If Hope This
| If Hope This | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Auburn , New York , United States |
| Genre (s) | Metalcore |
| founding | 1998 |
| Current occupation | |
| Gary Mann | |
| Brandon Wakeham | |
| Al French | |
| Brian Ward | |
Electric guitar |
Thad Jackson |
| former members | |
Electric guitar |
Tim Seib |
If Hope This is an American metalcore band from Auburn , New York that formed in 1998.
history
The band was formed in the summer of 1998 by singer Alan French, drummer Brandon Wakeham, bassist Gary Mann and guitarists Thad Jackson and Tim Seib. Together they developed the first songs, published demos and played various concerts, whereby the group received a contract with Diehard Records in 2002 and released their debut album Siege Equipment for Spiritual Decline there in the same year . However, since the album was not very successful commercially, Diehard Records separated again from the band. The group signed with Ironclad Recordings and released the album The Ground Is Rushing Up to Meet Us in 2003 . In 2004 the album was re-released on Metal Blade Records and Ironclad Recordings.
In early 2005 the band went on tour with The Agony Scene . Appearances with Kreator , Hate Eternal and Vader followed in April . Later that year she performed in North America with Hatebreed , Full Blown Chaos , Most Precious Blood and Manntis . Meanwhile, the band was working on new songs, so the group then recorded another album with producer Jason Suecof ( Trivium , God Forbid ). Brian Ward, who replaced Tim Seib, was the new guitarist in the band. Before the album was released, the band toured with Demiricous , Nodes of Ranvier and Still Remains . After Life in Ruin was released in early April 2006, a tour of the USA with Bury Your Dead , DevilDriver and Remembering Never followed in May .
style
The band plays Metalcore, in which influences from Thrash Metal and Melodic Death Metal can also be heard. The band is compared to Soilwork .
Discography
- 2002: Siege Equipment for Spiritual Decline (Album, Diehard Records )
- 2003: The Ground Is Rushing Up to Meet Us (Album, Ironclad Recordings )
- 2006: Life in Ruin (Album, Ironclad Recordings / Metal Blade Records )
Web links
- If hope this on myspace
- If Hope This at laut.de
- If Hope Dies at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bio , accessed on July 1, 2012.
- ↑ If Hope Dies , accessed July 1, 2012.
- ↑ Björn Backes: IF HOPE DIES - Life In Ruin , accessed on July 1, 2012.