Hesitation Wounds is an American

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formed in 2012. The band was founded by

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, and eventually joined Slipknot. In 2012, Bolm wanted to gather a group of musicians he was a fan of and quickly record some songs together. He recruited Kane and LaCour, who had met before but never recorded together, and Weinberg, who Bolm knew through Against Me! but had never met either of the other members. Under the name Hesitation Wounds, the group met in California and wrote three songs and an intro in about 5 hours in May of that year. The group felt that the songs were "awesome" and recorded them the following day. These songs comprised the band's self-titled 7" debut EP that was released nearly a year later in April 2013 through Secret Voice, an imprint of Deathwish Inc. and founded by Bolm. Hesitation Wounds only performed a small handful of live performances in support of the EP before the members grew busy with their primary bands. Hesitation Wounds reconvened years later to record their debut studio album ''Awake for Everything'', due out on May 27, 2016 through 6131 Records. Contrasting the impulsive nature of their EP, on ''Awake for Everything'' the band went into the writing process striving to harness the aggressive sounds of the 90s hardcore band

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. Bolm's lyrics are said to be a mixture of personal and political themes, the latter of which he feels isn't the right fit for his primary band, Touché Amoré. Promotion for ''Awake for Everything'' began with an online stream of "Teeth", which Bolm said "reflects the musical background of each member into one short tune." The band also streamed the track "Guthrie" prior to the album's release, which was inspired by the original lyrics to

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" and current media coverage of the United States' illegal immigrant population. Recorded in only a few days with Zach Tuch, Hesitation Wounds will release its second studio album ''Chicanery'' through Deathwish Inc. on August 30, 2019. For this record, Thomas Cantwell of

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replaced Weinberg on drums. ''Chicanery'' is expected to continue with the political leanings of ''Awake for Everything''.

Members

Current members *

(

) – vocals (2012–present) * Neeraj Kane (

) – guitar (2012–present) * Stephen LaCour (True Cross,

) – bass (2012–present) * Thomas Cantwell (

, Axis) – drums (2019–present) Former members *

( Slipknot,

) – drums (2012–2019)

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Awake for Everything'' (2016, 6131 Records) * ''Chicanery'' (2019, Deathwish Inc.)

EPs

* ''Hesitation Wounds'' (2013, Secret Voice)

References

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