Envied by Angels

In early 2020, after pursuing several different music projects, guitarist/producer Adam Blackner made a return back to his roots in rock music. With initial ambitions of creating a solo, instrumental rock project with sounds pulling from the 2000’s alternative, emo, and post-hardcore genres, Adam began writing and recording songs under the band name “Envied by Angels” (EBA). During the recording process, Adam began exploring the idea of finding a vocalist and after searching through a long list of singers on the music collaboration website soundbetter.com, Adam came across the profile of vocalist/producer Alfonso “Fonz” Cervantes. After hearing a demo of Fonz’s vocal ability in heavier genres, Adam was convinced and decided to move forward with Fonz to finish vocals on the last 2 songs of the Valor EP. The two clicked immediately both professionally and personally. In the following weeks after their debut EP release, a pivotal phone call was had between the two to discuss the future of EBA. It was then that Fonz was established as an official member. EBA has continued to develop their sound, pulling from a variety of rock influences ranging from the heavy, guitar driven riffs of post-hardcore, emo and metalcore, combined with the melodic elements of pop-punk and alternative genres. With a primary focus of shedding light on difficult topics, EBA aims to bring hope/encouragement to others and let them know that they are not alone in their struggles.