Settle The Sky is an American

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band. The band has had members that have gone on to play with

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, Grubby Paws, Affairs, Glasslands, Convictions, and Glaslungs.

Background

Settle the Sky formed in

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in 2005. In 2007, the band recorded with

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and released their EP, ''Now That We're Waiting'' in 2008 on

StandBy Records Standby Records was an independent record label originally from Ohio. Lawsuits In 2016 Davey Suicide leaked to Alternative Press that the group had entered into a lawsuit with Standby Records. This prompted label-mates As Blood Runs Black to spea ...

. The band toured with

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in 2008, and

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as well as I Am Abomination in 2009. The band disbanded in 2010, and members went on to join

, Convictions, Glasslands, Affairs, Glaslungs & Legacy. The band was openly Christian, but in more recent days, certain members have lost their faith. The band reunited in 2016 & played a show in Ohio on February 17, 2017. The band has announced that after much discussion, they will be putting the band to rest after all this time, and writing under a new name TBA. On June 7, 2017, they released a brand new single released independently titled "A New Way". On June 15, 2020, the band announced on their Facebook page that they are "not dead" and are heading into the studio Saturday, June 20. The band released a new single on July 17, 2020, titled "Year of Ruin". Another single, "Linger", was released on December 4, 2020.

Members

;Current Lineup * JD Merrill - Vocals/Keyboard (2005-2010 2016-Now) * Daniel Gardner - Vocals (2006-2010, 2017-Now) (ex-Convictions, ex-Legacy, & Truth Is) * Michael Michener II - Bass (2006-2008, 2016-Now), Guitar (2005-2006, 2008-2009) (Walking Edith Park, ex-Affairs & Glaslungs) * Ian Reiter - Guitar (2008-2010, 2016-Now) (Hence the Wolves & Grubby Paws) * Jeremiah Britner - Guitar (2006-2008, 2016–Now) * Samuel Miller - Drums (2006-2007, 2020-Now) ;Former Members *Ryan Myers - Bass (2005-2006, 2008-2010) *Elliott Gruenberg - Guitar (2006-2008) (

, ex-

, ex-Legacy) * Aaron Warner - Vocals (2005) * Maverick Carnegie - Vocals (2009) * Jordan DiSorbo - Guitar (2009-2010) (

& Glasslands) * David Rhoades - Drums (2010) (

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, Legacy)

Discography

* ''Now That We're Waiting'' (2008; EP) * ''Demo 2010'' (2010) * ''A New Way'' (2017) (Single) * ''Year of Ruin'' (2020) (Single) * ''Year of Ruin'' (2020; EP)

References

External links

* Musical groups established in 2006 Musical groups disestablished in 2010 American Christian metal musical groups Standby Records artists {{US-metal-band-stub