Few Left Standing is a

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band that primarily played

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and was signed to Takehold Records. The band's debut album was produced by

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frontman,

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. The band has toured with

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, and

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History

Few Left Standing started in 1998 as a

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band. Previously, the members had formed a band called Broken with the lineup of Jim Joblin on rhythm guitars, Chris Stafford on bass, Jason Lancaster on lead guitars, Jon Keegin on drums, and a friend named Joey on vocals. However, the band did not last long, which led to their disbanding. Around a month later, Lancaster and Keegin spoke to Stafford and informed him that their friend Aaron Winters would play bass, which led to Stafford to try out vocals. The band signed to Takehold Records in 1999. In 1999 the band recorded their debut album, ''Regeration of Self''. The album was produced by the famed

vocalist and rhythm guitarist

. The band released an EP in 2000 to an

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called Tree of Woe. In mid-2000, the band was booked for the "40 Days of Disaster" tour with

and

. In 2001 the band recorded their second album, ''Wormwood'', that was released on Takehold as well. In 2002 the band disbanded. In 2003, Takehold Records was bought out by

Tooth & Nail Records Tooth & Nail Records is a Christian rock record label founded by Brandon Ebel in California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington where it is situated today. It is home to many well-known musical acts, including Underoat ...

and Takehold's catalog was added to the Tooth & Nail Records discography. The albums were reissued on

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, an imprint of Tooth & Nail. On December 3, 2019, it was announced the band would reunite to play

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over the weekend of September 18-20, 2020.

Members

Current * Chris Stafford – vocals (1998–2002, 2019-present) * Aaron Winter – bass guitar (1998–2002, 2019-present) * Jon Keegin – drums (1998–2002, 2019-present) * Jason Lancaster – lead guitar (1998–2002, 2019-present) * Jim Joblin – rhythm guitar (1998, 2021)

Discography

Studio albums * ''Regeneration of Self'' (1999; Takehold) * ''Wormwood'' (2001; Takehold) EPs * ''The Exit Wound'' (2000; Tree of Woe)

References

External links

Fewleftstanding on Last.fm List of Christian metal bands
* {{authority control Musical groups established in 1998 Musical groups disestablished in 2003 Musical groups reestablished in 2019 Solid State Records artists American Christian metal musical groups