Make Them Suffer is an Australian metalcore band from Perth, formed in 2008. They are currently signed to SharpTone Records. Their debut studio album, Neverbloom, peaked at No. 56 on the ARIA Album charts in June 2012, and showcased the band's earlier mix of metalcore, blackened death metal, and symphonic metal. Its follow-up Old Souls debuted at No. 30 upon release in May 2015 and displayed the band beginning to transition from death/black metal to a more progressive metalcore sound. After the band signed with Rise Records, the label released an expanded version of Old Souls in August 2016, containing also an EP from their death metal era Lord of Woe and a new track, "Ether".
Evan Brewer is an American musician from Nashville, Tennessee. He is the current bassist of Fallujah and formerly played bass for Entheos and technical death metal band The Faceless. He has also been involved in other bands such as Reflux and the last bassist to be a part of Animosity. He also released two solo albums under his own name. In 2011, he released his debut solo album titled Alone, and his second solo album, Your Itinerary, was released on July 16, 2013.
Scale the Summit is an American instrumental progressive metal band formed in Houston, Texas in 2004. The band comprises guitarist Chris Letchford, bassist Kilian Duarte and drummer Charlie Engen. They were signed to Prosthetic Records before the band decided to release their work independently. The band is influenced by other progressive acts such as Cynic and Dream Theater. The band gained notice as part of the Progressive Nation 2009 tour with Dream Theater, Zappa Plays Zappa and Bigelf.
Carving Desert Canyons is the second studio album by American instrumental progressive metal band Scale the Summit. It was released on February 17, 2009, through Prosthetic Records. The album was self-produced by the band and Tom Beaujour. It is the band's first studio release with the label. The cover art of this album is taken from The Wave, a sandstone rock formation in Arizona. The album's cover art was taken by a local Houston photographer, who sent them his portfolio of pictures to choose from; the eventual cover art was the first photograph Chris Letchford saw in the portfolio.
Iwrestledabearonce was an American metalcore band formed in 2007 in Shreveport, Louisiana. In their nine years together, they released one EP, four full-length albums, and two remixed releases.
Monument is the debut studio album by American instrumental progressive metal band Scale the Summit. It was self-released on July 10, 2007, and funded by the band members themselves. Chris Letchford described the songs as "a lot more up tempo and in my opinion less organized, due to the lack of writing experience," and the production process as "being sub-par in comparison to the band's standards owing to being self-funded."
The Collective is the third studio album by American instrumental progressive metal band Scale the Summit. It was released on March 1, 2011, through Prosthetic Records and was produced Mark Lewis. It is the band's first studio release with the label. The title for this album was chosen to reflect the philosophy that guided the writing of the material – of many parts coming together to form a greater whole. The album's cover features a phyllotaxis spiral, a natural formation occurring in some plants, which Chris Letchford described as "a multitude of elements forming their own collective – and the inspiration for the album's title, as the band very often take inspiration from nature." It is the last release to feature original bassist Jordan Eberhardt, who left the band in early 2012 after no longer wishing to tour full-time. He was replaced by Mark Michell.
Chris Letchford is an American guitarist. He is the lead guitarist in the instrumental progressive metal band Scale the Summit. His technical ability has been recognized in magazines such as Guitar World, Revolver, and All Metal Resource.
Courtney Stringer is a singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the Canadian heavy metal band Spiritbox. LaPlante began singing in bands as a teenager, but first gained success as the lead singer of the now-defunct metalcore band Iwrestledabearonce. As the successor of the band's original vocalist, Krysta Cameron, LaPlante recorded and performed with the band from 2012 until 2015. She left the group months after the release of her second album with the group, Hail Mary (2015).
Crown the Empire is an American metalcore band from Dallas, Texas formed in 2010. The band comprises vocalist Andrew "Andy Leo" Rockhold, guitarist Brandon Hoover, bassist Hayden Tree, and drummer Jeeves Avalos. They are currently signed to Rise Records and have released five studio albums. Their most recent studio album, Dogma, was released on April 28, 2023.
Erra is an American progressive metalcore band from Birmingham, Alabama, formed in 2009. The band was named after the homonymous Akkadian god of war and plague. The band has released five studio albums and three EPs to date. Their latest album, titled Erra, was released on March 19, 2021. They have toured with bands such as As I Lay Dying, August Burns Red, TesseracT, Born of Osiris, Ice Nine Kills, Glass Cloud, Within the Ruins and Texas in July.
V is the fifth studio album by American instrumental progressive metal band Scale the Summit. It was released on September 18, 2015, through Prosthetic Records. The album was self-produced by the band and Jeff Penalber. It is their last album to be released on this label before the band decided to release their work independently. It is the band's only album with drummer J.C. Bryant. It is also the band's last album with bassist Mark Michell and original rhythm guitarist Travis Levrier.
Via is the debut studio album by American progressive metalcore band Volumes. It was initially released on September 27, 2011 through Mediaskare Records.
In a World of Fear is the sixth studio album by American instrumental progressive metal band Scale the Summit. The album was self-released on May 19, 2017, and was produced by the band's guitarist Chris Letchford. It is their first album to be released independently since Monument. It is the band's first album with drummer Charlie Engen and bassist Kilian Duarte. It is also the band's first album to feature guest musicians.
The Migration is the fourth studio album by American instrumental progressive metal band Scale the Summit. It was released on June 11, 2013, through Prosthetic Records. The album was self-produced by the band and Jamie King. The album's artwork for The Migration was created by Duncan Storr. Chris Letchford stated the band wanted artwork that "fit the usual organic/nature theme that we are costumed [sic] to using with more of the color green," adding that he also admired the album covers of progressive rock band Yes. The album's sound was intended to be "organic and natural", and Letchford praised producer Jamie King for being in complete agreement with and understanding the group's goals. Guitars were recorded to a click track first, followed by drums and then bass. The mixing process was accomplished via email; King would send the group one entire mix of the album and the group would send him feedback in response. This was done five times before the album was considered finished.
Slow Decay is the tenth studio album by American metal band the Acacia Strain. It was released on July 24, 2020, through Rise Records, though originally scheduled for release a week earlier, on July 17.
Spiritbox is a Canadian heavy metal band from Victoria, British Columbia. Husband and wife duo guitarist Mike Stringer and vocalist Courtney LaPlante publicly established Spiritbox on October 9, 2017. The band's full lineup comprises LaPlante, Stringer, drummer Zev Rose, and bassist Josh Gilbert. The band's metal style is difficult to pigeonhole into a specific subgenre and displays an array of styles that draw from a variety of influences and incorporate electronic elements, though much of it is rooted in metalcore and progressive metal. Their music is currently released through their label, Pale Chord, via a partnership with Rise Records.
Erra is the fifth studio album by American progressive metalcore band Erra. It was released on March 19, 2021 through UNFD. The album was produced by Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland. It is the band's first studio release with the label and the last album to feature guitarist Sean Price before he left the band in March 2022.
Eternal Blue is the debut studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Spiritbox. It was released on September 17, 2021, through the band's own Pale Chord Records in partnership with Rise Records. Work began in 2018 but was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which delayed the album release initially slated for April 2020. Spiritbox relocated to Joshua Tree, California, and completed the songwriting process for the album, which former Volumes guitarist Dan Braunstein and the band's guitarist Mike Stringer produced. The recording was finished by Braunstein in February 2021. Eternal Blue contains an array of metal genres and subgenres with electronic elements as part of Spiritbox's dynamic, while singer Courtney LaPlante employs both screamed and clean vocals.
Dogma is the fifth studio album by American metalcore band Crown the Empire. It was released on April 28, 2023, through Rise Records. It was produced by Zach Jones and Josh Strock. It is the band's first album not to feature drummer Brent Taddie since their compilation album 07102010, who departed from the group in January 2022. It is also the first album to feature the band's new drummer Jeeves Avalos.
