Erra (band)

Erra
Erra performing in 2018
Erra performing in 2018
Background information
OriginBirmingham, Alabama, U.S.
GenresProgressive metalcore
Years active2009–present
Labels
Members
  • Alex Ballew
  • Jesse Cash
  • J.T. Cavey
  • Conor Hesse
  • Clint Tustin
Past members
  • Adam Hicks
  • Garrison Lee
  • Alan Rigdon
  • Ian Eubanks
  • Sean Price

Erra (stylized as ERRA) is an American progressive metalcore band from Birmingham, Alabama, formed in 2009.[1][2][3] The band was named after the homonymous Akkadian god of war and plague. The band has released six studio albums and three EPs to date. Their latest album, titled Cure, was released on April 5, 2024.[4] They have toured with bands such as As I Lay Dying, August Burns Red, TesseracT, Born of Osiris, Ice Nine Kills, Glass Cloud, Within the Ruins, Bad Omens, I See Stars, and Texas in July.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

  1. ^ "Erra | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 29, 2017. Precise and adventurous progressive metalcore from ambitious Alabama-based five-piece." ... " Erra are a progressive technical metalcore band from Birmingham, Alabama.
  2. ^ "REVIEW: ERRA – 'Augment' | Under the Gun Review". Under the Gun Review. Retrieved May 29, 2017. They are a five piece progressive metalcore outfit hailing from Birmingham, Alabama.
  3. ^ Mark Deming. "ERRA - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "Erra - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  5. ^ Tyler Sharp. "August Burns Red announce winter headlining tour with Miss May I, Northlane, Erra". Alternative Press. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  6. ^ Greg Kennelty (18 August 2015). "TESSERACT To Tour North America With THE CONTORTIONIST, ERRA And SKYHARBOR!". Metal Injection. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  7. ^ Robert Pasbani (22 December 2015). "BORN OF OSIRIS, VEIL OF MAYA, AFTER THE BURIAL Headline Sumerian 10 Year Tour, Dates Announced". Metal Injection. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  8. ^ Matt Crane. "Glass Cloud, Scale The Summit announce co-headlining tour". Alternative Press. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  9. ^ Brian Kraus. "Born Of Osiris announce fall tour with Thy Art Is Murder, Betraying The Martyrs, Within The Ruins and Invent Animate". Alternative Press. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  10. ^ "Texas in July U.S. headline tour announced". Equal Vision Records. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2016.