Red (band)

Red
Red performing in 2021
Background information
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Christian rock alternative rock alternative metal Christian metal hard rock post-grunge nu metal
Discography	Red discography
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Sony Essential Red Entertainment The Fuel
Members	Michael Barnes Anthony Armstrong Randy Armstrong Brian Medeiros
Past members	Andrew Hendrix Hayden Lamb Jasen Rauch Joe Rickard Dan Johnson
Website	thebandred.com

Red (stylized as R3D or RED) is an American Christian rock band from Nashville, Tennessee, formed in 2002 by brothers guitarist Anthony Armstrong and bassist Randy Armstrong, with lead vocalist Michael Barnes. The band's first lineup also consisted of drummer Andrew Hendrix and guitarist Jasen Rauch. Currently, the lineup has consisted of the core trio of the Armstrong brothers and Barnes, along with drummer Brian Medeiros.

After they recorded several demos displaying a style of alternative, hard, and Christian rock music, Red landed a development deal with their longtime producer Rob Graves which led to a record deal with Christian label Essential Records in 2004. Their debut albums End of Silence (2006) and Innocence & Instinct (2009) were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album, and spawned the popular singles "Breathe Into Me" and "Death of Me". Red's mainstream popularity grew and their third album, Until We Have Faces (2011), reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200, which was followed by Release the Panic (2013), which peaked at No. 7, Of Beauty and Rage (2015), Gone (2017), Declaration (2020), and Rated R (2023).