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Means was a Christian hardcore
Christian hardcore

Christian hardcore or Christcore refers to hardcore punk and metalcore Musical ensemble that promote Christianity beliefs. How these bands promote Christianity, and to what extent, varies between bands....
/Melodic hardcore
Melodic hardcore

Melodic hardcore is a subgenre of hardcore punk with a strong emphasis on melodic exploration. Peter Jandreus describes the style as "punkrock with a HC beat"....
 band from Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada. The city is the second largest in the province , and is a cultural and commercial metropole for both southern Saskatchewan and adjacent areas in the neighbouring American states of North Dakota and Montana....
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres and a population of 1,015,895 , mostly living in the southern half of the province....
. The band was formed in 2000 under the name of Means 2 An End. They were originally from the small city of Dauphin, Manitoba
Dauphin, Manitoba

Dauphin is a city in Manitoba, Canada, with a population of 7,906 as of 2006. Founded in 1898, it became an important centre for the transportation of cereal....
. In 2003, they relocated to Regina. They eventually formed a new, more hardcore sound from this point and dropped "To An End" from their name. The group toured in the US and Canada, and was featured in the June 2007 issue of Alternative Press magazine.






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Means was a Christian hardcore
Christian hardcore

Christian hardcore or Christcore refers to hardcore punk and metalcore Musical ensemble that promote Christianity beliefs. How these bands promote Christianity, and to what extent, varies between bands....
/Melodic hardcore
Melodic hardcore

Melodic hardcore is a subgenre of hardcore punk with a strong emphasis on melodic exploration. Peter Jandreus describes the style as "punkrock with a HC beat"....
 band from Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada. The city is the second largest in the province , and is a cultural and commercial metropole for both southern Saskatchewan and adjacent areas in the neighbouring American states of North Dakota and Montana....
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres and a population of 1,015,895 , mostly living in the southern half of the province....
. The band was formed in 2000 under the name of Means 2 An End. They were originally from the small city of Dauphin, Manitoba
Dauphin, Manitoba

Dauphin is a city in Manitoba, Canada, with a population of 7,906 as of 2006. Founded in 1898, it became an important centre for the transportation of cereal....
. In 2003, they relocated to Regina. They eventually formed a new, more hardcore sound from this point and dropped "To An End" from their name. The group toured in the US and Canada, and was featured in the June 2007 issue of Alternative Press magazine. Their 2006 album, Sending You Strength, was released in the US on Facedown Records
Facedown Records

Facedown Records is an independent Christian rock record label based in Fallbrook, California, devoted mostly to hardcore punk and metalcore bands ....
.

Means disbanded after a series of farewell shows in select Canadian cities as well as a few US cities. They played their final show to a sold-out crowd at the Riddell Centre in the University of Regina on November 28th, 2008.

Current members

  • Aaron Friesen – drums
    Drum kit

    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbell s, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer....
  • Dylan Johnstone – vocals
  • Matt Goud – guitar
    Electric guitar

    An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickup to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current, which is made louder with an instrument amplifier and a speaker....
    , clean vocals
    Clean vocals

    The term clean vocals is used to describe melody and clear singing styles. It is most notably used to refer to heavy metal music, as an alternative to harsh, Screaming or death growl vocals, which are mainly seen in extreme metal bands, and occasionally in some hardcore punk rock bands....
  • Todd Wells – bass guitar
    Bass guitar

    The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...


Former members

  • Blair Roberts – bass guitar
    Bass guitar

    The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
    , vocals


Discography

  • This Side Up (Self Released, 2001)
  • Means 2 An End self-titled EP (Self Released, 2003)
  • In Red Grace (Lonely Tree Records, 2004)
  • More Than Watchmen For The Morning EP (Torque Recording Company, 2006)
  • Sending You Strength (Facedown Records
    Facedown Records

    Facedown Records is an independent Christian rock record label based in Fallbrook, California, devoted mostly to hardcore punk and metalcore bands ....
    , 2007)
  • Means & Blind Witness Split CD (Torque Recording Company, 2007)
  • To Keep Me From Sinking (Facedown Records, 2008)


Awards


GMA Canada
GMA Canada

GMA Canada is the Gospel Music Association of Canada . Created in 1974, the organization is a not for profit association whose mission is to promote the growth and ministry of Christian music arts in Canada....
 Covenant Awards
Covenant Awards

The Covenant Awards are handed out annually by GMA Canada, the Gospel Music Association of Canada . Created in 1974, the association is a not for profit organization whose mission is to promote the growth and ministry of Christian music arts in Canada....
 


  • 2006 Hard Music Album Of The Year: More Than Watchmen For The Morning
  • 2006 Hard Music Song Of The Year: "You Will Become"


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