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Founded in 2005 by Chris Cerulli on guitar and lead vocals, Frank Polumbo on guitar, Angelo Parente on drums and Kyle White on bass, the band had conceived of other names but settled on Motionless in White, derived from the Eighteen Visions song “Motionless and White”.
The genre of the band is not easily describable and probably falls into a fusion category, blending the raw fuzz and energy of metalcore, with the drama of gothic-metal along with a pop-punk element of some of Chris Cerulli’s vocals. Motionless in White has created a uniquely dark and affected sound and a unique fan-following to match, but influences can be seen in bands as distinct as Slayer, The Cure, Slipknot and Depeche Mode.
In 2007 with the addition of keyboard player Joshua Balz, the band released their debut EP “The Whorror” on the local label Masquerade. Shortly after band members Polumbo and Constanza departed from the group making way for Ryan Sitkowski and Ricky Horror, who are present band members, which allowed the band continue to release new material and get signed to their current label Fearless Records after a brief stint at Tragic Records.
Motionless in White’s debut album entitled “Creatures” was released in 2010 and introduced a wave of heavy-hitting horror, a bunch of breakdowns, where they grappled with their gothic, uneasy sound. The album charted at No. 6 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and No. 175 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. In between this release and their follow-up sophomore album “Infamous” released in November 2012, the band contributed to the compilation cover album “Kerrang! Metallica The Black Album”, covering the song “My Friend of Misery”.
In January 2013 Motionless in White announced a short tour for March along side bands Like Moths to Flames, The Defiled and For the Fallen Trees, after which they returned to the studio to record their third full-length album “Reincarnate” released on 15 September 2014.
Taking their name from the novel of the same title and bounded together by their shared Christian faith, the band formed in 2005 and began playing shows in the area before they had even settled on their line-up.
When the five piece was in place though, the band moved forward quickly, recording a demo to ship to labels with the intention of getting a deal. After being picked up by powerhouse label Rise Records, the band re-recorded the tracks from their demo to make their debut album ‘Dear Love: A Beautiful discord’.
Not wanting to wait around though the band began work on their second album almost immediately and in the summer of 2007 ‘Plagues’ was released. The album spawned singles which made it onto music television shows and gave them the popularity boost they needed for the album to shift over 30 thousand more copies than their debut, peaking at 57 on the Billboard charts.
From here on out the band’s popularity was set in stone and only grew as the band began to tour with every big name on the circuit. Becoming a staple at the Vans Warped Tour helped to reach new fans as well as shows with everyone from Underoath to A Day To Remember and even European dates with Enter Shikari. With 3 more popular albums released since then, the band are undoubtedly one of the premier names in Christian Metal.
Motionless in White are a metal, death-core, screamo, post hardcore styled band with a twist. They have a gothic style and have a strong fan base, recently their song "Reincarnate" had become #1 of the metal iTunes singles, the band has increasingly succeeded throughout their journey, the singer known as Chris Motionless also worked with New Years Day to create a song with over a million views on YouTube called "Angel Eyes." The band have also done other collaborations to get a new perspective on their music. Motionless in White aim to make music to affect people emotionally, to look after their fans, the whole aura of the band is caring yet strong willed, they also aim to protect the ones that love their music. By far Motionless in White have really affected me more than other bands as I've learnt not to give the slightest thought about what people say about my style or my hair or any other things about me. Motionless in White's music makes the mosh pits better and more brutal with songs such as "Abigai"l and "Immaculate Misconception" and "She Never Made It To The Emergency Room."
vickibussey
As their name implies, The Devil Wears Prada is a tongue-in-cheek kind of band. A metal band naming themselves after Lauren Weisberger’s best selling novel on the fashion industry and titling their songs with such ridiculous names as “Dogs Can Grow Beards All Over” and “Who Speaks Spanish, Colon Quesadilla” seems like they don’t take themselves too seriously, but the performance of their music in a live setting might say otherwise. The Devil Wears Prada puts on one of the most highly energized performances in the metal genre of the music industry. All members are very enthusiastic when on stage. Lead singer Mike Hranica is jumping around all over stage screaming into the microphone, the drummer, Daniel Williams, is flaring his arms at rapid speeds playing every rhythm in tempo, and guitarist Jeremy DePoyster is shaking erratically and head-banging to the music all while shredding up some heavy riffs on his guitar. Each song performed on the setlist is divided by a large wall of distorted feedback that soon erupts into the loud ferocity of the next song.
The Devil Wears Prada uniquely diversifies their sound by using two different vocal methods. Jeremy DePoyster sings the more coherent emotional parts of the songs while Mike Hranica pushes his vocal parts into full overdrive by screaming out his lyrics at the top of his lungs. The Devil Wears Prada also interestingly incorporates synthesizers into their music, which is unusual for metal bands, but this adds much depth to their sound. Seeing the Devil Wears Prada at the Masquerade in Atlanta was one of the most intense live performances I have witnessed with the whole audience highly engaged in the show head-banging vigorously to every song.
wjmcc
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