caption current_members associated_acts years_active label article_title landscape past_members background genre image origin name
defeater performing in 2012 derek longobardi archambault jay maas mike poulin jake woodruff joe -lsb- http://www.facebook.com/alcoaxo alcoa -rsb- , -lsb- http://transistortransistor.bandcamp.com transistortransistor -rsb- 2004 -- present epitaph , bridge 9 , topshelf defeater -lrb- band -rrb-
 yes gus pesce andy reitz max barror group_or_band melodic hardcore defeater 2012.jpg boston , massachusetts , united states defeater
defeater -lrb- band -rrb-

defeater is an american melodic hardcore band from massachusetts , formed in 2004 .
to date they have released three full-length albums , two eps and a single .
the band lineup consists of derek archambault -lrb- vocals -rrb- , jay maas -lrb- guitar -rrb- , jake woodruff -lrb- guitar -rrb- , joe longobardi -lrb- drums -rrb- and mike poulin -lrb- bass -rrb- .
all of the band 's works have been released via bridge 9 records , aside from the album `` travels '' , which was initially released via topshelf records , but was later reissued on bridge 9 records .
their latest studio album , `` letters home , `` was released on july 16th , 2013 and debuted at number 72 on billboard top 200 chart , number 1 on the vinyl chart and number 13 on the current alternative album chart .
they have toured with the likes of la dispute , carpathian , comeback kid , bane and miles away .
they supported august burns red in 2013 .
they played the second stage at hevy music festival 2011 and appeared on the second half of the 2013 vans ' warped tour , playing on the monster stage .
