The Color Morale
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The Color Morale is an American Christian Metalcore 5 piece band from Rockford, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. The group is currently signed to Rise Records
Rise Records
-History:Rise was founded in 1991 by Craig Ericson in Roseburg, Oregon. He released a small number of 7" records before putting the label on hiatus to attend college. Ericson didn't release anything further until 1999, after moving to Portland, Oregon. He began issuing small-print 7" records, and...
. They have released two albums to date, We All Have Demons
We All Have Demons
We All Have Demons is the debut album by American post-hardcore band The Color Morale. The album was released on September 1, 2009 through Rise Records.A music video was made for the single "Humannequin".-Track listing:-Personnel:The Color Morale...
, released on September 1, 2009, and My Devil In Your Eyes
My Devil In Your Eyes
My Devil In Your Eyes is the second full-length album by American post-hardcore band The Color Morale. The album was released on March 8, 2011 through Rise Records.-Track listing:-Personnel:The Color Morale*Garret Rapp – lead vocals...
, released on March 8, 2011. Shortly before the band's second album was released, bassist/vocalist Justin Hieser left the band for reasons that have not been clarified. On July 18, 2011 the band announced they had been sponsored by Schecter. Justin Hieser returned to the band after sorting out some personal issues and is now the rhythm guitarist. Currently nobody is playing bass guitar.
In an interview with Soundwave NW, bassist Anthony Wick says this in regards to the band being a "Christian Band" or not:
"Most of us are Christians. I think the label “Christian Band” is more related to marketing and sales than it does an actual belief in something. You see so much of this “We’re a Christian band, this and that” sort of thing, and you just don’t know what people are like outside of that setting. You can be Christian as you want to be on stage, but off-stage, it’s a whole different ball game with people. I think before you say anything like that, I think you need to live your life according to what you believe, or you’re just a hypocrite and it doesn’t matter what you say on stage. I wouldn’t label us a Christian band, but we’re guys that believe in Jesus, and that’s our beliefs — but we like to talk about it in a different sense, different from the idea of “Evangelical Christian Metalcore”."
Band members
Current members- Garret Rapp – lead vocalsLead vocalistThe lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
(since 2005) - Ramon Mendoza – lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
(since 2005) - Justin Hieser – rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, backing vocals (since 2011), bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, backing vocals (2008 - 2011) - Steve Carey – 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 ....
(since 2005)
Former members
- John Bross – rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
(2005-2011) - Anthony Wick - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, backing vocals (2011)
Discography
| Year | Title | Label | Chart positions | ||
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| US Indie | US Heat 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... |
US Christian | |||
| September 1, 2009 | We All Have Demons We All Have Demons We All Have Demons is the debut album by American post-hardcore band The Color Morale. The album was released on September 1, 2009 through Rise Records.A music video was made for the single "Humannequin".-Track listing:-Personnel:The Color Morale... |
Rise Rise Records -History:Rise was founded in 1991 by Craig Ericson in Roseburg, Oregon. He released a small number of 7" records before putting the label on hiatus to attend college. Ericson didn't release anything further until 1999, after moving to Portland, Oregon. He began issuing small-print 7" records, and... |
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| March 8, 2011 | My Devil In Your Eyes My Devil In Your Eyes My Devil In Your Eyes is the second full-length album by American post-hardcore band The Color Morale. The album was released on March 8, 2011 through Rise Records.-Track listing:-Personnel:The Color Morale*Garret Rapp – lead vocals... |
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