Onward to Olympas was an American

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band from

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. The band started making music in 2005, and disbanded in 2013. Their membership was vocalists, Chris Davis and Kramer Lowe, guitarists and vocalist, Andy Simmons, Justin Gage, and Kyle Phillips, drummer and vocalist, Mark Hudson, guitarist, Andrew Higginbotham, bass guitarist, Justin Allman, and drummers, Matt Burnside, Nick Helvey. The band released one independently made album, ''The End of the Beginning'', in 2007, and their lone

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, ''Victory at All Costs'', in 2008. Their first studio album, '' This World Is Not My Home'', was released by

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, in 2010. The subsequent studio album, '' The War within Us'', was released by Facedown Records, in 2011. They released, ''Indicator'', with Facedown Records, in 2012, and this was their third and final studio album.

Background

Onward to Olympas was a

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. Their members were vocalists, Chris Davis and Kramer Lowe, guitarists and vocalist, Andy Simmons, Justin Gage, and Kyle Phillips, drummer and vocalist, Mark Hudson, guitarist, Andrew Higginbotham, bass guitarist, Justin Allman, and drummers, Matt Burnside, and Nick Helvey. The band announced on their

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page, that the original line-up would reunite to play their debut studio album, '' This World Is Not My Home'', all the way through on September 3, 2015 for it being five-years-old.

Music history

The band commenced as a musical entity in 2005, with their first release, ''The End of the Beginning'', an album that was released independently in 2007. They released an

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, ''Victory at All Costs'', in 2008, also independently. Their first studio album, '' This World Is Not My Home'', was released by

on January 19, 2010. The subsequent studio album, '' The War within Us'', was released by Facedown Records on March 15, 2011. They released, ''Indicator'', another studio album, with Facedown Records on October 9, 2012. This was their final release, as they disbanded on March 29, 2014.

Members

;Last known line-up * Kramer Lowe – vocals (2009–2014, 2015) (now in Forevermore) * Justin Gage – guitar, vocals (2006–2010, 2015) Currently area director of manufacturing at a large Corporation * Andrew Higginbotham – guitar (2009–2014, 2015) * Justin Allman – bass (2006–2014, 2015) * Matt Burnside – drums (2006–2010, 2015) ;Past members * Nick Helvey – drums (2010–2011) * Andy Simmons – guitar, vocals (2010–2011) * Kyle Phillips – guitar, vocals (2011–2014) * Mark Hudson – drums, vocals (2011–2014) * Chris Davis – vocals (2006–2009) ; ; Timeline

Discography

;Studio albums * '' This World Is Not My Home'' (January 19, 2010, Facedown) * '' The War Within Us'' (March 15, 2011, Facedown) * ''Indicator'' (October 9, 2012, Facedown) ;Independent albums * ''The End of the Beginning'' (July 7, 2007, Independent) ;EPs * ''Victory at All Costs'' (2008, Independent)

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