Fast Facts
Location
Ocean County, NJ
Members
Thomas – Keyboards, Vocals
Josh – Bass
Derrick – Guitar, Vocals
Greg – Guitar, Vocals
Steven – Drums
Chris – Guitar, Trumpet
Julia – Cello
Releases
Formlessness EP (2010)
Josh Is Dead EP (2010)
Are Here To Help You Split w/ Deer Leap (2011)
Gig Life Single (2012)
For Fans Of
My Heart To Joy, The Anniversary, The White Octave
Biography
The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die are an atmospheric emo / indie rock band from Willimantic, CT. The band was formed in 2009 by Derrick Shanholtzer and Thomas Diaz who had been playing shows together with their solo projects for a little over a year and often as a collaborative performance. The band has undergone several lineup changes since it’s inception but has always retained Diaz and Shanholtzer at the creative and conceptual front of the group. The band’s now 6 piece lineup writes the songs collaboratively and often on-the-spot with vocal duties shared by 3 members. The band’s sound is easily compared to second wave post-emo indie rock bands of the late 90’s and early 2000’s and their atmospheric moments are often tagged as “post-rock.” The band creates their dense textured sound with multi-layered and heavily effected guitars as well as synthesizer and trumpet.
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