---
title: "On Broken Wings"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/on-broken-wings"
genre: "Metalcore"
country: "United States"
formed: 2001
---

# On Broken Wings

**On Broken Wings** is a metalcore band, from United States, active 2001 to present.

On Broken Wings is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts, that formed in 2001. Often credited with pioneering the sound, and coining the term, of "moshcore" a term originally used by the band to describe their fusion of metal with elements of post-hardcore and hardcore breakdowns. AllMusic described their style as post-emo metalcore with elements of grindcore.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Broken_Wings

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | On Broken Wings |
| Genre | Metalcore |
| Parent genre | Metalcore |
| Origin | Hull, United States |
| Formed | 2001 |
| Releases in catalog | 5 |

## Genres

[Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/metalcore-classic)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Eric Meeley](https://themetalnet.com/musician/eric-meeley) | Electric bass guitar, Lead vocals |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2002 | [Number One Beautiful](https://themetalnet.com/album/a25dfe72-1398-3648-a3dd-39f679ba2a5e) | EP |
| 2003 | [Some of Us May Never See the World](https://themetalnet.com/album/07c0db1a-c5cf-3b4f-a43f-8f15b3da54b8) | Album |
| 2005 | [It's All a Long Goodbye](https://themetalnet.com/album/70b30b5b-a2da-3386-b2ae-8591de1bd9f4) | Album |
| 2007 | [Going Down](https://themetalnet.com/album/b256005f-cba9-33fe-b09f-ed527fd7fa93) | Album |
| 2016 | [Disintegrator](https://themetalnet.com/album/839a0763-6f58-470f-896e-904573ac3d94) | Album |

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- [Unearth](https://themetalnet.com/band/unearth) (listened together)
- [Bleeding Through](https://themetalnet.com/band/bleeding-through) (listened together)
- [As I Lay Dying](https://themetalnet.com/band/as-i-lay-dying) (listened together)
- [Evergreen Terrace](https://themetalnet.com/band/evergreen-terrace) (listened together)
- [Poison the Well](https://themetalnet.com/band/poison-the-well) (listened together)
- [Atreyu](https://themetalnet.com/band/atreyu) (listened together)
- [August Burns Red](https://themetalnet.com/band/august-burns-red) (listened together)
- [Bring Me the Horizon](https://themetalnet.com/band/bring-me-the-horizon) (listened together)
- [Dead to Fall](https://themetalnet.com/band/dead-to-fall) (listened together)
- [All That Remains](https://themetalnet.com/band/all-that-remains) (listened together)
- [Bury Your Dead](https://themetalnet.com/band/bury-your-dead) (listened together)
- [The Black Dahlia Murder](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-black-dahlia-murder) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/On_Broken_Wings/3553
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6YHwihvZnsvA1MohQx91AO
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/12240
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/59967772

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/on-broken-wings](https://themetalnet.com/band/on-broken-wings). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt