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Blessed by a Broken Heart (aka BBABH ) is a Christian metalcore band, originally from Montreal, Canada that was formed in 2003. They are currently unsigned.

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History

Their first release, All Is Fair In Love and War, on Blood & Ink Records in 2004, was in the metalcore genre.

In 2005, they added a shred-style guitar player, Shred Sean, from NYC, and began to evolve toward a more 80's/hair metal/pop sound. The next year, they toured in the United Kingdom on a sold-out headlining tour with Enter Shikari. ^[1] After the tour, in late 2006, singer Jon Cline left.

In January 2007, after the addition of vocalist Tony Gambino, they signed with Century Media ^[2], who sent them into the recording studio. The band spent April at The Farm in Vancouver BC with producer GGGarth Richardson and engineer Ben Kaplan, recording what would become Pedal To The Metal . The rest of 2007 was spent touring the US with The Devil Wears Prada, A Day To Remember and Mychildren Mybride ^[3]; then they joined Kittie, It Dies Today, Silent Civilian, and Bring Me the Horizon for another US swing. After that tour, longtime members -- rhythm guitar player Robbie Hart and keyboard player Simon Foxx -- left the band.. ^[4]

In mid-January 2008, they returned to Europe, again with Bring Me The Horizon, Maroon and Architects. ^[5] They finished up that tour with a string of headlining dates in the UK with Azriel and Dividing The Line.

They spent the summer of 2008 on the "Scream the Prayer" US tour, with other notable Christian bands such as Sleeping Giant, Impending Doom, and War of Ages.

Pedal To The Metal was released 2 years after the recording of the album by Century Media in Europe in August, 2008 and the US in September, 2008. The official album has eleven tracks, but a special Hot Topic-exclusive CD release in the fall will contain two bonus tracks [see listing below]. Headline Tour dates in Europe and the UK in November and December 2008 have been confirmed with support from I Am Ghost and Devil's Gift. The dates can be seen at the band's .

In May 2009 the band toured Japan with Maximum The Hormone and Bring Me The Horizon. They have also just announced a series of headlining shows in Australia for September 2009.

Glasgow 2008 Controversy

Tyler was arrested on December 9, 2008 in Glasgow, Scotland. The reason was why he was arrested was because the band called the crowd up on stage during "Mic Skillz," without informing the venue or stewards as to their intentions, thereby violating health and safety and putting both the fans and the equipment of the venue in danger. Tyler reportedly witnessed a fan being handled roughly by a guard. According to CCTV footage it shows that the fan actually tripped over a separate steward's foot whilst being ushered back off the stage and fell to the wooden floor. Tyler took the microphone and assaulted the steward's face, and the steward left to attain medical attention. The police were called to the scene, and following a brief investigation, Tyler was taken into custody for unlawful assault. The girl in question hasn't been found. She has not raised any complaints and did not remain for the investigation.

On BBABH's Myspace blog, it was stated by J that "doing that goes against an unwritten rule".

Members

Current

Tony Gambino - Lead Vocals (2007-present)
Sean Michael Maier aka "Shred Sean" - Lead Guitar (2005-present)
Tyler Hoare - Bass (2003-present)
Ian Slater - Drums (2008-present), keyboard (2008)
Casey Jones - Rhythm Guitar (2008-present)
Rex Kreuger - Keyboard (formerly known as Ben Schauland formerly of now defunct Still Remains) (2008- present)

Simon Foxx: additional guitar/keyboard (2003-2008) (appears on All Is Fair In Love And War, Pedal To The Metal)
Scott Whelan: Touring member: Rhythm guitar (Summer 2008)
Nick Stobbart: rhytm guitar (2008)(rummored)(appears on Pedal To The Metal)
Robbie Hart: rhythm guitar (2003-2008), back-up vocals (appears on All Is Fair In Love And War, Pedal To The Metal)
Jon Cline: vocals (2006-2007) (appears on the demo version of Show Me What You Got)
Matt Kirk: vocals/screams (2005-2006) (appears on the demo version of Side By Side formerly of End of Eden )
Hugh Charron: vocals (2003-2005) (appears on All Is Fair In Love And War, and the demo version of Carry On)
Joel Sauvé - Bass (2003-2005) (appears on All Is Fair In Love And War)
Frank "Bird" - former drummer (2003-2008).