Across Five Aprils (band)
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Across Five Aprils was a post-hardcore
band from Chattanooga, Tennessee
. The band started in September 2001 and were signed to Victory Records
. Their name was borrowed from the late Irene Hunt
Novel based around the American Civil War
. The band broke up in late 2008.
in May 2003 on Indianola Records. Following the success of this release, they played shows with bands such as Underoath
, My Chemical Romance
, Norma Jean
, Haste the Day
, Atreyu
and It Dies Today
. Not long after the release, original guitarist Jason Fields departed the band.
After some member changes, the band wrote and recorded their second release on Indianola, an EP entitled Living in the Moment
. Shortly after the release of the EP
, frontman Steve Taylor left the band and they picked up new frontman Brandon Mullins. Following Taylor's departure, bassist Jason Barry departed also. They toured the US several times with bands such as The Banner
, and then proceeded to write their second full length release, Collapse
. Following the release of this album, the band went back on the road full time and in July 2007, the band was picked up by Victory Records
. At this point, Drew Miller has also departed the band, leaving Zak Towe the only original founding member in the band. Before entering the studio to record their third album, guitarist Jarrod Smith has also left the band, and was replaced by Adam Nordmeyer.
Across Five Aprils released their Victory Records
debut album, Life Underwater
, on February 19, 2008. The album was recorded by producer Matt Goldman from Glow in the Dark Studios in Atlanta, Georgia.
and Marietta, Georgia
. The band used the moniker A Tragedy in Progress
as a homage from the debut album out of respect to the members that came after them, and decided not to use the original band name. They released a four song EP titled Going Down with the Ship
on Indianola Records
on January 25, 2011, on their original label Indianola Records
. The EP included a re-recording of the song "Around the World in a Radio Flyer" (titled only "Radio Flyer") from their classic debut album.
Former members
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
band from Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...
. The band started in September 2001 and were signed to Victory Records
Victory Records
Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....
. Their name was borrowed from the late Irene Hunt
Irene Hunt
Irene Hunt was born to Franklin P. and Sarah Land Hunt on May 18, 1907 in Pontiac, Illinois. The family soon moved to Newton, Illinois, but Franklin died when Hunt was only seven, and the family moved again to be close to Hunt's grandparents...
Novel based around the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. The band broke up in late 2008.
History
The band released its first album, A Tragedy in ProgressTragedy in Progress
A Tragedy in Progress is the first full-length album by Across Five Aprils. During the writing process for this album, the band was signed to Indianola Records....
in May 2003 on Indianola Records. Following the success of this release, they played shows with bands such as Underoath
Underoath
Underoath is an American Christian metalcore band from Tampa, Florida. Founded by Dallas Taylor and Luke Morton on November 30, 1997 in Ocala, Florida, subsequently its additional members were from Tampa, Florida...
, My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance is an American alternative rock band from New Jersey, formed in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, guitarists Ray Toro and Frank Iero, and bassist Mikey Way and have a diverse sound incorporating elements of punk, emo, glam metal, and progressive rock...
, Norma Jean
Norma Jean (band)
Norma Jean is an American metalcore band from Douglasville, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. Since their inception in 1997 and replacement of members throughout the years, the band's only original member is the guitarist, Chris Day...
, Haste the Day
Haste the Day
Haste the Day was an American Christian metalcore band signed with Solid State Records that was formed in Carmel, Indiana 2001. Their band is named after a lyric in the hymn "It Is Well With My Soul." The band released their debut release, an extended play titled That They May Know You, in 2002,...
, Atreyu
Atreyu (band)
Atreyu is an American rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 1998. The band consists of vocalist/lyricist Alex Varkatzas, guitarists Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel, bassist Marc McKnight and drummer/vocalist Brandon Saller...
and It Dies Today
It Dies Today
It Dies Today is a metalcore band that formed in Buffalo, New York during September, 2001.- History :It Dies Today formed in August 2001. The group was established in Buffalo, New York by vocalist Nicholas Brooks, guitarist Chris Cappelli and guitarist Steve Lemke...
. Not long after the release, original guitarist Jason Fields departed the band.
After some member changes, the band wrote and recorded their second release on Indianola, an EP entitled Living in the Moment
Living in the Moment
Living in the Moment is the first and only EP by metalcore band Across Five Aprils, released on September 14, 2004, through Indianola Records....
. Shortly after the release of the EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, frontman Steve Taylor left the band and they picked up new frontman Brandon Mullins. Following Taylor's departure, bassist Jason Barry departed also. They toured the US several times with bands such as The Banner
The Banner (band)
The Banner is a hardcore punk and metalcore band from Bloomfield, New Jersey with influences that range from late '80s hardcore, punk rock, heavy metal and NYHC-style metalcore....
, and then proceeded to write their second full length release, Collapse
Collapse (album)
Collapse is Across Five Aprils' second full-length album to be released on Indianola Records.-Track listing:All tracks by Across Five Aprils#"Tallahassee's for Hookers" #"Let's Whisper" #"I Will Stop the Rain"...
. Following the release of this album, the band went back on the road full time and in July 2007, the band was picked up by Victory Records
Victory Records
Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....
. At this point, Drew Miller has also departed the band, leaving Zak Towe the only original founding member in the band. Before entering the studio to record their third album, guitarist Jarrod Smith has also left the band, and was replaced by Adam Nordmeyer.
Across Five Aprils released their Victory Records
Victory Records
Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....
debut album, Life Underwater
Life Underwater (Album)
Life Underwater is Across Five Aprils' debut album on Victory Records and their third full length album to date.-Track listing:#"The Darkest of Roads" #"Faith Shaped Pills" #"Life Underwater" #"This Means Not Welcome"...
, on February 19, 2008. The album was recorded by producer Matt Goldman from Glow in the Dark Studios in Atlanta, Georgia.
Break up
On September 22, 2008, Across Five Aprils announced that they would be breaking up. They had a very short farewell tour in October and had their final farewell show in Chattanooga, TN on November 1.Reunion and new band
On October 14, 2010, the original line-up of Across Five Aprils announced two reunion shows in Chattanooga, TennesseeChattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...
and Marietta, Georgia
Marietta, Georgia
Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs...
. The band used the moniker A Tragedy in Progress
A Tragedy in Progress (band)
A Tragedy in Progress is a metalcore band from Chattanooga, Tennessee, formed in late 2010. The band features the original line-up of metalcore outfit Across Five Aprils, who appeared on the band's 2003 debut album A Tragedy in Progress, and thus the band is named after that album...
as a homage from the debut album out of respect to the members that came after them, and decided not to use the original band name. They released a four song EP titled Going Down with the Ship
Going Down with the Ship
Going Down with the Ship is the debut EP by A Tragedy in Progress, a metalcore outfit featuring the original members of Across Five Aprils, with the name of the band taken from Across Five Aprils' 2003 album A Tragedy in Progress...
on Indianola Records
Indianola Records
Indianola Records is an independent record label that mainly focuses on hardcore and metal.-Overview:Indianola Records was founded in 1999 with the release of Life Before's "Reflections on Tomorrow". The label quickly gained worldwide recognition in 2001 with the release of Evergreen Terrace’s...
on January 25, 2011, on their original label Indianola Records
Indianola Records
Indianola Records is an independent record label that mainly focuses on hardcore and metal.-Overview:Indianola Records was founded in 1999 with the release of Life Before's "Reflections on Tomorrow". The label quickly gained worldwide recognition in 2001 with the release of Evergreen Terrace’s...
. The EP included a re-recording of the song "Around the World in a Radio Flyer" (titled only "Radio Flyer") from their classic debut album.
Band members
Final line-up- Brandon Mullins - lead vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(2004–2008) - Steve Wooteon - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussion (2007–2008) - Josh Dycus - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2004–2008) - Zak Towe - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(2001–2008) - Adam Nordmeyer - guitar (2007–2008)
Former members
- Drew Miller - drums, percussion (2001–2007)
- Jarrod Smith - guitar (2003–2007)
- Steve Taylor - lead vocals (2001–2004)
- Jason Barry - bass (2001–2004)
- Jason Fields - guitar, vocals (2001–2003)
Full Length
- A Tragedy in ProgressTragedy in ProgressA Tragedy in Progress is the first full-length album by Across Five Aprils. During the writing process for this album, the band was signed to Indianola Records....
, May 20, 2003 - IndianolaIndianola RecordsIndianola Records is an independent record label that mainly focuses on hardcore and metal.-Overview:Indianola Records was founded in 1999 with the release of Life Before's "Reflections on Tomorrow". The label quickly gained worldwide recognition in 2001 with the release of Evergreen Terrace’s... - Living in the MomentLiving in the MomentLiving in the Moment is the first and only EP by metalcore band Across Five Aprils, released on September 14, 2004, through Indianola Records....
EP, September 24, 2004 - Indianola - CollapseCollapse (album)Collapse is Across Five Aprils' second full-length album to be released on Indianola Records.-Track listing:All tracks by Across Five Aprils#"Tallahassee's for Hookers" #"Let's Whisper" #"I Will Stop the Rain"...
, July 11, 2006 - Indianola - Life Underwater, February 19, 2008 - VictoryVictory RecordsVictory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....
External links
- Across Five Aprils at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Across Five Aprils at PureVolumePureVolumePureVolume was the first independently run website of its type, allowing for the upload and stream of music files. It was created in 2003 by Jennifer Welch , in conjunction with the Unborn Media team; Brett Woitunski, Nate Hudson, and Mitchell Pavao; all from the University of...
- Victory Records
- Indianola Records