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Red Thorns
Logo currently used by the group.
Background information
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genres	Rock, Prog, Pop Rock, Metal, Alternative Rock
Years active	2009-2014, 2015-present
Labels	Independent

Red Thorns is a rock band formed in 2010. Over the first three years, the band covered songs from many famous rock bands and as of 2014 is currently recording original material for a debut album. The band disbanded in 2014, only to reform a year later.

Origin

Red Thorns goes back to 2009, when it began as an unnamed underground project formed by Chris Stockbridge and Anastasia Smith in Boston. This project was later christened as Red Thorns and expanded in late 2010. Smith hired guitarist Kristin Calico and Stockbridge hired pianist C.J. Goulden as lead vocalist to this project to complete it.

History

In August 2011, guitarist Amber Lambert joined the band as a rhythm guitarist. Lambert later suggested her friend Kendra Monroe join the band. Monroe joined late April of 2011 as keyboardist. In early November of 2011, CJ Goulden left to concentrate with his girlfriend's group 2 Two and Stockbridge left to focus on his new project CCTV, Monroe later recruited her husband Kendall to fill Goulden's position while Lambert moved to drums. The lineup changed many times after. The following June, Stockbridge put CCTV on hiatus to return to the band. He assumed the role of lead vocalist, moving Kendall to bass, Kendra to lead guitar, and Smith to rhythm guitar. About a week after, Smith left the band.

In early 2014, during the recording of their unreleased debut, Red Thorns disbanded as since their hearts were in other projects. After the demise of Stockbridge's short-lived project CCTV, he reformed Red Thorns, with members instead playing different instruments prior to their split, with Goulden returning to the band as well along with Smith. They have resumed working on their debut, which has an unknown release date.

Members

Current Lineup

• Kendra Monroe - Lead Guitar (2012, 2012-present), Bass (2012), Keyboards (2011), Female Lead Vocals (2017-present), backing vocals
• Amber Lambert - Rhythm Guitar (2011, 2015-present), Drums (2011-2014), Keyboards (2016-present), backing vocals
• Anastasia Smith - Bass (2009-2012, 2015-present), Female Lead Vocals (2009-2012, 2015-2017), backing vocals
• Kristin Calico - Drums (2015-present), Guitar (2010-2012, 2012-2014), backing vocals
• Chris Stockbridge - Male Lead Vocals (2012-2014, 2015-2016 live only 2017-present), Drums (2009-2011), backing vocals
• Kendall Monroe - Additional Guitar (Live only 2015-present), Violin, Percussion (2015-present), Bass (2012-2014), Male Lead Vocals (2011-2012, 2017-present), backing vocals

Former

• CJ Goulden - Drums (2009-2010), Keyboards (2015-2017), Male Lead Vocals (2010-2011), backing vocals

Timeline

Years	Lineups
December 2010–April 2011	Kristin Calico – guitar, backing vocals CJ Goulden – lead vocals Chris Stockbridge – drums Anastasia Smith – bass, backing vocals
April 2011–August 2011	Kristin Calico – guitar, backup vocals Kendra Owens – keyboards, backup vocals Chris Stockbridge – drums CJ Goulden – lead vocals Anastasia Smith – bass, backup vocals
August 2011–November 2011	Kristin Calico – guitar, backup vocals Amber Lambert – rhythm guitar, backup vocals Kendra Owens – keyboards Chris Stockbridge – drums CJ Goulden – lead vocals Anastasia Smith – bass, backup vocals
November 2011–March 2012	Kristin Calico – guitar, backup vocals Amber Lambert – drums, backup vocals Kendall Monroe – lead vocals Anastasia Smith – bass, backup vocals
March 2012–June 2012	Anastasia Smith – guitar, vocals, bass Amber Lambert – drums Kendall Monroe – lead vocals Kendra Monroe – guitar, vocals, bass
June 2012–2014 (Hiatus/first breakup)	Kendra Monroe – guitar, backing vocals Kristin Calico – guitar, backing vocals Amber Lambert – drums, backing vocals Chris Stockbridge – lead vocals Kendall Monroe – bass, backing vocals
2014 - 2015	DISBANDED
2015-present (Reformation)	Kendra Monroe – lead guitar, backing vocals Amber Lambert – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Anastasia Smith – bass, female lead vocals, backing vocals Kristin Calico – drums, backing vocals Chris Stockbridge – male lead vocals CJ Goulden – keyboards, piano, key-tar, keyboard bass, guitar, bass, backing vocals Kendall Monroe – additional guitar, violin, percussion, backing vocals, stand-in lead vocalist