Hopesfall

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Hopesfall
Genres	Melodic Hardcore
Labels	Trustkill Records
Members	Josh Brigham - Guitar Jay Forrest - Vocals Mike Tyson (musician) - Bass Dustin Nadler - Guitar Jason Trabue - Drums

Hopesfall are a melodic hardcore band from Charlotte, North Carolina formed in 1998. They are currently signed to Trustkill Records.

Hopesfall started as a Christian metal/hardcore band in 1998. They released their first album, The Frailty of Words, soon after on the Christian hardcore/punk label DTS Records. Although The Frailty of Words remains to this day their longest album, it has been out of print for many years and is no longer acknowledged by the band on their website. Much of their popularity came later with 2001's No Wings to Speak Of EP. Shortly after the EP was released and a few member changes later, Hopesfall released The Satellite Years to moderate success and great reviews. The album broke down the barriers of the metal sound found on earlier recordings and brought forth a beautifully aggressive yet melodic new Hopesfall. As of the release of The Satellite Years, Hopesfall no longer considers themselves a Christian band.

In 2004, the band released A Types, an early nineties grunge inspired and softer sound. The album is almost completely devoid of the high-end screaming or the long melodic interludes that filled The Satellite Years. The dramatic change in sound has resulted in some distaste from older purist fans though it brought the band to a whole new fanbase. Only two members that played on The Satellite Years returned to the studio for A Types (vocalist Jay Forrest and founding member/guitarist Joshua Brigham)

Former drummer Adam Morgan returned to the band in Fall, 2005, following over a year of absence. However he has now left the band and has been replaced by new drummer Jason Trabue.

Hopesfall are currently mixing their latest album, titled Magnetic North, and is due to be released on May 15, 2007. Chandler Owen will be contributing artwork for the release, and has designed all releases to date.

1 Band members
- 1.1 Former members
2 Discography
- 2.1 Albums
- 2.2 EPs
3 External links

[edit] Band members

Jay Forrest - vocals
Joshua Brigham - guitar
Mike Tyson - bass
Dustin Nadler - guitar
Jason Trabue - drums

[edit] Former members

Doug Venable - vocals (The Frailty of Words, No Wings to Speak Of)
Ryan Parrish - guitar / vocals (The Frailty of Words, No Wings to Speak Of, The Satellite Years) (currently in Celebrity)
Adam Baker - drums (A Types)
Chris Kincaid - bass / vocals (The Frailty of Words)
Pat Aldrich - bass (No Wings to Speak Of)
Chad Waldrup - bass (The Satellite Years) guitar (following Ryan's departure)
Adam Morgan - drums (The Frailty of Words, No Wings To Speak Of, The Satellite Years)