Stick to Your Guns | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Orange County, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 2003–present |
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Members | Jesse Barnett Andrew Rose Chris Rawson Josh James Adam Galindo |
Past members | Reid Haymond Alex Barnett Darel McFayden Ryan Nelson Casey Lagos Justin Rutherford Curtis Pleshe Noah Calvin George Schmitz |
Stick to Your Guns is an American hardcore punk band from Orange County, California. Members of the band include lead vocalist Jesse Barnett, bassist Andrew Rose, guitarists Chris Rawson and Josh James, and drummer Adam Galindo. They are currently signed with SharpTone Records. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Frontman Jesse Barnett formed the band by recruiting Casey Lagos (whom he knew from his days on the worship team for Saddleback Church) on drums.
After composing a few songs together, the two enlisted Justin Rutherford and Curtis Pleshe on guitars and Noah Calvin on bass.
As the band began to grow their local following, they released their first EP, Compassion without Compromise in 2004.
The band travelled to Oakland, California to debut their first studio album For What It's Worth , later released on This City Is Burning Records.
The album launched the band to wider prominence, while the members were still in high school. Upon graduation, they went on tour throughout the United States.
In 2007, Century Media Records signed the band and re-released their debut album with two bonus tracks.
After several line-up changes, the band started recording their second full-length album with only two members, Jesse Barnett and Casey Lagos.
Comes from the Heart was released in 2008 through Century Media.
In 2008, the band participated in the Vans Warped Tour and Hell on Earth. and numerous other tours.
The band supported Every Time I Die on their tour in November 2008, during which Casey Lagos left the band.
Ash Avildsen of Sumerian Records signed the band after seeing them at the Anaheim House of Blues. [7] The Hope Division was released on June 1 meeting critical acclaim and leading them to mainstream success.[ citation needed ]
In 2011, a stand-alone single titled "Bringing You Down (A New World Overthrow)" and featuring guest vocals of Karl Schwartz from First Blood, was released in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement. This song was an early version of a single from their fourth album, Diamond , which was released in 2012 with Josh James (of Evergreen Terrace) replacing Reid Haymond on guitar. The genre-bending album debuted on the Billboard charts making it to #1 on the Heatseekers chart, #11 for Hard Rock Albums, #30 for Rock Albums and placed on the Billboard 200. [8]
Later that year, Josh James confirmed that he left Evergreen Terrace to become a permanent member of the band.[ citation needed ]
The band released several single to promote the album. One of the singles, "We Still Believe", went on to gain consistent radio play. The album scored the band a spot on the 2013 Warped Tour. [9] While on the Warped Tour, it was announced that "Diamond" won an Independent Music Award for best Hardcore/Metal Album of the year. [10]
In 2013, Pure Noise Records released a split EP which contained two songs from the band and two from The Story So Far. The EP featured their single "We Still Believe" and a cover of Inside Out's "Burning Fight".[ citation needed ]
On 2014, they released Diamond: Decade Edition, a vinyl re-release of Diamond which featured three bonus tracks. The band was also featured on Florence + The Sphinx: Sumerian Ceremonials, a tribute album to Florence + The Machine, covering "Dog Days Are Over".[ citation needed ]
On February 5, 2014, the band entered the studio with producer John Feldmann (The Used, Story of the Year) to record their fifth studio album. [11] Throughout the recording, the band released studio updates, confirming several guests to record vocals on the record, including: Scott Vogel of Terror, [12] Toby Morse of H2O, [13] Walter Delgado of Rotting Out, [14] the members of Motionless in White [15] and producer John Feldmann himself. [16]
On September 16, 2014, the band released a teaser video for their new album on their Facebook page, announcing the album's title as being Disobedient , as well as the album's release date—February 10, 2015. [17] The band then premiered a new track from the album on October 21, titled "Nobody" through Alternative Press . [18]
In July 2016 it was announced that Stick to Your Guns had left Sumerian Records and signed to Pure Noise Records. The band released their first song after label change called Universal Language on July 16, 2016. [19] It was announced that Stick to Your Guns would release an EP later that year. [20] In August more information about the EP was published. The name is Better Ash Than Dust and was set for release on September 23, 2016, via Pure Noise Records and End Hits Records for a European release.[ citation needed ]
Between September 8 and October 2, 2016, the band toured throughout North America alongside Hardcore punk acts Stray from the Path and Knocked Loose. [21] Stick to Your Guns became the first American band to play a concert in East African country Kenya. [22] Shortly after their performance in Kenya the band went on European tour with Australian metalcore band Parkway Drive. [23] In June 2017 the band started working on their sixth studio record with producer Derek Hoffman. [24] The album, True View, was released on October 13, 2017. [25]
In November and December 2017, Stick to Your Guns played another European tour which was supported by Being as an Ocean and Silent Planet. [26] In the beginning of 2018 Stick to Your Guns toured North America with British band Architects and Canadian hardcore band Counterparts. [27] In the Spring of 2018, Stick to Your Guns supported Parkway Drive on their USA tour. [28] Stick to Your Guns co-headlined a North American tour in the fall of 2018 with Emmure. Wage War and Sanction joined the lineup as support. [29]
Stick to Your Guns headlined the "Pure Noise Tour" in the Summer of 2019 in North America. Counterparts, Terror, Year of the Knife and Sanction all joined up as support for the tour. [30] Stick to Your Guns also supported Knocked Loose on their Different Shade of Blue Tour. Rotting Out, Candy and SeeYouSpaceCowboy also joined up as support. [31]
The Meaning Remains was released on February 18, 2021.
Stick to Your Guns has been described as hardcore punk, [32] melodic hardcore [ citation needed ] and metalcore. [33] The mutual influences of its members include Propagandhi, Boysetsfire, Metallica, Trial, Hatebreed, [34] and Inside Out. [35]
The band's lyrics address subjects ranging from self-reflection to political and social statements. [36] Stick to Your Guns identifies with the straight edge subculture and George Schmitz once described it as "a secret straight edge band" because they have focused on several other topics throughout their career rather than only this movement. [36] [37]
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