Joel kanitz biography

American pop rock band

For the current century in the Gregorian calendar, see 21st century.

This Century was an American pop rock band from Phoenix, Arizona, United States.

Joel kanitz biography

The band consisted of members Joel Kanitz, Ryan Gose, Alex Silverman, and Sean Silverman. In February 2014, Alex Silverman announced his departure from the group. In May 2015, the band announced that following the release of their third album Soul Sucker, they would be playing farewell shows and retiring the band so members could "pursue each of our passions and musical projects".^[1] The band has released three full-length albums: Soul Sucker, Biography of Heartbreak, and Sound of Fire.^[2]

History

Beginnings (2006–2007)

The band was formed while most of the members were attending high school.

They experimented with several names such as "Modern Poets", and kept this name for two shows before changing it to "Evident Earth". They finally decided on "This Century"