Burn Halo is an American hard rock band originating from Orange County, California and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
James Hart spent nearly a decade recording and touring as the frontman of Orange County band Eighteen Visions.
After their breakup in early 2007, He landed a label deal with Island/Def Jam and began working almost immediately with songwriter Zac Maloy on what would become Burn Halo's self-titled debut.
"[1] Hart recorded the album between October and November 2007 with Maloy as producer, laying down the tracks with studio musicians, including Nickelback drummer Daniel Adair, former Jane's Addiction bassist Chris Chaney, and guitarist Neal Tiemann who now tours with American Idol winner David Cook.
"[1] Two singles were released from the album: "Save Me", which Hart described as the heaviest track on the record, and "Dirty Little Girl", which features Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synyster Gates.
"[1] After the album was completed, in early 2008, Island elected not to release Burn Halo's debut, leaving Hart with the tough job of finding a new home for his project.
Nothing felt quite right, though, so Burn Halo's manager Bret Bair formed his own label Rawkhead Rekords through Warner Music Group to release the record.
In late 2010, the Burn Halo confirmed that they were going into the studio to record a follow-up to their self-titled debut album, with a hopeful release before summer of 2011.
[5] On March 30, 2011, Burn Halo streamed the new song "Tear It Down" on Noisecreep, and confirmed the name of the new album, as being on Up from the Ashes.
[6] On June 16, 2011, the band streamed "Dakota", another new song from the upcoming album, on Revolver Magazine's website, as well as on their Facebook page.
[7][8] On January 1, 2012, frontman James Hart announced that due to some unforeseen circumstances, personal decisions, Brandon Lynn, Aaron Boehler, and Dillon Ray had left the band.
[9] On January 2, 2012, it was announced that Sonny Tremblay would be the touring, and possibly become the permanent drummer for Burn Halo.
Things got tough on the road and 3 of our members decided to take on their personal lives at home and leave the touring behind ... Let's just say that the current lineup consists of just myself and Roxx.