Flyleaf is an American rock band formed in Belton Texas USA in 2000 they emerged as a band called Listen, and then changed name to Passerby, but due to an existing band owning the rights to the name of the name was changed to Flyleaf after they had contracts with their record label "A face is the blank page in front of a book that explains Lacey Mosley Flyleaf singer" It is the dedication page of the site you can write a message to someone you give a book to and it's kind of what our songs are - personal messages that provide a moment of clarity before the story begins "
Their music is a mix of hard rock style band mention influences as Rage Against the Machine Foo Fighters Incubus The Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana
Earlyt of singer Lacey Mosley started playing music with drummer James Culpepper Later on guitarists Jared Hartmann and Sameer Bhattacharya were recruited "Sameer and Jared really experimental with melodies and pedals, and we all had different influences that were all blending together with the same passionate and hopeful heart, and that brought this beautiful feeling was magical, "says Mosley when they were still playing as bar they were playing with bassist Josh C, and Jonathan B bassist was replaced by Kirkpatrick Seals in 2002 after he left his previous band The Grove
All five members of the band is Christian This belief of faith in Jesus affect their music, but lead singer Lacey Mosley does not necessarily think that makes Flyleaf a strictly Christian band "We all share thethe same faith, and so when we deal with the whole 'Christian band thing,' we kind of think of something POD says something like "If you are a Christian it affects everything in your life So if you are a plumber makes you a Christian plumber?" Mosley said "I do not know the answer, we are a band that is part of who we are, so it comes out in our music and that is the fuel for what we do and find Christ saved my life so I am not ashamed of it at all and most of our album reflects that "
Flyleaf released a song" Cassie "which involved the shooting of Cassie Bernall and Rachel Scott was shot in the head after admiting they were Christians, this is just one example of how Flyleaf affected by events and touch others through their music
Flyleaf released their first full length album countiesgd studio "Flyleaf" in October 2005 the album re-released in the U.S. in October 2007 with its latest digital EP "Much Like Falling" which was released on the iTunes Store, the new version of "Flyleaf" contains additional acoustic tracks
From 10 November 2009 Flyleaf have released their second album called "Memento Mori" The album is a bit less heavy than the debut album, two songs that were released before the official release is "Beautiful Bride" and "Again"
