Girl On Fire (band)

Formed in the summer of 2007, Girl On Fire was founded by members Austin Held, guitarist Nick McMahan, guitarist Brent McGaughey, bassist Josh Mouser, and drummer Harry MacDonald. That same year, the band recorded a series of demos and began playing heavily around the Seattle area. The band first saw minor exposure upon winning the Ernie Ball Battle of the bands in 2008 and in 2009, after which Brent McGaughey chose to leave the band.

In late 2010, Girl On Fire signed a deal with Hollywood Waste Records (an imprint of Century Media Records).{{cite web|title=Hollywood Waste Records Welcomes Girl On Fire|url=http://highwiredaze.com/wordpress/girlonfirenews1 |access-date=March 14, 2014}} The band spent the early part of 2011 writing and recording the Revenge EP with Wil Francis (Aiden, William Control).{{cite web|title=Girl On Fire to Release Wil Francis-Produced EP|date=August 19, 2011 |url=http://noisecreep.com/girl-on-fire-to-release-wil-francis-produced-ep-this-september|access-date=March 14, 2014}} 2011–12 saw the band on national tours with Get Scared, Rev Theory and Burn Halo, in support of their Revenge EP.

In 2012, Girl On Fire were up-signed to Century Media Records and began writing their first full-length record. The band spent the last part of 2012 at NRG Studios recording Not Broken with producer Jay Baumgardner (Papa Roach, Evanescence).{{cite web|title=Girl On Fire: 'Not Broken' Album Preview|date=July 30, 2013 |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/girl-on-fire-not-broken-album-preview/|access-date=March 14, 2014}} The record was released on September 3, 2013, and debuted at No. 25 on Billboard Heatseekers charts. Their first single, "The Takedown", spent four weeks in the top 50 and peaked at No. 44. "The Takedown" has been featured on ESPN and was included on Apple Music's playlist of top bands influenced by Linkin Park.{{cite web|title=ESPN's featured music for March| date=February 3, 2012 |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/thelife/music/news/story?id=7665231|access-date=March 14, 2014}}{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/inspired-by-linkin-park/pl.d52d3ffa465640849a46528eb9bb7ca2|title=Inspired by LINKIN PARK on Apple Music|website=Apple Music|language=en-US|access-date=April 28, 2018}} The song has over five million plays on Spotify.{{Citation|title="The Takedown" single|date=May 28, 2013|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/49Yuo56Lk5DM1n5pl5l6fb|language=en|access-date=April 28, 2018}}

The band spent the majority of 2013 on the road with the likes of: Pop Evil, Filter, Otherwise and Nothing More, as well as a three-month stint with Buckcherry. They also performed at several national rock festivals, including Aftershock, Rockville, and Fort Rock.

2014 saw the band headlining shows at the famous Whisky a Go Go and The Viper Room on Hollywood's Sunset Strip.{{cite web|title=Girl on Fire to Play Cruefest|url=http://www.rockstarsglued.com/2014/07/12/girl-on-fire-to-play-cruefest//|access-date=February 17, 2015}} On September 23, 2014, the band released a music video for their second single, "Reminds Me of You".{{cite web|title=Girl On Fire-Reminds Me Of You|url=http://www.underthegunreview.net/2014/09/23/music-video-girl-on-fire-reminds-me-of-you/|access-date=February 17, 2015}} In November, the band embarked upon their first national headlining tour with Los Angeles band Raw Fabrics.{{cite web|title=Seattle's Girl On Fire to Hit The Road with Raw Fabrics|url=http://www.musicnewsnashville.com/seattles-girl-fire-hit-road-raw-fabrics//|access-date=February 17, 2015}}

The band continued to tour nationally in 2015. Notable stints included, a sold out show at the Hard Rock Seattle,{{Cite web|url=http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=5462755|title=Girl on Fire / Me vs. Myself / J... at Hard Rock Cafe - Seattle on Friday, Jan 09, 2015 9:00 PM PST|website=TicketWeb|access-date=November 28, 2016}} a date on the famous SXSW festival,{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} and a headlining spot at Seattle Hempfest 2015.{{Cite news|url=http://www.axs.com/witchburn-scheduled-to-play-at-2015-seattle-hempfest-62022|title=Witchburn scheduled to play at 2015 Seattle Hempfest|newspaper=AXS|access-date=November 28, 2016}} The band's final show was September 5 at the Showare center, alongside Seattle band Candlebox{{Cite web|url=https://tickets.showarecenter.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=200|title=Tickets {{!}} Rock-a-Thon 2015 {{!}} ShoWare Center|last=ShoWare|website=tickets.showarecenter.com|access-date=November 28, 2016}}

Several members are currently in the pop rock band Pretty Awkward (Sony Music).{{Cite web|url=https://www.prettyawkwardband.com/|title=PRETTY AWKWARD|website=PRETTY AWKWARD|language=en|access-date=February 23, 2019}}

• Austin Held - vocals
• Nick McMahan - lead guitar
• Nick Wiggins - rhythm guitar
• Josh Mouser - bass
• Harry MacDonald - drums

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Category:Rock music groups from Washington (state)

Category:Musical groups from Seattle

Category:Musical groups established in 2007