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Endeverafter (stylized as EndeverafteR) was an American heavy metal
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History

Band founder Michael Grant Endeverafter was formed in 2004 by lead singer and guitarist Michael Grant. After the rest of the band was assembled, they released their debut EP in 2005 and played regular shows in their hometown, featuring
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s. In 2006 the group signed with
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and recorded their debut album, ''From the Ashes of Sin'', with producer Stacy Jones. Drummer Eric Humbert, formerly of
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, joined the group in early 2006, replacing Austin SinClaire. They toured in mid-2006 with
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, also opened a couple of shows for
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in Japan, bringing their music nationwide while recording their album. After several label changes at Sony/Epic and numerous release date changes, Endeverafter finally released their full-length debut album Kiss or Kill on Indie label
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in October 2007. Later that year, the single "I Wanna Be Your Man" hit #25 on the U.S. ''
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chart. In late 2007 they toured with
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. The band's song "No More Words", which appears on the album ''
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and was released in March 2008. At the end of January 2008 Endeverafter performed a show at Motley Cruise, a four-day cruise in the Caribbean (Miami, Key West and Cozumel, MX) with
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and toured with
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through spring 2008. They did a one-off interactive show on DeepRockDrive.com on May 23, 2008. They also released their second single, "Baby, Baby, Baby" to radio stations in late May, which peaked at #38 on the Mainstream Rock charts. They appeared on the "Road to Destruction" tour supporting
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through June 2008. On June 27, 2008, Endeverafter opened up for
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Downtown St. Festival. Their song "I Wanna Be Your Man" is featured as a downloadable track in '' Rock Band 2''. In 2009 the song also appeared in episode 1 of the 8th season of ''
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". In November 2010 they released a new song titled "Barrel of a Gun" on MySpace and Facebook. However, as of March 2012 Endeverafter has split up according to Michael Grant's Facebook. As of January 2013 Michael Grant has joined
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, replacing Frank Wilsey who left a month after joining. As of March 2018 Michael Grant has departed from L.A. Guns to pursue other interests including his solo project "Michael Grant and the Assassins".


ShipRocked

Endeverafter joined a variety of other hard rock acts on the November 2009 cruise entitled " ShipRocked". This ended up being the final show for the band before breaking up due to personal differences.


Band members

* Michael Grant - lead vocals, lead guitar (2004–2012) * Kristan Mallory - rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2004–2012) * Tommi Andrews (The Artist Formerly Known As Drew Sims) - bass, backing vocals (2004–2012) * Austin SinClaire - drums (2004–2006) * Eric Humbert - drums (2006–2012)


Discography


Studio albums

* '' Kiss or Kill'' (
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, 2007)


Extended plays

* ''Blood on the Stage'' EP (2005)


Unreleased albums

* ''From the Ashes of Sin'' (
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, 2007) - Not released


Other appearances

* "No More Words", from the album ''
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Singles


References


External links


Official MySpace

EndeverafteR.net Fan Site
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