The Crimson Armada

American metalcore band

The Crimson Armada
Guardians era The Crimson Armada in 2008
Background information
Origin	Westerville, Ohio, U.S.^[1]
Genres	Metalcore,^[2] deathcore,^[2] melodic death metal^[3]
Years active	2007–2012
Labels	Artery, Metal Blade

Past members	Saud Ahmed Dan Hatfield Michael Cooper Jordan Matz Cye Marshall Kyle Barrington Brandon McMaster Chris Yates David Puckett

The Crimson Armada was an American metalcore/deathcore band formed in Westerville, Ohio in 2007 by Kyle Barrington and David Puckett.^[4]^[5] Following a one-year hiatus in 2008, the band returned to increased popularity,^[4] releasing its first EP, Behold the Architect.^[6] Following the release of Behold the Architect, the Crimson Armada signed a record deal with Metal Blade Records. In July 2009, the band released its debut album, Guardians.^[4] Following the album's release, the band went on several tours with acts such as the Chariot, and MyChildren MyBride. In mid-2010 the group headed out on the Scream the Prayer Tour.^[7]^[8]

In January 2011, Crimson Armada signed a record deal with Artery Recordings,^[9] and announced Conviction, which was released June 21, 2011.^[10] Conviction contained guest vocalist contributions by Andy Adkins of A Plea for Purging and Levi Benton of Miss May I. That April, the band performed at the 13th annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival.^[11] In February 2012, Brandon McMaster left the band and was replaced by Cye Marshall.^[12]^[13] On October 29, 2012, the band announced that they would be disbanding due to their lead vocalist, Saud Ahmed, leaving the band.^[14]

In June 2024, on the 15th anniversary of their debut album "Guardians," it was announced that Metal Blade Records had licensed rights to Deathly Decibels Records to press "Guardians" on vinyl with both the original cover art, and a limited edition alternative ("alt") cover. ^[15] Pre-orders went live on June 14th, 2024 and sold out within one hour. ^[16] Due to popular demand, Deathly Decibels Records announced on June 22, 2024 that Metal Blade "happily obliged" to a second run vinyl pressing of Guardians. The second run goes live for pre-orders on June 24, 2024. ^[17]

Band members

Final lineup

Saud Ahmed – lead vocals (2008–2012) , keyboards, programming (2007–2012)
Dan Hatfield – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2007–2012)
Jordan Matz – drums (2011-2012)
Cye Marshall – lead guitar (2012)
Michael Cooper – bass (2012)

Former members

Colin Casto – lead vocals (2007–2008)
Scott Ulliman – bass (2007–2008)
Kyle Barrington – lead guitar (2007–2009)
Josh Jardim – lead guitar (2009–2011)
Chris Yates – bass, backing vocals (2008–2010)
David Puckett – drums (2007–2011, played in For Today, now plays in We Came as Romans)
Kevin Lankford – bass (2011–2012)
Brandon McMaster – lead guitar, clean vocals (2010–2012)

Timeline

Discography

Albums

Guardians Limited Edition Vinyl Re-Release (Deathly Decibels Records, 2024)^[18]
Guardians (Metal Blade Records, 2009)
Conviction (Artery Recordings, 2011)

EPs

Behold the Architect (self-released, 2008)
Demo 2010 (self-released, 2010)

Videography

"The Serpent's Tongue"
"Forgive Me"

References

^ "The Crimson Armada - Metal Blade Records". December 24, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Van Horn Jr., Ray. "Crimson Armada, The – 'Guardians'". About.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2011. Deathcore, metalcore, Strypercore, whatever you want to call it, The Crimson Armada does offer their listeners something beyond the tired pentagrams, goat heads and severed limbs, and it's not just their about-faced messages of hope.
^ "The Crimson Armada – Conviction | the Metal Resource - mauce.nl". August 12, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c Heaney, Gregory. "The Crimson Armada". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
^ Prato, Greg. "Guardians". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
^ "The Crimson Armada - Behold the Architect - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com.
^ The Crimson Armada. "The Crimson Armada Myspace". The Crimson Armada Biography. Myspace. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
^ Van Pelt, Doug (July 10, 2010). "Scream the Prayer 2010: Tweets". HM Magazine. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2011. "The Crimson Armada is closing their set with a crazy death/hardcore cover of P.O.D.'s 'Alive'. It actually works! Very heavy. Who knew?" (early)
^ Blabbermouth.net (January 17, 2011). "THE CRIMSON ARMADA Signs With ARTERY RECORDINGS". Blabbermouth News Archive. Roadrunner Records. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
^ Alex DiVincenzo (April 20, 2011). "Artery Recordings Summer Release Schedule". Release Date News. Absolutepunk.net. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
^ Karan, Tim (February 3, 2011). "Job For A Cowboy, Bury Your Dead, Biohazard, more playing New England Metal And Hardcore Festival". News. Alternative Press. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
^ Facebook.com. "Brandon McMaster Personal Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved March 17, 2012. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ Facebook.com (March 1, 2012). "Brandon McMaster facebook Wall Post". Facebook. Retrieved March 17, 2012. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ "Log into Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved April 22, 2021. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
^ Deathly Decibels Records (June 8, 2024). "Deathly Decibels is proud to announce DDR005 Guardians by The Crimson Armada". Deathly Decibels Records. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
^ Deathly Decibels Records (June 15, 2024). "Guardians Sells Out in A Little Over an Hour". Deathly Decibels Records. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
^ Deathly Decibels Records (June 22, 2024). "First Run of Guardians Sells Out; Second Pressing Coming!". Deathly Decibels Records. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
^ https://deathlydecibels.com/products/the-crimson-armada-guardians