Carnival

**Carnival** is a American rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 2010 consisting of vocalist Erica Lindbeck, bassist Logan Acura, guitarist Luke Nora and drummer Skip Collins. The band is well known for their hit cover of Nervepitch's "Stitches".

## Members

### Current members

Erica Lindbeck, Logan Acura, Luke Nora, Skip Collins

## History

Erica, Logan, Luke and Skip met at a high school winterfest party in 2009 and came together to form a band in summer of 2010. The band went with the name Carnival after the four were insulted as "Clowns at the Carnival". The band recorded a six song demo which they sent to Season of Mist, who were impressed at their sound, the French label signed the group in late 2010. In 2011, the band released their debut EP *Eternally Black* which debuted a more punk blues inspired nu metal sounding. The band recorded their debut album throughout the remainder of 2011 and into 2012. This album, 2013's *Eyeless Radio* featured the band's well known song, a cover of Nervepitch's *Stitches* and the second cover off the album, a cover of Psycore's *I Go Solo* has since been used as the opening track for every live concert and tours.

In 2014, the band supported Pop Evil on their tour to promote their third album Onyx. In 2015, the band released their second album *Valuable Suicide* which was received with mixed reviews with some saying that the band could've coddled a more better name while others said it's their most heaviest and greatest album. The band supported a tour with Pierce The Veil to promote their fourth album *Misadventures* in 2016. The band were apart of Fozzy's *JUDAS ON MY MIND TOUR* with the likes of Quiet Riot, Wale and Meet Me at The Altar. While the aforementioned three along with Fozzy's performances were received positively, Carnival's performance was not, as people believed they were not real rock and roll and tickets were refunded for everytime Carnival was slated to perform, which led to Fozzy dropping Carnival from their tour. Erica Lindbeck said in response, "if they fucking hate us, that's fine, if they love us, that's fine too. It's fair enough for people to love us and hate us."

In 2019, the band released their third album *Loatheworthy* which sold better than their second album. The band went on tour with Meet Me at the Altar as the opening act until the tour had to be stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2020, the band released their fourth album *Bridges and Streams* which was received positively. On June 12th 2021, the band released a Record Store Day version of their debut album for midwestern record stores. In 2023, the band released their fifth album *School Slaughterhouse* which featured a more death metal-influenced nu metal sounding. Currently, the band are out on tour with Nemophila as the opening act.

## Influences

Genres the band is put under are hard rock, nu metal and punk blues. Erica Lindbeck and Luke Nora said that Goo Goo Dolls, Staind, The Monkees, Battlecross, Mudvayne, The White Stripes and Jeff Beck were massive influences to Carnival.

## Members

Erica Lindbeck-lead vocals (2010-present) \*has 8 different Behringer microphones\*

Logan Acura-bass (2010-present) \*currently plays a Schecter Black Satin Avenger bass\*

Luke Nora-guitar (2010-present) \*currently plays a Strandberg Boden+ NX 7 True Temperment Glacier Blue guitar with DOD Supra Distortion Extreme pedal\*

Skip Collins-drums (2010-present) \*currently plays a 8 piece drum set by Pearl and ZBT\*

## Discography

*Eternally Black (2011, EP)*

*Eyeless Radio (2013)*

*Valuable Suicide (2015)*

*Loatheworthy (2019)*

*Bridges and Streams (2020)*

*School Slaughterhouse (2023)*