History Music / ToucheAmore

Touché Amoré is an American post-hardcore band from Burbank, California, formed in 2007. After releasing a self-produced demo on No Sleep Records (one of the label's first releases), they released their debut album "...to the beat of a dead horse" on 6131 Records in 2009. In 2011 they signed to Deathwish records, and that same year put out "Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me" as their sophomore album. In 2013 they released "Is Survived By." The band is noted for their intense live performances, "confessional" lyrics, and Jeremy Bolm's [[NoInsideVoice harsh, anguished screaming]] vocal style.

* HeavyMeta: "Is Survived By" is an album about writing an album, and less directly the legacy that the narrator's music leaves behind after their death.

* TakeThat: "WeHateFredPhelps.com" is one towards the Westboro Baptist Church, and "Hipsterectomy" and "Scene is to be Scene" towards the respective subcultures which the band weren't fond of at the time (see OldShame)

* VocalEvolution: Jeremy went from a Saetia-esque growl on their earliest releases to a guttural, low-end scream on their debut LP. After that he went back to the mid-range shriek for ''Parting The Sea,'' and the majority of the time on ''Is Survived By'' he's not so much screaming for dear life as strainedly shouting, with more texture and personality to his voice.
* WanderlustSong: ''Home Away From Here'' is about touring and being content with being constantly moving and discovering new places, as opposed to only calling one place "home."

-> ''It's just I have this problem where I want to be everywhere I'm not.''
-->-- "Home Away From Here"

* MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness: 9 to a 10 on the self-titled EP, depending on the song. 6 to a 7 on "To The Beat Of A Dead Horse," a consistent 6 on "Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me," and due to the odd subject matter (it's an album about writing an album) "Is Survived By" fluctuates between a 5 and an 8. It soars up to the 8-9 range on ''Stage Four''.
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: The self-titled EP is a pretty constant 8, veering into an 9 on songs like "Negotiating The Charade" and "WeHateFredPhelps.com." "To The Beat Of A Dead Horse" keeps the 8 going, but songs like "Nine" push it back into a, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin 9]], yet songs like Broken Records and Adieux are a more reserved 6 to 7. The band gets progressively less heavy and more melodic with each release, with "Is Survived By" almost universally a 6 or so.

* EpicRocking: Averted - which is a surprise, since most post-hardcore bands move away from hardcore punk's short song lengths. Touche Amore, on the other hand, embrace it - their longest song clocks in at around four minutes, and their shortest at around 50 seconds.

* MinisculeRocking: Unsurprising considering their longest song is 4 minutes. ''...To the Beat of a Dead Horse'' Packs 11 songs into 18 minutes with the longest one being "Honest Sleep" at 2:32. ''Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me packs 13 into just over 20 with every single song except "Face Ghost"being under 2 minutes.

* MinisculeRocking: Unsurprising considering their longest song is 4 minutes. ''...To the Beat of a Dead Horse'' Packs 11 songs into 18 minutes with the longest one being "Honest Sleep" at 2:32. ''Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me packs 13 into just over 20 with every single song being under 2 minutes.

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: In an album full of existiential angst and stress about delivering as a musician, ''Blue Angels'' throws out a line that is perhaps the closest thing to a love song the band has ever put out - "''I feel relief in just watching you breathe.''"

* OldShame: A ''lot'' of songs from the self-titled EP are ones the band refuse to play live - particularly songs like ''Hipsterectomy'' and ''Scene Is To Be Scene'' which very violently and hatefully attack the cultures named in the titles.

* TearJerker: Every singe song on ''Stage Four''. The album is about Jeremy Bolm attempting to cope with his mother's death from cancer.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: ''WeHateFredPhelps.com'' is a ''very blunt and brutal'' call-out to the WestboroBaptistChurch.

* MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness: 9 to a 10 on the self-titled EP, depending on the song. 6 to a 7 on "To The Beat Of A Dead Horse," a consistent 6 on "Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me," and due to the odd subject matter (it's an album about writing an album) "Is Survived By" fluctuates between a 5 and an 8.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Nick Steinhardt, the rhythm guitar player, is a well-established graphic designer and typographer, his "real job" outside of the band. He's worked for artists such as Selena Gomez and BritneySpears.

* WanderlustSong: ''Home Away From Here'' is about touring and being content with being constantly moving and discovering new places, as opposed to only calling one place "home."

* EpicRocking: ''Heavily'' averted - which is a surprise, since most post-hardcore bands move away from hardcore punk's short song lengths. Touche Amore, on the other hand, embrace it - their longest song clocks in at around four minutes, and their shortest at around 50 seconds.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: The self-titled EP is a pretty constant 8, veering into an 9 on songs like "Negotiating The Charade" and "WeHateFredPhelps.com." "To The Beat Of A Dead Horse" keeps the 8 going, but songs like "Nine" and "Always Running Never Looking Back" push it back into a 9, yet songs like Broken Records and Adieux are a more reserved 6 to 7. The band gets progressively less heavy and more melodic with each release, with "Is Survived By" almost universally a 6 or so.

* DrummersAreAnimals: Subverted. The nerdy, skinny Elliot is quiet and polite... until he gets behind the kit. He's known for sitting behind the kit often wearing only his underwear. Oh, and for pooping out a moving car window.

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: In an album full of existiential angst and stress about delivering as a musician, ''Blue Angels'' throws out a line that is perhaps the closest thing to a love song the band has ever put out - ''I feel relief in just watching you breathe.''

* EpicRocking: ''Heavily'' averted - which is a surprise, since most post-hardcore bands move away from hardcore punk's short song lengths. Touche Amore, on the other hand, embraced it - their longest song clocks in at around four minutes, and their shortest at around 50 seconds.

[[HeavyMeta Heavy Meta]]: "Is Survived By" is an album about writing an album, and less directly the legacy that the narrator's music leaves behind after their death.

[[MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness Mohs Scale Of Lyrical Hardness]]: 9 to a 10 on the self-titled EP, depending on the song. 6 to a 7 on "To The Beat Of A Dead Horse," a consistent 6 on "Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me," and due to the odd subject matter (it's an album about writing an album) "Is Survived By" fluctuates between a 5 and an 8.

[[MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness Mohs Scale Of Rock And Metal Hardness]]: The self-titled EP is a pretty constant 8, veering into an 9 on songs like "Negotiating The Charade" and "WeHateFredPhelps.com." "To The Beat Of A Dead Horse" keeps the 8 going, but songs like "Nine" and "Always Running Never Looking Back" push it back into a 9, yet songs like Broken Records and Adieux are a more reserved 6 to 7. The band gets progressively less heavy and more melodic with each release, with "Is Survived By" almost universally a 6 or so.

[[HeavyMeta]]: "Is Survived By" is an album about writing an album, and less directly the legacy that the narrator's music leaves behind after their death.
[[MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness]]: 9 to a 10 on the self-titled EP, depending on the song. 6 to a 7 on "To The Beat Of A Dead Horse," a consistent 6 on "Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me," and due to the odd subject matter (it's an album about writing an album) "Is Survived By" fluctuates between a 5 and an 8.
[[MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness]]: The self-titled EP is a pretty constant 8, veering into an 9 on songs like "Negotiating The Charade" and "WeHateFredPhelps.com." "To The Beat Of A Dead Horse" keeps the 8 going, but songs like "Nine" and "Always Running Never Looking Back" push it back into a 9, yet songs like Broken Records and Adieux are a more reserved 6 to 7. The band gets progressively less heavy and more melodic with each release, with "Is Survived By" almost universally a 6 or so.

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* Drummer '''Jeremy Zsupnik''' (2007-2009)

[[caption-width-right:940:The current members of the band (left to right): Nick, Tyler, Jeremy, Elliot, Clayton.]]

[[caption-width-right:940:The current members of the band (left to right): Nick, Tyler, Jeremy, Elliot, Clayton.]