Sent by Ravens

Formation and early years (2006-2009)

Sent by Ravens was formed in January 2006 by James (Jamie) Windham (bass), Andy O'Neal (guitar) and Zach Riner (vocals). In August 2007, while searching for a drummer, Windham found Dane Andersen through a video he posted of himself playing on YouTube. Andersen in turn recommended his friend James "JJ" Leonard, Jr. as a second guitarist.

The group released two EPs independently in 2007 and 2008.

Our Graceful Words (2009-2010)

In August 2009, the band signed to Tooth & Nail Records, on which they released their debut studio album Our Graceful Words in April 2010. The album charted at No. 35 on Billboard Top Heatseekers. In support of the album Sent by Ravens toured with artists including Papa Roach, Nonpoint, and Emery.

Mean What You Say and hiatus (2011-2012)

On February 28, 2012, the band released their second studio album, Mean What You Say.

Since their hiatus began on August 1, 2012, several members of the band have joined or formed other bands. In October 2012, Riner and Leonard announced that they had formed a punk rock band called Bad Talk, which they would be pursuing full time. They have recorded two demos which can be found on the band's Facebook page. In December 2012, "We're All Liars" was named the No. 1 Song of 2012 on TVU's Ten Most Wanted Countdown.

Reunion and possible new music (2025-present)

On November 8, 2025, the band posted a new profile picture on all of their social media platforms. Then, on November 12, they posted a visualizer consisting of a voicemail that Jamie sent out to Zach Riner, as well as updated their cover photo on Facebook. Ten days later, on November 18, they posted another voicemail visualizer with it being sent to Andy.

On January 3, 2026, the band posted a short video to its Instagram account showing them playing in a field with previously unreleased music in the background.

On the 15th of February, the band posted a link to their new website on all social media accounts, which features a countdown ending on February the 23rd at 12:00PM EST.

In 2017, Riner and Windham went on to work on a project called "Brave Future" working and writing with producer David Bendeth on an EP of songs that can be found on Spotify.

On February 13, 2018, Brave Future released their lead single "Down Here". On April 2, 2018, a second single "Reinvent" was released.

DISCOGRAPHY:

• Down Here - Single (2018)
• Reinvent - Single (2018)
• Outline - Single (2018)
• Repair - Single (2018)
• Know Thyself - Single (2019)
• Merciless - Single (2019)
• Mettle - Single (2020)
• The Water - Single (2020)
• We Don't Care - Single (2020)
• Down Here (Demo Version) (as part of Demo EP) (2024)
• I Will Let You Down (as part of Demo EP) (2024)
• Runaway (as part of Demo EP) (2024)

Lineup

Zach Riner, vocals

James (Jamie) Windham, bass guitar

Andy O'Neal, lead guitar

James "JJ" Leonard Jr., rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Dane Andersen, drums

Former Members

Jon Arena - bass guitar

Aaron Moses, drums

Derick Ward, drums

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

Music videos

• "Trailers Vs Tornado"
• "New Fire"
• "We're All Liars"