Nights Like These
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Nights Like These was a deathcore
band from Memphis
, Tennessee
, heavily influenced by death metal
and sludge metal
.
, to overall positive reviews on Victory Records
. They released their most recent album Sunlight at Secondhand
on October 16, 2007, again on Victory Records.
In 2008 the band went on hiatus for the first part of the year. It was later announced (via the bands myspace) that drummer Patrick Leatherwood had left the band due to other commitments. The band announced that they were planning to scale back on touring and albums, as opposed to taking on a full time touring schedule with yearly albums.
The Victory Records website has taken off Nights Like These from their "Artist" page, this has since started a fire storm of rumors that the band and Victory have separated. On July 15, 2008, Nights Like These posted a Myspace blog confirming their split with Victory and their new drummer Todd Pasterniak.
It was announced on October 5, 2009 on myspace that members of Nights Like These were working on a new musical endeavor under the name Panther Piss.
A release party for their 7" was held on March 6.
Deathcore
Deathcore is an extreme metal music genre that combines elements of death metal with elements of metalcore or hardcore punk, or both. It is defined by an "excessive" use of death metal riffs, blast beats and use of hardcore punk breakdowns...
band from Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, heavily influenced by death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
and sludge metal
Sludge metal
Sludge metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that melds elements of doom metal and hardcore punk, and sometimes incorporates influences from southern rock, stoner rock and grunge. Sludge metal is typically abrasive; often featuring shouted vocals, heavily distorted instruments and sharply contrasting...
.
Biography
In 2006, a monkey gave birth to Nights Like These, they released their debut, The FaithlessThe Faithless
The Faithless is the debut full-length album by Nights Like These.-Track listing:# Storming Valhalla# Head Of Medusa# Destroy The Stairs# Scavenger’s Daughter# Memento Mori# Ghost Town Rituals# Symphony For The Plague# Bury The Messenger...
, to overall positive reviews on Victory Records
Victory Records
Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....
. They released their most recent album Sunlight at Secondhand
Sunlight at Secondhand
Sunlight at Secondhand is the second full-length album by Nights Like These, released on Victory Records. It has a more sludge metal sound than their previous release, The Faithless.-Track listing:# Heart Of The Wound - 3:52# Black The Sun - 3:47...
on October 16, 2007, again on Victory Records.
In 2008 the band went on hiatus for the first part of the year. It was later announced (via the bands myspace) that drummer Patrick Leatherwood had left the band due to other commitments. The band announced that they were planning to scale back on touring and albums, as opposed to taking on a full time touring schedule with yearly albums.
The Victory Records website has taken off Nights Like These from their "Artist" page, this has since started a fire storm of rumors that the band and Victory have separated. On July 15, 2008, Nights Like These posted a Myspace blog confirming their split with Victory and their new drummer Todd Pasterniak.
It was announced on October 5, 2009 on myspace that members of Nights Like These were working on a new musical endeavor under the name Panther Piss.
A release party for their 7" was held on March 6.
Band members
- Billy Bottom − vocals
- Matt Qualls − guitar
- Derren Saucier − guitar
- Sebastian Rios − bass
- Todd Pasterniak- drums
Albums
- The Only Clown I'm Down With Is Gacy (3-track EP, 2005)
- The FaithlessThe FaithlessThe Faithless is the debut full-length album by Nights Like These.-Track listing:# Storming Valhalla# Head Of Medusa# Destroy The Stairs# Scavenger’s Daughter# Memento Mori# Ghost Town Rituals# Symphony For The Plague# Bury The Messenger...
(2006, Victory) - Sunlight at SecondhandSunlight at SecondhandSunlight at Secondhand is the second full-length album by Nights Like These, released on Victory Records. It has a more sludge metal sound than their previous release, The Faithless.-Track listing:# Heart Of The Wound - 3:52# Black The Sun - 3:47...
(2007, Victory)