Mayfly | |
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Origin | Dayton, Ohio |
Genres | Christian metal, nu metal, alternative metal, progressive metal |
Years active | 2011 | –2017
Labels | Voluminous |
Associated acts | Behold the Kingdom, Two Dragons |
Website | mayflysounds |
Members | Tony Ford Jared Lacey Jeff Book Adam Thompson |
Past members | Clifford Deweese Joel Holycross Joliffe Huber |
Mayfly was an American Christian metal band from Dayton, Ohio, formed in 2011. They have released one extended play, Vereor Deus, Non Dogma , in 2014, with Voluminous Records. On March 14, 2017, the band announced that had disbanded. [1]
Mayfly is a Christian metal band from Dayton, Ohio, forming in 2012. [2] [3] [4] Their members are vocalist and bassist, Tony Ford, vocalists and guitarists, Jared Lacey and Jeff Book, and drummer, Adam Thompson. [3] The bands past members were Clifford Deweese from July 2012 until October 2012, Joel Holycross from March 2012 until October 2015, and Joliffe Huber from March 2015 until July 2015.[ citation needed ]
The band formed in 2012, with their first single, "Eternal Respiration", that was released in October 2012. [4] Their first extended play, Vereor Deus, Non Dogma , Latin for "'Fear God, Not Dogma,'" was released on February 11, 2014, with Voluminous Records. [5] [6] [2] [7] [8]
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