Remembrance | |
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Origin | Lansing, Michigan |
Genres | Christian metal, [1] Metalcore [1] |
Years active | 2003–2008 |
Labels | Sancrosanct Records |
Past members | Adam Klein Jeff Schantz Joel Matthews Matthew Weir Aaron Woods Tony Padilla Josh Reed Damon Reed Erin Conlin Jim Conlin Tab |
Remembrance is a Christian metalcore [2] band formed during the winter of 2003 in Lansing, Michigan. [3] They played shows with bands such as Underoath, Maylene & The Sons of Disaster, Advent, Saints Never Surrender, War of Ages, Common Yet Forbidden, No Innocent Victim, Aletheian, Dagon, and The Burial. Remembrance released two independent EPs before releasing their full-length label debut Beyond the Scope of Reason in May 2007 on Sancrosanct Records [sic]. They broke up in 2008. Matthew Weir moved on to play drums for Sleeping Giant. Tony Padilla continued to run Sancrosanct Records, the label the band was signed to.
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