Through Fire is an American
rock
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band from
Omaha, Nebraska
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, founded in 2015 by songwriter, guitarist and producer
Justin McCain and currently consists of vocalist Grant Joshua Kendrick, twins Tyler and Zach Halverson on guitar and drums respectively, and Kyle LeBlanc on bass. They signed a deal with Sumerian Records and released their debut record in 2016. Their debut single "Stronger" reached number 29 on the
mainstream rock
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chart.
History
In December 2015 Justin McCain, the founder of
Emphatic, announced his new band "Through Fire", with Grant Joshua Kendrick on vocals, Patrick Mussack on drum, and Jesse Saint on bass. He also announced that a new album will be released in 2016. Through Fire embarked on tour with
Adelitas Way
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for Jan/Feb 2016, a tour with
Nonpoint
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History
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July/Aug 2016, and have scheduled a Fall run with
Sick Puppies
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for Sept/Oct 2016. "Stronger" was the official theme to WWE's
Backlash 2016
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Pay Per View.
The band announced signing to
Sumerian and debuted the music video to their first single as Through Fire, "
Stronger", on January 29, 2016. It was released on
iTunes
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on February 5, 2016.
and reached #1 on iTunes, as well as #1 on Octane. ''Stronger'' was aired on the Stanley Cup Finals and was also used in the trailer for the 2016 action, drama film ''Fight Valley'' featuring former
UFC
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champions Miesha Tate, Holly Holm & Cyborg.
The band's debut album ''Breathe'' was released on July 1, 2016, and debuted at #4 on Billboard's
Heatseekers Albums
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chart.
Saint switched from bass to rhythm guitar in 2015, and the band recruited Kyle Leblanc to fill his former role. This lineup lasted for about five months before Saint and Mussack both departed the group. The band returned to a four piece with the addition Grant Brooks.
The band released their second studio album, All Animal on July 19, 2019 and reached #11 on the U.S. Heatseekers and #36 on U.S. Independents.
Brooks would leave the band towards the end of 2021 to join
Fozzy
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. Soon after, Leblanc would also depart and the band would bring in brothers Tyler and Zach Halverson on bass and drums on August 4, 2022, marking the current lineup of the group. The next day, on August 5, the band announced a tour with the lineup with
Drowning Pool
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called
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Tour.
On 2023, Kyle LeBlanc has returned to the band and founder Justin McCain stopped touring due to personal reasons.
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Promotional Singles
Music videos
Band members
;Members
*Grant Joshua Kendrick – lead vocals (2015–present)
*Kyle LeBlanc – bass, backing vocals (2017–2022; 2023–present)
*Tyler Halverson – lead guitar (2023–present); backing vocals (2022–present); bass (2022–2023)
*Zach Halverson – drums, percussion (2022–present)
;Former members
*
Justin McCain – lead guitar, backing vocals (2015–2023)
*Patrick Mussack – drums, percussion (2015–2017)
*Jesse Saint – bass, backing vocals (2015–2017); rhythm guitar (2017)
*Grant Brooks – drums, percussion (2017–2021)
Timeline
References
External links
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