Escape Artist coming Sept. 25th!
Boy Becomes Hero is a post-hardcore outfit from Michigan created by Andrew
Brittingham (multi-instrumentalist, vocalist) that delivers thrashing anthems
and melodic breakdowns. Boy Becomes Hero, with a partnership with To Write Love
On Her Arms, is dedicated to creating a musical experience across the post-hardcore
scene while raising awareness for depression, self-harm, addiction and suicide.
The upcoming sophomore album, Escape Artist, is a horror album serving as a
prelude to “Reverie”; furthering its concept. Reprising his role with even more to show,
Garret Rapp makes his return as Ninjen. Mixed and Mastered by Andreas Magnusson
(Oh, Sleeper, Haste the Day, The Black Dahlia Murder) the album takes a much darker
side compared to its freshman counterpart with Jonathan Gearing (The Devil Wears
Prada) presenting a much deeper emotional space with programming and keys.
The story follows Amatera (Andrew Brittingham) as he struggles with toxic
relationships, mistakes he will make and has made, and searches for Restitution, by
creating a life of atonement. Ninjen (Garret Rapp) and Ajna (Jonny Craig) help our anti-
hero, while captive upon a siren’s ship, find positivity and a healthy mental state in
order to let go of the past and focus on the present and the future. Escape Artist’s
themes of depression, self-harm, and mental health provide a deep dive for listeners as
the heroes in the story make their way from darkness back to light.