For All Those Sleeping
For All Those Sleeping | |
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| Origin | St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA |
| Genres | Melodic metalcore, post-hardcore, metalcore[1] |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Fearless |
| Members | Mike Champa David Volgman-Stevens London Snetsinger Ethan Trekell Jerad Pierskalla |
| Website | forallthosesleeping.com |
For All Those Sleeping is an American metalcore band formed in St. Cloud, Minnesota in 2007. They combine bouncy, heartache-filled pop punk with metalcore to create their own dynamic, hybrid sound. Consisting of singer Mike Champa, guitarist and singer Jerad Pierskalla, guitarist and keyboardist David Volgman-Stevens, and drummer Ethan Trekell, who all met in high school, as well as bassist London Snetsinger, who joined the band in 2009, the quintet has a sound that punctuates its melodic yearning with brutal breakdowns. After self-releasing their The Lies We Live EP in 2008, the band got the attention of Fearless Records, who signed them the following year. Their full-length debut, Cross Your Fingers, was released in 2010 through the label, and was quickly followed up with a second album, Outspoken, in 2012. They have toured across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan.
Band members
- Mike Champa - lead vocals
- London Snetsinger - clean vocals, bass
- Jerad Pierskalla - rhythm guitar, unclean vocals
- David Volgman-Stevens - lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Ethan Trekell - drums, percussion
Discography
- Studio albums
| Year | Album | Label | Chart peaks[2] | |
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| US | ||||
| 2010 | Cross Your Fingers | Fearless Records | - | |
| 2012 | Outspoken | 98 | ||
Music Videos
| Year | Song | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Favorite Liar" | Cole Dabney |
| 2011 | "I'm Not Dead Yet" | n/a |
| 2012 | "Mark My Words" | Cody Blue Snyder |