2. flyleaf is an American rock band, formed in the Belton and Temple,
Texas regions in 2002. The band has charted on mainstream rock
and Christian metal genres. They performed around the United
States in 2003 until releasing their first debut album, Flyleaf, in
2005. The album sold more than one million copies. The band won
an online poll on Yahoo.com and was named Yahoo!'s Who's Next
band of the month in March 2006 and they were named MTV's
artist of the week on December 24, 2007.Flyleaf released their
second album Memento Mori on November 10, 2009, which
debuted and got to No. 8 on the Billboard charts. Flyleaf's third
album New Horizons was released on October 30, 2012. Shortly
before the album's release, lead vocalist Lacey Sturm announced
she was leaving and Kristen May became the new lead vocalist.
Band Member:
• Kristen May – lead vocals (2012–present)
• Sameer Bhattacharya – lead guitar, backing vocals (2002–
present)
• Jared Hartmann – rhythm guitar (2002–present)
• Pat Seals – bass, backing vocals (2002–present)
• James Culpepper – drums, percussion (2002–present)
