10 Years (band)
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10 Years is an American alternative metal band, formed in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1999.
History
Early Years, Into The Half Moon (1999-2001)
10 Years was initially formed in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1999 with singer Mike Underdown, drummer Brian Vodinh, bassist Lewis Cosby, and guitarists Ryan "Tater" Johnson and Matt Wantland. In 2001, Cosby left and the band recruited Andy Parks on bass. They independently recorded Into the Half Moon the same year.
Killing All that Holds You, The Autumn Effect (2002-2006)
10 Years soon recruited current vocalist Jesse Hasek from another local band. In 2002, Parks decided to leave the band and Cosby returned. The band then released their independent album Killing All That Holds You in 2004.
10 Years was then signed to Universal Records in 2005 and released their major label debut, The Autumn Effect on August 16, 2005 with the songs "Wasteland" and "Through The Iris" picking up regional radio play. Their first single, "Wasteland" spent over 12 months on the Rock charts, finally reaching #1 at Active Rock in December 2005.
That same summer the band toured with Disturbed and Ill Niño. In the fall of 2005, they toured with Breaking Benjamin and Smile Empty Soul, then followed up with the Masters of Horror tour with Mudvayne and Sevendust. They also opened for Korn and Mudvayne on Korn's See You On The Other Side tour. They also toured with Korn and Deftones on the Family Values Tour, which started in late July 2006.
In mid February 2006, "Wasteland" reached #1 on both Alternative and Billboard Modern Rock charts. Their first two singles, Through the Iris and Wasteland, have been certified Gold by the RIAA.
In mid-2006, the band toured Australia in a lineup which included Hatebreed, Disturbed and Korn.
Their first music video, "Wasteland", addresses the social problem of human rights as well as addiction around the world. The video received a nomination for Best Direction and Best Art Direction at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, but did not win either.
On March 27, 2006, an EP was released on iTunes containing acoustic versions of "Wasteland" and other tracks from The Autumn Effect.
Division (2006-2008)
On November 19, 2006, 10 Years unveiled and confirmed the title "Division" for their second album.[1] The band would begin recording Division in late June 2007 after spending the better part of a year writing.
Lewis told in an interview that the album is "so different from the first one [The Autumn Effect], but it's still 10 Years," and, "It just sounds like [the songs] would be from a totally different album, which was, you know, the goal."[2] It was also revealed that the track titled "Focus" was co-written with Stone Temple Pilots and former Army of Anyone guitarist Dean DeLeo.[1]
On May 21, 2007 a demo song titled "All Your Lies" from Division was released onto their MySpace along with a post stating the band had chosen producer Rick Parasher to produce the new album.[3] On September 7, the band announced on their MySpace that the album was finished and would be released in 2008, following a tour with Dir En Grey, Sevendust, Operator, Thousand Foot Krutch and Chevelle.
On January 29, 2008, "Beautiful," the new single from Division, was released to iTunes and a snippet was also posted on the band's MySpace page. Division was released on May 13, 2008 after being pushed back due to finalization of the album's artwork.[4]
10 Years was featured on the Revolution Stage of Linkin Park's Summer Projekt Revolution 2008 tour in the Summer of 2008.
They went on tour with Mudvayne until mid December 2008.
Feeding the Wolves (2009-Present)
10 Years announced that their upcoming third major label album will be entitled Feeding the Wolves. The album was produced by Grammy-nominated producer Howard Benson and mixed by Chris "Lord" Alge. The band has mentioned this will be their heaviest material to date and "very similar to some of their early songs."
Throughout the first half of 2010, the band went back and forth between putting on live show and working on the album in the studio. During this time, they have debuted a few new songs live, including "Dead in the Water", "Now is the Time", and the new album's first single "Shoot It Out". [5][6]
On June 12, 2010, the "Shoot It Out" was played on Sirius/XM Radio. The track was released to radio in late June [7], and was made available to download on iTunes July 6. [8] Feeding the Wolves was released on August 31, 2010.
They opened this summer's Carnival of Madness tour featuring Shinedown, Chevelle, Puddle of Mudd, and Sevendust.[9]. They also have been doing "meet and greets" after their sets to promote the new album. This fall they will be on the Hard Drive tour with Sevendust and Since October.
Band members
Current
- Jesse Hasek – Vocals (2002–Present)
- Ryan "Tater" Johnson – Guitar, Backing Vocals (1999–Present)
- Lewis "Big Lew" Cosby – Bass (1999–2001; 2002–Present)
- Brian Vodinh – Drums (1999–2009), Guitar (2009-present)
Live
- Sam Anderson - Drums(2010-present)
Former
- Mike Underdown – Vocals (1999–2001)
- Andy Parks – Bass (2001–2002)
- Matt Wantland – Guitar (1999–2009)
Discography
Albums
- 2001: Into the Half Moon
- 2004: Killing All That Holds You
- 2005: The Autumn Effect
- 2008: Division
- 2010: Feeding the Wolves
EP's
- 2006: Acoustic EP
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [10] |
US Main. [10] |
US Alt. [10] | |||||||||
| 2005 | "Wasteland" | 94 | 2 | 1 | The Autumn Effect | ||||||
| 2006 | "Through the Iris" | — | 20 | 35 | |||||||
| "Waking Up" | — | 32 | — | ||||||||
| 2008 | "Beautiful" | — | 6 | 14 | Division | ||||||
| "So Long, Good-Bye" | — | 31 | — | ||||||||
| 2009 | "Actions & Motives" | — | 36 | — | |||||||
| 2010 | "Shoot It Out" | — | 12 | 38 | Feeding the Wolves | ||||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||||
References
- ^ a b http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=84030
- ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=89104
- ^ http://www.loudside.com/music/interviews/id/53/Exclusive_Interview_With_10_Years_Vocalist_Jesse_Hasek/
- ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=92432
- ^ http://rawkpit.com/2009/12/29/watch-10-years-perform-new-song-shoot-it-out/
- ^ http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs327.ash1/28506_118271661546897_100000921922019_108371_1460630_n.jpg
- ^ http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16697
- ^ http://twitter.com/10years/status/15754395930
- ^ http://carnivalofmadness.com/
- ^ a b c "Billboard charts". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
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