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
On May 17, at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, California, The Armed had a very unique set in store for those who caught them, as per theprp. The Armed featured alternative metal icon Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, etc.) on vocals for multiple tracks to round off their stint opening for Poison The Well and Converge. Last night, Patton wasn’t the only notable visitor to The Armed‘s stage. Ben Koller, the drummer for Converge, and Kurt Ballou, the guitarist, both performed a rendition of Converge‘s “Homewrecker.” Koller also played drums on the studio version of “Fortune’s Daughter.”
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Wolski claims that a Detroit band called Slicer Dicer gave rise to The Armed. Kurt Ballou mixed their debut album, “These Are Lights”, which was made available for free in 2009. On July 16, 2010, The Armed released “Common Enemies”, their debut EP that included a guest appearance by Chris Pennie. On October 11, 2011, The Armed released their second EP, “Young & Beautiful.” Pennie made a special appearance on the EP, which Ballou mixed. Pennie performed on every song on The Armed‘s third EP, “Spreading Joy”, which was released on December 11, 2012. Tharsis They and The Armed published a split EP. They did so on December 17, 2013. On June 23, 2015, The Armed released their second album, “Untitled”.
Except for guest drummer Nick Yacyshyn and engineer Kurt Ballou, The Armed went to “great lengths” to conceal who contributed to what on the new album. On June 16, 2001, The Armed released their debut live album, “Unanticipated”.
