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Junius is an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts that formed in 2003. The band is composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Joseph E. Martinez, guitarist Michael Repasch-Nieves, bassist Joel Munguia and drummer Dana Filloon. Thus far, they have released four EPs and three full-length albums. The band name is taken after ''Junius'', the pseudonym of a political writer who lived during the late 18th century. ==History== Formation and first years (2003-2007) Junius's first releases were two EPs on Radar Recordings, ''Forcing Out the Silence'' and ''Blood is Bright''.〔(Review of ''Blood Is Bright'' ). Scene Point Blank, June 12, 2006.〕 In 2007, they reissued the EPs on a single self-titled CD.〔(Review of ''Junius'' ), Allmusic〕 This album was also released on Radar Recordings.〔(Junius ), ''Exclaim!'', November 2007.〕 During this time, the group cycled through several bass players before finding a permanent bass player, Joel Munguia, who is first credited on the band's third EP ''The Fires of Antediluvia'' which was released in May 2007. The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist (2007-2011) Their first proper full-length, ''The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist'', was released on November 10, 2009 through the label The Mylene Sheath in the US〔(Junius and GimmeSound Give Away ''The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist'' ). ''Alternative Press'', September 7, 2009.〕 and Make My Day Records in Europe.〔(Review of ''The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist'' ). Metal.de, November 2009.〕 The album is inspired by the writings of theorist Immanuel Velikovsky〔(Catastrophic ). ''Philadelphia City Paper'', December 29, 2009.〕〔(Hype Monitor ). ''Rolling Stone'', December 17, 2009.〕 and took the group nearly three years to complete.〔(MP3 at 3PM: Junius ). ''Magnet'', November 13, 2009.〕 On May 20, 2011, it was announced that Junius would be covering the song "Firehead" by Hum. The song was included on the tribute cover album ''Songs of Farewell and Departure: A Tribute To HUM'', which was released on September 6, 2011. Junius released a split EP with the band Rosetta which contained the track "A Dark Day With Night" on September 27, 2011. Reports from the Threshold of Death (2011–present) On October 25, 2011, Junius released their second full-length titled ''Reports from the Threshold of Death''. It was released and distributed via Prosthetic Records. A spring 2012 tour through the UK, Scandinavia, and Europe in support of the band's sophomore release and a month-long US tour beginning on February 2012 followed thereafter. Junius released their first music video for the track "All Shall Float" which debuted on ''Alternative Press'' on February 4, 2012. And on April 10, 2012, Junius debuted their second music video for the track "Betray the Grave" on ''Noisecreep''. In an interview with ''Blistering'', the band stated that the follow-up to ''Reports from the Threshold of Death'' is currently in its "conceptual stages", and that they wish to continue to tour throughout 2012. After completing their 2013 North America tour, the band set to work on completing a new EP. It was announced on their official website that the EP would be title ''Days of the Fallen Sun'' and that it would be released in February 18, 2014 through Prosthetic Records. According to Repasch-Nieves, the band has begun the writing process for their third full-length studio album with the hope of a late 2014 release. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Junius (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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