Year of Desolation is an American

metal A metal (from Greek μέταλλον ''métallon'', "mine, quarry, metal") is a material that, when freshly prepared, polished, or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electricity and heat relatively well. Metals are typicall ...

band formed in

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

in 2001. They are influenced by

classic rock Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, primar ...

and heavy metal,''Neo-Zine'', April 2006 and have year and years of touring under their belts. They have four releases, with a critically acclaimed release on

Prosthetic Records Prosthetic Records is an American record label specializing in heavy metal recordings, founded in Los Angeles, California in 1998 by E.J. Johantgen and Dan Fitzgerald. Prosthetic Records released the first two albums by Lamb of God and Animals ...

with a video for the song "Suffer Thy Nemesis" on YouTube.

Members

Current members

*Chad Zimmerman – vocals (2001) *Matt Behner – drums (2006–present) *Josh Kappel – guitar (2004–present) *John M Hehman II – guitar (2001) *Mike Vandegriff – bass (2004–present)

Former members

*Jason Connors – drums (2001) *David Bailey – drums (2001–2002) *Joey Roberts – drums (2002–2003) *Chad Beber – bass (2002–2004) *Mike Collier – guitar (2002–2004) *Ryan Green – guitar (2004) *Jason Carr – drums (2003–2005) *Jake Omen – drums (2005–2006) *Matt McCutcheon – drums (2006) *Matthew Behner – drums (2006, 2007–present) *Mike Vandegriff – bass (2004–2007–present) *Steve Spitzbart – drums (2007) *Brandon Lytle – bass (2007–2008)

Discography

*''The Dirty 30 vs. The Donkey Punch'' (EP, 2002) *''Your Blood, My Vendetta'' (album, 2004) *''Winter'' (demo, 2005) *''Year of Desolation'' (CD, Prosthetic, 2007)

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