Your Memorial

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Your Memorial
Origin Hennepin County, Minnesota
Genres Metalcore, Christian metal, Christian hardcore
Years active2006 (2006)–2017 (2017)
Labels Facedown
MembersMike "Skip" Helms
Blake Suddath
Tommy Weigel
Willy Weigel

Your Memorial was an American metalcore band from Hennepin County, Minnesota. The group is currently under contract with Facedown Records. Its debut studio album, Seasons, was released in 2008. In 2010, the band released its second studio album, Atonement. Its third studio album, Redirect, was released in 2012. On May 9 in 2017 the band announced that they were disbanding. [1]

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History

In 2008 the band released Seasons. [2] This attracted the attention of Facedown Records, which signed the band before the release of Atonement in 2010. [3] In 2012, the band released its second studio album, Redirect. [4] The album also had success on two Billboard charts: Christian Albums and Heatseekers Albums. [5] In 2017, the band announced they would disband but would release a self titled EP, recorded with Ryan Leitru (Nothing Left, ex-For Today), and that it would be released on November 10, 2017. [6]

Musical style

Music critics have placed the band's compositions into various genres, including soft mathcore, [7] melodic hardcore, [7] progressive metal, [2] and the harder subsets crossover thrash, [8] hardcore punk, [9] metalcore, [10] and screamo. [8] Others have characterized the group as an avant-garde metal band that utilizes some post-hardcore elements. [8] [10] The band itself regards its music as Christian metal for its sacred elements and heavy metal for the holistic, encompassing totality of its sound.

Members

Previous members
Current members
Former Members

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
Christian Albums 		US
Heatseekers albums
Seasons––
Atonement ––
Redirect 25 [11] 17 [11]

EPs

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
Christian Albums 		US
Heatseekers albums
Your Memorial——

References

  1. ↑ "Your Memorial". www.facebook.com. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Jesus Freak Hideout. "Your Memorial". jesusfreakhideout.com. John DiBiase. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ Estabrooks, Timothy (December 2, 2010). "Your Memorial, "Atonement" Review". jesusfreakhideout.com. Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ Weaver, Michael (July 13, 2012). "Your Memorial, "Redirect" Review". jesusfreakhideout.com. Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Redirect - Your Memorial | Album | AllMusic" . Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  6. ↑ Beard, Mason (October 6, 2017). "Your Memorial Announce Pre-Orders for Self-Titled EP". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  7. 1 2 Dave (July 17, 2012). "Your Memorial - Redirect". rocknreelreviews.com. Rock n Reel Reviews. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 AllMusic (2012). "Redirect – Your Memorial". allmusic.com. All Media Network . Retrieved July 18, 2014.{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  9. ↑ Dodderidge, Tim (July 31, 2012). "Your Memorial: Redirect". mindequalsblown.com. Mind Equals Blown. Archived from the original on July 25, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  10. 1 2 Brody B (July 14, 2012). "Your Memorial – Redirect | Reviews". indievisionmusic.com. Indie Vision Music. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  11. 1 2 AllMusic (2012). "Redirect – Your Memorial | Awards". allmusic.com. All Media Network . Retrieved July 18, 2014.{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
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