the used are a band from
orem, utah. they have four albums (demos from the basement, the used, maybe memories, in love and death) and are the middle of recording their next cd. Another cd/dvd named "berth" is to be released
feb 6 2007.
They have released 9 singles and their next single "handsome awkward" is to be released in the next year.
The band consists of four members:
Robert "Bert" McCracken (vocals)
Quinn Allman (guitar, back up vocals)
Jeph "
Jepha" Howard (bass, back up vocals)
Dan Whitesides (drummer)
Their previous members include brandon steineckert who was the original drummer and founder for the band, greg bester, a guitarist that toured with the band in the 00's and joel (no other name given) who played bass when the used first formed in the 90's.
Originally bassist Jepha, was the lead vocalist for the band, but he decided that he prefered bass, so the band recruited bert mccracken, who at the time was under treatment for drug abuse, to front the band.
On september 12th, the used announced on their official website that their drummer branden was no longer part of the band and that they owed him much graditude. A month later they announced drummer
dan whitesides (drummer for the new transit direction) to replace him.
Previous drummer Branden, has been chosen by the band rancid to replace former drummer
Brett Reed.
The used are set to headline the north american taste of chaos.