Close your eyes
| Close your eyes | |
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 Close Your Eyes at a concert in 2010 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Abilene , Texas , United States |
| Genre (s) | Melodic hardcore , post-hardcore , pop-punk |
| founding | 2005 |
| resolution | 2015 |
| Last occupation | |
| Shane Raymond (until 2012, from 2015) | |
| Brett Callaway | |
| Andrew Rodriguez (2006–2011, from 2012) | |
| Sonny Vega (from 2006) | |
Drums |
Jordan Hatfield (from 2012) |
| former members | |
| Ben Clinard (until 2006) | |
| Chris Coltman (until 2007) | |
| David Fidler (2007-2010) | |
| Tim Friesen (2010-2011) | |
| Mikey Sawyer (2012) | |
| Sam Ryder Robinson (2012-2014) | |
Close Your Eyes was a melodic hardcore / post-hardcore band from Abilene , Texas , founded in 2005 and signed to the US record company Victory Records . It broke up in 2015.
history
Foundation phase
Close Your Eyes was founded in 2005 by Shayne Reymond ( vocals ), Ben Clinard ( electric bass ), Brett Callaway ( lead guitar , backing vocals ) and Chris Coltman ( drums ) in Abilene , Texas . The musicians were at the time students at the private Baptist Hardin-Simmons University .
The band's first years mainly consisted of finding a long-term line-up. Clinard left the band after a year. He was replaced by Sonny Vega ( electric bass , backing vocals ). In addition, Andrew Rodriguez ( rhythm guitar ) joined the band as a fifth musician. Coltman left the group in 2007 and was replaced by David Fidler on drums.
First publications
In 2006 the group released a three piece demo. A first EP was released in 2008 and was named after the band. In 2009 the band was signed by Victory Records . The year 2010 began for the band with a short concert tour with Miss May I , Abandon All Ships and Us, From Outside , which led through several states of the USA and also included a concert in Canada . The label debut, called We Will Overcome , was released worldwide on February 26, 2010. The album received mostly positive reviews and sold over 12,000 copies within the first year, according to Nielsen SoundScan . In the same year drummer David Fidler left the band after three years. Tim Friesen was hired as the new drummer. In addition, the group started work on the second album, which was to see the light of day in 2011.
Between November 2, 2010 and November 28, 2010, the group was the support act for A Day to Remember on their USA concert tour together with The Word Alive and Underoath . In October, the band toured with As Blood Runs Black , For the Fallen Dreams and Atilla as opening act for Stick to Your Guns on their The Faith in the Untaimed Tour . In December the group played with Oh, Sleeper , Lower Than Atlantis and Stray from the Path for Norma Jean on their USA tour.
In April 2011 Close Your Eyes toured with Terror , Trapped Under Ice , Your Demise and again with Stick to Your Guns. This concert tour again led through the United States. On October 24th, 2011, the album entitled Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts was released worldwide. The producer was Cameron Webb, who has worked with Silverstein and Alkaline Trio . It debuted at number 137 on the official US charts . In 2011 the group played on the Scream the Prayer Tour , including with I, the Breather , Texas in July , The Great Commission and The Chariot , as well as at the Cornerstone Festival .
Andrew Rodriguez left the band briefly in 2011, but returned as an active musician in 2012. With lead singer Shane Raymond, another founding member left the band in March 2012, which is why the group had to cancel a concert tour with Comeback Kid . He was briefly replaced by Mikey Sawyer. Sawyer was only an interim solution. Sam Ryder Robinson has been the band's singer since mid-2012. On June 2, 2012 Close Your Eyes played a concert with Less Than Jake , A Wilhelm Scream and We Came as Romans in the Colombian capital Bogotá . The group also played with Protest the Hero in Argentina , Chile and Brazil .
Third album
In November 2012 it was announced that Close Your Eyes were working on their third studio album. It was announced that the album would be released on October 29, 2013. The title of the album is Line in the Sand . In September 2013 the group toured Europe for the first time. The performances took place in Germany , Sweden , Belgium , the Netherlands , Norway , Denmark , Switzerland , Austria , Hungary and Slovenia . Jordan Hatfield is now the band's drummer after Friesen left the band in 2011.
Line in the Sand was released worldwide on October 29, 2013. Just days before its release, the album was streamed online on several music websites, including Alternative Press . End of October toured the group with Gideon and Sworn In by Texas , Arizona , Nevada and California . Performances in Illinois , Montana , Indiana , Louisiana , Georgia , Ohio , Tennessee , Alabama and Texas follow in November .
Discography
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Demos
- 2006: 3-track demo
EPs
- 2008: Close Your Eyes
Albums
- 2010: We Will Overcome ( Victory Records )
- 2011: Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts (Victory Records)
- 2013: Line in the Sand (Victory Records)
Web links
- Close Your Eyes on Facebook
- Close Your Eyes at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lambgoat.com : Victory Records signs Close Your Eyes
- ↑ Tim Karan: Alternative Press : I See Stars announce tour with Close Your Eyes, Abandon All Ships, more ( Memento of the original from November 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b 'Patrick Siegmann: Stageload : Close Your Eyes - Line in the Sand: New album in October
- ↑ Christian Wagner: AbsolutePunk : A Day To Remember and UnderOATH Tour
- ↑ Metal Injection : STICK TO YOUR GUNS announce tour with AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK, ATTILA
- ↑ theprp.com : Norma Jean Announce Dates For Oh, Sleeper, Close Your Eyes, Stray From The Path, Etc. trip
- ^ Punknews.org : Tours: Terror / Stick to Your Guns / Trapped Under Ice / Close Your Eyes / Your Demise
- ↑ a b Lauren Mills: DyingScene : Close Your Eyes announce a new vocalist, album and European tour
- ↑ a b Chart tracking: US
- ↑ Allmusic : Chart positions: Close Your Eyes
- ↑ lambgoat.com : Scream The Prayer IV tour line-up announced
- ↑ Doug Van Pelt: HM Magazine : Festival Review: Cornerstone Festival 2011
- ^ Brian Kraus: Alternative Press : Comeback Kid announce tour with Close Your Eyes, Foundation, Such Gold, Living With Lions
- ^ Bryne Yancey: Alternative Press : Vocalist Shane Raymond no longer in Close Your Eyes
- ^ Brian Kraus: Alternative Press : Exclusive: Close Your Eyes announce new vocalist and lineup changes
- ↑ IDIOTEQ : UNDEROATH, PROTEST THE HERO, WE CAME AS ROMANS and CLOSE YOUR EYES will be touring South America in May and June.
- ↑ Lauren Mills: DyingScene.com : Close Your Eyes reveal cover art and release date for upcoming album "Line in The Sand"
- ↑ Cassie Whitt: Alternative Press : Album Premiere: Close Your Eyes, 'Line In The Sand'
