Texas In July
Encyclopedia
Texas in July is an American metalcore
band from Ephrata, Pennsylvania
. Formed in 2007, the group currently consists of members ranging in ages from 18 to 21. Being previously signed to CI Records
, Texas in July released one EP, Salt of the Earth and their debut full-length album, I Am
both through CI. Since acquiring the attention of Equal Vision Records
, they have been signed to the label and released their second full-length album One Reality
on April 26, 2011 through it.
with all of the members attending high school. The group recorded a demo within the same year they were formed and had it available for purchase at the band's local shows, most notably the Chameleon Club
. The band later acquired the attention of Lancaster record label CI Records
and were taken in with a contract to which they were signed to in 2008. Texas in July released one EP and one full-length album through CI. Their debut EP, Salt of the Earth was released October 7th, 2008 and was produced by Carson Slovak of Century
. Their debut album, I Am
, was released via mail order
on July 2nd, 2009, and then was released widely on September 15th, 2009. With the release of these records, the band toured with a variety of heavy metal bands, such as August Burns Red
, The Devil Wears Prada
, Every Time I Die
and Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
. With most of the members graduating, the group then set out to tour frequently and perform at several festivals, including the Purple Door Festival.
On June 15th 2010, Texas in July released a single titled "Uncivilized", with two tracks on it; "Uncivilized" and "Fight Fair". "Uncivilized" being a brand new track recorded in the Spring of 2010, and "Fight Fair", a track previously unreleased that was recorded during the recording for I Am, but was not released on the album. In 2010 "Uncivilized" along with "Elements" and "Hook, Line and Sinner" have been made available as downloadable content for the Rock Band
video games via the Rock Band Network
. On July 8, 2010, the group announced that they were taken in with a signing to Equal Vision Records
and are now signed to the label, as opposed to CI.
On August 24, 2010, guitarist Logan Maurer played his last show as a part of Texas in July. The performance was held at the Chameleon Club
in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the band's hometown. The reason behind Maurer's departure from the band was that he wasn't comfortable spending his life touring rather than choosing to pursue a further education upon enrolling in college. The rest of the group completely respected his decision and connections regarding him and all the other members were not ended.
Between September 3rd and October 16th, the band was a part of the This or The Apocalypse tour and between December 26 and February 11, the group was also a part of A Metal Christmas Tour.
Their newest album, titled One Reality
, was released on April 26, 2011 under Equal Vision Records
with metal producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris. From April 22 to May 28, 2011, Texas in July was an opening band for the Take Action Tour, a benefit tour for the sex education
site, sexetc.org.
Former
EPs
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band from Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Ephrata is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, south east of Harrisburg and about west by north of Philadelphia. It is named after Ephrath, a biblical town in what is now Israel. Ephrata's sister city is Eberbach, Germany, the city where its founders originated. In its...
. Formed in 2007, the group currently consists of members ranging in ages from 18 to 21. Being previously signed to CI Records
CI Records
CI Records is an independent record label from Lancaster, Pennsylvania owned by Jeremy Weiss. Originally created to distribute the releases of his band, Stand Up, an early 1990s melodic hardcore band, CI expanded releases from bands such as Submachine, Vision, Violent Society, Serpico, and...
, Texas in July released one EP, Salt of the Earth and their debut full-length album, I Am
I Am (Texas In July album)
I Am is the debut album by American metalcore band, Texas in July. Released on August 11, 2009 through CI Records. The album is also set to be re-released in Japan in the near future, with an additional bonus track...
both through CI. Since acquiring the attention of Equal Vision Records
Equal Vision Records
Equal Vision Records is a record label based in Albany, New York, which has a focus in metal or punk-based rock genres. Equal Vision Records was founded in the early 1990s by Ray Cappo ....
, they have been signed to the label and released their second full-length album One Reality
One Reality
One Reality is the second album by American metalcore band, Texas in July. It was released through Equal Vision Records on April 26, 2011. The album was produced by Chris "Zeuss" Harris and is the first release by the band to feature current rhythm guitarist, Chris Davis as well as their first to...
on April 26, 2011 through it.
History
Texas in July was founded during 2007 in Lancaster, PennsylvaniaLancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities...
with all of the members attending high school. The group recorded a demo within the same year they were formed and had it available for purchase at the band's local shows, most notably the Chameleon Club
The Chameleon Club
The Chameleon Club is a music venue located in the historic downtown area of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.-History:Founded by Rich Ruoff and Alexandra Brown in 1985 it was originally located in the back room of a prominent fine dining restaurant called Tom Paine's...
. The band later acquired the attention of Lancaster record label CI Records
CI Records
CI Records is an independent record label from Lancaster, Pennsylvania owned by Jeremy Weiss. Originally created to distribute the releases of his band, Stand Up, an early 1990s melodic hardcore band, CI expanded releases from bands such as Submachine, Vision, Violent Society, Serpico, and...
and were taken in with a contract to which they were signed to in 2008. Texas in July released one EP and one full-length album through CI. Their debut EP, Salt of the Earth was released October 7th, 2008 and was produced by Carson Slovak of Century
Century (US band)
Century is an American metalcore band formed in 2005 by multi-instrumentalist Carson Slovak. Century was originally conceived as a solo project, but later evolved into a complete band. Slovak writes all of Century's music, and designs all of the artwork and merchandise. In 2005 the band signed a...
. Their debut album, I Am
I Am (Texas In July album)
I Am is the debut album by American metalcore band, Texas in July. Released on August 11, 2009 through CI Records. The album is also set to be re-released in Japan in the near future, with an additional bonus track...
, was released via mail order
Mail order
Mail order is a term which describes the buying of goods or services by mail delivery. The buyer places an order for the desired products with the merchant through some remote method such as through a telephone call or web site. Then, the products are delivered to the customer...
on July 2nd, 2009, and then was released widely on September 15th, 2009. With the release of these records, the band toured with a variety of heavy metal bands, such as August Burns Red
August Burns Red
August Burns Red is an American metal band, from Manheim, Pennsylvania. Formed in 2003, the group began their first performances while a majority of the members were attending their senior year of high school, and soon began playing shows around Lancaster, before being signed to CI Records, and...
, The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada (band)
The Devil Wears Prada is an American metalcore band from Dayton, Ohio. Formed in 2005, they are currently signed to Warner Music Group...
, Every Time I Die
Every Time I Die
Every Time I Die is a metalcore band from Buffalo, New York, formed in 1998. Their musical style is rooted in technical hardcore with strong southern metal and mathcore elements, and is also characterised by their cryptic, bitingly sarcastic lyrics. The band announced on July 14, 2008 that they had...
and Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster is an American, Southern metalcore band formed in 2004 in Birmingham, Alabama. In 2005, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster signed to Mono Vs Stereo and released their self-titled debut album...
. With most of the members graduating, the group then set out to tour frequently and perform at several festivals, including the Purple Door Festival.
On June 15th 2010, Texas in July released a single titled "Uncivilized", with two tracks on it; "Uncivilized" and "Fight Fair". "Uncivilized" being a brand new track recorded in the Spring of 2010, and "Fight Fair", a track previously unreleased that was recorded during the recording for I Am, but was not released on the album. In 2010 "Uncivilized" along with "Elements" and "Hook, Line and Sinner" have been made available as downloadable content for the Rock Band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
video games via the Rock Band Network
Rock Band Network
The Rock Band Network is a downloadable content service designed by Harmonix Music Systems with the help of Microsoft to allow musical artists and record labels to make their music available as playable tracks for the Rock Band series of rhythm video games, starting with Rock Band 2...
. On July 8, 2010, the group announced that they were taken in with a signing to Equal Vision Records
Equal Vision Records
Equal Vision Records is a record label based in Albany, New York, which has a focus in metal or punk-based rock genres. Equal Vision Records was founded in the early 1990s by Ray Cappo ....
and are now signed to the label, as opposed to CI.
On August 24, 2010, guitarist Logan Maurer played his last show as a part of Texas in July. The performance was held at the Chameleon Club
The Chameleon Club
The Chameleon Club is a music venue located in the historic downtown area of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.-History:Founded by Rich Ruoff and Alexandra Brown in 1985 it was originally located in the back room of a prominent fine dining restaurant called Tom Paine's...
in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the band's hometown. The reason behind Maurer's departure from the band was that he wasn't comfortable spending his life touring rather than choosing to pursue a further education upon enrolling in college. The rest of the group completely respected his decision and connections regarding him and all the other members were not ended.
Between September 3rd and October 16th, the band was a part of the This or The Apocalypse tour and between December 26 and February 11, the group was also a part of A Metal Christmas Tour.
Their newest album, titled One Reality
One Reality
One Reality is the second album by American metalcore band, Texas in July. It was released through Equal Vision Records on April 26, 2011. The album was produced by Chris "Zeuss" Harris and is the first release by the band to feature current rhythm guitarist, Chris Davis as well as their first to...
, was released on April 26, 2011 under Equal Vision Records
Equal Vision Records
Equal Vision Records is a record label based in Albany, New York, which has a focus in metal or punk-based rock genres. Equal Vision Records was founded in the early 1990s by Ray Cappo ....
with metal producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris. From April 22 to May 28, 2011, Texas in July was an opening band for the Take Action Tour, a benefit tour for the sex education
Sex education
Sex education refers to formal programs of instruction on a wide range of issues relating to human sexuality, including human sexual anatomy, sexual reproduction, sexual intercourse, reproductive health, emotional relations, reproductive rights and responsibilities, abstinence, contraception, and...
site, sexetc.org.
Band members
Current- Alex Good - lead vocalsLead vocalistThe lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
(2007–present) - Adam Gray - 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 ....
(2007–present) - Christian Royer - lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
(2007–present) - Ben Witkowski - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2007–present) - Chris Davis - rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
(2010–present)
Former
- Logan Maurer - rhythm guitar (2007–2010)
Discography
Studio albums| Year | Title | Label | Chart positions | ||
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| Top 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US Indie | US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
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| 2009 | I Am I Am (Texas In July album) I Am is the debut album by American metalcore band, Texas in July. Released on August 11, 2009 through CI Records. The album is also set to be re-released in Japan in the near future, with an additional bonus track... |
CI CI Records CI Records is an independent record label from Lancaster, Pennsylvania owned by Jeremy Weiss. Originally created to distribute the releases of his band, Stand Up, an early 1990s melodic hardcore band, CI expanded releases from bands such as Submachine, Vision, Violent Society, Serpico, and... |
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| 2011 | One Reality One Reality One Reality is the second album by American metalcore band, Texas in July. It was released through Equal Vision Records on April 26, 2011. The album was produced by Chris "Zeuss" Harris and is the first release by the band to feature current rhythm guitarist, Chris Davis as well as their first to... |
Equal Vision Equal Vision Records Equal Vision Records is a record label based in Albany, New York, which has a focus in metal or punk-based rock genres. Equal Vision Records was founded in the early 1990s by Ray Cappo .... |
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EPs
- Salt of the Earth (2008, CI)
External links
- Texas in July at Equal Vision RecordsEqual Vision RecordsEqual Vision Records is a record label based in Albany, New York, which has a focus in metal or punk-based rock genres. Equal Vision Records was founded in the early 1990s by Ray Cappo ....