Seasons After

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Seasons After
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Seasons After performing in 2015
Background information
Origin Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Genres Heavy metal, metalcore, alternative metal, hard rock
Years active2006–2017
Labels Warner
MembersJimmy Beattie
Chris Dawson
Ryan Kennedy
Tony Housh
Past membersSteve Frank
Chris Schlichting
Michael Byers
Tim Rails
Jesse Saint
Kyle Erbert
Website seasonsafter.com

Seasons After was an American heavy metal band from Wichita, Kansas, formed in 2006 by the guitarist, songwriter, sound engineer, and record producer Chris Dawson. Over the course of its career, the band has released three full-length studio albums and undergone numerous line-up changes with Dawson remaining the only founding member ever-present.

Contents

Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic and behind the scene issues occurring from 2017 they’ve decided to go and remain their separate ways.

The beginning and Through Tomorrow

The band Seasons After was formed in Wichita, Kansas in 2006. Initially, it consisted of Chris Dawson (guitar), Steve Frank (guitar), Michael Byers (bass), Tim Rails (drums), and Chris Schlichting (lead singer). In 2008, they released a debut album Through Tomorrow independently and went on tour while on leave from their daily jobs. [1]

Seasons After were signed by ILG/Warner in 2009, which re-released their debut album in 2010. They gained some popularity with their cover version of Gerard McMann's "Cry Little Sister", the theme song from the 1987 movie The Lost Boys . [2] The song reached No. 15 on Billboard's Rock Songs chart in May 2010. [3]

Seasons After performed on The Vans "Warped Tour" twice and on "Taste of Chaos" tour once.

Changes in the line-up, going independent, and Calamity Scars & Memoirs

In August 2010, Seasons After parted ways with the original lead singer and founding member Chris Schlichting. No official statement explaining the reasons for his departure was ever published. He was replaced by Tony Housh shortly before the band's U.S. tour run in September 2010. Soon after, the band became involved in the dispute with their record company that lasted nearly 3 years. During that period, the band was almost inactive on social media, rarely updating the official sources with pictures taken in the studio.

On March 22, 2014, the band released a long statement on their official Facebook page in which cited the aforementioned dispute as the main reason for such a long period of inactivity. In the same statement, the band also announced their now independent status and mentioned that the recording sessions for their second album that began in the spring of 2011 had been long since completed and revealed its title as Calamity Scars & Memoirs. [4] [5]

On April 18, 2014, the band released a new song "Wake Me" which became the first single off the second record. For a limited period of time, it was available on the band's official website as a free download. On June 13, 2014, the second single, "So Long Goodbye", was published on YouTube as a lyric video. The album was released digitally on September 26, 2014, and physically on February 24, 2015. [6]

After the album's release, the songs "Lights Out" and "Weathered & Worn" also became radio singles.

Manifesto

During an interview with The Gentlemen's Show podcast on August 6, 2015, lead singer Tony Housh said that the band had written upwards of 60 songs while awaiting the outcome of their dispute with Warner Music Group, and announced that Seasons After was intending to release yet another new album by the end of 2015, with the band's aspiration being to release a new record one after the other for as long as they could. [7]

The recording sessions for the band's third studio album were completed in May 2016. In September 2016, the song "Fighter" was released as a single. On October 7, 2016, the band revealed the title and the release date of their third album. Manifesto was scheduled to be released on November 11, 2016. The release went as planned and was followed by a series of short tour runs in several parts of the United States.

Band members

Current
Former
Touring

Discography

Seasons After discography
Studio albums3
Music videos3
Singles6

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
The Billboard 200 Top Heatseekers Top Rock Albums
2008 Through Tomorrow [8] –––
2014Calamity Scars & Memoirs [9]
  • Released: September 26, 2014
  • Label: Seasons After Music
–––
2016Manifesto
  • Released: November 11, 2016
  • Label: Seasons After Music
–––

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions [10] Album
U.S. Main. Rock U.S. Rock
2009"11:11"—— Through Tomorrow
"Cry Little Sister"2044
2010"Gettin' Even"39—
2014"So Long Goodbye"——Calamity Scars & Memoirs
2015"Lights Out"——
"Weathered and Worn"39—
2016"Fighter" [11] ——Manifesto

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

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References

  1. ↑ Iwasaki, Scott (March 18, 2010). "Grueling touring schedule worth it for Seasons After". Deseret News . Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  2. ↑ Montgomery, Paige (April 20, 2010). "Live review: Seasons After @ the Marquis Theater". Denver Post . Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Cry Little Sister – Seasons After". Billboard . Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  4. ↑ "SEASONS AFTER - Weathered and Worn But Not Broken". Screamermagazine.com. November 26, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Seasons After guitarist Chris Dawson talks band's return and new album". YouTube . Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Season After - Calamity Scars and Memoirs - Amazon.com Music". Amazon. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
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