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Otherwise (band)

{{Short description|American hard rock band}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Otherwise

| image = Otherwise.jpg

| image_size =

| caption =

| alias =

| origin = Las Vegas, Nevada

| genre = Hard rock, post-grunge, alternative metal

| years_active = 2003-present

| label = Century Media, Mascot Records

| associated_acts =

| website = {{URL|https://otherwisemusic.com/}}

| current_members = Adrian Patrick
Ryan Patrick
Joe Conner

| past_members = Tony "The Beast" Carboney
Flavio Ivan Mendoza
Don DW King
Vassilios Metropoulos
Corky Gainsford
Andrew Pugh
Jason Juadines
Ted Carrasco
Joe Hardy
Nick Bedrosian
Ray Kemple
Alan Doucette
Dave McMahan
Brian Medeiros

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Otherwise is an American hard rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. They have released three full-length albums on the Sony Music-owned label Century Media Records, titled True Love Never Dies (2012), Peace at All Costs (2014), Sleeping Lions (2017), and Defy (2019) on Mascot Records. Prior to signing their record deal with Century Media, as an unsigned band they released one self-titled full-length album (2006) and one EP titled Some Kind of Alchemy (2009). The band's hit song “Soldiers” was debuted on Sirius XM Octane by José Mangin. The band is the first unsigned artist to chart #1 on Sirius XM Octane with the song “Soldiers”.

In 2018, it was announced that the band had signed to Mascot Records, with a new studio album released on the label on November 8, 2019.{{cite web |title=Mascot Label Group Celebrates Breakthrough Year |url=https://usa.mascotlabelgroup.com/Mascot-Label-Group-Celebrates-Breakthrough-Year |website=Mascot Label Group |access-date=12 July 2018}} The band has release 3 new singles in 2022, Full Disclosure, Exit Wound & Coffins. A new album is set to release in 2023.

Members

Current members

  • Adrian Patrick – lead vocals (2003–present)
  • Ryan Patrick – lead guitar, backing vocals (2004–present)
  • Joe Conner – drums (2019–present)
  • Sean Fitz - Bass (2023–Present)

Former members

  • Ted Carrasco – rhythm guitar (2003–2007)
  • Ray Kemple – bass (2004)
  • Alan Doucette – drums (2004–2007)
  • Nick Bedrosian – bass, backing vocals (2019–2022)
  • Don "DW" King – bass, backing vocals (2004–2007)
  • Radley Griego – bass (2007){{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Blake |title=Issue 23 - Features - Otherwise |url=http://www.smashmagazine.com/magazine/issue22-features-otherwise.html |website=SMASH Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715200636/http://www.smashmagazine.com/magazine/issue22-features-otherwise.html |archive-date=2021-07-15 }}
  • Walker Warren – rhythm guitar (2007){{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Blake |title=Issue 23 - Features - Otherwise |url=http://www.smashmagazine.com/magazine/issue22-features-otherwise.html |website=SMASH Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715200636/http://www.smashmagazine.com/magazine/issue22-features-otherwise.html |archive-date=2021-07-15 }}
  • Jason Juadines – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2007–2011)
  • Flavio Ivan Mendoza – bass, backing vocals (2007–2012)
  • Dave McMahan – drums, backing vocals (2007–2010)
  • Corky Gainsford – drums, backing vocals (2010–2015)
  • Vassilios Metropolous – rhythm guitar (2011–2012), bass (2012–2014), backing vocals (2011–2014)
  • Andrew Pugh – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2012–2016)
  • Tony "The Beast" Carboney – bass guitar, backing vocals (2015–2019)
  • Brian Medeiros – drums (2016–2019)
  • Joe Hardy – lead guitar (1998–2003)
  • Ray Kemple – bass (2000–2003)

=Timeline=

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Discography

=Studio albums=

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rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title

! rowspan="2" style="width:24em;"| Details

! colspan="4"| Peak chart positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:35px;"| US
{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Otherwise|chart=Billboard 200}}|title=Chart History - Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 6, 2013}}

! style="width:35px;"| US
Independent
{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Otherwise|chart=Independent Albums}}|title=Chart History - Independent Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 6, 2013}}

! style="width:35px;"| US Rock
{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Otherwise|chart=all}}|title=Chart History - Hard Rock Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 6, 2013}}

! style="width:40px;"| US
Heat
{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Otherwise|chart=Heatseekers Albums}}|title=Chart History - Heatseekers Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 6, 2013}}

scope="row"| Otherwise

|

| —

| —

| —

| —

scope="row"| True Love Never Dies

|

  • Released: May 8, 2012
  • Label: Century, Mascot
  • Formats: CD, digital download

| 123

| 18

| 10

| 2

scope="row"| Peace at All Costs

|

  • Released: September 16, 2014
  • Label: Century
  • Formats: CD, digital download

| 49

| 10

| 5

| —

scope="row"| Sleeping Lions

|

  • Released: September 22, 2017
  • Label: Century
  • Formats: CD, digital download

| —

| 30

| —

| —

scope="row"| Defy

|

  • Released: November 8, 2019
  • Label: Mascot
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

| —

| —

| —

| —

scope="row"| Gawdzillionaire

|

  • Released: March 10, 2023
  • Label: Mascot
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

| —

| —

| —

| —

=Extended plays=

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style="width:13em;" | Title

! style="width:16em;" | Details

scope="row" | Some Kind of Alchemy EP

|

  • Released: December 7, 2009
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: CD, digital download
scope="row" | Enjoy the Pain EP

|

  • Released: October 31, 2013
  • Label: Century
  • Formats: digital download
scope="row" | From the Roots: Vol. 1

|

  • Released: October 28, 2016
  • Label: Another Century
  • Formats: digital download
scope="row" | From the Roots: Vol. 2 EP

|

  • Released: July 13, 2018
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: digital download

=Singles=

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!rowspan="2"|Year

!rowspan="2"|Song

!colspan="4"|Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2" |Certifications

! rowspan="2" |Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:75%;" | Rock Airplay {{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Otherwise|chart=Rock Airplay}} | title=Otherwise – Chart History: Rock Airplay | magazine=Billboard | access-date=Aug 6, 2013}}

!scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:75%;" | US
Act. Rock
{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Otherwise|chart=Active Rock}} | title=Otherwise – Chart History: Active Rock | magazine=Billboard | access-date=Aug 6, 2013}}

!style="width:3em;font-size:75%"| US Rock{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Otherwise|chart=Rock Songs}} | title=Otherwise – Chart History: Hot Rock Songs | magazine=Billboard | access-date=Aug 6, 2013}}

!style="width:3em;font-size:75%"| US
Main.
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/otherwise/chart-history/RTT |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111221607/https://www.billboard.com/music/otherwise/chart-history/RTT |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 11, 2019 | title=Otherwise – Chart History: Mainstream Rock | magazine=Billboard | access-date=November 12, 2019}}

2011

|"Soldiers"

|align="center"|41

|align="center"|17

|align="center"|41

|align="center"|20

|

  • RIAA: Gold{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|artist=Otherwise|refname="RIAA"|accessdate=February 15, 2025}}

| rowspan="3" align="left" |True Love Never Dies

2012

|"I Don't Apologize (1000 Pictures)"

|align="center"|37

|align="center"|13

|align="center"| —

|align="center"|16

|

2013

|"Die for You"

|align="center"| —

|align="center"|23

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|26

|

2014

|"Darker Side of the Moon"

|align="center"| —

|align="center"|16

|align="center"| —

|align="center"|19

|

| rowspan="2" align="left" |Peace at All Costs

2015

|"Coming for the Throne"

|align="center"| —

|align="center"|16

|align="center"| —

|align="center"|18

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2017

|"Angry Heart"

|align="center"| —

|align="center"| —

|align="center"| —

|align="center"| —

|

|Sleeping Lions

rowspan="2"| 2019

|"Lifted"

|align="center"| —

|align="center"| —

|align="center"| —

|align="center"| 27

|

| rowspan="2" align="left" |Defy

"Bad Trip"

|align="center"| —

|align="center"| —

|align="center"| —

|align="center"| —

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2020

|"Run Rudolph Run"

|align="center"| —

|align="center"| —

|align="center"| —

|align="center"| —

|

|{{Non-album single}}

rowspan=2| 2021

|"Halo"

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|—

|

| rowspan="2" align="left" |Defy

"Silver & Black"

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|—

|

rowspan=4|2022

|"Full Disclosure"

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|24

|

| rowspan="4" align="left" |Gawdzillionaire

"Exit Would

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|—

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"Coffins"

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|—

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"New Way to Hate"

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|—

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2024

|"Bow To Your Kings"

|align="center"| —

|align="center"| —

|align="center"| —

|align="center"| —

|

|{{Non-album single}}

=Music videos=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Song

! Director

2006

| "Necropolis"

|

rowspan="2"| 2010

| "Lighthouse"

| Allan Duncan

"Bloody Knuckles, Broken Glass"

| Robert John Kley

2011

| "Soldiers"

|

2012

| "I Don't Apologize (1000 Pictures)"

| Robert John Kley

2014

| "Darker Side of the Moon"

|

2015

| "Coming for the Throne"

| Robert John Kley

2017

| "Angry Heart"

| Mike Watts

rowspan="2"| 2019

| "The Ballad of Ivan Patrick"

| Brian Medeiros

"Lifted"

| Robyn August

2020

| "Crossfire"

| Larry Hinson

2021

| "Don't Even"

|

rowspan="2"| 2022

| "Full Disclosure"

|rowspan="2"| Matt Akana

"Exit Wound"

References

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