Earth Groans

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Earth Groans
Origin South Dakota
Genres Metalcore, hardcore punk [1] [2]
Years active2015–present
Labels Solid State
MembersJeremy Schaeffer
Past membersZachariah Mayfield
Kaden Burton
Brady Mueller
Website earthgroansmusic.com

Earth Groans is a metalcore band that formed in May 2015. The band is from South Dakota. [1]

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History

The band formed in May 2015, in South Dakota. [3] The band formed because of vocalist Jeremy Schaeffer, who felt called to ministry. A week after this feeling, he formed the band with guitarist Zachariah Mayfield, bassist Kaden Burton and drummer Brady Mueller. [4] The band's name came from Romans 8:23. [4] [5] Two years after formation, they signed to Solid State Records. [6] [7] [8] [5] [9] The band has been touring relentlessly, many times by themselves. [10] Soon after signing, the band released Renovate on May 12. [10] [11] The band recently embarked on a tour with Convictions, with Darkness Divided taking the second half, replacing the band. [12] In 2018, Rahab was released. In 2020, the band released their third EP, Prettiest of Things. [13] On March 19, 2020, both Mayfield and Burton announced their departure from the band. [14] On March 3, 2023, the band released their fourth EP, Tongue Tied. [15]

Style

The band has been stated to sound similar to many of the influential Christian hardcore and Christian metalcore acts such as Norma Jean and The Chariot. [1]

Members

Current

Live

Former

Timeline

Earth Groans

Discography

EPs

Singles

Music videos

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