Heart in Hand were an English band from

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and

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, formed in 2008. Their musical style was a melodic blend of

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with heavy metal influences, described as both

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and

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by reviewers. Their first release was the ''Heart in Hand'' EP in 2009, followed by 3 studio albums. The band's final lineup consisted of vocalist Charlie Holmes, guitarists Ed Hartwell and Ollie Wilson, bassist Gavin Thane and drummer Sam Brennan. Heart in Hand had released 5 music videos with a combined view count of nearly 3 million before 2014. They supported the 2013 release of their second studio album, ''Almost There'' by touring with bands such as

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, Deez Nuts,

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and

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. They had also appeared at numerous British

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, 2000 Trees, Ghostfest and

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, as well as on the main stages of other European festivals such as

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in the Czech Republic or

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in Spain, and as headliners at a number of smaller ones. They disbanded in February 2015.

History

Formation, ''Heart in Hand'' EP and ''Only Memories'' (2008–2012)

The band was formed by vocalist Charles "Charlie" Holmes, shortly after he left

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band

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in August 2008, together with drummer Nick Kendall. They recruited their friends, guitarists Carl Martin and James Broderick, who in turn got their workmate, guitarist Edward "Ed" Hartwell, to join the band. Martin soon switched to bass, while Broderick left the band and was replaced by Hartwell's ex-bandmate Ollie Wilson. On 1 January 2009 Heart in Hand

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their first record, the ''Heart in Hand'' EP, produced by Stu McKay (formerly of

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). This was followed by their debut studio album ''Only Memories'', released through

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on 23 May 2011. Midway through the album's writing process in 2010, Kendall left the band for personal reasons and was replaced by Duncan Andrews from

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. ''Only Memories'' was praised as a "clever, highly-accomplished and refined hardcore record" by Tom Aylott of ''

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''. Several

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s appear on the album, including Ian Fike of It Prevails (with whom the band had toured prior to its release) on the song "Ghosts", and music videos have since been released for the title track, "Only Memories", as well as "Tunnels" and "Threefifteen". Andrews was dropped soon after the release and replaced by Samuel "Sam" Brennan, the founding drummer of The Eyes of a Traitor, whom Heart in Hand had also toured with and who went on hiatus in late 2011. Martin has also since left the band and was replaced by Gavin Thane. Charlie Holmes Heart in Hand

''Almost There'', ''A Beautiful White'' and dissolution (2013–2015)

Heart in Hand's second studio album ''Almost There'' was released through Siege of Amida on 11 February 2013, featuring James Leatherbarrow of Death of an Artist on the song "Cuts and Bruises", Mikey Chapman and Sam Douglas of

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on "Maybe" and Dani Winter-Bates of

on "Broken Lights". Music videos were released for "Life Goes On" and "Almost There", and the band supported the album's release by continuously touring with bands such as Bury Tomorrow, Deez Nuts,

and

across a total of 19 European countries, appearing at a number of

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in the Czech Republic and

in Spain. Nik Young of ''

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'' praised ''Almost There'', writing: "Thanks to beautiful, melodic passages, euphoric songwriting, passionate vocals and crafty, bittersweet twists, ''Almost There'' is an exciting reminder that eart in Handplay by no one’s rules but their own. Seeped in rage, frustration and hope, the album is well constructed and, thanks to producer Pedro Teixeira, it hits a perfect balance between the raw and the polished." ''A Beautiful White'' is the band's last studio album, produced by

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and released on 3 November 2014 in the United Kingdom and 4 November in the United States through

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, with a music video released for the title track, "A Beautiful White". The band described the album as having "more diversity than

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previous releases" as they "tried different things musically as well as vocally" and Rob Sayce of ''

'' reviewed it favorably, saying that "

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sky-high tempos, delicate interludes and the odd moment of spine-tingling poignancy, 'A Beautiful White''is more ambitious than your average melodic hardcore fare and all the better for it", while Nicholas Senior of ''New Noise Magazine'' said that "taking a step back and really evaluating

sound... allowed the band to fire on (almost) all cylinders". Heart in Hand also set out on a European tour with

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, Buried in Verona and

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to support the album's release. On 13 February 2015, Heart in Hand announced on their

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page that they have disbanded, cancelling their upcoming European tour, which was scheduled for March and April. They didn't provide a reason, but the post stated: "Trust is a hugely important part of any band and when it is tested it is difficult to come back from without causing further damage." They also wrote: "We will be toying about with music outside of this band in due time, but for now, this is the end for Heart In Hand." As of May 2015, Holmes had been accused of "sexual misconduct with minors" and the other members of the band provided no comment except that he had been "completely silent to all of

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split". Ollie Wilson also shared new music they had made.

Members

;Final lineup * Charlie Holmes – vocals (2008–2015) * Ed Hartwell – guitar (2008–2015) * Ollie Wilson – guitar (2008–2015) * Sam Brennan – drums (2011–2015) * Gavin Thane – bass (2013–2015) ;Past members * James Broderick - guitar (2008) * Nick Kendall – drums (2008–2010) * Carl Martin – bass (2008–2013) * Duncan Andrews – drums (2010–2011) ;Timeline

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Only Memories'' (2011) * ''Almost There'' (2013) * ''A Beautiful White'' (2014) ;EPs * ''Heart in Hand'' (2009)

Videography

* ''Only Memories'' ** "Only Memories" (2011) ** "Tunnels" (2012) ** "Threefifteen" (2012) * ''Almost There'' ** "Life Goes On" (2013) ** "Almost There" (2013) * ''A Beautiful White'' ** "A Beautiful White" (2014)

References

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