Dead to Fall

Dead to Fall
Background information
Origin	Chicago, Minneapolis
Genres	Metalcore
Years active	1999–2008, 2015, 2017–present
Labels	Victory

Dead to Fall is a metalcore band from the Chicago suburbs and later stretched from Chicago to Minneapolis. Formed in 1999, it drew influences from Swedish Gothenburg metal, death metal, and other genres, and is usually labeled as a metalcore band. Their first two albums reached combined sales of 60,000 copies in the US alone.^[1]

Dead to Fall broke up on April 6, 2008 due to financial and personal problems.^[2] In 2015, The band did a small reunion tour with the remaining previous members of the band. The tour was supporting Darkest Hour for the tenth anniversary of their album Undoing Ruin.^[3] The band announced April 5, 2017 that they are planning to release a new album in 2018.^[4]

Discography

• Dead to Fall demo (1999), released when the band was still in high school, before Jon Hunt was vocalist
• ...For the Memories demo (2000)
• demo (2001)
• Everything I Touch Falls to Pieces (September 10, 2002)
• Villainy & Virtue (September 14, 2004)
• The Phoenix Throne (April 4, 2006)
• Are You Serious? (February 19, 2008)

Members

Current members^[4]

• Jonathan Hunt - lead vocals (1999–2008, 2015, 2017–present)
• Daniel Craig - drums (1999–2002, 2017–present)
• Justin Jakimiak - bass (1999–2005, 2017–present)
• Antone Jones - guitar (1999–2001, 2003–2004, 2017–present)
• Bryan Lear - guitar (1999–2003, 2017–present)

Former members

• Aaron Cosgrove - vocals (1999)
• Andy Dalen - vocals (1999)
• Matt Hartman - guitar (1999–2002)
• Brad King - drums (2002–2003)
• Evan Kaplan - drums (2003–2004)
• Seth Nichols - guitar (2002–2003)
• Matt Matera - guitar (2003–2005)
• Aaron Nelson - guitar (2005–2007)
• Chris Nolan - bass (2005)
• Logan Kelly - lead guitar (2004–2008, 2015)
• Phil Merriman - rhythm guitar (2007–2008, 2015)
• Chad Fjerstad - bass guitar (2005–2008, 2015)
• Timothy Java - drums (2004–2008, 2015)

Timeline

References

1. ↑ "Dead To Fall - Everything I Touch Falls To Pieces review". Sputnik Music. April 8, 2007. Retrieved April 14, 2017. 
2. ↑ "Dead To Fall breaks up". Lambgoat. April 8, 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2008. 
3. ↑ "Darkest Hour Announce 20th Anniversary Tour; Will Include a Dead to Fall Reunion". MetalSucks. April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2017. 
4. 1 2 "Dead To Fall back together, working on new record". Lambgoat. April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017. 

External links

• Dead to Fall Myspace