Eighteen Visions
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| Origin | California |
| Years active | 1996 – present |
| Genres | Alternative Metal, Hardcore |
| Labels | Epic Records Trustkill Records |
| Members | James Hart Ken Floyd Keith Barney Mick Morris Trevor Dark Baby |
Eighteen Visions are a metal/hard rock band based in California. They are currently signed to Epic Records as well as Trustkill Records.
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[edit] History
Eighteen Visions (sometimes shortened to 18V) was founded in 1996 by James Hart and Ken Floyd (who then played drums), the only members of the original line-up still performing with the band.
Their debut release was the "Lifeless" EP on Life Sentence Records. They followed this with a full-length album titled "Yesterday Is Time Killed" on Cedargate Records. Upon switching to Trustkill Records, they recorded their 2000 album Until The Ink Runs Out. For their next album, "Best Of", the band re-recorded much of their earlier, out of print, material. The music style of the band changed a lot since their 2002 record "Vanity", which birthed a music video single for "You Broke Like Glass" which played in heavy rotation via MTV2's Headbangers Ball. Eighteen Visions then released "Obsession" in 2004 which would be their last album for Trustkill Records.
On July 18, 2006 they released a self-titled album through Epic Records. Their single "Victim" has been climbing the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks, and was the official theme song of WWE Vengeance this year.
This latest album by Eighteen Visions featured a more melodic and pop-friendly sound. While this has led to the band getting more mainstream exposure, some fans of their earlier works have accused them of being mainstream "sell-outs"[citation needed], especially as their new single "Tonightless" gains popularity.
[edit] Members
- James Hart - vocals
- Ken William Floyd - drums (1996-2004), guitar (2004-present)
- Keith Barney - guitar
- Mick Richard Morris - bass
- Trevor Dark Baby - drums (2004-present)
[edit] Former members
- Brandan Schieppati - guitar -- now singer of Bleeding Through
- Javier Van Huss - bass
- Dave Peters - guitar -- now singer of Throwdown
- Jason "Edgemeister" Shrout - drums (2004) -- now drummer of Nervous Wreck
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Lifeless EP, (1997)
- Yesterday is Time Killed, (1999)
- Until The Ink Runs Out, (2000)
- The Best Of Eighteen Visions, (2001)
- Vanity, (2002)
- I Let Go EP, (2003)
- Obsession, (2004)
- Eighteen Visions, (2006)
[edit] Singles
- You Broke Like Glass, 2002
- Waiting For The Heavens, 2004
- Tower Of Snakes, 2004
- I Let Go, 2005
- Tonightless, 2006
- Victim, 2006 #15 US Mainstream Rock
[edit] Videos
- "Victim" (Directed by Scott Duncan; 2006)
[edit] Cover Songs
- Paradise City (Guns N' Roses) - From 'Bring You To Your Knees: A Tribute to Guns & Roses' (2004)
- Quiet (Smashing Pumpkins) - From 'The Killer In You' (2006)
- The Beautiful People (Marilyn Manson) - From Punk Goes '90s (2006)
- Die Die My Darling (Misfits)
