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The Paradox (band)

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The Paradox is an American pop-punk band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in June 2024. Its members are Eric Dangerfield (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Donald Bryant (bass), Christopher "Xelan" Bernard (lead guitar, backing vocals), and Percy "PC3" Crews (drums).[2][3] They are the first all-black punk band to be number 1 on Billboard's alternative airplay chart.

The Paradox
OriginAtlanta, Georgia, US
Genres
Years active2024-present
LabelHundred Day Records[1]
Members
  • Eric Dangerfield
  • Christopher "Xelan" Bernard
  • Donald Bryant
  • Percy "PC3" Crews
Past membersDeon Lewis
Websitetheparadoxband.com

History

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Eric Dangerfield had wanted to start a pop-punk band for a long time before starting The Paradox in June 2024 together with Donald Bryant and Christopher Bernard.[4] At the time of starting the band, Dangerfield was working at an Atlanta Vape shop.[5] They created the social-media accounts for the band in July, announcing their lineup with Deon Lewis as their drummer, who was replaced by Percy Crews within that same month. Their social media gained 110,000 followers within three weeks[6] and over 730,000 within a month.[7] Their career started by playing songs written by Dangerfield from his apartment and posting them on their social media, especially on Instagram.

The band's first song "Kaitlyn", released on July 3, 2024, went viral on social media. This led to the band getting invited by Billie Joe Armstrong to open for Green Day's show in Atlanta and by Jack White's show in Nashville within a month of the band's forming.[6][8][9][10] While still up-and-coming, an edited video of them covering "My Own Worst Enemy" by Lit with inappropriate band parody names gained them more popularity.[11][12]

The band dropped their first single, "Imani", on August 2, 2024, kicking off their proper career. In October 2024, the band opened for the When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas with a 25-minute set.[13][14]

In April 2025, The Paradox released the single "Do Me Like That," which gained over 20 million views online. The song was originally titled "Subaru" until they received a cease and desist letter from Subaru—the band would later go on to record a short outside a Subaru dealership of them singing the chorus of the song.[11][15] It was also the first song they released on Hundred Day Records; a subsidiary of Virgin Records.[16][17] On June 12th, 2025, The Paradox released their song "Get The Message", which they had debuted at PhilaMOCA.[18] On July 18, 2025, they shared a preview of a song featuring Travis Barker. This song, "Bender", was released on the July 25th.[19][20][21] A couple days later, The Paradox made an appearance at the Vans Warped Tour,[22] where they brought out Barker to perform "The Rock Show" and "Bender".[23] The band released their following single, "Do It Again", on August 29th, 2025. This single, along with their past three, appeared on their upcoming EP "NSFW", which was released on September 19th, 2025.[24][25]

The Paradox embarked on a tour opening for All Time Low and Mayday Parade in October of 2025.[26] "Get the Message" of their first EP reached the No. 1 spot on the Alternative Airplay leadboard on 24 January 2026.[27] The track features on the soundtrack of Take-Two Interactive video game NBA 2K26, and earned them a shoutout by LeBron James on his Instagram page.[28][29][30]

Musical style

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The Paradox's music is inspired by the pop-punk resurgence, reminiscent of early 2000s bands.[31][32]

Eric Dangerfield stated in an interview that his influences included Blink-182, Sum 41, Green Day, The Beatles, and New Found Glory.[33]

Band members

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Current

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  • Eric Dangerfield - lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2024–present)
  • Donald Bryant - bass guitar, occasional backing vocals (2024–present)
  • Christopher "Xelan" Bernard - lead guitar, co-lead vocals (2024–present)
  • Percy "PC3" Crews III - drums (2024–present)

Former

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  • Deon Lewis - drums (July 2024)

Discography

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EPs

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Singles

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List of singles, with year released and album name shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Albums/EPs
US
Alt.
[35]		 US
Rock
Air.
[36]
2024 "Imani" —— Non-album single
"Ms. Lauren" ——
2025 "Do Me Like That" —— NSFW
"Get the Message" 16
"Bender" (feat. Travis Barker) ——
"Do It Again" ——
2026 "Good For Me" —— Non-album single

References

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  1. ↑ "Artists & Releases". Hundred Days. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  2. ↑ Owens, Paige (2024-10-19). "The Paradox Kick Off When We Were Young with Green Day Cover". idobi. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
  3. ↑ "The Paradox". Vans Warped Tour LB. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
  4. ↑ UsedTruck2446 (2025-05-17). "The Paradox". www.reddit.com. Retrieved 2025-09-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ "The Paradox: "Billie Joe messaged us, 'How would you guys like to…". Kerrang!. 2025-09-17. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  6. 1 2 Horowitz, Matt (2025-05-16). "3 Feet High & Rising: Viral All-Black Pop-Punk Band The Paradox's Frontman Eric Dangerfield Talks Upcoming Debut EP". The Witzard.
  7. ↑ Aaron, Cooper (2025-10-02). "The Paradox | A Conversation at Riot Fest". Bearded Gentlemen Music.
  8. ↑ Gollon, Chris (2024-09-04). "Two Palm Coast Musicians Open for Green Day in Atlanta". AskFlagler. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  9. ↑ Dennis, Ryne. "New music: All Black pop-punk band storms social media. Meet Georgia group The Paradox". Online Athens. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
  10. ↑ "Meet Audacy 'LAUNCH' artist, The Paradox". www.audacy.com. 2025-07-23. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  11. 1 2 Flores, Diego (2025-05-06). "The Paradox Share "Do Me Like That"". Ghettoblaster Magazine. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  12. ↑ Cerio, Michael (2025-07-29). "The Paradox on their rapid rise and defying stereotypes: 'We all went through the ridicule'". www.audacy.com. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  13. ↑ "Interview: The Paradox Talk When We Were Young Performance, Opening for Green Day, and New Love of Pop Punk". Shameless SF. 2024-10-18. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  14. ↑ Owens, Paige (2024-10-19). "The Paradox Kick Off When We Were Young with Green Day Cover". idobi. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  15. ↑ The Paradox (2025-04-22). Our response to Subaru's cease and desist 🤟🏽 'Do Me Like That' (formerly 'Subaru') out Friday!🔥. Retrieved 2025-09-15 – via YouTube.
  16. ↑ "The Paradox (Hundred Days/Virgin Music Group)". www.hitsdailydouble.com. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  17. ↑ "The Paradox and Travis Barker go on a "Bender" with new single – EARMILK". Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  18. ↑ Rahman, Abdur. "The Paradox's electrifying punk wins over the crowd in their Philly debut". WXPN | Vinyl At Heart. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  19. ↑ "The Paradox collab with Travis Barker on new single, Bender". Kerrang!. 2025-07-27. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  20. ↑ "The Paradox and Travis Barker go on a "Bender" with new single – EARMILK". Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  21. ↑ Neville. "See the Paradox and Travis Barker rage in new hangover anthem "Bender"". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
  22. ↑ Serra, Maria (2025-07-28). "Travis Barker Joins The Paradox For Surprise Vans Warped Tour Appearance". idobi. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  23. ↑ Serra, Maria (2025-07-28). "Travis Barker Joins The Paradox For Surprise Vans Warped Tour Appearance". idobi. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  24. ↑ "The Paradox turn up the volume on pop-punk with new single 'Do It Again' – EARMILK". Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  25. ↑ "The Paradox Hopes To Spur A Pop-Punk Revival With New Singles Like "Do It Again"". Wildfire Music + News. 2025-09-02. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  26. ↑ Davidson, Shana (2025-06-13). "All Time Low announce the EVERYONE'S TALKING! TOUR + new song "SUCKERPUNCH" » // MELODIC Magazine". Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  27. ↑ Rutherford, Kevin. "The Paradox Scores Its First Billboard No. 1 With 'Get the Message'". Billboard. Penske Media. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  28. ↑ RAÍZ (2026-02-25). "LeBron James stuns all-black punk band The Paradox with shoutout following billboard history". Marca.
  29. ↑ "2K BEATS SOUNDTRACK". EA Sports.
  30. ↑ TMZ Staff (2026-02-25). "LeBron James All-Black Punk Group Shoutout Leaves The Paradox Mind-Blown!!!". TMZ.
  31. ↑ "The Paradox Band: Pop Punk's Revival Through Independent Spirit and DIY Ethos". Tito's Trinkets. 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
  32. ↑ Dennis, Ryne. "New music: All Black pop-punk band storms social media. Meet Georgia group The Paradox". Online Athens. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  33. ↑ "3 Feet High & Rising: Viral All-Black Pop-Punk Band The Paradox's Frontman Eric Dangerfield Talks Upcoming Debut EP". The Witzard. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  34. ↑ McCormack, Emily (2025-08-26). "Pop-punk band The Paradox announce unfiltered debut EP 'NSFW' » // MELODIC Magazine". Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  35. ↑ Peaks on the Alternative Airplay chart:
  36. ↑ Peaks on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart:
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