Eighteen Visions is an American
metalcore band from
Orange County, California
Orange County is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Southern California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,186,989, making it the third-most-populous county in California, the sixth-most-populous in the United States, a ...
, formed in October 1995. The band broke up in April 2007, less than a year after their major label debut was released through
Epic and
Trustkill Records
Trustkill Records was an American independent record label that started as a hardcore punk fanzine in April 1993. It started releasing hardcore, metal and rock records and merchandise in 1994. In 2010, the president of Trustkill, Josh Grabelle ...
. After over a decade of absence, the band reformed in 2017. They announced their sixth album, ''
XVIII'', would be released via their new label home at
Rise Records.
History
Beginnings (1995–2000)
Eighteen Visions was founded in October 1995 by
James Hart,
Dave Peters
David Peters is an American musician. He was the original guitarist for the band Eighteen Visions, guitarist for the band Throwdown, and, as of 2002, the vocalist for Throwdown. He did guest vocals for the song " Unleash" by groove metal band ...
, Billy Sisler, and
Kenneth Floyd under the name "Macabre". The band wrote a bit of material and started to play shows, beginning at the "Koo's Cafe" in early 1996, in their local area. Soon after, Excessive Force's Jeff Boullt was added to the mix as a second guitarist, and in March, Sisler left the group and was replaced by Richie Taylor. Taylor only lasted a short while, and Javier Van Huss soon took over the bass duties. Later in the year, Boullt also left the band, and
Brandan Schieppati
Brandan Schieppati (born August 3, 1980) is an American musician. He is the singer of metalcore band Bleeding Through and a former guitarist/songwriter of the fellow Orange County metalcore band Eighteen Visions, for which he played from 1997 ...
was added to complete the group's first stable line-up.
In a 2017 interview, Hart explained that the band got the name ''Eighteen Visions'' from a lyric off the song "Slipping Through the Hands of God", though he could not recall the name of the song. The lyric stated "I depict eighteen visions for its demise". Hart explained that the number eighteen came from the
number of the beast, as 6+6+6 = 18. Hart elaborated that at the time he was anti-religion and anti-Christianity, and as a 16 year old metalhead, was trying to write the most evil thing he could think of. He stated that the name holds no weight or depth towards the band or any of its members, but was "something that sounded super cool back in 1996."
Their debut release, ''
Lifeless'' was released on Life Sentence Records in 1997. Shortly after, Peters left the band to focus on playing with
Throwdown (whom Schieppati had recently left), and Steve Parilla replaced him for the EP's tour. The first full-length album, ''
Yesterday Is Time Killed
''Yesterday Is Time Killed'' is the debut studio album by Eighteen Visions. It was released in early 1999 through Cedargate Records. Five songs were later re-recorded for the band's third album, ''The Best of Eighteen Visions''. The last untitled ...
'' was announced to be released on Cedargate Records (the label of Zac Phelps, who was at the time a temporary bassist in the band) in February 1999. The band was brought to the attention
Trustkill Records
Trustkill Records was an American independent record label that started as a hardcore punk fanzine in April 1993. It started releasing hardcore, metal and rock records and merchandise in 1994. In 2010, the president of Trustkill, Josh Grabelle ...
, which was still in its early beginnings. The label released the
No Time for Love 7" in October 1999. Keith Barney, Schieppati's bandmate in Throwdown, then joined the band to replace Parilla. Ten months after the 7", their second full-length ''
Until the Ink Runs Out
''Until The Ink Runs Out'' is the second full-length album released by metalcore band Eighteen Visions. It is often considered to be the bands' finest release by much of the older fans, as well as the record that gathered national attention for ...
'' was released. It became one of the label's best-selling albums, which led to a lot of the band's earlier material getting bought out and going out of print.
In November 2000, it was announced that Eighteen Visions would be doing a split 7" vinyl with
Poison the Well for
Undecided Records
Undecided Records was an American independent record label established in 1998 by Clifford Wiener and Alexander Kenny. The record company was founded in Loxahatchee, Florida but its headquarters moved around in various parts of Palm Beach Coun ...
.
The split for Undecided Records was to feature a Metallica cover from each of the bands as part of the record label's ''
Crush 'Em All'' series, which had already seen a split by
Shai Hulud
Shai Hulud is an American metalcore band formed in Pompano Beach, Florida, in 1995, and later based in Poughkeepsie, New York. The band is named after the giant sandworms in Frank Herbert's novel ''Dune''.
The two mainstay members of Shai Hul ...
and
BoySetsFire
boysetsfire is an American post-hardcore band from Newark, Delaware. Formed in October 1994, boysetsfire is composed of guitarists Chad Istvan and Josh Latshaw, vocalist Nathan Gray, and bassists Chris Rakus and Robert Ehrenbrand. Lyrical theme ...
released as Volume 1 in March 2000.
Poison the Well and Eighteen Visions were to be the third release in the series with a tentative release date for the summer of 2001.
In January 2001, the ''Crush 'Em All'' series switched from 7" vinyl to compact discs. Due to complications with Trustkill Records the two bands were unable to recorded their songs and the split was shelved. Javier was asked to leave the band after touring for ''Until the Ink Runs Out'', and was told he would be replaced by
Mick Morris of the band
xClearx
Clear (stylized as xClearx) was a straight edge metalcore group from Utah in the mid-late 1990s, known for its sound similar to Culture and Morning Again. The band broke up in 2000. Mick Morris went on to Eighteen Visions, and other members ...
. Javier played two remaining shows with the band and went on to tour for Poison the Well.
Rise of success (2000–2004)
For their next album, ''
The Best of Eighteen Visions
''The Best of Eighteen Visions'' is the third full-length album by metalcore band Eighteen Visions. Despite its title, it is not a compilation of previously-released material; all of the material was newly recorded especially for this release. I ...
'', the band re-recorded some of their earlier material, some of which was out of print, with the addition of a new song, "
Motionless and White
"Motionless and White" is a song by Eighteen Visions, and was the final single from ''The Best of Eighteen Visions''. "Motionless and White" became a popular underground hit in parts of the UK and Western Australia, but undoubtedly the most suc ...
". Trustkill and the band felt it would feel much more like a new record, rather than re-releasing the two previous albums on the label. Despite raw production where mistakes weren't always edited, the album was a vast improvement in production values. This would mark the beginning of the band's tentative approach to more melodic hardcore, rather than their older
metalcore approach.
They went on to record ''
Vanity
Vanity is the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness to others. Prior to the 14th century it did not have such narcissistic undertones, and merely meant ''futility''. The related term vainglory is now often seen as an archaic ...
'' in 2002, which, while still containing heavy
breakdowns,
metal
A metal (from Greek μέταλλον ''métallon'', "mine, quarry, metal") is a material that, when freshly prepared, polished, or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electricity and heat relatively well. Metals are typicall ...
riffs and odd
time signatures
The time signature (also known as meter signature, metre signature, or measure signature) is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats (pulses) are contained in each measure (bar), and which note valu ...
, featured better production work, and bits of melodic vocals in nearly all of the songs, complete with hints at balladry with the songs "
Gorgeous", an acoustic piece written and performed by then-drummer
Ken Floyd
Ken Floyd is an American musician mostly known from his time in the hardcore band Eighteen Visions which he founded in 1995 as the drummer, and became second guitarist in 2004. He is currently the tour manager for EDM artist Zedd. He has also ...
, and "Love in Autumn", the album's closer. While the fanbase grew after this release, this was the last album to feature guitarist
Brandan Schieppati
Brandan Schieppati (born August 3, 1980) is an American musician. He is the singer of metalcore band Bleeding Through and a former guitarist/songwriter of the fellow Orange County metalcore band Eighteen Visions, for which he played from 1997 ...
, who left the band in order to handle full-time vocal duties in metalcore OC band
Bleeding Through. Eighteen Visions went on to tour for ''
Vanity
Vanity is the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness to others. Prior to the 14th century it did not have such narcissistic undertones, and merely meant ''futility''. The related term vainglory is now often seen as an archaic ...
'' as a four-piece. A video was made for "
You Broke Like Glass", which played in heavy rotation on
MTV2's ''
Headbangers Ball''.
The era of ''Obsession'' (2004–2006)
After touring, they went into the studio to record ''
Obsession'' with producer
Mudrock. Material was equally written by Keith Barney and Ken Floyd, who not only played drums, but also played guitar on a fair number of songs. Dramatically changing styles, the album showcased a new sound that was much more accessible to a wider audience, featuring
hard rock riffs, but also an arena rock feel to it, with less complex song structures and a much more diverse and
melodic
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range of vocals.
The band then went on a worldwide tour as a supporting act for bands like
HIM,
Lostprophets
Lostprophets (stylised as lostprophets) were a Welsh Rock music, rock band from Pontypridd, formed in 1997 by singer and lyricist Ian Watkins (Lostprophets singer), Ian Watkins and guitarist Lee Gaze. The band was founded after their former band ...
and
Killswitch Engage
Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999 after the disbanding of Overcast and Aftershock. Killswitch Engage's current lineup consists of vocalist Jesse Leach, guitarists Joel Stroetzel an ...
, with Ken Floyd switching to second guitar, and
Jason Shrout (later replaced by Trevor Friedrich) being added to the band's line-up for all drumming duties. The songs "Waiting for the Heavens", "
Tower of Snakes
''Obsession'' is an album by Eighteen Visions. The album was their most commercially successful to date, and featured three music videos. Some editions of this album come with a DVD that features a 'making of' the album. The album has sold over 2 ...
", and "
I Let Go
I, or i, is the ninth Letter (alphabet), letter and the third vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in Engl ...
" were released as singles on United States and UK pressing and had videos made for them. The album went on to sell a disappointing 200,000 copies, which is twice what the previous record had sold, but was still not enough to break the band into the mainstream.
''Obsession'' went on to be the band's last album for Trustkill Records, after they signed a contract with major label
Epic Records for their next effort. ''Obsession'' would become Eighteen Visions's most successful album and would give them their new sort of
depressive/
apathetic image, which would prove hard to be rid of.
Mainstream success (2006–2007)
Now a solidified five-piece band, Eighteen Visions went into pre-production with producer
Machine and 32 demos to work on. On July 18, 2006, they released their self-titled major label debut, which featured slick production, anthemic choruses à la
Def Leppard
Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1976 in Sheffield. Since 1992, the band has consisted of Rick Savage (bass, backing vocals), Joe Elliott (lead vocals), Rick Allen (drums, backing vocals), Phil Collen (guitar, backing vocals), ...
, dark
industrial
Industrial may refer to:
Industry
* Industrial archaeology, the study of the history of the industry
* Industrial engineering, engineering dealing with the optimization of complex industrial processes or systems
* Industrial city, a city dominate ...
electronic
programming and all-melodic vocals reminiscent of the then-current hard rock trend successfully embraced by fellow OC band
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold (abbreviated as A7X) is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist M. Shadows, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Zacky Vengeance ...
. Although a video and a promotional ad campaign had been made for the radio friendly song "
Tonightless
"Tonightless" is the first single from Eighteen Visions
Eighteen Visions is an American metalcore band from Orange County, California, formed in October 1995. The band broke up in April 2007, less than a year after their major label debut w ...
" (which was a leftover from the previous album writing session), the band decided to scrap it all in order to go with the more hard-rocking "
Victim
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* Crime victim
* Victim, in psychotherapy, a posited role in the Karpman drama triangle model of transactional analysis
Films and television
* ''The Victim'' (1916 film), an American silent film by ...
", supposedly against the record label's will. Still, a
video
Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) syst ...
was made for "Victim", with little effort from Epic to promote it, even though the song was featured in the
WWE Vengeance (2006) pay-per-view event.
Witnessing album sales not taking off and dropping off the ''
Billboard'' 200 after only one week, the band embarked a variety of tours to promote the record, as a supporting act again. They played opening slots for Avenged Sevenfold,
Coheed and Cambria
Coheed and Cambria are an American progressive rock band from Nyack, New York, formed in 1995. The band consists of Claudio Sanchez (vocals, guitars, keyboards), Travis Stever (guitars, vocals), Josh Eppard (drums, keyboards, backing vocals), ...
,
Hinder
Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formed in 2001 by lead singer Austin John Winkler, guitarist Joe "Blower" Garvey, and drummer Cody Hanson with bassist Mike Roden and guitarist Mark King joining in 2003, solidify ...
, and
Bullet for My Valentine, among others.
Even though the catchy power ballad "
Broken Hearted
"Broken Hearted" was the third single from Eighteen Visions
Eighteen Visions is an American metalcore band from Orange County, California, formed in October 1995. The band broke up in April 2007, less than a year after their major label de ...
" was released to radio stations and managed to get some
airplay
Airplay is how frequently a song is being played through broadcasting on radio stations. A song which is being played several times every day (spins) would have a significant amount of airplay. Music which became very popular on jukeboxes, in n ...
, no video was made, and the album ended up as a commercial flop. Even though the number of total sales has not been made official, it is widely rumored to have ended below the 100k bar.
Break-up (2007)
In 2007, while still playing a few shows in Australia and posting daily
MySpace bulletins asking fans to request "
Broken Hearted
"Broken Hearted" was the third single from Eighteen Visions
Eighteen Visions is an American metalcore band from Orange County, California, formed in October 1995. The band broke up in April 2007, less than a year after their major label de ...
" on the radio, band coverage, press and blog updates started decreasing considerably, leading fans to believe the band had been dropped by Epic Records, though no official word on that has been released. This also led to break-up rumors, which were soon confirmed. On April 9, 2007, bassist Mick Morris confirmed the band's breakup on MySpace through this statement:
"After several years of touring and quite a few album releases we have decided that it is time to go our separate ways. We have been a band for a very long time and feel good about everything we were able to accomplish. At this point in our lives and our careers we feel its time to move on to something fresh and new. Whether it be music, touring or just being at home to live and enjoy life. We would like to thank all of our fans, friends and families for all of the great support over the years. We would also like to thank all of the bands we have shared the stage with and everyone who has ever worked with the band, opened a door or reached out a hand. We will be playing our final two shows in April. One in San Diego and one in Orange County. Come rock with us one more time."
While the break-up might have appeared somewhat abrupt, frontman
James Hart stated on his
MySpace blog that this was not the case on July 13, 2007: "18V had been a band for 10+ years,
..it just got to the point where we all had different goals and ideas for the band on a musical and touring basis. We all felt it was time to move on to something fresh and new."
A decade of inactivity / post-18v acts
Trevor Friedrich was hired by Eleven Seven recording artist Sixx:A.M. for the "Accidents Can Happen" video. He is now the drummer in the band Never Enough with Eighteen Visions' Keith Barney on guitar. He also drums for the industrial acts
Imperative Reaction and
Combichrist.
He is currently the singer of The Witch Was Right. He also formed a band called Monkeys Are Machine Guns. Trevor was also the drummer for Suffer Well with Bleeding Through's Brandan Schieppati on vocals.
Keith Barney also recently joined hardcore band Monument to Thieves. He also joined California hardcore band Love Thyne just before they officially disbanded. He is currently working as a graphic designer.
Ken Floyd
Ken Floyd is an American musician mostly known from his time in the hardcore band Eighteen Visions which he founded in 1995 as the drummer, and became second guitarist in 2004. He is currently the tour manager for EDM artist Zedd. He has also ...
is currently working on a new wave band called Hi-Deaf. He was touring guitarist for Saosin in 2010.
Mick Morris joined
Hatebreed
Hatebreed is an American hardcore band from Bridgeport, Connecticut, formed in 1994. The band released its debut album '' Satisfaction is the Death of Desire'' in 1997, which gave the band a cult following. The band signed to Universal Records ...
on tour, doing tech work. He also launched Dethless Clothing, held a popular weekly updated eBay store, and modeled for several clothing lines. Morris stated that he would be willing to have an Eighteen Visions reunion if the other members were willing to. This never came to fruition, however, as Morris died on June 3, 2013, almost four years before the actual reunion he wished for.
Hart has been working with former
Nixons frontman Zac Maloy on a project named
Burn Halo. Maloy's previous collaborations include songwriting credits for
Chris Daughtry and
Bowling for Soup
Bowling for Soup (abbreviated as BFS) is an American rock band formed in Wichita Falls, Texas, in 1994. The band consists of Jaret Reddick (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Burney (guitar, backing vocals), Gary Wiseman (drums, percussion, backing vo ...
, among others. Keith Barney and
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold (abbreviated as A7X) is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist M. Shadows, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Zacky Vengeance ...
lead guitarist
Synyster Gates appear to have also contributed to the project, which has evolved from a solo project into a full band. Burn Halo signed to Island Records, but after the album was completed in early 2008, Island elected not to release Burn Halos debut, leaving Hart with the tough job of finding a new home for his project. Burn Halo's manager, Bret Bair, formed his own label through Warner Music Group, Rawkhead Rekords, to release the record. Burn Halo played their first ever live show, opening for Avenged Sevenfold on December 9, 2008 at Ram's Head Live in Baltimore, Maryland. The band released their debut record on March 31, 2009. It also released full-length albums in 2011 and 2015 before amicably parting ways with Hart who allowed the other members to use the band's name and the entire music catalog for live shows.
Reunion, ''XVIII'', and other releases (2017–present)
On February 9, 2017, an official Instagram account of the band was launched, with James Hart, Keith Barney, and Trevor Friedrich being tagged on the first picture that contained the message "the countdown begins...". All three members uploaded the same picture onto their respective private accounts as well. The band have since shared some footage of them working in the studio, along with a 15-second long clip of a new song.
Mick Kenney
Mick Kenney (born 18 January 1980) is a British musician and record producer. He gained popularity as the lead guitarist of the extreme metal band Anaal Nathrakh, for which he performs under the stage name Irrumator.
Career
Kenney studied ...
was chosen by the band to do production, mixing, and mastering of the comeback record.
On April 20, 2017, ten years from the day of the farewell live performance, the band confirmed the details surrounding their new album, ''
XVIII'', which would be released on June 2, 2017 via their new label home at
Rise Records, and released a full stream and music video for the album's first single, "Oath". On May 9, 2017, "Crucified", the second single off the new record, was released as a lyric video on YouTube. Both songs were under two minutes in length and marked the return of heavy screaming as a prominent element of the band's sound. The band also confirmed that one of the album's tracks, "Live Again", is a tribute to
Mick Morris. On May 25, 2017, "The Disease, the Decline, and Wasted Time", the third single off ''XVIII'', was released.
In June 2017, it was revealed that a founding member, guitarist
Ken Floyd
Ken Floyd is an American musician mostly known from his time in the hardcore band Eighteen Visions which he founded in 1995 as the drummer, and became second guitarist in 2004. He is currently the tour manager for EDM artist Zedd. He has also ...
, could not take part in the reunion due to his full-time job as a tour manager for
Zedd
Anton Zaslavski (russian: Антон Заславский; born 2 September 1989), known professionally as Zedd (), is a Russian-born German DJ, record producer, and songwriter.
Zedd grew up and began his musical journey in Kaiserslautern, G ...
. It was also reported that the band decided not to replace the late Mick Morris with any other bass players, primarily out of respect for him. Instead, his bass tracks will be used at live shows for the songs released prior to 2017. Keith Barney, however, ruled out the possibility of an extensive touring in the near future due to full-time jobs that band members have.
''XVIII'' was released as planned on June 2, 2017. It is the first album since 2002's ''
Vanity
Vanity is the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness to others. Prior to the 14th century it did not have such narcissistic undertones, and merely meant ''futility''. The related term vainglory is now often seen as an archaic ...
'' to feature movie quotes at the beginning of some songs. A music video for the song "Live Again" was also released on the same day.
On August 28, 2017, Josh James was announced as an official member of the band.
In September 2017, it was revealed that the band contemplated reunion as early as 2010 and, later on, in 2013. However, the idea was eventually called off due to various reasons. It was also stated that the track "The Disease, the Decline, and Wasted Time" was written back then.
On July 10, 2019, The band posted a new photo from a recording studio, leading many to believe a new album was being worked on. On January 29, 2020, the band was announced as one of the performers for Furnace Fest 2020. On September 8, 2020, the band announced their new EP "Inferno", and debuted their new song "Sink". The new album is said to be inspired by Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy.
In June 2021, Eighteen Visions put out two covers; "
Them Bones" by
Alice In Chains
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and "D.T.O." by
Vision of Disorder
Vision of Disorder is an American hardcore/ metalcore band from Long Island, New York, that initially released three albums before disbanding in 2002. The band garnered attention for blending melody and groove into a traditional hardcore framew ...
. Those covers are part of a 90s rock cover album, ''1996'', surprise-released on July 9, 2021.
On July 5th, the band released a new recording of their album Vanity in support of the 20th Anniversary of the original album.
Legacy and influence
In 2011, in an article, "Stealing 18 Visions' ideas: A Book by the 2011 Metalcore Scene",
MetalSucks praised the band as pioneers of the
metalcore and deathcore sound, as well as one of, if not the first, metalcore band to incorporate clean vocals. The article concluded, "without them, there would be no keyboards in metalcore, no screaming mixed with clean vocals, no tights pants, and no fancy hair in hardcore. There would be no Rise Records, no
Attack Attack! and certainly no Avenged Sevenfold or
Escape the Fate
Escape the Fate is an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2004 and originally from Pahrump, Nevada. They are signed to Eleven Seven Music. The group consists of Robert Ortiz (drummer), Craig Mabbitt (lead vocalist), TJ Bell ( ...
." Other sources have regarded as being influential on the development of the metalcore genre as well as on contemporary metalcore bands. In 2020,
Loudwire ranked the band's 2001 release, ''Until the Ink Runs Out'', at 21 on its list of the 25 best metalcore albums of all time.
In addition to establishing a unique sound, the band was also one of the first metalcore bands to establish a unique image. They broke from mid-1990s hardcore trends by donning high-end attire and styled hair on stage. As a result of this the term "
fashioncore" was often applied to band in a derogatory manner (Hart noted that he found this comical). Hart explained the band sought to differentiate itself via its appearance to stand out and leave an impression on fans. Before the band started touring, Floyd and Hart worked at
Banana Republic
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, allowing them to acquire luxury clothing at a discount price. Hart's exposure to fashion was furthered by his employment as a hair stylist (former bassist Javier Van Huss had also gone through the hair academy with Hart). This allowed the band to adopt a high-end look not present in the scene at the time.
Band members
Current members
*
James Hart – lead vocals
(1995–2007, 2017–present)
*Keith Barney – guitars, keyboards, piano, programming, backing vocals
(2000–2007, 2017–present), bass
(2017–present)
*Josh James – guitars, bass, backing vocals
(2017–present; touring 2017)
Touring musicians
*Scott Danough – guitar
(2001)
*Matt Horwitz - drums
(2022)
Former members
*
Ken Floyd
Ken Floyd is an American musician mostly known from his time in the hardcore band Eighteen Visions which he founded in 1995 as the drummer, and became second guitarist in 2004. He is currently the tour manager for EDM artist Zedd. He has also ...
– drums, percussion
(1995–2003); guitars
(2003–2007), keyboards, piano, programming, backing vocals
(1995–2007)
*Trevor Friedrich – drums, percussion, backing vocals
(2004–2007, 2017–2022)
*
Mick Morris – bass, backing vocals
(2000–2007; died 2013)
*
Dave Peters
David Peters is an American musician. He was the original guitarist for the band Eighteen Visions, guitarist for the band Throwdown, and, as of 2002, the vocalist for Throwdown. He did guest vocals for the song " Unleash" by groove metal band ...
– guitars, vocals
(1995–1998)
*Steve Parilla – guitars, backing vocals
(1998–1999)
*Jeff Boullt – guitars, backing vocals
(1996–1997)
*
Brandan Schieppati
Brandan Schieppati (born August 3, 1980) is an American musician. He is the singer of metalcore band Bleeding Through and a former guitarist/songwriter of the fellow Orange County metalcore band Eighteen Visions, for which he played from 1997 ...
– guitars, vocals
(1997–2002)
*Billy Sisler – bass, backing vocals
(1995–1996)
*Richie Taylor – bass, backing vocals
(1996)
*Javier Van Huss – bass, keyboards, piano, programming, backing vocals
(1996–1997, 1997–2000)
*Zachary Phelps – bass, backing vocals
(1997)
*
Jason Shrout – drums, percussion, backing vocals
(2003–2004)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
*''
Yesterday Is Time Killed
''Yesterday Is Time Killed'' is the debut studio album by Eighteen Visions. It was released in early 1999 through Cedargate Records. Five songs were later re-recorded for the band's third album, ''The Best of Eighteen Visions''. The last untitled ...
'' (1999)
*''
Until the Ink Runs Out
''Until The Ink Runs Out'' is the second full-length album released by metalcore band Eighteen Visions. It is often considered to be the bands' finest release by much of the older fans, as well as the record that gathered national attention for ...
'' (2000)
*''
The Best of
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'' (2001)
*''
Vanity
Vanity is the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness to others. Prior to the 14th century it did not have such narcissistic undertones, and merely meant ''futility''. The related term vainglory is now often seen as an archaic ...
'' (2002)
*''
Obsession'' (2004)
*''
Eighteen Visions
Eighteen Visions is an American metalcore band from Orange County, California, formed in October 1995. The band broke up in April 2007, less than a year after their major label debut was released through Epic and Trustkill Records. After ove ...
'' (2006)
*''
XVIII'' (2017)
*''
1996'' (cover album) (2021)
References
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Good Life Recordings artists
Undecided Records artists