The Ongoing Concept

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The Ongoing Concept
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the band in 2023, from left to right: Parker Scholz, Kyle Scholz, TJ Nichols, Andy Crateau and Dawson Scholz
Background information
Origin Rathdrum, Idaho, U.S. [1]
Genres
Years active2009 (2009)–present [2]
Labels Solid State
MembersDawson Scholz
Andy Crateau
Kyle Scholz
Parker Scholz
Tj Nichols
Past membersDyllan Darrington
Ian Nelson
Cody Rhodes
Website theongoingconcept.com

The Ongoing Concept is a metal band from Rathdrum, Idaho, formed in 2009. [2] They have released two independent EPs and three studio albums. [2] The band currently consists of vocalist/guitarist Dawson Scholz, vocalist Kyle Scholz, drummer Parker Scholz, bassist/vocalist TJ Nichols and vocalist/guitarist Andy Crateau. [5]

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History

The Ongoing Concept was formed in 2009 by brothers Kyle, Dawson, and Parker Scholz, and childhood friend TJ Nichols, while they were still in high school. [6] [7] The band recorded an EP titled What Is My Destiny, which was released independently on April 23, 2010. [8] The EP displayed a stylistic dichotomy between acoustic rock and metalcore. The band followed up with another EP in 2011, titled Arrows Before Bullets, [9] which took a heavier approach, following an electronicore style. Once the EP was released, Darrington departed from the band, with them continuing on as a four-piece.

On June 20, 2013, the band announced their signing to Solid State Records. Along with the announcement, they released their first single, "Cover Girl", off of their debut album Saloon , which released in August 20, 2013. [10] [11] For the Billboard charting week of September 7, 2013, Saloon charted at No. 38 on the Heatseekers Albums chart. [12] Two years later, the band released their sophomore effort Handmade , where they crafted the instruments they used, save for keyboards and microphones, out of a tree they chopped down. [13] [14] Following the album's release, by 2016, Kyle, Parker, and Nichols had departed from the band. [15] Dawson hired on longtime friend and band videographer Ian Nelson on bass, Andy Crateau on guitars, and Cody Rhodes on drums. [16] With the new lineup, the band recorded their third release, titled Places, which exhibited more of a somber style. [17] After the album was issued, the band ceased activity until 2022. [18] With the return of the original lineup along with Crateau, the band announced efforts for a new album in early 2023. [19] The first single, "Prisoner Again", was released on February 3, 2023, along with the preorder for the album, Again, which was released on March 31, 2023. [20] [5]

Members

Current [21]

Former

Timeline

The Ongoing Concept

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
HEAT 		Rock
Albums 		Indie Christian Hard Rock
Saloon 38 [12] ————
Handmade —40 [24] 27 [25] 8 [26] 9 [27]
Places—----
Again-———-
Independent EPs
YearAlbumLabel
2010What is My Destiny (EP)Independent
2011Arrows Before Bullets (EP)Independent

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