Battle Tapes

Battle Tapes is an American electronic rock band, based in Los Angeles, California, United States, formed in late 2010. The band consists of Josh Boardman (vocals, guitar, synthesizer), Riley Mackin (keyboards, programming, vocals), Josh D'Elia (bass guitar, backup vocals) and Pete Kraynak (drums, percussion). Battle Tapes is known for its live performances, fully sequenced lighting and visuals and integrating electro and indie influences into its music and image.[according to whom?] To date, Battle Tapes has released four EPs: Sleepwalker (2011), Sweatshop Boys (2012), Solid Gold (2016), and Form (2017). They released their first studio album Polygon on November 20, 2015. They have released several singles: Valkyrie (Radio Edit) (2015), No Good (2017), Weight of the World (2019), If Only (2022), In Too Deep (2022), One Night in Burbank (2023), and Brand New (2023). Their second studio album Texture was released on May 5, 2023. Battle Tapes gained increased popularity in 2013, when their song "Feel the Same" from the Sweatshop Boys EP was featured in Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto V, on the in-game radio station Radio Mirror Park. The band also gained additional popularity in 2018, when several of their songs were featured in the Rooster Teeth web series Gen:Lock, with "Belgrade" used as its main theme. Battle Tapes made their festival debut in 2014, performing at The Sunset Strip Music Festival in Los Angeles, as well as SXSW in Austin, Texas. In early 2015, Battle Tapes announced they would be playing at the BottleRock Napa Valley Festival in May later that year. Some of these remixes were never officially released on any streaming platforms. Josh Boardman and Riley Mackin often perform as a duo under the moniker "Skeleton Crüe" — a name derived from the stripped-down size of Battle Tapes, focusing more on a live DJ-style use of drum machines, samplers and synths, in addition to traditional DJ decks. Teen Wolf (season 3, episode 4) - "Made" Grand Theft Auto V - "Feel the Same" Elementary (season 2, episode 4) - "Sleepwalker" National Geographic Channel (Ad Campaign) - "Sweatshop Boys" BBC One - Casualty (Series 32 finale promo) - "Feel the Same" Need for Speed (Trailer) - "Feel the Same" The Originals (season 1, episode 17) - "Feel the Same" NBC Sports (Formula 1/Monaco GP) - "Feel the Same" State of Affairs (season 1, episode 12) - "Feel the Same" Need for Speed (drift races) - "Valkyrie" Asphalt Xtreme - "Belgrade" Lucifer (season 1, episode 2) - "Valkyrie" Bones (season 9, episode 14) - "Sweatshop Boys" Now You See Me 2 - "Belgrade" Girls - "Solid Gold" Lethal Weapon - "Made" The Crew 2 - "Dreamboat" & "Mulholland" Asphalt 9: Legends - "Valkyrie" S.W.A.T. - (season 3, episode 14) - "Made" Gen:LOCK (Web series) - "Belgrade" (Main theme), "Syntax" (season 1, episode 2), "Alive" (season 1, episode 3), "Sweatshop Boys" (season 1, episode 4), "Last Resort & Spa" (season 1, episode 4), "Weight of the World" (season 1, episode 8) Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 (Announce Trailer) - "Feel the Same" The Blacklist (season 4, episode 21) - "Last Resort and Spa" Hyper Scape - "Feel the Same" Invincible (TV series) (episode 5) - "Alive" The Naked Director (season 2 trailer) - "In Too Deep" The Flash (2014 TV series) (season 6, episode 3) - "Made" "Battle Tapes Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved February 19, 2015. "Band of The Month: Battle Tapes Set 'Valkyrie' Ablaze at Swing House". craveonline.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015. "Battle Tapes - The Paradise Arcade". Soundcloud. August 24, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022. "6th Annual Sunset Strip Music Festiva". performingartslive.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015. "Music Premiere: Battle Tapes Releases New Single "One Night In Burbank"". CelebMix. March 16, 2023. "Battle Tapes - MTV". MTV.com. June 24, 2013. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2015. "Gen:Lock, Season 1 (Music from the Rooster Teeth Series)". Spotify. October 18, 2019. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 - E3 2019 - Announce Trailer. YouTube. Rockstar Network - Battle Tapes interview Battle Tapes Rave's Faves - Battle Tapes BottleRock band of the day - Battle Tapes Battle Tapes Website