Moros Eros

Moros Eros
Moros Eros
Origin	Marietta, Georgia
Genres	Indie rock, Alternative rock
Years active	2005–2008
Labels	Victory Records
Members	Zach Tipton; DJ Shulz; Chris Firebaugh; Bobby Theberge

Moros Eros was an American alternative rock band from Marietta, Georgia. The band formed under the name In Vitro and released their debut EP, I'm Dying But I Still Don't See Anything, under that name, only to discover the name was already trademarked by a French band.^[1] The band renamed themselves Moros Eros (Moros is Greek for "impending doom" and Eros is the Greek god of love). The band signed to Victory Records. The band's debut album, I Saw the Devil Last Night and Now the Sun Shines Bright, was released on October 31, 2006, with the single "Today Is The Day" soon following.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] The band played at the 2007 South by Southwest.^[7] The group's most recent album, Jealous Me Was Killed By Curiosity, arrived in October 2007.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

According to AbsolutePunk.net on April 7, 2008, they had broken up.^[13]

After the breakup

On Moros Eros' Myspace page, they have posted that they have moved on and started their musical life in something new. Zach Tipton has started two bands: Young Coyotes and I am the Dot. Chris Firebaugh has joined a band named The Peppermint Confederacy. Bobby Theberge and Derek Schulz are recording and performing psychedelic doom metal under the name Day Old Man.

Line-up

Zach Tipton: Lead vocals, Guitar, Lyrics
DJ Schulz: Bass
Chris Firebaugh: Keyboards, Guitar
Bobby Theberge: Drums

Discography

I'm Dying But I Still Don't See Anything EP (2006)
I Saw the Devil Last Night and Now the Sun Shines Bright (Victory Records, 2006) – Produced by John Naclerio
Jealous Me Was Killed By Curiosity (Victory Records, 2007) – Produced by J. Clark

Singles

"Today Is The Day" (2006)
"On My Side" (2007)
"Safety Net" (2007)

References

^ Moros Eros at Allmusic.com
^ Album Review, Absolute Punk. Accessed December 6, 2007.
^ Album Review, Ink 19. Accessed December 6, 2007.
^ Album Review Archived 2007-12-15 at the Wayback Machine, Metal Reviews. Accessed December 6, 2007.
^ Album Review, Allmusic
^ Album Review, Pop Matters. Accessed December 6, 2007.
^ Artist Profile Archived 2008-02-15 at the Wayback Machine. South by Southwest. Accessed December 6, 2007.
^ Album Review, Shakefire. Accessed December 6, 2007.
^ Album Review, Sea of Tranquility. Accessed December 6, 2007.
^ Album Review. New Noise.net. Accessed December 6, 2007.
^ Album Review, Allmusic
^ "Moros Eros: I Saw the Devil Last Night and Now the Sun Shines Bright". PopMatters. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
^ Moros Eros Break Up – News Article – AbsolutePunk.net

External links

[1] Moros Eros at Allmusic.com

[2] Album Review, Absolute Punk. Accessed December 6, 2007.

[3] Album Review, Ink 19. Accessed December 6, 2007.

[4] Album Review Archived 2007-12-15 at the Wayback Machine, Metal Reviews. Accessed December 6, 2007.

[5] Album Review, Allmusic

[6] Album Review, Pop Matters. Accessed December 6, 2007.

[7] Artist Profile Archived 2008-02-15 at the Wayback Machine. South by Southwest. Accessed December 6, 2007.

[8] Album Review, Shakefire. Accessed December 6, 2007.

[9] Album Review, Sea of Tranquility. Accessed December 6, 2007.

[10] Album Review. New Noise.net. Accessed December 6, 2007.

[11] Album Review, Allmusic

[12] "Moros Eros: I Saw the Devil Last Night and Now the Sun Shines Bright". PopMatters. Retrieved 2017-09-23.

[13] Moros Eros Break Up – News Article – AbsolutePunk.net

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