Secret Band

Throughout the 2010s, Sacramento post-hardcore combo Secret Band released two dramatic LPs and a pair of EPs, establishing a heavier and more cathartic sound that set them apart from their parent band, Dance Gavin Dance, which provides the bulk of the group's membership. Originally launched in 2011 as a secret side project by Dance Gavin Dance members Jon Mess (vocals), Will Swan (guitar), Matthew Mingus (drum), and Eric Lodge (bass), Secret Band released their eponymous first EP that same year. With a more aggressive, largely screamed approach that bordered on metalcore, the...