| Still Remains | |
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| Origin | Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Metalcore |
| Years active | 2002 - 2008 |
| Labels | Roadrunner Records |
| Website | Official site |
| Former members | |
| Zach Roth Jason Wood Evan Wiley A.J. Barrette Cameron MacIntosh Steve Schallert Jordan Gilliam Jordan Griffin |
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Still Remains was a metalcore[1] band from Grand Rapids, Michigan signed to Roadrunner Records, that formed out of previous local bands Shades of Amber and Unition. They combined both heavy and melodic death metal in their song writing, also incorporating keyboards and modern pop sounds to create a distinct style that some music review websites have dubbed "post-metalcore". They released two studio albums, Of Love and Lunacy and The Serpent, both to positive reviews, and had minor UK chart success with the single "Dancing with the Enemy".
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In October 2003, Still Remains recorded their EP Dying With a Smile. From that time, Still Remains were touring around local venues (Such as Grand Rapids' Skelletones) to build a bigger name for themselves. A year later another EP was released, titled If Love Was Born to Die. Still Remains were never a part of the Benchmark Records' roster, however the now defunct label funded If Love was Born to Die.
Shortly after this the band signed to Roadrunner Records, on which label they released their debut studio album on May 3 2005, titled Of Love and Lunacy. The album received mainly positive reviews, and the album spawned two singles, "The Worst Is Yet to Come" and "White Walls". The lead single was played on music channels such as Scuzz and Kerrang. The band toured in support of the album; their first tour of the United Kingdom was on the Roadrunner Records "Roadrage" Tour, alongside on Trivium and 3 Inches of Blood. They also joined Bullet For My Valentine, Aiden and Hawthorne Heights on the Kerrang XXV tour. A few months later they started recording their second album, The Serpent.
The Serpent was released on August 7, 2007. The album saw a change in the vocalist Miller's style, with more melodic singing present than on their previous record. The lead single, "Stay Captive", was played extensively on Scuzz. The second single released was "Dancing with the Enemy", which is also played on music channels. In early fall of 2007, they supported Aiden followed by a November tour supporting Atreyu in the UK. For January and February 2008, they replaced 36 Crazyfists in support of Bullet For My Valentine. Their final tour in the spring of 2008 would be dubbed The Serpent Tour and featured Gwen Stacy, Secret & Whisper, and Catherine.
The band also recorded a cover version of Nine Inch Nails' "Head Like A Hole" for the release High Voltage: A Brief History Of Rock given away free on the cover of the 25th Anniversary Edition of Kerrang! magazine in 2007.
On March 25 2008, Still Remains posted a blog on their Myspace saying that they would disband in 2008.
| “ | Dear Friends, Fans, and Family,
This is a goodbye letter from us to you. We will be seeing most of you again I’m sure but not from on stage. We’ve decided to make this headlining tour our last as Still Remains and Cornerstone Festival our last show. We want to thank all of the wonderful loving people we’ve met in the past few years for being there for us. It’s been an amazing run but we are done for personal reasons. No we don’t hate each other or want to punch each other in the face. It’s just time for us to move on to different things in our lives. Please come see us on our headlining tour and help us go out with a bang! We are extremely excited to see what the future holds for each and every one of us. So keep your eyes and ears open and God Bless!!!!!! Much Love, TJ, Bone, Mike, Jordan, Steve, and Ben |
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Since Still Remains broke up, keyboardist Ben Schauland has gone on to join glamcore band "Blessed by a Broken Heart".
Guitarist Jordan Whelan has been working on new material with drummer Adrian "Bone" Green.
Vocalist TJ Miller been working on songs as well, and announced recently that the new project would be called 'Black Temple'.
Guitarist/vocalist Mike Church has joined forces with former drummer A.J. Barrette and other Grand Rapids musicians to form the band Juleus.
Bassist Steve Hetland re-formed a previous music project called Vindicated, joined by Still Remains keyboardist Ben Schauland and three other musicians.
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