Writer's Block (Evergreen Terrace Album)
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Evergreen Terrace is a five-piece American
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band from
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. The band's sixth and latest studio album '' Dead Horses'' was released on December 10, 2013, via
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.


History


Formation and early recordings

Formed in 1999 by Josh James (guitar), Andrew Carey (vocals), Josh "Woody" Willis (guitar), Josh Smith (bass) and Christopher Brown (drums), the band released one Demo-EP and a Split-EP together with Cordelle within the first year of being a band. Within 8 months of the beginning of the band Woody and Josh Smith were replaced by Craig Chaney (guitar/vocals) and Jason Southwell (bass). In 2001 their debut-album '' Losing All Hope Is Freedom'' was released via Indianola Records on July 31. Under the same label they released a Split-EP together with xOne Fifthx, on May 20, 2002, titled '' XOne FifthX vs. Evergreen Terrace''. Shortly after the release of the split Josh James (guitar) joined xOne Fifthx and continued playing with Evergreen Terrace. Later in 2002 they signed with
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, ...
and released their second studio-album '' Burned Alive by Time'' on November 26. After a number of long tours they released a cover album titled ''Writer's Block'' in February 2004. The album includes songs from bands like U2,
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, and
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. In July they released '' At Our Worst'' which contained live performances, as well as B-Sides from ''Burned Alive by Time'' and the 4 tracks from the self-released Demo-EP. ''At Our Worst'' was released on Hand of Hope Records, a label started by drummer Chris Brown and Eulogy owner John Wylie. 2004 was also the year the band started touring outside of USA and Canada. In 2005 they released a live-DVD called ''Hotter! Wetter! Stickier! Funner!'' The same year they released their third studio-album entitled ''
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'' on June 21. Shortly after, drummer Christopher Brown left the band and was replaced by Kyle Mims. The next few years were spent touring non-stop, worldwide. Including tours with
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and more.


Metal Blade years

In February 2007 they signed under High Impact Recordings, a
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-sub label founded by As I Lay Dying vocalist
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. Later on July 24, their fourth album ''
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'' was released. Evergreen Terrace toured with As I Lay Dying,
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, and
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in early 2008. In addition to this tour, the band played every date of the 2008 Warped Tour. In June 2008 the band released ''Blowing Chunks'' through Hand of Hope Records, which contained two unreleased songs from the ''Wolfbiker'' studio sessions. It is available on 7" vinyl and digital download only. On September 25, 2009, they released their fifth album '' Almost Home'', featuring guest vocals from Tim Lambesis on the track "God Rocky, Is This Your Face?". In December 2009, they went on their Almost Homeless tour together with For the Fallen Dreams and
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. For 2010 the band was mostly on tour. In January, the band released a cover of the song "
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. In May, they went on their ''Cheer Up Emu Kid'' tour in Australia, together with Josh's side project
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and Dropsaw. During that summer they were also playing with other bands like
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, Death Before Dishonor and As I Lay Dying on
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in Germany. In December 2010 they attended the European Persistence Tour 2010, together with
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and others. Summer 2011 found Evergreen Terrace on tour with
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, For the Fallen Dreams, and several other bands.


Rise Records and ''Dead Horses''

In the fall of 2012, the band announced via their Facebook page that Josh James has left Evergreen Terrace to play full-time with
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, ex-bassist Jason Southwell has rejoined the band, and that they have split with Metal Blade Records. They recently signed a label deal with
Rise Records Rise Records is an American record label currently based in Beaverton, Oregon, mainly focusing on alternative rock, heavy metal, and punk rock music artists. History Rise was founded in 1991 by Craig Ericson in Nevada City, California. He relea ...
. On October 22, 2013, the band announced over Facebook, that their sixth record, titled ''Dead Horses'', will be released under
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on December 10, 2013. Brad Moxey was seriously injured on February 8, 2015, causing the band to cancel their upcoming tour.


Andrew Carey's departure and return

On June 1, 2015, Andrew Carey announced he had quit Evergreen Terrace after 15 years as their vocalist. A statement from Andrew Carey says "I quit Evergreen Terrace. As Danny Glover would often say in the hit movies from the 90's, Lethal Weapon 1, 2, and 3, 'I'm getting too old for this shit.' Thanks to everyone who supported us throughout the years." In a statement from Evergreen Terrace on Facebook, they say they have been playing shows without Andrew for 'quite a while'. They cite Andrew's focus on a career in nursing as the reason he hasn't been playing shows with the band but are unclear if his focus on his career is also the reason for him deciding to leave Evergreen Terrace. As of September 2016, Andrew "Drew" Carey is back in the band. A comment to the band's August 10, 2016 Facebook status update "Riffs... Happening..." made by the band on September 9, 2016, states "Did I mention Andrew is back on vocals?". On April 22, 2017, the band announced in addition to Carey that original drummer Christoper Brown was back in the band, although his return would prove to be short-lived. In 2018, the ensemble announced that they are working on a new album. In July 2022, the band started a European tour but bassist Jason Southwell and drummer Brad Moxey were not present. When asked about their absence, the other band members responded by stating that Southwell was still in the band, but sitting the tour out, and that Moxey had "quit music;" ex-
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drummer
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was hired as Moxey's replacement. On August 3, Moxey released a statement via Lambgoat confirming the band's statement, saying he was focusing on his family. On July 31, 2024, Evergreen Terrace released the song "Jail on Christmas" via Lambgoat, the band's first new song since ''Dead Horses''. The song became available for streaming on August 2. In September 2024, the band withdrew as the headliner from Shell Shock II after the organizers announced that
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would appear as a special guest. The Orlando, Florida concert is described as a "PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) Charity and Awareness event to support our military Veterans and first responders." In a statement, the band indicated they would be personally contributing to unnamed veterans' causes.


Members

;Current * Andrew "Drew" Carey – unclean vocals (1999–2015, 2016–present) * Craig Chaney – lead guitar, clean vocals (2000–present) * Jason Southwell – bass guitar (2000–2009, 2012–present) * Alex Varian – rhythm guitar (2012–present), backing vocals (2010–present), bass guitar (2010–2012) *
Longineu W. Parsons III Longineu Warren "LP" Parsons III is a French-born American rock musician. He is best known as the former drummer of the American rock band Yellowcard. Early life Parsons has been playing the drums since he was five; he played with his father, L ...
– drums (2022–present) ;Former * Josh James – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1999–2012) * Joshua "Woody" Willis – lead guitar (1999–2000) * Joshua Smith – bass (1999–2000) * Kyle "Butters" Mims – drums (2005–2010) * Chris Andrews – bass (2009–2010) * Caleb James – drums (2010–2013) * Christopher "Panama Al" Brown – drums (1999–2005, 2017) * Brad Moxey – drums (2013–2017, 2017–2022) * Jeremy Atkins – vocals (2015–2016) * Kyle Smith – (touring/fill-in) drums (2019–2022, died in 2025)


Timeline


Discography


Studio albums


Compilations


Extended plays


Singles


Music videos


DVD


References


External links


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