Nodes of Ranvier is a metalcore band from

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, US, that was signed to

Victory Records Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several record labels. It has featured many prominent artists including Thur ...

. The band is described as "one of Sioux Falls' most successful and popular acts ever." They have played with bands such as Bleeding Through,

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, Comeback Kid, Norma Jean,

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and more across the US. The band's name refers to the

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sheath gaps which are also called

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History

Nodes of Ranvier was formed in September 2000 and has seen 18 different band members including Nick Thomas, the singer from the Sioux Falls band

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, as well as Brian Anderson, lead singer and guitarist from the band All About Sam. By December 2007, the time of the band's break-up, the only remaining original member was guitarist Jon Parker. The band released its first three albums through record label

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. In February 2007, they signed with

. Although the band's signing with Victory was touted as a turning point, their July 2007 release, '' Defined by Struggle'', revealed strains between the band and Victory, who reportedly did not do much to promote them. In mid-December 2007, news sources confirmed that Nodes of Ranvier would perform its last show in the same month and then disband. Guitarist Jon Parker, one of the band's founding members, confirmed the announcement to media outlets, ending weeks of fan speculation. On January 24, 2017, it was announced by

that the band would be reuniting for Facedown Fest 2017, the 20th anniversary of the label.

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Lost Senses, More Innocence'' (2002) * ''Nodes of Ranvier'' (2003) * ''The Years to Come'' (2005) * '' Defined by Struggle'' (2007) ;EPs * ''Beauty with No Words'' (2001; Demo) * ''Innocence Broken/Nodes of Ranvier'' (2002; Split EP w/ Innocence Broken)

Members

;Current * Jon Parker - guitars (2000-2008, 2017-present) * Ryan Knutson - drums (2000-2006, 2017-present) * Kyle Benecke - vocals (2006-2008, 2017-present) * Scott McGuire - bass guitar (2017-present) * Sheldon Swan - guitar (2017-present) ;Former * Jeremy Schwartz - bass guitar (2000-2001) * Zachary "Add" Poppinga - guitars (2000-2003) * Thomas Hentges - vocals (2000-2005) (Burlap The Wolf King) * Jon Schuld - bass guitar (2001-2004) * Nick Thomas - guitars, vocals (2003-2005) (

) * Nick Murphy - vocals (2005-2006), bass guitar (2004-2005) (Tennessee Murder Club) * Jake Stefek - guitars (2004-2008) * Terry Taylor - bass guitar (2005-2006) (Hammerlord, ex-The Blinding Light, ex-Suffer, ex-Caligari, ex-The Last Tyrant) * Brady Murphy - bass guitar (ex-After the Sun) (2006-2008) * Josh Ferrie - drums (2006-2008) (Suffer, Tennessee Murder Club, ex-Fall, ex-The Blinding Light, ex-The Thirty Fathom Grave) Timeline

References

External links

Nodes of Ranvier
on Myspace {{Authority control Musical groups established in 2000 Musical groups disestablished in 2007 Metalcore musical groups from South Dakota American post-hardcore musical groups Victory Records artists