Morning Again is an American
metalcore
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band from Florida. They were known for their metallic sound as well as for their
straight edge
Straight edge (sometimes abbreviated sXe or signified by XXX or X) is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs, in reaction to the excesses of punk subculture. For some, thi ...
,
vegan
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, anti-religious and
anti-government ideals.
The band was a "sister band" to
Culture
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, often switching members after one had left the other.
Several members went on to play in other bands such as
As Friends Rust
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and Dead Blue Sky. The band was originally from
Cooper City, Florida
Cooper City is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is named for Morris Cooper, who founded the community in 1959. The city's population was 34,401 at the 2020 census.
In 2006, with the annexation of the Waldrep Dairy Fa ...
, but moved to
Coral Springs
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in 1998 before breaking up later that year. After playing several reunion shows over the years,
the band released a new EP in 2018.
History
John Wylie who had left
Culture
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earlier that year wanted a band with more intense and personal views. In December 1995, Morning Again was formed with
Damien Moyal
Damien Zev Moyal (born September 25, 1976) is an American vocalist, lyricist, musician, songwriter and designer. Originally from Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands, he moved to the United States as a child and grew up in Miami, Florida wher ...
and Louie Long who had both been in Culture in the two prior years, on vocals and drums. Michael Wolz came in on second guitar, and Eric Ervin on bass.
The band recorded the EP
''The Cleanest War'', which was sent to Conquer the World Records as it had released ''Born of You'' and the members were familiar with it. The label agreed to put it out, and the band made some promo tapes to help promote the upcoming release. Soon after the mini-album came out, Intention Records, who had also worked with Culture on their split with Roosevelt, asked John to release a 7-inch of new material. After landing a deal with the then-new label
Good Life Recordings
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(as the first American band on the label) in Belgium (H8000 area), a compilation of all the released material was compiled for the European market.
Tensions between Moyal and Wylie once again surfaced, as they had in Culture. During one of the last shows with Moyal, Morning Again played with Ohio band Outcast. Byers and Wylie were getting along well and he was asked to replace Moyal. Within a week Byers had moved to Cooper City and was the new vocalist. During this time Ervin was also replaced by Peter Bartsocas (who was in
Bird of Ill Omen
Damien Zev Moyal (born September 25, 1976) is an American vocalist, lyricist, musician, songwriter and designer. Originally from Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands, he moved to the United States as a child and grew up in Miami, Florida wher ...
, a band that had toured with MA early that year, and was on Wylie's record label). Immediately they started working on new songs, which would be released on a split with
Shoulder
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on Moo Cow Records. Wolz and Bartsocas left almost immediately after, and after some short-lived members, Jerry Villarroel became the bassist. They released another 7-inch, as a four piece, on Immigrant Sun Records, ''
My Statement of Life in a Dying World
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Arts and entertainment
* My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station
* Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe
* ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak
* ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon
Business
* Mark ...
''.
Joseph Simmons
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would come in as second guitarist after sophomore Good Life release, ''Martyr'', was recorded. Matt Thomas came in to replace Long and the band gained attention of
Revelation Records
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who quickly signed them. ''
As Tradition Dies Slowly
''As Tradition Dies Slowly'' is the debut full-length album by American metalcore band Morning Again. It was released on compact disc and 12-inch vinyl by American record label Revelation Records on June 30, 1998. It was the band's first releas ...
'' was released on Revelation in 1998.
[Morning Again biography]
at Allmusic
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They released their final record for Good Life, a split with
25 Ta Life, and went back to Europe to tour. The group ultimately decided on breaking up by the end of the tour in the fall of 1998, partially as a result of Wylie's growing interest in pursuing
Eulogy Recordings
Eulogy Recordings is an American independent record label established in early 1997 by hardcore guitarist John Wylie. The record company was founded in Cooper City, Florida but its headquarters moved around in various parts of Broward County, ...
.
Their final release was ''To Die a Bitter Death'' on Immigrant Sun. In 2000, Wylie's own label released a compilation of both Immigrant Sun Records 7-inches as ''The Fallen... The Few That Remain''.
Reunions
The band has since done multiple reunion shows. The first was in 1999, where they played under the name Cleanest War, which featured Damien Moyal back on vocals as well as Wylie and Ervin from the original line-up. The second was under the name Hand of Hope in 2002, where they had merchandise made specially for the show in Orlando, Florida. In 2003, a compilation of ''Hand of Hope'' and ''Martyr'', ''Hand of the Martyr'', was released by
Eulogy Recordings
Eulogy Recordings is an American independent record label established in early 1997 by hardcore guitarist John Wylie. The record company was founded in Cooper City, Florida but its headquarters moved around in various parts of Broward County, ...
.
[ The line up for that show was Moyal on vocals, Wylie on guitar, Ervin on bass and Wes Keely on drums. On April 22, 2011, they performed at the Groezrock festival in Belgium, with Kevin Byers on vocals. For this show they also had unique merchandise made. In 2014 they played at the Belgian hardcore festival Ieperfest in the H8000 area. Moyal was also on vocals during this show. In 2015 they toured Japan and played some shows in the States, including This is Hardcore in Philadelphia, PA.
In July 2018, it was announced that the group rejoined once again and were recording new material (to be issued as an extended play through Revelation]). The ''Survival Instinct'' EP was released on November 9, 2018. The band has announced a week-long European tour for 2022. In 2022, the band is releasing a new EP, ''Borrowed Time'', on Revelation Records
Revelation Records is an independent record label focusing originally and primarily on hardcore punk. The label is known for releases by bands such as Youth of Today, Warzone, Sick of It All, Quicksand, Side By Side, Chain of Strength, Shelte ...
.
Members
Current lineup
* John Wylie – guitar (1995–1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2010–2012, 2015—present)
* Eric Ervin – bass guitar (1995–1996, 1999, 2002, 2014, 2019—present)
* Kevin Byers – lead vocals (1996–1999, 1999–2000, 2005, 2010—present)
* Stephen Looker – guitar, backing vocals (1996, 1998, 2010—present)
* Joshua Williams – drums (2014—present)
Former members and touring musicians
* Louie Long – drums (1995–1997)
* César Morales – lead vocals (1995)
* Damien Moyal
Damien Zev Moyal (born September 25, 1976) is an American vocalist, lyricist, musician, songwriter and designer. Originally from Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands, he moved to the United States as a child and grew up in Miami, Florida wher ...
– vocals (1995–1996, 1999, 2002, 2014)
* Michael Wolz – guitar (1995–1996)
* Christopher "Floyd" Beckham – bass guitar (1996)
* Peter Bartsocas – bass guitar (1996), guitar (1996, 2014)
* Eric McCarthy – bass guitar (1996)
* Joseph Simmons
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– bass guitar (1996), guitar (1997–1998, 1999)
* Chad Gilbert
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– bass guitar (1996)
* Gerardo Villaroel – bass guitar (1996–1998, 2010–2011, 2015–2018)
* Ryan Stafford – guitar (1997)
* Matthew Thomas – drums (1997–1998, 1999–2000, 2005, 2010–2011)
* Chris Common
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History
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– bass guitar (1999–2000)
* Aaron Hiser – guitar (1999–2000)
* Nathan Stambro – guitar (1999–2000)
* Jason Dooley – drums (1999)
* Wes Keely
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The Eucharist (; from Greek , , ), also known as Holy Communio ...
– drums (2002)
* Justin Gianoutsos – drums (2012)
* Richard Walbert – bass guitar (2012), guitar (2014)
Timeline
* Note that the Studio album and EP bars represent the release dates, not the recording dates; membership often changed between the two events.
Discography
;Studio albums
*''As Tradition Dies Slowly
''As Tradition Dies Slowly'' is the debut full-length album by American metalcore band Morning Again. It was released on compact disc and 12-inch vinyl by American record label Revelation Records on June 30, 1998. It was the band's first releas ...
'' CD/LP (Revelation
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Background
Inspiration – such as that bestowed by God on the ...
, 1998)
;EPs and singles
*''Morning Again'' demo tape (self-released, 1996)
*''The Cleanest War
''The Cleanest War'' is the debut extended play by American metallic hardcore band Morning Again. It was released on May 15, 1996, by American record label Conquer the World Records, initially on compact disc, and subsequently on 12" vinyl and d ...
'' 12"/CD (Conquer the World, 1996)
*''Morning Again'' 7" (Intention Records, 1996)
*''Morning Again / Shoulder'' split 7" (Moo Cow Records, 1996)
*''My Statement of Life in a Dying World'' 7" (Immigrant Sun Records, 1997)
*''Martyr'' 12"/CD ( Good Life, 1997)
*''Morning Again / 25 ta Life'' split 7"/CD (Good Life, 1998)
*''To Die a Bitter Death'' 7" (Immigrant Sun, 1998)
*''Survival Instinct'' CD (Revelation, 2018)
*''Borrowed Time'' (Revelation, TBR November 2022)
;Compilation albums
*''Hand of Hope'' (Good Life, 1997)
*''The Fallen... The Few That Remain'' (Eulogy
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, 2000)
*''Hand of the Martyr'' (Alveran/Eulogy, 2002)
*''I'' (Demons Run Amok Entertainment, 2015)
*''II'' (Demons Run Amok Entertainment, 2015)
;Compilation appearances
* "Martyr" - Appeared on ''You, Who Are Innocent, What Have You Done Worthy of Death?'' (1997)
* "Stones" - Appeared on ''West Coast Hardcore vs. East Coast Hardcore'' (1998)
* "To Die a Bitter Death" - Appeared on ''Sweet Deal!'' (2000)
* "Turning Over" - Appeared on ''Transcend'' (2002)
* "Turning Over" - Appeared on ''The Anti-Pop Sampler'' (2003)
References
External links
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