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Rock Band from New York City

Semi Precious Weapons is a rock band from New York City consisting of Justin Tranter on vocals, Stevy Pyne on guitar, Cole Whittle on bass and Dan Crean on drums. Pyne replaced former guitarist, Aaron Lee Tasjan, in November 2008.

In 2006, Semi Precious Weapons (SPW) was formed by Berklee College of Music graduates Tranter, Whittle, Crean and Tasjan. In March 2008 the band signed a worldwide recording agreement with Razor & Tie. The band's album We Love You was re-released under this label on September 30, 2008. Semi Precious Weapons signed to Interscope Records in November 2009. Since November 27, they have been the special guests for Lady Gaga's The Monster Ball. At the same time they began recording a new album titled You Love You, which released on June 29, 2010.

On March 18, 2010, the band's eponymous song "Semi Precious Weapons" achieved their first No. 1 - on New Zealand radio station The Edge.

Justin Tranter has a jewelry line called "Fetty," a combination of 'Fucked Up' and 'Pretty,' that sells at Barneys New York. The designs include weapons, hearts and diamond braille. Justin Tranter was a coach on the MTV show "MADE," where he helped a shy 16-year-old girl become a bassist in her own band. Their track "Magnetic Baby" is featured as a downloadable track in Rock Band 2. The band had a cameo in the video for Lady Gaga's "Telephone" and served as her opening act on her 2009-2011 tour The Monster Ball Tour.

Semi Precious Weapons' song "Semi Precious Weapons" appears on the soundtrack for and is included in the live action feature film "Bad Kids Go to Hell," based on the best selling graphic novel of the same name.

On November 25, the band announced via Facebook that their new album is called 'Aviation' and is set to be released in January 2014. Also it was announced that their single, "Aviation High," was to be sent out to Alternative Radio Nationwide. The Album made its way to iTunes as a preorder on January 21, 2014.

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