Decoder (band)
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Decoder is an American heavy rock band, consisting of former members of VersaEmerge, Oceana, and Of Machines. They are currently signed to Rise Records.
History
Inception and signing to Rise Records (2010)
Decoder was originally an idea that came about between Brent "Mouse" Guistwite, formerly of Of Machines, and Jack Burns, formerly of Oceana, shortly after they left their original bands. They had a style and concept for the music decided before they approached Keith Jones, formerly of Oceana, and Spencer Pearson, formerly of VersaEmerge, to be the band's vocalists, and both accepted. Bryce Sipes joined shortly after the recording of the bands demo for the song "Dreamwalker". On August 24, 2010, the band announced their signing to Rise Records on their Facebook page,[1] and entered the studio with Matt Malpass (Manchester Orchestra, Relient K, Copeland, Lydia) on August 28, 2010.[2] When asked in an interview with Jake Denning about signing to Rise, Guistwite answered saying that "Jack and [him] had been jamming together for awhile and we sent Craig some stuff we had been working on and he essentially sent [Decoder] a contract".[3][4] The band's second guitarist, Anthony Sepes, formerly of Chasing Thrill, joined on December 30, 2010.[5]
Self-titled album (2011–present)
Decoder's debut self-titled album was released through Rise Records on January 18, 2011, to positive reviews.[6][7] The album debuted at number 44 on Billboard Top Heatseekers.[8] The band's first tour will be with Emarosa, Chiodos, and Go Radio, starting on February 15, 2011.[9]
Band members
- Jack Burns - guitars
- Brent "Mouse" Guistwite - drums
- Keith Jones - unclean vocals, auxiliary percussion
- Spencer Pearson - clean vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, piano, programming
- Anthony Sepe - guitars
- Bryce Sipes - bass guitar
Discography
- Decoder (Rise Records, 2011)
References
- ^ Wagner, Christian (24 August 2010). "New Signing for Rise?". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ Kohli, Rohan (28 August 2010). "Decoder Enters Studio With Malpass - News Article". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ Solomon, Blake (11 January 2011). "Decode This Interview - News Article". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ Denning, Jake (10 January 2011). "INTERVIEW: Decoder (1/10/11)". Go Away Jake Denning!. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ Tsai, Matthew (30 December 2010). "Decoder's New Guitarist is... - News Article". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ Gardner, Ryan (17 January 2011). "Decoder - Decoder - Album Review". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ Apedo, Shekinah (14 January 2011). "indiestar.tv Graf Wall: Album Review: Decoder's self-titled debut". Indiestar. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ "Decoder - Decoder | Billboard.com". Billboard. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Ilvonen, Keagan (13 January 2011). "Emarosa and Chiodos Tour Dates - News Article". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 5 February 2011.