Haste the Day
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| Haste The Day | |
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.jpg/220px-Haste_The_Day_(451815786).jpg) Haste The Day in 2007
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Carmel, Indiana, United States |
| Genre(s) | Christian Metalcore[1] Christian Hardcore[citation needed] Christian Metal[2] |
| Years active | 2001—present |
| Label(s) | Solid State Records |
| Members | |
| Stephen Keech Brennan Chaulk Jason Barnes Mike Murphy Devin Chaulk |
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| Former members | |
| Jimmy Ryan | |
Haste The Day is a Christian Metalcore band signed with Solid State Records from Indianapolis, Indiana, formed in 2001. Their band is named after a lyric in the hymn "It Is Well with My Soul".
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[edit] History
In late 2005, Jimmy Ryan announced his decision to leave Haste The Day. Soon thereafter he got married and accepted a position at Tooth & Nail Records. He has since started a new band called Trenches. His last show with Haste The Day was in the band's hometown of Indianapolis on December 30, 2005. The remaining members continued on for the European tour with The Juliana Theory, accompanied by Stephen Keech of Denver-based Christian band New Day Awakening.[3] On February 23, 2006, Haste The Day stated in a press release that they had officially made Keech their new permanent singer.
Haste The Day released a DVD as part of the special edition of Pressure the Hinges, their latest album. The DVD features all of the band's current music videos, including "The Closest Thing To Closure", "American Love", and "When Everything Falls". It includes live footage including Jimmy Ryan's last show, a show with Stephen Keech from The Truth Tour (w/ Bleeding Through, Between the Buried and Me, and Every Time I Die), and behind the scenes antics (such as prank OnStar calls). The DVD was produced by Full Lock Media.
After releasing Pressure the Hinges and finishing up the "12 Days Of Christmas Tour" with Calico System, Heavy Heavy Low Low and Flee the Seen, the band began another tour with From Autumn to Ashes and Maylene and the Sons of Disaster.
The band spent the summer of 2007 on the Vans Warped Tour and shortly after that, spent a month on the road with Atreyu. Haste The Day finished off 2007 with a full national tour with As I Lay Dying before taking some time off for Christmas. Soon afterward, Haste The Day went on a full American Tour with Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Drop Dead, Gorgeous and fellow Indianapolis band, Gwen Stacy (band).
Haste The Day was featured on the album It's a Punk Rock Christmas. Stephen Keech is also in another band, Stephen and the Lion Tamers, which was mentioned in a bulletin by HTD on Myspace. Stephen and the Lion Tamers have their own Myspace as well, and the band features members of the local Indianapolis band Amarna Reign.
Haste The Day just finished recording their new album. There have been no demo tracks released or title posted. A recent blog entry on the band's MySpace page said this: "Wow, what a relief, 47 days, 238 redbulls, 8 drum heads, 100+ strings, and a lot of frayed nerves later. The album is done! We have sent this bad boy off to be mixed and we will have something finished and in hand by June 26! This album changed so much through the writing and recording process. We hope you all get stoked because this is the best and heaviest haste the day album to date. There may or may not be an old favorite redone for this album ;-)." Through a bulletin posted on MySpace, the band announced the album would be released late September/early October.
In a later bulletin posted on their iLike, MySpace, and Facebook pages, the band confirmed that they had in fact re-done an old Haste the Day song for their new album, however they did not announce which song. They have told fans to try to guess which song they have re-done.
[edit] Discography
| Date of Release | Title | Label | US Billboard Peak | US sales |
| 2002 | That They May Know You (EP) | Self-Released | - | 10,000+ |
| March 9, 2004 | Burning Bridges | Solid State Records | - | 55,000+ |
| June 28, 2005 | When Everything Falls | Solid State Records | #175 | 75,000+ |
| March 20, 2007 | Pressure the Hinges | Solid State Records | #89 | 100,000+ |
| September/October, 2008[citation needed] | Untitled 4th studio album | Solid State Records | - | - |
[edit] Band Members
Current members
- Stephen Keech - Lead vocals (2006-present). (Also in the band Stephen and The Lion Tamers)
- Brennan Chaulk - Guitar, vocals (2001-present)
- Jason Neil Barnes - Guitar (2001-present)
- Mike Murphy - Bass, vocals (2001-present)
- Devin Hans Chaulk - Drums, background vocals (2001-present)
[edit] Former members
- Jimmy Ryan - Lead vocals (January 2002-December 2005)(Is currently in unsigned band Trenches, who are currently playing shows in the Indianapolis area). Currently working for Tooth and Nail/Solid State Records where he is an A&R for them who has founded bands such as Advent, Cry of the Afflicted, Secret and Whisper and Search the City.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.hmmagazine.com/reviews/album/h/haste_the_day0605.php
- ^ http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2007/pressurethehinges.html
- ^ Schwab, Andrew (March/April 2007). "Haste The Day: Steadfast Amidst the Pressure". HM Magazine (124): 50–51. ISSN 1066-6923.
