Caskets (band)

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Caskets
Origin Leeds, England,
United Kingdom
Genres
Years active2018-present
Labels SharpTone
Members
  • Matthew Flood
  • Benjamin Wilson
  • James Lazenby
  • Craig Robinson
Past members
  • Lee Horner
  • Christopher McIntosh
Website www.casketsband.com

Caskets, (formely known as Captives), are a British rock band from Leeds, England formed in 2018.

Contents

History

Formation

The band was founded by bassist Christopher McIntosh, who at the time played rhythm guitar, Benjamin Wilson (lead guitar), and bassist Lee Horner, who left their previous project Faultlines to focus on new ventures. The band was completed with James Lazenby (drums) and Matthew Flood (vocals). On September 23, 2018, the band released their debut single Ghost Like You via the YouTube channel Dreambound. [1] The eponymous EP was announced for April 2019. Prior to release, the band released two more singles, Signs and Find a Way, before the EP was self-released on April 26, 2019.

Following this, the band went on a European tour with the Australian post-hardcore band Hands Like Houses and another show as a support act for Bad Omens in Hannover. In the summer, Caskets performed at several festivals, including in Germany and Sweden, and played some shows as a support act for the Japanese Metalcore band Crystal Lake in Germany. The band toured the United Kingdom in September 2019 with Acres and Parting Gift, where they debuted a new single named Falling Apart. [2]

After the tour, founding member Lee Horner left the band for personal reasons. Christopher McIntosh switched from rhythm guitar to bass. Former Glamour-of-the-Kill guitarist Craig Robinson was recruited as the new rhythm guitarist. On March 1, 2020, Caskets released the previously live-only single Falling Apart, again via Dreambound. The band was soon signed by SharpTone Records. With the announcement of being signed, Caskets announced their new single Glass Heart, which was released on December 4, 2020. [3]

Name Change and Lost Souls

Following a legal dispute with an Australian band of the same name, which had applied for trademark rights to the name "Captives" only in the United Kingdom, the British band was forced to change their name to "Caskets". [4] Shortly after this legal dispute, their YouTube channel was deleted, and their music was removed from all streaming providers. About two weeks after the name change, the band's content was again accessible on the respective platforms. The band stated that without a name change, it would have been impossible for them to release new music for about twelve months.

Now under their new name Caskets, the band announced a new single for May 7, 2021, titled Lost in Echoes. [5] After the release of this single, the debut album Lost Souls was announced, which was released on August 13. The singles Glass Heart and Lost in Echoes are found on this album, Falling Apart was subsequently integrated into the tracklist of newer editions of the EP Ghost Like You, after the song was previously released on a limited edition of the EP with an alternative, black cover, which sold out within hours. The third single The Only Ones was announced on June 19 for June 25. [6]

Following the release of their debut album, the band toured in the autumn of 2021 as a support act for the Swedish alternative rock band Normandie, which was also supported by the American post-hardcore band Thousand Below. This tour included stops in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Previously, the performances had been postponed from March 2021 to October due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Caskets announced that they had to cancel this tour due to scheduling reasons. [7]

Shortly thereafter, Caskets was confirmed as a support act for a EU tour of the American band Dance Gavin Dance, which was supposed to take place in September and October 2022 but had to be postponed to March 2023 due to illness of Dance Gavin Dance singer Jon Mess. Due to controversy surrounding clean vocalist Tilian Pearson, who had briefly left the band following allegations of sexual misconduct but was later reinstated in an official statement from the band, Caskets announced that they would have to cancel the joint tour.

Reflections

On August 25, 2023, Caskets released their follow-up album Reflections. Several singles were released beforehand. [8] Throughout 2023, the band played numerous concerts as support for We Came as Romans on their EU/UK tour in May, as well as a support act for Blessthefall (August 3, 2023 to September 7, 2023). [9] From November 20 to December 14, the band played 18 concerts in Europe and the United Kingdom as a support act for Of Mice & Men. Shortly after the end of the last concert of the tour leg on the European mainland, they announced that they would participate in "The Deathless Tour" (March 13 to April 30, 2024) by Set It Off, supporting them along with Crown the Empire and Death by Romy.

On February 25, 2024, they announced the departure of founding member and bassist Christopher McIntosh. On February 28, the band announced that they would play the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, California. On March 7, the band announced their own headlining tour in Australia supported by The Home Team. [10] On June 27, Caskets announced their first headlining tour of the United States and Canada, scheduled from September 10 to October 16.

Musical style

Caskets' musical style has been described as post-hardcore, [11] [12] [13] [14] metalcore, [15] [16] [17] [18] alternative metal, [19] [20] electronic rock, [21] alternative rock, [22] and emo. [23]

Band members

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
SCO
[24]
Lost Souls77
Reflections
  • Released: August 11, 2023 [26]
  • Label: SharpTone Records
  • Format: Digital download, LP, CD
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EPs

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Ghost Like You"2018Ghost Like You
"Signs"
"Find A Way"2019
"Falling Apart"2020Non-album single
"Glass Heart"Lost Souls
"Lost in Echoes2021
"The Only Ones"
"Drowned in Emotion"
"Guiding Light"2022Reflections
"By The Sound"2023
"More Than Misery "(featuring Telle Smith)
"Better Way Out"
"Believe"

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