Flyleaf
Encyclopedia
Flyleaf is an American alternative metal
band, formed in the Belton
and Temple
, Texas regions in 2000. The band has charted on mainstream rock, Christian pop
and Christian metal
genres. They performed around the United States in 2003 until releasing their eponym
ous debut album, Flyleaf
, in 2005. The album went platinum after selling more than one million copies. The band won an online poll on yahoo.com
and was named Yahoo!'s Who's Next
band of the month in March 2006 and they were named MTV
's artist of the week on December 24, 2007. Flyleaf released their second album Memento Mori
on November 10, 2009 which debuted and peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard charts.
As Passerby, the band released three EP
s and played over 100 shows in Texas alone over the span of two years under the booking and promotion company Runt Entertainment. In 2004, Passerby played a showcase for RCA Records
in New York City in hopes of getting signed. RCA passed on the band, but the president of Octone Records
was very interested. They waited for two days in their van at a truck stop for a phone call about an Octone showcase. They were signed after the showcase, and on January 7, 2004, Octone Record's website announced their arrival to the label.
In March 2004, Flyleaf traveled to Seattle, Washington to record an EP with Rick Parashar. Afterwards, they toured with Skillet
, Breaking Benjamin
, Staind
and 3 Doors Down
to promote their self-titled EP. In October, the EP was released to stores, spawning their first official single and video for the EP version of "Breathe Today."
. On October 4, 2005, the record was released under the title Flyleaf
. Appearances on the album include Dave Navarro
of Jane's Addiction
and Ryan White of Resident Hero. The first mainstream single from their debut album was "I'm So Sick
", "Fully Alive
" was the second, "All Around Me
" was the third, and "Sorrow
" was the fourth.
In the summer of 2006, the band played on the mainstage of the Family Values Tour 2006
and in late 2006, Flyleaf toured with Disturbed, Stone Sour
and Nonpoint
on the Music As A Weapon III Tour
. The band issued an exclusive EP, which was sold at the tour called Music As A Weapon EP which features an acoustic version of "Fully Alive", and three previously unreleased tracks: "Much Like Falling", "Justice And Mercy", and "Christmas Song" (Much Like Falling and Justice and Mercy later appeared on Much Like Falling EP
). A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the EP went to World Vision
.
In 2007 Flyleaf toured with Three Days Grace
and throughout Australia with the Soundwave festival, and also toured Europe with Stone Sour
and Forever Never. In the spring of 2007, Flyleaf headlined their Justice & Mercy Tour which first featured Skillet and Dropping Daylight
. Later on they did a second leg of the tour which featured Sick Puppies
, Kill Hannah
and Resident Hero. Flyleaf again joined the Family Values Tour
in 2007. The music video for "I'm So Sick" appeared briefly in the 2007 film Live Free or Die Hard
. Also a remix of the song "I'm So Sick" is on the Soundtrack to the movie Resident Evil: Extinction
. "Perfect" was also released as a single in late 2007 to Christian radio stations. Released on November 5, 2007, the The Sims 2
expansion pack Teen Style Stuff featured the band's song "Cassie" recorded in Simlish.
Flyleaf also released a song entitled "Tina" which was the first song that they debuted in the release of Guitar Hero 3 as part of the Companion Disk Set. Also, the song "I'm So Sick" appears in Rock Band.
On October 30, Flyleaf also released a digital EP titled Much Like Falling EP
. The songs included on this EP were "Much Like Falling", an acoustic version of "Supernatural", the limited release song "Tina", and The EP is available on iTunes
along with the expanded edition of their debut album.
On April 26, 2008, the band released their fourth video "Sorrow"
from their debut album on MTV2
. The band toured with Seether
in late spring, but had to cancel five shows due to a problem with Sturm's voice. The members of Flyleaf took the fall off to write new music, hoping to begin recording by January.
Flyleaf also contributed a cover of the song, "What's This?" from The Nightmare Before Christmas
soundtrack for its cover album, Nightmare Revisited
.
", "Have We Lost", and "Beautiful Bride
" have been performed live. The band reunited with producer Howard Benson
and enlisted the mixing services Chris Lord-Alge
It was released on November 10, 2009. The album has been titled Memento Mori
. It features songs such as "Beautiful Bride", "Arise", "Missing", "Again" and "Set Apart This Dream" which was inspired by a self-help book called Wild at Heart
. Flyleaf has debuted an additional two songs live during a small acoustic tour the band did in Afghanistan for United States Troops called "Chasm" and "Circle".
According to their Myspace page, Flyleaf's first single "Again
" from the album is currently released on iTunes and is also played on the radio. Meiert Avis
directed Flyleaf's music video titled "Again".
The group, starting in Seattle, Washington on September 28, 2009, held VIP listening parties throughout the country inviting fans to be the first to hear a selection of songs from the new record and view brand new music videos before they aired nationwide. By partnering with Eventful, fans were given the opportunity to demand that their city get routed into the "Road To Memento Mori" using Eventful's "Demand It!" service.
Based on overwhelming demand there were over 10 events. Fans saw Sturm, Sameer Bhattacharya, and Jared Hartmann, who made special appearances at these intimate gatherings across the country.
On November 2, 2009, the band released a short Webisode
for their new album.
Flyleaf's other video, "Beautiful Bride
," was shot in early August 2009 by director Don Tyler. The video was originally released at the Memento Mori listening events, but was later featured on Yahoo!
the day Memento Mori
came out. The video features James' sister/Sameer's wife, April, as the bride and Joshua Sturm, Lacey's husband, as the groom. Like "Again," this video features Pat's artwork throughout the video. Future singles are set to include "Chasm" for rock stations and "Missing" for alternative.
Flyleaf toured throughout the United States with Breaking Benjamin
and Three Days Grace
that lasted from January to March 2010. They embarked on a headlining tour called the "Unite & Fight Tour" with 10 Years
and Fair to Midland
. The tour began on April 28, 2010 and ended on June 6, 2010. June 11, 2010 the group has acted on MUZ TV Award 2010(Премия МУЗ-ТВ) in Russia with songs: "I'm So Sick", "Again
" and a song: "All Around Me
". They are one of many bands that performed at Download Festival on June 12, 2010. The band encouraged fans to donate to stop human trafficking in other countries.
The band was scheduled to continue with the second leg of the "Unite & Fight" tour from September 10, 2010 to October 23, 2010, with Story of the Year
, and performed at various festivals through the end of the year. They also released an animated music video for "Chasm" on September 22, which was directed/animated/illustrated by Giles Timms. At the end of the Unite and Fight tour in early November, Lacey collaborated with band Apocalyptica on the song "Broken Pieces", as well as with Australian singer Orianthi
in her new song "Courage". Soon after they released "Arise" as the next single from Memento Mori.
On November 6, 2010, the band performed at Rock the Hood, a festival at Fort Hood in memory of all the soldiers who have died, especially the 13 who died at the November 2009 shooting.
On November 15, 2010, Lacey publicly shared her pregnancy with the fans. Lacey said via Facebook that she and her husband Joshua would be expecting a baby boy in early 2011.
On December 7, 2010, Flyleaf released an EP titled Remember to Live
, then released a cover of the John Mark McMillan
song "How He Loves" on December 21, 2010.
On January 22, 2011, Hartmann announced that he and Culpepper were building a recording studio and preparing to record demos for their next album. In February 2011, the band started pre-production for their next album at Treelady Studios in Pittsburgh, PA.
, as well as hard rock
, heavy metal
, nu metal
, post-grunge
and alternative rock
.
s. Their faith influences their music, but lead singer Sturm doesn't believe that necessarily makes Flyleaf strictly a Christian band. The band says they are Christians who play in a rock band, and their faith is heard within their music. "We all share the same faith." In 2005 Flyleaf performed a free concert at Los Angeles Pierce College for a Christian group at the college, which was a three day event.
In a May 2010 interview, lead singer Sturm was asked how it felt to be in a Christian rock band and play in Las Vegas:
All members, except Seals, are from 2000. Seals joined in 2002.
Alternative metal
Alternative metal is a genre of alternative rock and heavy metal that gained popularity in the early 1990s. Most notably, alternative metal bands are characterized by heavy guitar riffs and experimental approaches to heavy music.-Origins:...
band, formed in the Belton
Belton, Texas
Belton is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. The population was 14,623 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Bell County.Belton is part of the Killeen – Temple – Fort Hood metropolitan area.-Geography:...
and Temple
Temple, Texas
Temple is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. Located near the county seat of Belton, Temple lies in the region referred to as Central Texas. Located off Interstate 35, Temple is 65 miles north of Austin and 34 miles south of Waco. In the 2010 Census, Temple's population was 66,102, an...
, Texas regions in 2000. The band has charted on mainstream rock, Christian pop
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
and Christian metal
Christian metal
Christian metal, also known as white metal, is a form of heavy metal music usually defined by its message in a song's lyrics as well as the band's dedication to Christianity...
genres. They performed around the United States in 2003 until releasing their eponym
Eponym
An eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...
ous debut album, Flyleaf
Flyleaf (album)
Flyleaf is the debut studio album by the American rock band Flyleaf. It was released on October 4, 2005 through Octone Records. A re-packaged CD/DVD Special Edition was released on October 30, 2007, which included additional acoustic tracks and music videos...
, in 2005. The album went platinum after selling more than one million copies. The band won an online poll on yahoo.com
Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. is an American multinational internet corporation headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States. The company is perhaps best known for its web portal, search engine , Yahoo! Directory, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Groups, Yahoo! Answers, advertising, online mapping ,...
and was named Yahoo!'s Who's Next
Yahoo! Music
Yahoo! Music, owned by Yahoo!, is the provider of a variety of music services, including Internet radio, music videos, news, artist information, and original programming...
band of the month in March 2006 and they were named MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's artist of the week on December 24, 2007. Flyleaf released their second album Memento Mori
Memento Mori (Flyleaf album)
Memento Mori is the second studio album by American rock band Flyleaf, released through A&M/Octone Records on November 10, 2009. The title is a Latin phrase meaning "be mindful of death" or "remember you will die." Memento Mori debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200, selling 56,000 units in...
on November 10, 2009 which debuted and peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard charts.
Band history
Early on Lacey Sturm started playing with James Culpepper. Guitarists Jared Hartmann and Sameer Bhattacharya were later recruited. "Sameer and Jared are really experimental with melodies and pedals, and we all had different influences that were all blending together with the same passionate and hopeful heart, and that brought out this beautiful feeling. It was magical," said Sturm. Bassist Pat Seals joined in 2002 after leaving his previous band The Grove.As Passerby, the band released three EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
s and played over 100 shows in Texas alone over the span of two years under the booking and promotion company Runt Entertainment. In 2004, Passerby played a showcase for RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
in New York City in hopes of getting signed. RCA passed on the band, but the president of Octone Records
A&M/Octone Records
A&M/Octone Records is an American record label and a joint venture between Universal Music Group and Octone Records, also known as OctoScope Music...
was very interested. They waited for two days in their van at a truck stop for a phone call about an Octone showcase. They were signed after the showcase, and on January 7, 2004, Octone Record's website announced their arrival to the label.
In March 2004, Flyleaf traveled to Seattle, Washington to record an EP with Rick Parashar. Afterwards, they toured with Skillet
Skillet (band)
Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1996. The band currently consists of husband and wife John and Korey Cooper , along with Jen Ledger and lead guitarist Seth Morrison. The band has released eight albums, two receiving Grammy nominations: Collide and Comatose...
, Breaking Benjamin
Breaking Benjamin
Breaking Benjamin is an American rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, currently consisting of Benjamin Burnley and Chad Szeliga. The band has released four studio albums to date and a greatest hits album that was released on August 16, 2011. The group initially went on indefinite hiatus due...
, Staind
Staind
Staind is an American rock band that was formed in 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts. For 16 years, the band consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist Johnny April, and drummer Jon Wysocki...
and 3 Doors Down
3 Doors Down
3 Doors Down is an American rock band from Escatawpa formed in 1996. The band consists of Brad Arnold , Matt Roberts , Todd Harrell , Chris Henderson , and Greg Upchurch ....
to promote their self-titled EP. In October, the EP was released to stores, spawning their first official single and video for the EP version of "Breathe Today."
Debut album (2005–08)
In 2005, the band recorded their first full-length album with Howard BensonHoward Benson
Howard Benson is a two-time Grammy-nominated music producer and aerospace engineer.-Biography:Howard Benson has a degree in materials engineering from Drexel University and studied composition at the Philadelphia College for Performing Arts. Later he worked for Garrett AiResearch, where he worked...
. On October 4, 2005, the record was released under the title Flyleaf
Flyleaf (album)
Flyleaf is the debut studio album by the American rock band Flyleaf. It was released on October 4, 2005 through Octone Records. A re-packaged CD/DVD Special Edition was released on October 30, 2007, which included additional acoustic tracks and music videos...
. Appearances on the album include Dave Navarro
Dave Navarro
David Michael "Dave" Navarro is an American guitarist who plays in the alternative rock band Jane's Addiction and cover band Camp Freddy. He has also played with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Panic Channel, and many others.- Early life :...
of Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction is an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. The band's original line-up featured Perry Farrell , Dave Navarro , Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins . After breaking up in 1991, Jane's Addiction briefly reunited in 1997 and again in 2001, both times...
and Ryan White of Resident Hero. The first mainstream single from their debut album was "I'm So Sick
I'm So Sick
"I'm So Sick" is a song by American band Flyleaf. It was released on August 29, 2006 as the first single of their debut album, Flyleaf . It is their second song to have an accompanying music video and it has been shown on many mainstream television networks...
", "Fully Alive
Fully Alive
"Fully Alive" is a song by American band Flyleaf. On November 2006, It was released as the second single from their debut album Flyleaf...
" was the second, "All Around Me
All Around Me
"All Around Me" is song performed by American band Flyleaf from their self-titled debut album, Flyleaf . It was released as the third single on April 2007. It is the band's highest charting and only single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and the most successful single to date.Eventually, it...
" was the third, and "Sorrow
Sorrow (Flyleaf song)
"Sorrow" is a song by American Christian rock band Flyleaf. It was released as the Flyleaf studio album's fifth single, and the band's seventh single overall. On April 26, 2008, the accompanying music video premiered on MTV2.-Music video:...
" was the fourth.
In the summer of 2006, the band played on the mainstage of the Family Values Tour 2006
Family Values Tour 2006
The 2006 Family Values Tour was a summer concert tour headlined by Korn. The tour originally started in 1998.-Overview:Although originally conceived as an annual tour, the Family Values Tour returned in 2006 after a five year hiatus....
and in late 2006, Flyleaf toured with Disturbed, Stone Sour
Stone Sour
Stone Sour is an American rock band from Des Moines, Iowa. Since 2006, the group has been composed of Corey Taylor , Jim Root , Josh Rand, , Shawn Economaki and Roy Mayorga . Original drummer Joel Ekman left the group in 2006...
and Nonpoint
Nonpoint
Nonpoint is an American nu metal band formed in 1997. The band consists of Elias Soriano and Rob Rivera . Currently they are signed to Razor & Tie and working on new a record which is expected to be released in Spring 2012....
on the Music As A Weapon III Tour
Music as a Weapon Tour
Music as a Weapon is a concert tour created by American rock band Disturbed. As of 2010, there have been five editions of the tour: four which took place in North America, and one in Oceania...
. The band issued an exclusive EP, which was sold at the tour called Music As A Weapon EP which features an acoustic version of "Fully Alive", and three previously unreleased tracks: "Much Like Falling", "Justice And Mercy", and "Christmas Song" (Much Like Falling and Justice and Mercy later appeared on Much Like Falling EP
Much Like Falling EP
Much Like Falling is an EP by Flyleaf. This album was released digitally onto the iTunes store on October 30, 2007. It includes unreleased songs not featured on their self-titled album. This EP was released onto the iTunes store the same day as their re-release of their self-titled album, Flyleaf...
). A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the EP went to World Vision
World Vision
World Vision, founded in the USA in 1950, is an evangelical relief and development organization whose stated goal is "to follow our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of...
.
In 2007 Flyleaf toured with Three Days Grace
Three Days Grace
Three Days Grace is a Canadian rock band, formed in Norwood, Ontario, Canada in 1992, originally under the name Groundswell. After a breakup in late 1997, the band regrouped in the same year under its current name and with a line-up consisting of guitarist and lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer...
and throughout Australia with the Soundwave festival, and also toured Europe with Stone Sour
Stone Sour
Stone Sour is an American rock band from Des Moines, Iowa. Since 2006, the group has been composed of Corey Taylor , Jim Root , Josh Rand, , Shawn Economaki and Roy Mayorga . Original drummer Joel Ekman left the group in 2006...
and Forever Never. In the spring of 2007, Flyleaf headlined their Justice & Mercy Tour which first featured Skillet and Dropping Daylight
Dropping Daylight
Dropping Daylight is a modern rock/alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. They have toured with Blue October and Breaking Benjamin, and more recently with Army of Anyone and Sick Puppies.-History:...
. Later on they did a second leg of the tour which featured Sick Puppies
Sick Puppies
Sick Puppies is an Australian rock band, formed in 1997. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Shimon Moore, bassist Emma Anzai and drummer Mark Goodwin....
, Kill Hannah
Kill Hannah
Kill Hannah is a rock band formed in 1993 in Chicago. The band has released six studio albums, seven EPs, and two compilation albums as well as three DVDs.-History:...
and Resident Hero. Flyleaf again joined the Family Values Tour
Family Values Tour
The Family Values Tour was created by the band Korn in 1998 to be an annual rock & rap tour.The tour began in 1998 and would take the year off in 2000, due to heavy competition from other tours, such as the Anger Management Tour and the Summer Sanitarium Tour. After a four year hiatus, the Family...
in 2007. The music video for "I'm So Sick" appeared briefly in the 2007 film Live Free or Die Hard
Live Free or Die Hard
Live Free or Die Hard , is a 2007 American action film, and the fourth installment in the Die Hard series. The film was directed by Len Wiseman and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane. The name was adapted from the state motto of New Hampshire, "Live Free or Die"...
. Also a remix of the song "I'm So Sick" is on the Soundtrack to the movie Resident Evil: Extinction
Resident Evil: Extinction
Resident Evil: Extinction is a Canadian-British 2007 science fiction action horror film also categorized as a doomsday and zombie film, and is the third installment in the Resident Evil film series, which is based on the Capcom survival horror series Resident Evil...
. "Perfect" was also released as a single in late 2007 to Christian radio stations. Released on November 5, 2007, the The Sims 2
The Sims 2
The Sims 2 is a strategic life simulation computer game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to the best-selling computer game, The Sims, which debuted on February 4, 2000. It was first released on September 14, 2004 for Microsoft Windows. A port to Apple Mac OS X...
expansion pack Teen Style Stuff featured the band's song "Cassie" recorded in Simlish.
On October 30, Flyleaf also released a digital EP titled Much Like Falling EP
Much Like Falling EP
Much Like Falling is an EP by Flyleaf. This album was released digitally onto the iTunes store on October 30, 2007. It includes unreleased songs not featured on their self-titled album. This EP was released onto the iTunes store the same day as their re-release of their self-titled album, Flyleaf...
. The songs included on this EP were "Much Like Falling", an acoustic version of "Supernatural", the limited release song "Tina", and The EP is available on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
along with the expanded edition of their debut album.
On April 26, 2008, the band released their fourth video "Sorrow"
Sorrow (Flyleaf song)
"Sorrow" is a song by American Christian rock band Flyleaf. It was released as the Flyleaf studio album's fifth single, and the band's seventh single overall. On April 26, 2008, the accompanying music video premiered on MTV2.-Music video:...
from their debut album on MTV2
MTV2
MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...
. The band toured with Seether
Seether
Seether is a post-grunge/alternative metal band from Pretoria, South Africa, formed in 1999. The band is currently signed to Wind-up Records...
in late spring, but had to cancel five shows due to a problem with Sturm's voice. The members of Flyleaf took the fall off to write new music, hoping to begin recording by January.
Flyleaf also contributed a cover of the song, "What's This?" from The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas, often promoted as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, is a 1993 stop motion musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick and produced/co-written by Tim Burton. It tells the story of Jack Skellington, a being from "Halloween Town" who opens a portal to...
soundtrack for its cover album, Nightmare Revisited
Nightmare Revisited
- Personnel :1. "Overture"2. "Opening"3. "This Is Halloween"4. "Jack's Lament"- Personnel :1. "Overture": Produced by DeVotchKa: Mixed by Greg Macrae2. "Opening": Produced by Danny Elfman: Narration recorded and mixed by Noah Snyder...
.
Memento Mori (2009–present)
Flyleaf has finished recording their second album. The new album has 14 songs, which were selected out of the 30 already written. Some of these songs, such as "AgainAgain (Flyleaf song)
"Again" is the first single by Flyleaf from their second album, Memento Mori. It was announced on July 29, 2009, that "Again" would be hitting radio August 25, 2009. The song was added to the play lists on Flyleaf's official site and the band's official Myspace page on August 19, 2009. The song was...
", "Have We Lost", and "Beautiful Bride
Beautiful Bride
"Beautiful Bride" is the second single by Flyleaf from their second album, Memento Mori. The song was officially available for digital download on October 6, 2009...
" have been performed live. The band reunited with producer Howard Benson
Howard Benson
Howard Benson is a two-time Grammy-nominated music producer and aerospace engineer.-Biography:Howard Benson has a degree in materials engineering from Drexel University and studied composition at the Philadelphia College for Performing Arts. Later he worked for Garrett AiResearch, where he worked...
and enlisted the mixing services Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge is a mixer who has worked on various albums. He is the brother of Tom Lord-Alge, another audio engineer. Chris Lord-Alge is known for his extreme use of dynamic range compression in both hardware and software plug-in versions....
It was released on November 10, 2009. The album has been titled Memento Mori
Memento Mori (Flyleaf album)
Memento Mori is the second studio album by American rock band Flyleaf, released through A&M/Octone Records on November 10, 2009. The title is a Latin phrase meaning "be mindful of death" or "remember you will die." Memento Mori debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200, selling 56,000 units in...
. It features songs such as "Beautiful Bride", "Arise", "Missing", "Again" and "Set Apart This Dream" which was inspired by a self-help book called Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart (book)
Wild at Heart is a book by John Eldredge published in 2001, on the subject of the role of masculinity in contemporary evangelical Christian culture and doctrine. Its subtitle is: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul...
. Flyleaf has debuted an additional two songs live during a small acoustic tour the band did in Afghanistan for United States Troops called "Chasm" and "Circle".
According to their Myspace page, Flyleaf's first single "Again
Again (Flyleaf song)
"Again" is the first single by Flyleaf from their second album, Memento Mori. It was announced on July 29, 2009, that "Again" would be hitting radio August 25, 2009. The song was added to the play lists on Flyleaf's official site and the band's official Myspace page on August 19, 2009. The song was...
" from the album is currently released on iTunes and is also played on the radio. Meiert Avis
Meiert Avis
Meiert Avis is an Irish music video and commercial director. Avis has directed videos for artists such as Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Avril Lavigne, Jennifer Lopez, New Found Glory and Josh Groban amongst many others....
directed Flyleaf's music video titled "Again".
The group, starting in Seattle, Washington on September 28, 2009, held VIP listening parties throughout the country inviting fans to be the first to hear a selection of songs from the new record and view brand new music videos before they aired nationwide. By partnering with Eventful, fans were given the opportunity to demand that their city get routed into the "Road To Memento Mori" using Eventful's "Demand It!" service.
Based on overwhelming demand there were over 10 events. Fans saw Sturm, Sameer Bhattacharya, and Jared Hartmann, who made special appearances at these intimate gatherings across the country.
On November 2, 2009, the band released a short Webisode
Webisode
A webisode is a short episode which airs initially as Internet television, either download or stream as opposed to first airing on broadcast or cable television. The format can be used as a preview, a promotion, as part of a collection of shorts, or a commercial.A webisode can be an episode...
for their new album.
Flyleaf's other video, "Beautiful Bride
Beautiful Bride
"Beautiful Bride" is the second single by Flyleaf from their second album, Memento Mori. The song was officially available for digital download on October 6, 2009...
," was shot in early August 2009 by director Don Tyler. The video was originally released at the Memento Mori listening events, but was later featured on Yahoo!
Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. is an American multinational internet corporation headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States. The company is perhaps best known for its web portal, search engine , Yahoo! Directory, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Groups, Yahoo! Answers, advertising, online mapping ,...
the day Memento Mori
Memento mori
Memento mori is a Latin phrase translated as "Remember your mortality", "Remember you must die" or "Remember you will die". It names a genre of artistic work which varies widely, but which all share the same purpose: to remind people of their own mortality...
came out. The video features James' sister/Sameer's wife, April, as the bride and Joshua Sturm, Lacey's husband, as the groom. Like "Again," this video features Pat's artwork throughout the video. Future singles are set to include "Chasm" for rock stations and "Missing" for alternative.
Flyleaf toured throughout the United States with Breaking Benjamin
Breaking Benjamin
Breaking Benjamin is an American rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, currently consisting of Benjamin Burnley and Chad Szeliga. The band has released four studio albums to date and a greatest hits album that was released on August 16, 2011. The group initially went on indefinite hiatus due...
and Three Days Grace
Three Days Grace
Three Days Grace is a Canadian rock band, formed in Norwood, Ontario, Canada in 1992, originally under the name Groundswell. After a breakup in late 1997, the band regrouped in the same year under its current name and with a line-up consisting of guitarist and lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer...
that lasted from January to March 2010. They embarked on a headlining tour called the "Unite & Fight Tour" with 10 Years
10 Years
10 Years is an American alternative metal band, formed in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1999.-Early Years, Into the Half Moon :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...
and Fair to Midland
Fair to Midland
Fair to Midland is an American progressive metal band that formed in 1998 and is based in Dallas, Texas. They are currently signed to E1 Music. According to the band's official website, their name comes from "...an old Texan play on the term 'fair to middling'." The band produced two self-released...
. The tour began on April 28, 2010 and ended on June 6, 2010. June 11, 2010 the group has acted on MUZ TV Award 2010(Премия МУЗ-ТВ) in Russia with songs: "I'm So Sick", "Again
Again (Flyleaf song)
"Again" is the first single by Flyleaf from their second album, Memento Mori. It was announced on July 29, 2009, that "Again" would be hitting radio August 25, 2009. The song was added to the play lists on Flyleaf's official site and the band's official Myspace page on August 19, 2009. The song was...
" and a song: "All Around Me
All Around Me
"All Around Me" is song performed by American band Flyleaf from their self-titled debut album, Flyleaf . It was released as the third single on April 2007. It is the band's highest charting and only single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and the most successful single to date.Eventually, it...
". They are one of many bands that performed at Download Festival on June 12, 2010. The band encouraged fans to donate to stop human trafficking in other countries.
The band was scheduled to continue with the second leg of the "Unite & Fight" tour from September 10, 2010 to October 23, 2010, with Story of the Year
Story of the Year
Story of the Year is an American rock band formed in St. Louis, Missouri in 2000. The band was initially named 67 North but was then changed to Big Blue Monkey...
, and performed at various festivals through the end of the year. They also released an animated music video for "Chasm" on September 22, which was directed/animated/illustrated by Giles Timms. At the end of the Unite and Fight tour in early November, Lacey collaborated with band Apocalyptica on the song "Broken Pieces", as well as with Australian singer Orianthi
Orianthi
Orianthi Panagaris , better known simply as Orianthi, is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist. She is perhaps best known for being Michael Jackson's lead guitarist for his ill-fated This Is It concert series. Her debut single "According to You" has peaked at No. 3 in Japan, No. 8...
in her new song "Courage". Soon after they released "Arise" as the next single from Memento Mori.
On November 6, 2010, the band performed at Rock the Hood, a festival at Fort Hood in memory of all the soldiers who have died, especially the 13 who died at the November 2009 shooting.
On November 15, 2010, Lacey publicly shared her pregnancy with the fans. Lacey said via Facebook that she and her husband Joshua would be expecting a baby boy in early 2011.
On December 7, 2010, Flyleaf released an EP titled Remember to Live
Remember to Live
Remember to Live is an EP by American rock band Flyleaf and released after the tour supporting their previously released album Memento Mori....
, then released a cover of the John Mark McMillan
John Mark McMillan
John Mark McMillan is a singer/songwriter within the Christian music industry.In 2002, he released his debut album "Hope Anthology, Volume 1". In 2005 he released "The Song Inside the Sounds of Breaking Down", which included the track How He Loves...
song "How He Loves" on December 21, 2010.
On January 22, 2011, Hartmann announced that he and Culpepper were building a recording studio and preparing to record demos for their next album. In February 2011, the band started pre-production for their next album at Treelady Studios in Pittsburgh, PA.
Genre
The band has mainly been classed as alternative metalAlternative metal
Alternative metal is a genre of alternative rock and heavy metal that gained popularity in the early 1990s. Most notably, alternative metal bands are characterized by heavy guitar riffs and experimental approaches to heavy music.-Origins:...
, as well as hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
, heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
, nu metal
Nu metal
Nu metal is a subgenre of heavy metal. It is a fusion genre which combines elements of heavy metal with other genres, including grunge and hip hop...
, post-grunge
Post-grunge
Post-grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged in the mid-1990s as a derivative of grunge, using the sounds and aesthetic of grunge, but with a more commercially acceptable tone...
and alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
.
Christian faith
All five members of the band are ChristianChristian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
s. Their faith influences their music, but lead singer Sturm doesn't believe that necessarily makes Flyleaf strictly a Christian band. The band says they are Christians who play in a rock band, and their faith is heard within their music. "We all share the same faith." In 2005 Flyleaf performed a free concert at Los Angeles Pierce College for a Christian group at the college, which was a three day event.
In a May 2010 interview, lead singer Sturm was asked how it felt to be in a Christian rock band and play in Las Vegas:
Well, you know what? I don’t know what you mean by a “Christian rock band.” It’s hard to say that because people all have a different definition of what that means. If it means that we’re Christians, then yeah, we’re Christians, but if a plumber’s a Christian, does that make him a “Christian plumber?” I mean we’re not playing for Christians. We’re just playing honestly and that’s going to come out.
Band members
- Lacey Sturm – lead vocals
- Sameer Bhattacharya – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Jared Hartmann – rhythm guitar
- Pat Seals – bass, backing vocals
- James Culpepper – drums, percussion
All members, except Seals, are from 2000. Seals joined in 2002.
Discography
- FlyleafFlyleaf (album)Flyleaf is the debut studio album by the American rock band Flyleaf. It was released on October 4, 2005 through Octone Records. A re-packaged CD/DVD Special Edition was released on October 30, 2007, which included additional acoustic tracks and music videos...
(2005) - Memento MoriMemento Mori (Flyleaf album)Memento Mori is the second studio album by American rock band Flyleaf, released through A&M/Octone Records on November 10, 2009. The title is a Latin phrase meaning "be mindful of death" or "remember you will die." Memento Mori debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200, selling 56,000 units in...
(2009)
Awards
| Title | Award | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Gods Awards | Hottest Chick In Metal | Lacey Sturm | |
| "AMTV AMTV For the Ladytron song of the same name, see Witching HourAMTV is a television program on MTV in the United States, first aired unofficially as a sneak preview on March 26, 2009, and launched officially on March 30, 2009... " |
Favorite Music Video | "Missing Missing (Flyleaf song) "Missing" is the third single by Flyleaf from their second studio album, Memento Mori.-Content:The lyric "All is vanity underneath the sun" is a quote from the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes.-Music video:... " |
Won |
| BMI | 2009 Pop Song Award | "All Around Me All Around Me "All Around Me" is song performed by American band Flyleaf from their self-titled debut album, Flyleaf . It was released as the third single on April 2007. It is the band's highest charting and only single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and the most successful single to date.Eventually, it... " |
Won |
| Dove Awards | 2011 Rock Album of the Year | Memento Mori Memento Mori (Flyleaf album) Memento Mori is the second studio album by American rock band Flyleaf, released through A&M/Octone Records on November 10, 2009. The title is a Latin phrase meaning "be mindful of death" or "remember you will die." Memento Mori debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200, selling 56,000 units in... |