- It Dies Today
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It Dies Today Origin Buffalo, New York Genres Metalcore[1] Years active 2001–Present Labels Trustkill Records
Life Sentence RecordsAssociated acts Still Remains
Queen City Station
Thoughts In ReverseWebsite http://www.itdiestoday.com Members Jason Wood
Mike Hatalak
Chris Cappelli
Nick Mirusso
Steve LemkePast members Nicholas Brooks
Seth Thompson
Joe Cuonze
Steve SanchezIt Dies Today (sometimes abbreviated "IDT") is a metalcore[1] band that formed in Buffalo, New York during September, 2001.[2]
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History
It Dies Today formed in August 2001.[2] The group was established in Buffalo, New York by vocalist Nicholas Brooks, guitarist Chris Cappelli and guitarist Steve Lemke (who now plays bass). During their formation, most of the band members were only 16 years old. Their initial release was a three-track demo titled Let the Angels Whisper Your Name, recorded in late 2001. The following year, It Dies Today released an EP titled Forever Scorned, which led to the band touring the U.S. with artists such as Between the Buried and Me and Alexisonfire.
In 2003, Lemke switched to bass as guitarist Mike Hatalak joined. Prior to joining It Dies Today, Hatalak played in bands called Short of Breath,[3] Plain of Ashes, and Stricture. He uses ESP guitars.[4] Aside from guitar, he is also a record producer and owns his own studio called DWS Studios in Niagara Falls, New York.[5] The group eventually signed with Trustkill Records,[2] home to hardcore heavyweights such as Throwdown, Eighteen Visions, and Bleeding Through.
Fall 2004 brought about the release of the band's debut full-length The Caitiff Choir.[2] The album has struck a chord throughout the media and consumer alike, having sold over 25,000 copies within four months and allowing the band to sell out two national headlining tours with support from Twelve Tribes, Anterrabae, Trivium and others. Alternative Press named them a "Band To Know" in 2005.
That year, It Dies Today went on a whirlwind of tours including supporting Bleeding Through, Walls of Jericho, All That Remains, and Throwdown, as well as appearing on the PETA-sponsored "Compassion Over Fashion" tour with Most Precious Blood and Remembering Never. The group also supported metal mammoths such as God Forbid, Machine Head and The Haunted, as well as securing a spot on the coveted Ozzfest second-stage in the summer of 2005.[6] The following summer, the band was scheduled to take part in the Van's Warped Tour but had to cancel due to a vocal injury sustained by Brooks.[7]
On October 17, 2006, It Dies Today released their second album, Sirens,[8] which was followed by a U.S. tour. On January 17, 2007 it was announced that Brooks had left the band and that his replacement would be Jason Wood,[9] whom they met while on tour with Still Remains. Before joining It Dies Today, Jason, a Grand Rapids, Michigan native, was the vocalist for the metal outfits Kamilla and The Orphan.
Later that year, the band played Warped Tour[10] alongside their pals in Still Remains, as well Throwdown, Poison the Well, As I Lay Dying, and Parkway Drive among others.
It Dies Today spent the latter half of 2007 working on their third album, breaking in early 2008 for a small tour before getting back to work for the remainder of the year. After several delays in recording, as well as push-backs by Trustkill Records, the new album Lividity was released on September 15, 2009.[11]
On August 13, 2009, it was announced that the band will be playing at Australia's Soundwave Festival in 2010.
The band played at the Mountain Metal Mayhem Festival in Berlin, NH on August 14, 2010 with Within The Ruins, Bloodlined Calligraphy, Threat Signal, Thy Will Be Done, Unearth, and local support.
In September 2010, former vocalist Nick Brooks and current It Dies Today guitarist Mike Hatalak formed a new hardcore band called The March. They have since recorded and posted demos on the band's MySpace page.
Rumors of the band break up starting to spread due the lack of updates but in December 2010 drummer Nicholas Mirusso posted on the band Facebook account "We are currently on an indefinite hiatus. No promising news to give at the moment, other than we've all been submerged into the "real" world. Thank you all for still giving a shit. Means more than you know."
In October of 2011, their Facebook account uploaded two unreleased tracks entitled “Pee Wee…Listen To Reason” and a cover of Alice In Chains' “Them Bones”. Additionally, when one fan asked if the band was still together late last week, the response was as follows:
"Yep. Tell your friends and pals. All of them. And then tell their friends who don't know us, to listen good, and tell 20,000 more of their friends to listen better."
That same day, when begged to "write a new album and put all of these new weakass fake hardcore bands to rest," It Dies Today responded with, "Working on it."
Members
- Current
- Jason Wood – lead vocals (2007–present)
- Chris Cappelli – guitars (2001–present)
- Steve Lemke – bass (2003–present), guitars (2001–2003)
- Mike Hatalak – guitars (2003–present)
- Nick Mirusso – drums, percussion (2002–present)
- Former
- Seth Thompson – bass (2001–2003)
- Nicholas Brooks – lead vocals (2001–2007)
- Joe Cuonze – drums (2001)
Discography
Studio albums
- 2004: The Caitiff Choir (re-released in 2006)
- 2006: Sirens
- 2009: Lividity
EPs and Demos
- 2001: Let the Angels Whisper Your Name
- 2002: Forever Scorned (re-released in 2006)
Compilations
- 2005: Masters of Horror Soundtrack
- 2006: The Best Of Taste Of Chaos
- 2006: Headbanger's Ball: The Revenge
- 2006: A Santa Cause: It's a Punk Rock Christmas
- 2007: Resident Evil: Extinction Soundtrack
- 2009: Saw VI Soundtrack
- 2009: Soundwave 2010
References
- ^ a b http://www.starpulse.com/Music/It_Dies_Today/Biography/
- ^ a b c d http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll
- ^ The Gauntlet :: Short Of Breath - Heavy Metal - News - Short Of Breath Videos - Short Of Breath Ringtones - mp3s - Tabs - Wallpaper - lyrics
- ^ The ESP Guitar Company
- ^ Welcome Unbound Zine Online
- ^ http://www.ozzfest.com/static_content/view/alumni.html
- ^ http://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=7007
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/it_dies_today/artist.jhtml
- ^ http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=204609
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1564675/20070712/dillinger_escape_plan.jhtml
- ^ http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=47189
Extended plays and Demos Let the Angels Whisper Your Name • Forever ScornedCompilations Masters of Horror Soundtrack • The Best of Taste of Chaos • Headbanger's Ball: The Revenge • A Santa Cause: It's a Punk Rock Christmas • Resident Evil: Extinction • Saw VI SoundtrackSingles "A Threnody for Modern Romance" • "Severed Ties Yield Severed Heads" • "Sacred Heart (Sacre Coeur)" • "Enjoy the Silence" • "Thank You for Drinking" • "Reckless Abandon"Categories:- American metalcore musical groups
- Heavy metal musical groups from New York
- Musical groups established in 2001
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