Of mice and men

 This is the band Of Mice & Men. Nope, not the book. OM&M was founded in 2009 by Austin Carlile, the original vocalist of Attack Attack!, and the bassist Jaxin Hall, who came from my home city of Auckland, New Zealand. Those first two record their first demo “Seven Thousand Miles For What?” with close friends in a studio in Columbus, Ohio. The two soon began looking for other members for about a monthk until they found their drummer Tino Arteaga, and guitarist Phil Manansala and Shayley Bourget. Austin and Jaxin then moved to Southern Californa to join up with the new members and began writing.
In 2010 the band released their first full length studio album, self named “Of Mice & Men”. After a few band members were kicked out, and Austin left for a heart surgery, the band continued. Jerry Roush filled in for Austin. This didn’t last long. Austin came back in time to write and record 2011′s “The Flood” album. The current members are:
Valentino Arteaga – drums (since 2009)
Austin Carlile – lead vocals (2009–2010; since 2011)
Phil Manansala – lead guitar (since 2009)
Shayley Bourget – bass guitar (since 2011); clean vocals (since 2009); rhythm guitar (2009–2011)
Alan Ashby – rhythm guitar (since 2011)-Cristina