Hailing from Dale City, VA (a suburb of Washington, D.C.), Brave are a progressive rock/metal band founded in 1996 by brother-sister duo Michelle (vocals, keyboards) and Scott Loose (guitar, keyboards), along with childhood friend and drummer Trevor Schrotz. Originally using the name Arise from Thorns, this trio recorded two self-released albums in a goth rock vein before absorbing the aforementioned metal and art rock influences and metamorphosing into Brave, augmented by second guitarist Juan Sumarriba, bassist Chris Welborn, and violinist Suvo Sur for 2002's Searching for t...