Bad Seed Rising

{{Short description|American rock band}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Bad Seed Rising | image = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | alias = | origin = Frederick, Maryland | genre = Hard rock | years_active = {{start date|2012}}–2017 | label = Roadrunner Records | website = {{URL|http://www.badseedrisingband.com}} }} '''Bad Seed Rising''' was an American rock band from Maryland composed of four teenagers: singer/rhythm guitarist Francheska Pastor, lead guitarist Mason Gainer, drummer Aiden Marceron and bassist Louey Peraza. They were the youngest band to sign with Roadrunner Records (a subsidiary of Atlantic Records).<ref name=Balsun>{{cite web|title=Not your average kid band|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/music/midnight-sun-blog/bal-bad-seed-rising-not-the-average-kid-group-story.html|publisher=Baltimore Sun|accessdate=24 January 2017}}</ref>

In September 2012 they released their first EP ''606'' with the help of guitarist Chris Shiflett of the Foo Fighters. In 2013 they were part of the Bigger Than Life Tour.<ref name=Balsun /> In 2014 they released the EP ''Charm City'' (after the nickname of Baltimore).<ref name=Balsun />

In 2015 their eponymous song was selected for the closing credits of the movie ''Spy'' starring Melissa McCarthy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spy music video Bad Seed Rising|url=http://ew.com/article/2015/06/05/spy-music-video-bad-seed-rising/|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=24 January 2017}}</ref> They also released an EP in May 2015 called ''A Place Called Home'', working with Drew Fulk.<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview Francheska Pastor|date=30 September 2015 |url=http://crypticrock.com/interview-francheska-pastor-of-bad-seed-rising/|publisher=CrypticRock|accessdate=24 January 2017}}</ref>

In 2016 the band toured with the Warped Tour of 2016. A debut album called ''Awake in Color'' was released in late 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pre-order "awake in color"|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/pre-order-bad-seed-risings-debut-album-today-24876|publisher=Roadrunner Records|accessdate=24 January 2017}}</ref>

On September 5, 2017, Bad Seed Rising announced its breakup, adding that "there's no bad blood between any of us, we will always still be brothers (and sister)." The band played its final show in Westminster, Maryland, on September 11.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

==Discography==

===EPs=== * ''606'' * ''Wolves at the Door'' * ''Hey Kid'' * ''Charm City'' * ''A Place Called Home''

===Albums=== * ''Awake in Color'' (2016)

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==External links== *[http://www.badseedrisingband.com Bad Seed Rising] Official site

Category:Hard rock musical groups from Maryland Category:Musical groups established in 2012 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2017 Category:Musical quartets from Maryland Category:2012 establishments in Maryland Category:2017 disestablishments in Maryland