Myka Relocate are an American
metalcore
Metalcore is a broadly defined fusion genre combining elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk, originating in the 1990s United States and becoming popular in the 2000s. Metalcore typically has aggressive verses and melodic choruses, combined ...
band formed in
Lafayette, Louisiana
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in 2007, later based in
Houston, Texas
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. The band has released three studio albums,'' Self Portrait as a Frozen Father'', ''
Lies to Light the Way
'' Lies to Light the Way ''is the second studio album by American metalcore band Myka Relocate. Released on 29 October 2013, the work was produced by Cameron Mizell and published by Artery Recordings. The album ranked No.22 on Top Heatseekers.
...
'' and ''
The Young Souls'' in addition to taking part in four annual
South by So What?! music festivals between 2012 and 2015 as well as the 2016 SO WHAT! Music Festival.
The band is credited with being able to successfully combine electronic elements, guttural screaming and pop vocals.
History

In 2007, Austin Doré, Sam Albarado and Garrett Hawkins
started Myka Relocate
in
Lafayette, Louisiana
Lafayette ( , ) is the most populous city in and parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, Lafayette Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located along the Vermilion River (Louisiana), Vermilion River. It is Louisiana's List of municipaliti ...
. Shortly after, the band enlisted Tori Guidry at lead guitar. In the early stages, the band had multiple short term bass players (Trevor Granger, Jack Taylor), before longtime bassist, Luke Burleigh, joined the band in 2008. The band self-released an album in the summer of 2008 called ''Self Portrait as a Frozen Father''.
At this time the band's genre was post-hardcore. Shortly after the release of ''Self Portrait'', Tori Guidry left the band. The band operated as a four piece consisting of Hawkins (vocals), Doré (guitars), Burleigh (bass), and Albarado (drums) for the next eighteen months after Guidry's departure. On June 26, 2009 the band self-released an EP called ''...and of Monsters''.
In late 2009 vocalist Garrett Hawkins posted a bulletin on MySpace announcing his departure from the band.
The band announced new vocalist Scott Badon and rhythm guitarist Josh Peltier
and released one song titled "Take it Easy Mountain Face" to their MySpace page in 2010, but shortly after the band was without a vocalist again.
After finding a loyal following in Lafayette, the band changed their base of operations to Houston, Texas (to draw a larger following) in 2010, adding vocalists John Ritter and Michael Swank
and adopted a metalcore sound.
The band was named after a phrase used in video game ''
Call of Duty
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'', in which a voice shouts "Sniper, Relocate". The band decided to change the pronunciation of the first word to "", but decided to spell the word as "Myka".
In early 2013,
Albarado and the group parted ways, with Aaron Robertson taking over on percussion.
In July of that year,
the band signed with
Artery Recordings
Artery Recordings was an American record label based in Sacramento, California founded in 2010 as an imprint of Razor & Tie by Eric Rushing, owner of The Artery Foundation.
On August 31, 2017, it was announced that Artery was acquired by Warn ...
, a label distributed by
Razor & Tie
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. The ensemble then worked with producer
Cameron Mizell
Cameron Pierce Mizell is an American artist, songwriter, singer, record producer and owner of Chango Studios. He began producing music in 2003 & has worked with Billboard top charting artists such as Sleeping With Sirens, Memphis May Fire, Woe Is ...
at Chango Studios
to record their debut studio album.
In mid-September, the band announced the title of their album as ''
Lies to Light the Way
'' Lies to Light the Way ''is the second studio album by American metalcore band Myka Relocate. Released on 29 October 2013, the work was produced by Cameron Mizell and published by Artery Recordings. The album ranked No.22 on Top Heatseekers.
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'' while publishing "Doublespeak", the first single from the album.
Preceded five days earlier by a full album stream, the work was released on October 29, 2013, reaching No.22 on Top Heatseekers.
To start off 2014, the band released their first music video entitled "Something to Dream About".
In early 2015, the group published an acoustic version of the tune to accompany their music video.
On September 24, 2015, the band announced that their second album ''
The Young Souls'' would be published in late October. That same day, the group released "New Again", the first single from the record.
Throughout the month of October, the ensemble released three consecutive singles from the album. "Cold Hearts", the second single from the album, was released on October 8
with "Bring You Home" being published one week later
and "Damage" presented the week following.
On the Facebook page for the ensemble, the band announced a music video for "Nerve", released on February 24, 2016.
In early 2016, bassist Luke Burleigh, drummer Aaron Robertson and the band parted ways.
From March until April 2016, the group toured the United States with
Slaves
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,
Capture the Crown
Capture (originally known as Capture the Crown) were an Australian metalcore band formed in early 2010 after the break-up of another metalcore outfit, Atlanta Takes State. The band rose to prominence under their original name Capture the Crown ...
,
Outline in Color
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and
Conquer Divide
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History
The band was formed in Michigan by guitarist and songwriter Kristen Sturgis al ...
with "Scream Out Fest" at
AgeHa
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(Shinkiba Studio Coast) in
Shinkiba, Japan hosting the ensemble in early June 2016.
In late June and early July 2016, the ensemble performed throughout the United States on'' The Young Souls Tour'', the first national headline circuit for the group. Light Up The Sky and Out Came The Wolves joined as supporting acts.
In late July 2016, the band indicated through their Facebook page that they plan to write new music soon.
In early February 2017, the ensemble toured
Texas
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, performing shows in
Dallas
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,
Austin
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Common meanings
* Austin, Texas, United States, a city
* Austin (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Austin (surname), a list of people and fictional characters
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and
Houston
Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...
.
In late 2017, the band went on hiatus.
On October 30, 2020 vocalist Michael Swank held an Instagram live in which he announced the status of the band to be broken up.
In 2021, Swank joined American rock band Foxera.
On August 5, 2024, the band announced they'll be reuniting for two special shows at Whiskey Go Go in Los Angeles, California on January 12, 2025 and January 13, 2025 where they'll be performing their albums "Lies To Light The Way" and "The Young Souls" in full on each date respectively.
Members
Former
* Tori Guidry – guitars
(2007-2008)
* Jack Taylor – bass
(2007-2008)
* Trevor Granger – bass, unclean vocals
(2007)
* Garrett Hawkins – lead vocals
(2007–2009)
* Scott Miller Badon – lead vocals
(2010)
* Sam Albarado – drums, percussion
(2007–2013)
* Luke Burleigh – bass
(2008–2016)
* Aaron Robertson – drums, percussion
(2013–2016)
*Austin Doré – lead guitar,
programming
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, backing vocals
(2007–2020),
rhythm guitar
(2007–2009, 2016–2020)
* Josh Peltier – rhythm guitar
(2009–2016) bass
(2016–2020)
* John D. Ritter – lead unclean vocals
(2010–2020)
* Michael Swank – lead clean vocals
(2010–2020)
* Dylan LeBlanc – drums, percussion
(2016–2020)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
* ''...And of Monsters'' (2009)
* ''Myka, Relocate'' (2012)
Singles
* "Darker" (2012)
* "Doublespeak" (2013)
* "New Again" (2015)
* "Cold Hearts" (2015)
* "Bring You Home" (2015)
* "Damage" (2015)
Music videos
* "Something To Dream About" (2014)
* "Useless"
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* "Playing It Safe" [featuring Jonny Craig] (2014)
* "Nerve" (2016)
References
External links
* {{Facebook, mykarelocate
Metalcore musical groups from Louisiana
Metalcore musical groups from Texas
Musical groups established in 2007
Musical groups from Houston