The Letter Black - "Hanging On By a Thread"

[lockebox]

Goes for adds March 16th.

[pen]

Black isn't a letter, it's a color, silly rabbit.

[lockebox]

I presume it's a play on words. The Black Letter would just sound plain generic. Anyway, this is a nice dosage of Christian Hard Rock in the vein of Flyleaf.

[pen]

Feb 27, 2010 15:51:26 GMT -5 lockebox said:

The Black Letter would just sound plain generic.

So does The Letter Black. (rimshot)

[WotUNeed]

I would have assumed Black Letter to be a reference to black letter law and thought it an interesting name; Letter Black just sounds stupid, even with the band attempting to attach significance:

Upon making it to the major label ranks, the group stumbled upon a similarly named mainstream band and soon shifted from Breaking the Silence to The Letter Black after a suggestion that stemmed from a joke between legendary Helmet front man Page Hamilton and manager Danny Hill. Outside of having a curious ring to it, the new moniker better encapsulates the band’s aggressive instrumental onslaught and literate lyrical disposition.

"All of us go through different chapters in our lives," suggests guitarist/co-songwriter Mark Anthony. "In these chapters, we write letters of good and bad times. Some letters in our chapters, we are happy to share. Others, we are not so proud of. The Letter Black reminds us of the past mistakes we have made and helps us remember to not keep making the same mistakes."

[pen]

I'm saying if they wanted to distinguish themselves from being generic, they should've started with their music, not their name.

[Nicholas2.0]

Feb 27, 2010 15:47:51 GMT -5 pen said:

Black isn't a letter, it's a color, silly rabbit.

Took the first 4 words right out of my mouth.

The group shifted from Breaking the Silence to The Letter Black after a suggestion that stemmed from a joke between legendary Helmet front man Page Hamilton and manager Danny Hill.

...

...So what was the joke? ???

[My Life Is A Stereo]

I'm going to name my band "The Number Potato".....and that has a joke to it, if you've ever seen the movie The Ringer but it reallly makes as much sense as this bands name.

I will however judge them on musical content and not a name.

[Matt4319]

Feb 27, 2010 15:47:51 GMT -5 pen said:

Black isn't a letter, it's a color, silly rabbit.

You stole the snark I had formed in my head as a generality but had yet to convert into anything specific.

[American Idiot]

I just listened to this and was quite surprised because it's awesome. Definitely reminds me of other similar bands with female vocalists like Flyleaf, Halestorm, and Evanescence. I just hope this band gets somewhere unlike Within Temptation, which I never heard anything else from after "What Have You Done."

[PHOBES]

This was my favorite new artist of 2009, and this song was definitely my favorite. Their whole EP is fantastic, but the album keeps getting pushed back ( >:().

I know Chad Szeliga (Breaking Benjamin) recorded drums for them at some point, I don't know if it was for the EP, album, or what though.

[My Life Is A Stereo]

I have to say the discussion of the name is a moot point once you hear the band. It is definitely way better than I expected (again showing, judging anything by a cover is worthless), I actually find her voice to be one of the best I've heard in the genre. Easily equals the competition in my ears. This song could do some chart damage, given a correct promotion.

[lockebox]

Man, disappointing that this isn't doing anything Especially when it's a far superior song, to say, "Bury Me Alive".
Would be quite sweet to check these guys out on tour with Red & Skillet actually.

[PHOBES]

Apr 9, 2010 19:14:54 GMT -5 lockebox said:

Would be quite sweet to check these guys out on tour with Red & Skillet actually.

Which is what I'll be doing in exactly two weeks

[PHOBES]

Two floor seats cost me $38, and it's a relatively small venue in Raleigh. Definitely a steal considering I'll be seeing two of my three favorite bands there. I also considered going to see BB next week in Greensboro, but I just can't afford Nickelback prices right now.

[jvandyck87]

From my research on all access, no stations added the song this week, and no station is playing the song 7 or more times a week. This either isn't getting ANY promotion or they didn't really send this for adds yet.