The Wedding (band)
The Wedding | |
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The Wedding plays at Cornerstone Festival 2007. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock, post-hardcore, punk rock |
| Years active | 2003–2015 |
| Labels | Brave New World/originally Rambler Records (2004-2009) Independent (2009-2012) Tooth & Nail Records (2012–2015) |
| Past members | Matt Shelton Trevor Sarver Adam Thron Matt Jameson Cody Driggers Andy Heck Clint Robinson Joe Rickard Kevin Kiehn Jeremy Ervin |
The Wedding (formerly known as Easier Said) were an American alternative rock band from Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States. Musically, The Wedding fuses elements of Alternative rock, pop punk, ska, piano rock, and post-hardcore with their pop rock base.[1][2][3] The band was signed to independent Brave New World Records, but the label was closed in 2009; leaving the band with no label.
The band has toured with the likes of Thousand Foot Krutch, Love and Death,[4] Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Bleach, John Reuben, The Goodnight Fight, Last Tuesday, Number One Gun, Anberlin, Spoken, Disciple, The O.C. Supertones, Superchic[k], The Fold, House of Heroes and Falling Up. Their debut album, The Wedding was produced by Mark Lee Townsend and featured several of their songs which became Christian radio hits, including "Move This City" and "Song for the Broken".[5] Their second release, Polarity, peaked at No. 41 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart and No. 26 on the Heatseekers chart.[6]
After former singer Kevin Kiehn got married, he departed the band. Landon Ginnings filled in for him on vocals until their current singer, Matt Shelton, formerly of Letter Kills, joined.
Members
- Former members
- Kevin Kiehn - lead vocals, piano, synthesizer (2003–2007)
- Trevor Sarver - guitars, backing vocals (2003–2015)
- Cody Driggers - bass, backing vocals (2003–2006, 2007–2015); guitars, backing vocals (2006–2007) (Currently playing with Project 86)
- Clint Robinson - drums, piano (2003–2006) (now with Adoleo)
- Jeremy Ervin - bass (2006–2007)
- Joe Rickard - drums (2006–2007) (also played with In Flames)
- Adam Thron - guitars, backing vocals (2007–2015) (formerly of The Gentleman Homicide)
- Matt Jameson - drums, backing vocals (2007–2015) (formerly of The Gentleman Homicide & Upperroom)
- Matt Shelton - lead vocals, guitars (2008–2015) (formerly of Letter Kills)
- Andy Heck - drums (2012-2013)
Discography
Studio albums
| Released | Title | Label(s) |
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| February 15, 2005 | The Wedding | Rambler Records |
| April 17, 2007 | Polarity | Brave New World Records |
| October 9, 2012 | No Direction | Tooth & Nail Records |
Studio EPs
| Released | Title | Label(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Rumble in the South EP | Rambler Records |
| June 17, 2008 | The Sound, The Steel EP | Brave New World Records |
| November 16, 2010 | Distance EP | (independent) |
References
- ^ The Wedding at AllMusic
- ^ Jessica Vander Loop. "The Wedding album review, listing the bands genres". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved January 12, 2009.
- ^ The Wedding at AllMusic
- ^ "Thousand Foot Krutch Book 2013 U.S. Tour With Love and Death, The Letter Black + The Wedding". Loudwire.com. December 20, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
- ^ Biography, Allmusic
- ^ Billboard, AllMusic