Century was an American
metalcore
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band formed in 2005 by multi-instrumentalist/
ArmsBendBack
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guitarist Carson Slovak. Century was originally conceived as a solo project, but later evolved into a complete band.
Slovak writes all of Century's music, and designs all of the artwork and merchandise.
In 2005 the band signed a contract with Tribunal Records. On February 7, 2006, Century released its first studio album, ''
Faith and Failure'' through Tribunal Records. This album saw Carson Slovak as guitarist and producer joined by Mike Guiliano (guitar), Huggie (bass) and Grant McFarland (drums). Before the album was released, McFarland left to focus more on his current band
This or the Apocalypse
HAWK (formerly This or The Apocalypse) is an American metalcore band from Lancaster, Pennsylvania that formed in 2005.
History ''Monuments'' (2005–2009)
In 2008 the band signed to European metal label Lifeforce Records, and released the ...
and was replaced by new drummer Matthew Smith.
In February 2009, it was announced that McFarland had rejoined the band, along with new additions: bassist Ricky Armellino (also of This or the Apocalypse), and additional guitarist Todd Mogle.
The band has begun work on the follow-up to ''Black Ocean'', which was released in April 2008.
On March 9, 2010, the band posted a cover of
Seal's "
Kiss from a Rose
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" on their Myspace page and announced that they would be working on a new album scheduled to be released later in 2010.
Their third studio album, titled ''Red Giant'', was released on August 30, 2011. It featured
Candlebox
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Candlebox found immediate success with the release of ...
singer
Kevin Martin on the track, "Oak God".
Members
Current members
* Carson Slovak – vocals
* Jason Baker – guitar
* Todd Mogle – guitar
* Ricky Armellino - bass
* Grant McFarland – drums
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Videography
Music videos
References
External links
Centuryat
MySpaceCenturyat
Prosthetic Records
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Century
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A centennial or ...
at
Allmusic
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Metalcore musical groups from Pennsylvania
Heavy metal musical groups from Pennsylvania
Musical groups established in 2005
American post-hardcore musical groups