Artist of the Week: Gym Class Heroes

Here's the deal, this week's band has a new album coming out this week, so I thought it would be a perfect time to showcase them. But before we get to that, lets learn a little bit about them. The band first came together in Geneva, New York in 1997. The band first started out with Travis "Schleprok" McCoy(Vocals), Matt McGinley(Drums) and two other friends. After a couple of years of playing small shows and venues, those two friends decided to leave the band. They would then be replaced by Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo(Guitar) and Eric Roberts(Bass). The band would continue to tour and later get the attention of Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump. After he heard the band's song "Taxi Driver", Stump invited the band to one of his shows. The band would go on to sign with Pete Wentz's label, Decaydance Records, an imprint of Fueled by Ramen. In 2005, the band would get their first break with the release of The Papercut Chronicles. The album, which included the singles "Taxi Driver" and "Cupid's Chokehold" would enjoy some success. In 2006, the band released their next album As Cruel as School Children. The album would be a huge success thanks to singles like "The Queen and I", "Shoot Down The Stars", "New Friend Request", "Clothes Off" and the re-release of "Cupid's Chokehold". After touring with the likes of Fall Out Boy, Gwen Stefani and Plain White t's, the band went back to the studio to work on their next album. The album titled The Quilt is due out this Tuesday (9/9). With all the great music this band has put out, I can't wait to see what comes next. That being said, this week's artist is Gym Class Heroes with their video Cupid's Chokehold, enjoy.