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American hard rock band

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Hurtsmile
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genres	Hard rock
Years active	2007–present

Members	Gary Cherone Mark Cherone Joe Pessia Dana Spellman

Hurtsmile is a band fronted by Extreme singer Gary Cherone.

Cherone started the project in 2007 with his brother Mark and Joe Pessia. Some demos were released on the internet, but plans for an album were put on hold once plans for the eventual Extreme reunion emerged. After the release of Saudades de Rock and the subsequent 2009 tour, Extreme member Nuno Bettencourt went on tour with Rihanna, putting Extreme on hiatus and giving time for Cherone to return to the Hurtsmile project. The album was then recorded and released January 2011 in Europe and February 2011 in the US.

Besides brothers Gary and Mark Cherone, who also play together in Slip Kid, a The Who tribute band, the band features Joe Pessia, who plays with Tantric and was the bassist for Bettencourt's DramaGods and drummer Dana Spellman, who was a student of Extreme's former drummer Mike Mangini.

Band members

Gary Cherone - lead vocals
Mark Cherone - guitars
Joe Pessia - bass guitar
Dana Spellman - drums

Discography

Studio albums

Hurtsmile (2011)
Retrogrenade (2014)

References

"Extreme Mainman Discusses Hurtsmile Project | News @". Ultimate-guitar.com. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
"Gary Cherone to Release New Album Hurtsmile in 2011 : Guitar News : Guitar News". GuitarInternational.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-26. Retrieved 2011-03-01.

v t e Extreme
Gary Cherone Nuno Bettencourt Pat Badger Kevin Figueiredo Paul Geary Michael Mangini Carl Restivo
Studio albums	Extreme Extreme II: Pornograffitti III Sides to Every Story Waiting for the Punchline Saudades de Rock Six
Live albums	Take Us Alive
Compilations	The Best of Extreme: An Accidental Collocation of Atoms?
Singles	"Play with Me" "Kid Ego" "Decadence Dance" "Get the Funk Out" "More Than Words" "Hole Hearted" "Rest in Peace" "Stop the World" "Tragic Comic" "Cynical" "Hip Today" "Star"
Tours	Take Us Alive World Tour East Meets West Tour
Related articles	Discography Van Halen DramaGods Tribe of Judah Mourning Widows Satellite Party Hurtsmile Generation Axe

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