Combining the frontal assault of extreme metal with an adventurous sense of melody and precise stop-and-start arrangements -- they are often described as "the spearhead of the whole modern progressive metalcore movement -- Erra are a technical metalcore band from Birmingham, Alabama. Influenced by acts such as Misery Signals, As I Lay Dying, Born of Osiris, and Saosin, Erra were formed in 2009 by guitarist and clean vocalist Jesse Cash and scream vocalist Garrison Lee. Eager to move their musical ideas forward, Cash and Lee recruited their friends Adam Hicks and Alex Ballew to...