The Autumn Offering
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The Autumn Offering is an American metalcore
band that formed in Daytona Beach, Florida
in 1999. After achieving some degree of local success, the band was signed to Stillborn Records
, founded by Jamey Jasta
of Hatebreed
, in 2003. The band released one album through this label. The Autumn Offering later signed to Victory Records
in 2005 and have since then released four studio albums.
vocalist Jamey Jasta
took notice of the band, and signed them to his own Stillborn Records
in December 2003. The Autumn Offering released their debut album Revelations of the Unsung
on July 27, 2004 through Stillborn.
in September 2005. Their first release through the label was a reissue of their debut album in early 2006, which was followed by their second studio album Embrace the Gutter
on May 16, 2006. Embrace the Gutter was recorded with Jason Suecof
(Chimaira
, Trivium
) at Audiohammer Studios.
to replace him. The band also separated with original drummer Nick Gelyon in the studio during the recording of Embrace the Gutter. He was replaced by Brian Sculley soon after.
The band's next album, Fear Will Cast No Shadow
was released on October 30, 2007 with new singer Matt McChesney.
at AudioHammer Studios with Mark Lewis. Recording was finished by March 2009, and the album was later released on June 9, 2009 through Victory Records. A music video for the song "The Curtain Hits the Cast" from Requiem was released.
For the band's fourth studio album, The Autumn Offering took their music in a heavier direction contrasting the more pop and melody driven Fear Will Cast No Shadow. The album was described by the band as a more "mature" album featuring "longer songs, complex rhythms, and dynamic vocals." Further distancing themselves from their previous album, vocalist Matt McChesney wrote darker lyrics about substance abuse and being raised in a broken home, as opposed to songs about relationships. The song "Narcosis" is about McChesney's experience of being revived with an adrenaline shot after snorting heroin and cocaine at the same time.
Requiem became The Autumn Offering's first charting album, peaking at number 36 on Billboard
's Top Heatseekers
chart.
and Scum of the Earth
who replaced Matt Johnson, and bassist Carl Bensley of Instinct Of Aggression who replaced Mike Poggione.
The Autumn Offering was released on August 31, 2010 through Victory Records.
On January 21, 2011, The Autumn Offering had announced on their Myspace page that they will be reuniting for a West Coast tour. These dates have yet to be announced but will be specifically Western cities only.
Guitarist Tommy Church and drummer Brian Sculley are starting a new project that has yet to be named. They have not been replaced but Matt McChesney, Jesse Nunn and Carl Bensley have called their friends Jonny Santos and Phil to temporarily fill in for them while they finish their side project in upcoming months.
Matt McChesney is currently working on a side project as well. He has started another band called Seven Days After, which can be heard on Facebook.com/SevenDaysAfter.
As of April of 2011 Thommy Church has released the name of his new project named Tenafly Viper. Their debut album will be released in fall of 2011.
Former members
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band that formed in Daytona Beach, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
in 1999. After achieving some degree of local success, the band was signed to Stillborn Records
Stillborn Records
Stillborn Records is an American-based independent record label, founded by Jamey Jasta of the band Hatebreed. Stillborn Records has released a variety of bands, mainly focused in the genres of metal and hardcore....
, founded by Jamey Jasta
Jamey Jasta
Jamey Jasta is an American musician from New Haven, Connecticut, best known as the lead vocalist of the hardcore band Hatebreed and sludge metal band Kingdom of Sorrow...
of Hatebreed
Hatebreed
- History :Hatebreed was formed in 1994 in Bridgeport, Waterbury and New Haven. They began by recording a three song demo and selling it to locals. Those three songs would eventually be released on a split seven inch with New York's Neglect in 1995...
, in 2003. The band released one album through this label. The Autumn Offering later signed to 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....
in 2005 and have since then released four studio albums.
Formation and debut album (1999–2004)
The Autumn Offering was formed in 1999 while all the members were still in high school and by 2003, they had completed several regional tours and self-booked US tours. HatebreedHatebreed
- History :Hatebreed was formed in 1994 in Bridgeport, Waterbury and New Haven. They began by recording a three song demo and selling it to locals. Those three songs would eventually be released on a split seven inch with New York's Neglect in 1995...
vocalist Jamey Jasta
Jamey Jasta
Jamey Jasta is an American musician from New Haven, Connecticut, best known as the lead vocalist of the hardcore band Hatebreed and sludge metal band Kingdom of Sorrow...
took notice of the band, and signed them to his own Stillborn Records
Stillborn Records
Stillborn Records is an American-based independent record label, founded by Jamey Jasta of the band Hatebreed. Stillborn Records has released a variety of bands, mainly focused in the genres of metal and hardcore....
in December 2003. The Autumn Offering released their debut album Revelations of the Unsung
Revelations of the Unsung
Revelations of the Unsung is the debut album by Florida metal band The Autumn Offering. It was released in 2004 through Stillborn Records and re-released in 2006 through Victory Records...
on July 27, 2004 through Stillborn.
Signing to Victory Records and second album (2005–2006)
In 2005, founding member and lead guitarist George Moore parted ways with the band and was soon after replaced by Tommy Church, guitarist from End of All, which later became known as Killwhitneydead. The Autumn Offering signed to Victory RecordsVictory 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....
in September 2005. Their first release through the label was a reissue of their debut album in early 2006, which was followed by their second studio album Embrace the Gutter
Embrace The Gutter
Embrace the Gutter is the second album by Florida melodic death metal band The Autumn Offering. It is the last album to feature original vocalist Dennis Miller & original bassist Sean Robbins...
on May 16, 2006. Embrace the Gutter was recorded with Jason Suecof
Jason Suecof
-Career:Jason is best known for his production and song-writing with the band Trivium. He produces most of his albums at his own Orlando, Florida based studio, Audio Hammer...
(Chimaira
Chimaira
Chimaira is an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 1998, the group is a notable member of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal scene. The band's name is derived from the word Chimera, a monstrous creature in Greek mythology...
, Trivium
Trivium (band)
Trivium is an American heavy metal band from Orlando, Florida, formed in 1999. Signed to Roadrunner Records, the band has released five studio albums, eleven singles, and twelve music videos...
) at Audiohammer Studios.
New vocalist and Fear Will Cast No Shadow (2007–2008)
After completing Embrace the Gutter and a few national tours, singer Dennis Miller quit the band to pursue a normal life. The band continued on and eventually chose good touring friend Matt McChesney from Hell WithinHell Within
Hell Within is a metalcore band founded in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1998. After recording two albums as Twytch, the band changed their name to Hell Within and released Asylum of the Human Predator through Lifeforce Records in 2005. After extensive touring across the United States and lineup...
to replace him. The band also separated with original drummer Nick Gelyon in the studio during the recording of Embrace the Gutter. He was replaced by Brian Sculley soon after.
The band's next album, Fear Will Cast No Shadow
Fear Will Cast No Shadow
Fear Will Cast No Shadow is the third album by Florida heavy metal band The Autumn Offering This album includes a guest appearance from Ralph Santolla of Deicide and Obituary. It was released on October 30, 2007...
was released on October 30, 2007 with new singer Matt McChesney.
Requiem (2009)
The Autumn Offering entered the studio on February 1, 2009 to begin recording RequiemRequiem (The Autumn Offering album)
Requiem is the fourth album by Florida heavy metal band The Autumn Offering. This album was released on June 9, 2009 through Victory Records. According to the group, the follow-up to 2007's "Fear Will Cast No Shadow" will contain "by far the band's most ambitious and dense material yet...
at AudioHammer Studios with Mark Lewis. Recording was finished by March 2009, and the album was later released on June 9, 2009 through Victory Records. A music video for the song "The Curtain Hits the Cast" from Requiem was released.
For the band's fourth studio album, The Autumn Offering took their music in a heavier direction contrasting the more pop and melody driven Fear Will Cast No Shadow. The album was described by the band as a more "mature" album featuring "longer songs, complex rhythms, and dynamic vocals." Further distancing themselves from their previous album, vocalist Matt McChesney wrote darker lyrics about substance abuse and being raised in a broken home, as opposed to songs about relationships. The song "Narcosis" is about McChesney's experience of being revived with an adrenaline shot after snorting heroin and cocaine at the same time.
Requiem became The Autumn Offering's first charting album, peaking at number 36 on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
's Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...
chart.
The Autumn Offering (2010)
For the band's fifth studio album, The Autumn Offering recruited two members: guitarist Jesse Nunn of Silent CivilianSilent Civilian
Silent Civilian is a metalcore band originating from Los Angeles, California. Following his departure from nu metal band Spineshank in 2004, frontman Jonny Santos felt he wanted to move in a different direction musically and start from scratch...
and Scum of the Earth
Scum of the Earth
Scum of the Earth is a heavy metal band. They have produced two albums. The band formed in 2003 when Rob Zombie set aside his music career, focusing on writing and directing movies...
who replaced Matt Johnson, and bassist Carl Bensley of Instinct Of Aggression who replaced Mike Poggione.
The Autumn Offering was released on August 31, 2010 through Victory Records.
Hiatus (2010-)
As of November 2010, The Autumn Offering has decided to go on an indefinite hiatus. It is unclear whether or not this hiatus is a disbandment of the band or if they will continue. But it was clear that they were being pushed too hard and did not want to work under harsh conditions that their label was providing.On January 21, 2011, The Autumn Offering had announced on their Myspace page that they will be reuniting for a West Coast tour. These dates have yet to be announced but will be specifically Western cities only.
Guitarist Tommy Church and drummer Brian Sculley are starting a new project that has yet to be named. They have not been replaced but Matt McChesney, Jesse Nunn and Carl Bensley have called their friends Jonny Santos and Phil to temporarily fill in for them while they finish their side project in upcoming months.
Matt McChesney is currently working on a side project as well. He has started another band called Seven Days After, which can be heard on Facebook.com/SevenDaysAfter.
As of April of 2011 Thommy Church has released the name of his new project named Tenafly Viper. Their debut album will be released in fall of 2011.
Band members
Current members- Carl Bensley – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2010) - Tommy Church – guitars (2005–2010)
- Matt McChesney – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(2007–2010) - Jesse Nunn – guitars (2010)
- Brian Sculley – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(2008–2010)
Former members
- Nick Gelyon – drums (1999–2008)
- Matt Johnson – guitars (1999–2010)
- Dennis Miller – vocals (1999–2007)
- George Moore – guitars (1999–2005)
- Mike Poggione – bass guitar, vocals (2008–2010)
- Sean Robbins – bass guitar (1999–2008)
- Joe Santangelo - guitars (2007)
Discography
Studio albums- Revelations of the UnsungRevelations of the UnsungRevelations of the Unsung is the debut album by Florida metal band The Autumn Offering. It was released in 2004 through Stillborn Records and re-released in 2006 through Victory Records...
(2004) - Embrace the GutterEmbrace The GutterEmbrace the Gutter is the second album by Florida melodic death metal band The Autumn Offering. It is the last album to feature original vocalist Dennis Miller & original bassist Sean Robbins...
(2006) - Fear Will Cast No ShadowFear Will Cast No ShadowFear Will Cast No Shadow is the third album by Florida heavy metal band The Autumn Offering This album includes a guest appearance from Ralph Santolla of Deicide and Obituary. It was released on October 30, 2007...
(2007) - RequiemRequiem (The Autumn Offering album)Requiem is the fourth album by Florida heavy metal band The Autumn Offering. This album was released on June 9, 2009 through Victory Records. According to the group, the follow-up to 2007's "Fear Will Cast No Shadow" will contain "by far the band's most ambitious and dense material yet...
(2009) - The Autumn OfferingThe Autumn Offering (album)The Autumn Offering is the fifth and final studio album by American heavy metal band The Autumn Offering. The album was released on August 31, 2010 through Victory Records...
(2010)
Music videos
| Year | Song | Director | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Revelation" | Revelations of the Unsung | |
| 2006 | "Embrace the Gutter" | Dale Resteghini | Embrace the Gutter |
| 2007 | "From Atrophy to Obsession" | Noah Shulman | Fear Will Cast No Shadow |
| 2008 | "Silence and Goodbye" | Noah Shulman | Fear Will Cast No Shadow |
| 2009 | "The Curtain Hits the Cast" | Requiem | |
| 2010 | "Born Dead" | Eric Richter | The Autumn Offering |
External links
- The Autumn Offering at Victory RecordsVictory RecordsVictory 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....