THE RECEIVING END OF SIRENS

'The Receiving End of Sirens' (often abbreviated 'TREOS') are an experimental^[1][2] band from Boston, Massachusetts who originally formed in 2003.

The band incorporates many elements from different genres and styles such as metal, electronica, punk, and prog. It is difficult to set a sturdy genre on the band other than experimental.
The band played on the 2005 Warped Tour and has toured with such acts as Gatsbys American Dream, A Wilhelm Scream, 30 Seconds to Mars, Funeral for a Friend, Saves the Day, Senses Fail, and Thrice.
The band's first headlining tour, "The New Hope Tour", began on March 31st 2006. About a week before the start of the tour, guitarist/vocalist Alex fell down a flight of stairs and broke his scapula and two ribs and punctured his lung. A question of whether or not he would be able to perform arose, yet he pulled through. Some bands supporting the band on their first headlining tour are As Tall as Lions, A Thorn for Every Heart, Hit the Lights, and I Am the Avalanche.

Contents

Name

History

Band members

Present Lineup

Former members

Discography

Videography

References

External links

Name

According to drummer Andrew Cook:

"I was a cook at a place called McCarthy’s Pub in Massachusetts. A bunch of police cars and ambulances went screaming by and the name popped in my head. Like, thinking about how people never really think what’s ‘on the receiving end of sirens,’ because its such a common thing just to hear the sirens. Especially if you live in a city, it just becomes this commonplace thing, nobody thinks twice about it anymore. Even though there’s so much awful stuff going on in the world, and horrible things that happen to people, it’s kind of like ‘out of sight, out of mind.’ It’s just kind of a sad thing. So it’s kind of a commentary on that. It also works on a couple levels. It can be taken as the Greek mythology example with the Sirens that lure sailors in with their singing, so being on the receiving end of those sirens isn’t a great thing. It works both ways." [1]

The band has also been known to perform under the pseudonym The Red Eye Of Soromon [''sic''], or if abbreviated, TREOS. The band only plays shows under this name in the Boston area and uses it when they plan to debut new songs. The most recent performance under the pseudonym was on February 16, 2007. The alternate name seems to draw inspiration from Lord of the Rings, though it is inaccurate in the spelling of Saruman's name as well as the fact that the eye is that of the dark lord Sauron, not Saruman.

History

The band formed in 2003. In May of 2006, Casey Crescenzo parted ways with the band and started pursuing his side project fulltime, The Dear Hunter.
On November 6, 2006 the band announced their new permanent member as Brian Southall (formerly the drummer of Boys Night Out). He plays guitar, keys, and backup vocals.
The band has arranged to stream a live concert from Vintage Vinyl Record Store in New Jersey on the new real-time entertainment site www.Yebotv.com on August 9th, 2007.

Band members

Present Lineup

★ Brendan Brown - Vocals, Bass guitar

★ Alex Bars - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

★ Nate Patterson - Lead Guitar

★ Andrew Cook - Drums

★ Brian Southall - Guitar, Keyboard

Former members

★ Casey Crescenzo - Guitar, Vocals, Keyboard, Sequencing

★ Ben Potrykus - Vocals

Discography

'Date of Release'	'Title'	'label'
2004	''The Receiving End Of Sirens E.P.''	Robotica Records
April 25 2005	''Between the Heart and the Synapse''	Triple Crown Records
August 7 2007	''The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi''	Triple Crown Records

Videography

★ Planning A Prison Break (2005)

★ This Armistice (2006)

★ The Evidence (2007)

★ Smoke & Mirrors(2007)

References

1. TREOS listed as experimental rock
2. TREOS listing themselves as experimental rock

External links

★ Official Website

★ TREOS on MySpace

★ TREOS on PureVolume

★ Flee the Factory TREOS Fansite

★ The Dear Hunter

★ Lyrics