My Epic
{{Short description|American Christian rock band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = My Epic
| image = MyEpic2011JX.jpg
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| caption = My Epic performing on July 11, 2011.
| alias =
| origin = Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/myepic/info|title=My Epic – About |author=My Epic|year=2004|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=December 23, 2013}}
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Christian rock{{cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/artists/MyEpic.asp|title=My Epic Discography, My Epic Artist Database, My Epic Lyrics|author=Jesus Freak Hideout|work=Jesus Freak Hideout|access-date=December 22, 2013}}
- indie rock
- experimental rock
- {{nowrap|hard rock}}{{cite web|url=http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/albumdetail.php?album_id=13564|title=Behold by My Epic|work=New Release Tuesday|date=November 21, 2013|access-date=December 23, 2013}}
- {{nowrap|post-hardcore}}{{cite web|first=Brian|last=Shultz|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/5435/my-epic-this-is-rescue|title=My Epic This Is Rescue (2006)|work=Punknews.org|date=July 7, 2006|access-date=July 6, 2022}}{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Voigt|url=https://hmmagazine.com/feature/my-epic-jesse-stone-nate-washburn/|title=Between the Noise|work=HM|date=August 16, 2020|access-date=July 6, 2022}}
}}
| label = Facedown, Tooth & Nail
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|myepicrock.com}}
| current_members =
- Aaron Stone
- Tanner Morita
- Nate Washburn
| past_members =
- Jesse Stone
- Jeremiah Austin
- Matt Doran
}}
My Epic is an American Christian rock band from Charlotte, North Carolina started in 2005. They released an independent EP in 2006 entitled This Is Rescue, and two successive albums and one EP with Dreamt Records entitled I Am Undone (2008), Yet (2010) and 2011's Broken Voice EP. In 2013, the band released their debut album with Facedown Records entitled Behold that has seen commercial success.
Background
The members of My Epic began working together as early as 1998, under the name the Right Wing Conspiracy, which later became Shaddai. It wasn't until 2004, after the band played their first successful show before a few hundred fans, did the band become My Epic.{{cite web|url=http://www.last.fm/music/My%20Epic|title=My Epic — Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and photos at Last.fm|work=last.fm|accessdate=February 20, 2017}} At the time, the band was composed of three members: Aaron Stone handled lead vocals and electric guitar, while his younger brother Jesse played drums, and Jeremiah Austin played bass. They recorded an untitled demo in 2005 five that consisted of four songs; the band recently made this demo available online as a free download.{{cite web|url=http://www.indievisionmusic.com/2013/12/10/my-epic-2005-demo-free-download/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210145415/http://www.indievisionmusic.com/2013/12/10/my-epic-2005-demo-free-download/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 10, 2013|work=indievisionmusic.com|accessdate=February 20, 2017}} The following year, the band independently recorded their first EP, This Is Rescue. My Epic's first full-length studio album came in 2008, entitled I Am Undone. It was released through Dreamt Music, an imprint of Facedown Record.{{cite web|url=http://lambgoat.com/news/10574/Dreamt-Music-Facedown-Recs-signs-My-Epic|title=Dreamt Music/Facedown Recs signs My Epic|work=lambgoat.com|accessdate=February 20, 2017}} The band returned to the studio in 2010 to record their spectacular follow-up album, Yet. After this 2010 release, Jesse Stone left the band to pursue personal matters. To record their third studio album, Broken Voice, in 2011, My Epic brought in Tanner Morita, of A Hope for Home, to play bass and Matt Doran to play drums, thus evolving the band into a four-piece. Following this release, Doran departed, and Stone returned to the band to play drums. Jeremiah Austin also returned to the band to play bass, thus shifting Tanner Morita to electric guitar and keyboard. Now with their original line-up intact, with the addition of Morita, the band transferred to Facedown Records in 2013 to record and release Behold, their third studio album.{{cite web|url=http://facedownrecords.com/2009/11/09/my-epic/|title=Page not found - Facedown Records|work=facedownrecords.com|accessdate=February 20, 2017}} The band shifted to releasing EPs, starting with Viscera in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.indievisionmusic.com/reviews/my-epic-viscera-ep/|title=Album Review : My Epic - Viscera EP |work=indievisionmusic.com|accessdate=April 25, 2024}} In 2018, the band released Ultraviolet, the first in a pair of EPs. The second EP, Violence, came out the following year.{{cite web|url=https://www.indievisionmusic.com/reviews/my-epic-violence/|title=Album Review : My Epic - Violence EP |work=indievisionmusic.com|accessdate=April 25, 2024}} In 2024, the band announced they had signed with Tooth & Nail Records, released the single Northstar, and announced a new album, titled Loriella, which is slated to be released in June 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.indievisionmusic.com/news/my-epic-join-tooth-nail-records/|title=My Epic Join Tooth & Nail Records |work=indievisionmusic.com|accessdate=April 25, 2024}}
Music
The band were on Dreamt Records from 2008–11 and released two albums and one EP, and 2013 the band released their first album with Facedown Records.
=Independent EP=
The band released one independent EP in 2006 entitled This Is Rescue.
=Studio work=
The band released their first studio album I Am Undone on August 5, 2008, with Dreamt Records, as well as, and their second Yet on July 6, 2010. Also, they released commercially successful Broken Voice EP on July 5, 2011 with Dreamt Records.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/my-epic-mn0001585512/awards|title=My Epic Awards|website=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=December 23, 2013}} The bands' first album with Facedown Records entitled Behold that released on December 10, 2013 saw success on the Billboard Christian Albums and Heatseekers Albums charts at Nos. 26 and 7 respectively.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/311978/my-epic/chart|title=My Epic – Chart History|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=December 23, 2013}}
Members
Current members
- Aaron Stone – vocals, guitar (2005–present)
- Tanner Morita – bass guitar (2010-2011) guitar, keyboard, backing vocals (2011–present)
- Nate Washburn – guitars (2017–present)
Former members
- Jeremiah Austin – bass guitar (2005-2010, 2011–2024)
- "Cousin" Matt Doran – drums (2010-2011)
- Jesse Stone – drums, backing vocals (2005-2010, 2011–2024)
Touring musicians
- Jordan McGee (Advent) – drums (2016)
- Alex Camarena (Silent Planet, Nothing Left) – drums (2019)
Discography
=Independent EPs=
- This Is Rescue (2006)
=Studio EPs=
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions |
| style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|US Christ !style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|US |
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| scope="row"|I Am Undone
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| scope="row"|Yet
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| — | 21{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/my-epic/chart-history/heatseekers-albums/song/659418|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522023809/https://www.billboard.com/music/my-epic/chart-history/heatseekers-albums/song/659418|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 22, 2018|title=My Epic Yet Chart History|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=July 24, 2010|accessdate=March 21, 2018}} |
| scope="row"|Behold
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|1=https://myepicrock.com/}}
- [http://hmmagazine.com/blog/feature/my-epic/ HM Magazine story]
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Category:Facedown Records artists
Category:Musical groups established in 2005