2004–2009: Formation and debut album Daniel Davies and
Rich Mullins first met in November 2003, after the bassist had left
Karma to Burn and was playing in the band Speedealer. After completing a drug rehabilitation program together, the pair met
Brad Hargreaves in November 2004, and after an informal jam session formed Year Long Disaster later. The band also supported Norwegian
punk rock outfit
Turbonegro on the North American What Is Rock Tour, beginning in September 2007. The band's debut album,
Year Long Disaster, was released on August 21, 2007. In July 2008, Year Long Disaster contributed a
cover version of the
Iron Maiden track "
Running Free" to the tribute album
Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden. Later in the year, the group toured with
Motörhead alongside
Misfits,
Valient Thorr and
Airbourne.
2009–2011: Second album In September 2009, it was reported that Year Long Disaster had begun recording its second studio album at
Sound City Studios in Los Angeles, California with producer
Nick Raskulinecz. Preceded by the single "Show Me Your Teeth",
Black Magic; All Mysteries Revealed was released on March 9, 2010. The band also contributed a cover version of
The Sword's "Maiden, Mother & Crone" to a split single with the
Austin, Texas-based group, released by Volcom in March 2010. Since touring with Karma to Burn members
Rob Oswald and
Will Mecum in 2010 and 2011, Year Long Disaster has remained inactive. Davies has since joined
CKY in place of founding frontman
Deron Miller, both in 2012 and in 2015. ==Band members==