Mikey Herrera (1982-2015)
Mikey Herrera (1982-2015)
Mike “Mikey” Herrera was born in 1982. He was the lead
singer of many bands over the years, such as One Dying Wish, the Blackout Pact,
Sleeper Horse and Tin Horn Prayer. He is most known as the frontman in The
Blackout Pact. they were signed to Eyeball Records an imprint of Astro
Magnetics. They released a full-length album in 2005 called Hello, Sailor.
Later, Mike would go onto form Tin Horn Prayer and they would release an album
called Grapple the Rails in 2012.
Achievements: In October 2004, Geoff Rickly signed The
Blackout Pact to the indie label Astro Magnetics. Rickly also produced their
first CD Hello Sailor. They went on to tour with such bands as Fight Paris,
Drowningman, The Lawrence Arms, The Fall of Troy, Folly, The Draft, Rise Against,
The Number 12 Looks Like You, Yellowcard, Heavy Heavy Low Low, Silverstein, Mae
and more. In 2005 they released a video to the song "We Drink So You Don't
Have to."
Former frontman Mike Herrera played guitar and shared vocals
in a project called Sleeper Horse, which completed a mid-west tour and opened
for The Draft, Gaslight Anthem and others before disbanding in 2007. Herrera
was sharing vocals and playing banjo, mandolin and harmonica in the folk/punk
outfit Tin Horn Prayer, which was set to release their second LP Grapple The
Rails via Paper + Plastic in October 2012. Their first album Get Busy Dying was
released in 2010 on Bermuda Mohawk Productions. Herrera Can also be found
playing guitar in the math rock group The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill Former
TBOP guitar player Justin Hackl is now playing with the band Native Daughters.
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