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, formed in 2011.

History

Their self-released debut album ''Aetherial'' was released in February 2013. Lead vocalist Cammie Gilbert joined the band in 2014, after previous vocalist Ronnie Gates left. Gilbert became the primary lyrics writer for the group after joining. In 2015, the band signed with

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. In 2016, they toured with Ne Obliviscaris and Enslaved on a 34 date European tour. In March 2016, they released their second album, ''Winter'', which received positive reviews from

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and Metal Injection. On December 17, 2017, they released the lead single "The Decay of Disregard" off of their upcoming album ''The Banished Heart''. The second single was "The Banished Heart". The third single "No Color, No Light" in February 2018, featuring Tom S. Englund from

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. The album was released on March 3, 2018. The album was included on the list of "50 Best albums of 2018 So Far" by

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. The band has been called a "female fronted

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. In 2018, the band toured with

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. In 2019, they joined Swallow the Sun as support for their European tour.

Members

Current members *Dobber Beverly – drums, piano (2011–present) *Cammie Gilbert-Beverly – lead vocals (2014–present) *Semir Ozerkan – bass, backing vocals (2019–present) *Chris Jones – guitars (2023–present) Previous members *Ronnie Gates – lead vocals (2011–2014) *Beau Beasley – keyboards (2015) *Sean Gary – guitars, harsh vocals (2011–2018) *Anthony Contreras – guitars, backing vocals (2011–2018) *Keegan Kelly – bass, backing vocals (2011–2019) *Mat V. Aleman – keyboards (2014–2022) *Alexander Lucian – guitars, backing vocals (2019–2022) *Jessie Santos – guitars (2019–2023) Timeline

Discography

Studio albums * ''Aetherial'' (2013) * ''Winter'' (2016) * ''The Banished Heart'' (2018) * ''Oceans of Slumber'' (2020) * ''Starlight and Ash'' (2022) EPs * ''Blue'' (2015)

References

External links

Official website
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