Showing posts with label Metalcore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Metalcore. Show all posts
Miss May I Biography
Metalcore
ABOUT :
Miss May I was formed in 2006, in Troy, Ohio with the original members being Levi Benton, Justin Aufdemkampe, BJ Stead, Ryan Neff (who left in late 2007 to join Cincinnat band, Rose Funeral and was then replaced by Joshua Gillespie), and Jerod Boyd. They started as a group of 16-year olds, and their first release was a 5-track EP titled Vows for a Massacre and followed it up with a demo in 2008, which was self-released. This demo contained 4 tracks, including "Architect" and "Tides", which would later on be featured in their first full-length album, Apologies Are for the Weak in 2009. It was after this release, that the band was signed to Rise Records.
After just beginning their tour with Carnifex, Impending Doom, and Conducting from the Grave, Miss May I's then bassist/guitarist, Gillespie, made the decision to leave the band. According to Gillespie, touring just "wasn't for [him]", and he knew that with the debut album being put out touring was going to be essential. Ryan Neff re-joined the band after his short lived position in Rose Funeral.
The band has also covered "Swing" by rapper Savage. They toured on the "Bangover Tour" with Blessthefall, Greeley Estates, and Before Their Eyes.
On April 5, 2010, it was announced that the band will be embarking on the Back to the Roots tour along with The Devil Wears Prada and Your Demise. The tour will begin on June 28, 2010 and will end on August 29, 2010 going all across the United States.
According to the website of producer Joey Sturgis' Foundation Studios, Miss May I have booked studio time in May 2010 to ostensibly record the follow-up to their debut album. According to Ryan Neffs twitter, the new album will be sometime released in August and they are filming new music video.
On June 11, 2010, Levi Benton announced that there would be a track on the new album called "Colossus" and that the album would be called "Monument".
On June 24th, Miss May I announced via Facebook that the new album "Monument" will be released August 17th and that they are recording a video at Mansfield Prison for the song "Relentless Chaos."
On June 28th, Miss May I released the new album artwork for "Monument" which features the "Apologies Are For The Weak" Lion in the form of what seems to be a Door Handle. The band's new Logo is featured as well.
On July 6th, 2010, "Relentless Chaos" was released on the band's Myspace, also featuring the new album artwork and logo. Also on July 6th, a promotional video for Monuments was released with a 40 second preview of the song "Our Kings" at The Basement located in Columbus, Ohio.
On August 31, it was announced that Miss May I would be covering "Run This Town" on Punk Goes Pop 3.
On September 3rd, 2010, Miss May I released their music video for the song "Relentless Chaos".
MEMBERS :
Current Member :
- Justin Aufdemkampe (lead Guitar Since 2006)
- Levi Benton (Lead Vocals Since 2006)
- Jerod Byod (Drum , Percussions since 2006)
- Ryan Neff (Bass, Clean Vocals )
- B.J Stead (Rhytym Guitar Since 2006)
Former Member :
- Josh Gillespie (Bass, Clean Vocals 2007 - 2009)
- Justin Aufdemkampe (lead Guitar Since 2006)
- Levi Benton (Lead Vocals Since 2006)
- Jerod Byod (Drum , Percussions since 2006)
- Ryan Neff (Bass, Clean Vocals )
- B.J Stead (Rhytym Guitar Since 2006)
Former Member :
- Josh Gillespie (Bass, Clean Vocals 2007 - 2009)
The Black Dahlia Murder Album Deflorate (2009)
Metalcore/Deathcore
1. Black Valor
2. Necropolis
3. A Selection Unnatural
4. Denounced , Disgraced
5. Christ Deformed
6. Death Panorama
7. Throne Of Lunacy
8. Eyes Of Thousand
9. That Which Erodes The Most Tender Of Things
10. i Will return
Label : Metal Blade records
Producer : Jason Suecof, Mark Lewis
The Black Dahlia Murder Album Nocturnal(2007)
Metalcore/Deathcore
1. Everything Went Black
2. What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse
3. Virally Yours
4. I Worship Only What You Bleed
5. Nocturnal
6. Deathmask Divine
7. Of Darkness Spawned
8. Climactic Degradation
9. To A Breathless Oblivion
10. Warborn
Label : Metal Blade records
Producer : Jason Suecof
The Black Dahlia Murder Biography
Metalcore/Deathcore
ABOUT :
The Black Dahlia Murder gained their final band line-up in January 2001 and released their first demo entitled What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse, and a four-track EP, A Cold-Blooded Epitaph, the latter of which the group released on its own Lovelost Records. After appearing in concerts such as the Milwaukee Metal Fest, The Black Dahlia Murder signed to Metal Blade Records in 2003.
The band played in Ozzfest 2005 and also participated in the Sounds of the Underground tour in 2006, which encompasses both the United States and Canada. They also played at Wacken Open Air in 2007.
Current bassist Bart Williams left his former band, Detroit's Today I Wait, to tour with the Black Dahlia Murder. After touring with the band on their co-headlining gig with Throwdown and their European dates with Liar, he joined the group full-time, replacing former bassist David Lock. Frontman Trevor Strnad said that Lock was fired for incompetency. Williams was one of two engineers (the other being Walls of Jericho's Mike Hasty) on the band's first full-length album, Unhallowed.
The band's second album Miasma peaked at #118 on the Billboard 200. After touring for the Miasma record drummer Zach Gibson left the band leading to Pierre Langlois joining. Zach Gibson went on to join Abigail Williams. Recently, Pierre Langlois left the band for a more secure lifestyle, and the band has finished their search for a replacement drummer and found former All That Remains drummer, Shannon Lucas.
Their third album, entitled Nocturnal, was released on September 18, 2007. The album debuted at #72 on the Billboard 200.
The Black Dahlia Murder announced on their MySpace that they were going on a U.S. tour with Cannibal Corpse to promote their new albumNocturnal and celebrate the 25 years that Metal Blade Records has been in business. They were joined by label-mates The Red Chord,Aeon, The Absence, and Goatwhore.
In January/February 2008, the band embarked on a U.S. headlining tour with 3 Inches of Blood, Hate Eternal, and Decrepit Birth, followed by another alongside Brain Drill and Animosity. They were on Hot Topic's "Summer Slaughter Tour" with Kataklysm, Cryptopsy, Vader, Whitechapel, and Despised Icon.
Recently the band has announced that long time lead guitarist John K has left the band and has been replaced by Ryan Knight.
In May 2009, The Black Dahlia Murder released their first DVD, "Majesty". The DVD contains a documentary and live footage from the Summer Slaughter tour and their tour supporting Children of Bodom in late 2008. The DVD also contains all of their music videos and behind the scenes footage.
The Black Dahlia Murder released Deflorate on September 15, 2009 via Metal Blade Records. In addition to hitting the #43 position in Billboard's Top 200 charts, the record came in at #5 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart, #4 on Billboard's Top Hard Music Albums chart, and #50 on HITS Top 50 Albums chart. They toured with Children of Bodom andSkeletonwitch in support of the album.
On July 7, 2009, their song "What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse" was made available as downloadable content for Rock Band.
The Black Dahlia Murder have been stated to play within the genres of metalcore, melodic death metal and deathcore. The band's music makes use of the death metal sound, containing elements such as blast beats and fast death metal style. According to their MySpace page, their sound is influenced by Carcass, At the Gates, Darkane, Dissection,Darkthrone, Morbid Angel, The Haunted, In Flames, Dimension Zero, Iron Maiden, Metallica, and Megadeth. Vocalist Trevor Strnad alternates between deep, throaty "death metal growls," and high pitched shrieking. When asked to describe what kind of music the band plays, vocalist Trevor Strnad commented: "I've always said that we're melodic death metal. We are mostly influenced by Swedish bands and Carcass. The heavy end of our sound is the American style creeping in, with some Floridian influences like Morbid Angel, Malevolent Creationand that kind of stuff. We've been labeled more often because of our look than our sound, which is dumb, and speaks volumes about what kind of geniuses are out there!"
However, in an interview with Uranium Magazine, Strnad also stated, "Some bands that get labeled as metalcore are actually good, like Between the Buried and Me or The Red Chord.Metal is what I grew up with, and then I learned about punk and hardcore. But a lot of our ethics, the way we carry ourselves, is more punk...I like that hardcore has a sense of community without the competition you see in metal."
MEMBERS :
Current Members :
- Trevor Strnad (Lead Vocals 2000 - Present)
- Brian Eschbach (Guitar 2001 - Present)
- Ryan Knight (Guitar 2008 - Present)
- Ryan Williams (Bass 2005 - Present)
- Shannon Lucas (Drums, Percussions 2007 - Present)
Former Members :
- John Deering (Guitar 2001 - 2002)
- John Kampeinen (Guitar 2002 - 2008)
- Mike Schepman (Bass 2001)
- Sean Gauvreau (Bass 2001 - 2002)
- David Lock (Bass 2002 - 2005)
- Cory Grady (Drums 2001 - late 2004)
- Zach Gibson (Drums 20005)
- Pierre Langlois (Drums 2006)
Greeley Estates Album No Rain, No Rainbow (2010)
Post-Hardcore/Screamo
1. Seven Hours
2. I Shot The Maid
3. Loyal.com
4. Friends Are Friends For Never
5. The Offer
6. Jealousy Breads Killing Sprees
7. Swim For You Lives!
8. They Won't Stay Dead
9. Lying Through Your Teeth Doesn't Count As Flossing
10. Wolves Make Great Actors
11. 4,5,6
12. You'll Never Leave Vegas Alive!
Label : Tragic Hero records
Producer : Cory Spotts
Greeley Estates Album Go West Young Man, Let The Evil Go East + B-Side(2008)
Post-Hardcore/Screamo
1. Blue Morning
2. Go West Young Man...
3. If Were Going Out , Let's Go Out In Style!
4. Desperate Times call For Desperate Houseswives
5. ...If See Only Knew
6. If I Could Be Frank, You're Ugly
7. In The Ashes
8. Mother Nature Is A Terrorist
9. ...Let The Evil Go East
10. I'll Have To Warn You, This Won't Be Quick
11. There's Something Wrong With The World Today
12. Keep The heat On The Dash
13. You're Just Somebody I Used To Know
B - Side
14. Open Your Eyes
15. A Day To Be Remembered
Label : Science records
Producer : Cory Spotts
.jpg)
.JPG)
Greeley Estates Biography
Post - Hardcore/ Metalcore
ABOUT :
The original drummer for the band was Mike Coburn. He left the band shortly before they started touring at the end of 2003. After a few fill-in drummers, Brian Champ soon became the main drummer for Greeley Estates. They went through a few bass players who all left Greeley Estates before they began touring the US. Jared Wallace ("Outside of This") was then replaced by Josh Applebach.
Greeley Estates was one of PureVolume’s top 10 unsigned artists with over a million plays—an accolade supported by having album sales in the top 10 on Smartpunk since October 2004. Their distribution record further secured them a position on the Smartpunk chart for "Sales of All Time". They signed to Record Collection, and they were on every date of the Vans Warped Tour in 2005. Also, Greeley Estates co-headlined the MySpace Fall Tour 2005.
Greeley Estates' work is featured on the Punk the Clock Vol. 1 & 2 compilations, along with artists such as Taking Back Sunday,Acceptance, Mae, and Underoath. They have also appeared on the 2005, 2007 and 2008 Warped tour compilations. The band also performed on the Hurley Stage for the entirety of the 2006 and 2008 Vans Warped Tour and the entire 2006 Taste of Chaos.
Other accomplishments include extensive touring, a DVD entitled The Death of Greeley Estates released in May 2005, playing on the Taste of Chaos tour and continual play on KEDJ 103.9 alternative rock radio in Phoenix.
On January 31, 2007, bassist Josh Applebach announced that he would leave Greeley Estates for a teaching career in Arizona. Bradley Murray (previously with Versus the Mirror) from Tucson, Arizona became their touring bassist. His first live appearance with the band was on February 3, 2007 in Safford, Arizona.
On June 3, 2007, guitarist Dallas Smith announced that he would be leaving the band in order to start up a family with his wife and expected twin daughters (he and his wife were to subsequently lose the pregnancy). He made this announcement via a Myspace bulletin and announced that his last show would be June 20, 2007 at the Clubhouse in Tempe, Arizona.
After their Mexican tour with Silverstein, Brad Murray left the band for personal reasons.
On September 4, 2007, Greeley Estates recorded their new album. The two new members of Greeley Estates include Alex Torres (previously with Eyes Set to Kill) and Joshua Ferguson (previously with Glory Nights)
After the band finished recording their new album Go West Young Man, Let The Evil Go East, Joshua Ferguson left to complete his apprenticeship as a hair stylist in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; personal reasons seem to be why he left.
Greeley Estates had announced Tyler "Telle" Smith as their new bassist, who was formerly of In Fear and Faith. Smith played his first show with the band on February 9, 2008, at the Clubhouse in Tempe, Arizona.
In 2008 Greeley Estates had a track, entitled "Let The Evil Go East", on the Warped Tour 2008 compilation.
Their third album titled Go West Young Man, Let The Evil Go East was released May 6, 2008. For the track "Blue Morning" on their new album, Greeley Estates hired music video director Daniel Chesnut to create a high energy, intense video, to match the band's new persona.
On Friday, November 14, 2008, Greeley Estates announced that their newest bassist Tyler "Telle" Smith (now in The Word Alive), found within the course of the same year, had left the band. The blog on their myspace stated:
"Once again, the curse of the Greeley bass players.... has struck again! Eight hours before leaving for the Alesana tour, Telle told us that he would no longer be in Greeley Estates. But don't fret! We will not be missing any shows... we could never do that to you guys/girls! Our tour manager Dave is filling in last minute for us. This means, you all need to come out and sing louder than ever. See you soon!!!!"
A new song, entitled "Seven Hours" is streaming on their MySpace page. There will be 12 tracks on the new album. The album's artwork was recently posted on their newest MySpace blog. On 27 November, the band uploaded a second song off the new album. The song is called "Jealousy Breeds Killing Sprees" which features guest vocals Craig Mabbitt from Escape the Fate. Another new song from album No Rain, No Rainbow entitled "Friends Are Friends For Never" was posted on their myspace page on January 6. The album was released on January 26.
As of June 12, 2010, guitarist Alex Torres announced his departure from the band via MySpace. In the blog, he stated; "Im not exactly sure how to say this, but as of a month ago, I let the guys know that I would be leaving the band.. and the "Oh, Sleeper" tour would be my last tour in Greeley Estates... To clear things up early, NO there is NO bad blood, and everyone is on good terms. Greeley has been my family since 2007, and that will NOT change."
MEMBERS :
- Ryan Zimmerman (Vocals)
- Brandon Hackenson (Guitar)
- David Ludlow (Guitar)
- Chris Julian ( Drum)
- Kyle Kolesch (Bass)
Texas In July Album I Am (2009)
Metalcore
1. Introduction
2. It's Not My First Rodeo
3. Elements
4. Lancaster
5. Hook, Line And Sinner
6. I Am Yours
7. Aurora
8. Page One
9. Reflections
10. Satellites
11. Father Time
Label : CI rercords
Producer : Carson Slovak
12. A Fair Fight
Texas In JUly Album Salt Of The Earth E.P (2008)
Metalcore
1. Hook, Line And Sinner
2. Dressed For War
3. Show Some Pride
4. There's Talk Of Strange Folk Abroad
5. Reflections
Label : CI records
Producer : Carson Slovak
Texas In July Biography
Metalcore
Myspace Facebook Petersays Denim
ABOUT :
With a lineup that sports several members that are still in high school, it would be easy to dismiss Ephrata, PA’s TEXAS IN JULY as a novelty act. To do so, however, would be a disservice to a band that is every bit as talented as many artists who have honed their craft for years.
In fact, in the year since the release of their 2008 debut EP, Salt of the Earth, TEXAS has created a growing buzz for themselves with their exciting groove-oriented take on modern metalcore, resulting in impressive sales (of a digital-only EP), packed tour dates, and a massive internet buzz leading up to the release of their debut full-length, I Am (In stores September 15 th on CI Records).
When the band uploaded the first preview track of I Am to their myspace page, the epic stand-out “Elements”, the song was played more than 10,000 times in the first day – an impressive number for a band who, at that point, had yet to leave for their first tour. In the following weeks, as the band traveled from town to town, they found people showing up and singing along to a track from a record that had yet to be released.
A quick search on YouTube will reveal guitarists and drummers playing along with songs from Salt of the Earth, trying to show that they can “keep up”. That’s some heady stuff for a high school student to process, but so far, says guitarist Logan Maurer, TIJ have managed to keep their feet planted firmly on the ground.
“The key word in our band is ‘humble,’” he explains. “We want everybody to know that anyone could do this. We want them to know that we are just like them and that we simply stuck with our dreams. We try to stay humble and let the fans know that we love them and that without them, we wouldn’t be where we are.”
Produced by Carson Slovak of CENTURY (Prosthetic Records), I Am shows the maturation of a band already mature beyond their years. Armed with a prodigious chops and a song-writing prowess that belies their ages, I Am represents a band that is ready for national attention. From the brutal churning rhythms of “Elements” to the mathy angular guitar riffs of their hometown anthem, “Lancaster”, to the brutal “Satellites” (featuring GWEN STACY vocalist Geoff Jenkins), TEXAS IN JULY display an acumen for songcraft that comes only with dedication, commitment, and maybe a little help from above.
“The fact is,” Maurer continues, “Without God, none of us would have the ability to do anything that we do. He has blessed us in so many ways, so this is almost our way to return the favor.”
In fact, in the year since the release of their 2008 debut EP, Salt of the Earth, TEXAS has created a growing buzz for themselves with their exciting groove-oriented take on modern metalcore, resulting in impressive sales (of a digital-only EP), packed tour dates, and a massive internet buzz leading up to the release of their debut full-length, I Am (In stores September 15 th on CI Records).
When the band uploaded the first preview track of I Am to their myspace page, the epic stand-out “Elements”, the song was played more than 10,000 times in the first day – an impressive number for a band who, at that point, had yet to leave for their first tour. In the following weeks, as the band traveled from town to town, they found people showing up and singing along to a track from a record that had yet to be released.
A quick search on YouTube will reveal guitarists and drummers playing along with songs from Salt of the Earth, trying to show that they can “keep up”. That’s some heady stuff for a high school student to process, but so far, says guitarist Logan Maurer, TIJ have managed to keep their feet planted firmly on the ground.
“The key word in our band is ‘humble,’” he explains. “We want everybody to know that anyone could do this. We want them to know that we are just like them and that we simply stuck with our dreams. We try to stay humble and let the fans know that we love them and that without them, we wouldn’t be where we are.”
Produced by Carson Slovak of CENTURY (Prosthetic Records), I Am shows the maturation of a band already mature beyond their years. Armed with a prodigious chops and a song-writing prowess that belies their ages, I Am represents a band that is ready for national attention. From the brutal churning rhythms of “Elements” to the mathy angular guitar riffs of their hometown anthem, “Lancaster”, to the brutal “Satellites” (featuring GWEN STACY vocalist Geoff Jenkins), TEXAS IN JULY display an acumen for songcraft that comes only with dedication, commitment, and maybe a little help from above.
“The fact is,” Maurer continues, “Without God, none of us would have the ability to do anything that we do. He has blessed us in so many ways, so this is almost our way to return the favor.”
MEMBERS :
- Alex Good (Vocals)
- Christian Royer (Guitar)
- Ben Witkowski (Bass)
- Adam Grey (Drums)
August Burns Red Album Lost Messengers: The Outtakes E.P (2009)
Metalcore/Progressive Metal
1. Chasing The Dragon
2. Mosley
3. Carol Of The Bells
4. To Those About To Rock
5. Piano Man
6. Truth Of The Liar (demo)
7. Vital Signs (demo)
Label : Solid State records
