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Eighteen Visions
Eighteen Visions poster, mid-2000s
Eighteen Visions poster, mid-2000s
Background information
OriginOrange County, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active
  • 1995–2007
  • 2017–present
Labels
Members
  • James Hart
  • Keith Barney
  • Josh James
  • Matt Horwitz
  • Dan Smith
Past members

Eighteen Visions is an American metalcore band from Orange County, California, formed in October 1995. The band broke up in April 2007, less than a year after their major label debut was released through Epic and Trustkill Records. After over a decade of absence, the band reformed in 2017. They announced their sixth album, XVIII, would be released via their new label home at Rise Records.

History

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Beginnings, Yesterday Is Time Killed and Until the Ink Runs Out (1995–2000)

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In a 2017 interview, Hart explained that the band got the name Eighteen Visions from a lyric off the song "Slipping Through the Hands of God", though he could not recall the name of the song. The lyric stated "I depict eighteen visions for its demise". Hart explained that the number eighteen came from the number of the beast, as 6+6+6 = 18. Hart elaborated that at the time he was anti-religion and anti-Christianity, and as a 16 year old metalhead, was trying to write the most evil thing he could think of. He stated that the name holds no weight or depth towards the band or any of its members, but was "something that sounded super cool back in 1996."[4]

Their debut release, Lifeless was released on Life Sentence Records in 1997. Shortly after, Peters left the band to focus on playing with Throwdown (which Schieppati also played with), and Steve Parilla replaced him for the EP's tour. The first full-length album, Yesterday Is Time Killed was released by Cedargate Records (the label of Zac Phelps, who was at the time a temporary bassist in the band) in March 1999.[5]

In November 2000, it was announced that Eighteen Visions would be doing a split 7-inch vinyl with Poison the Well for Undecided Records.[6][7] The split for Undecided Records was to feature a Metallica cover from each of the bands as part of the record label's Crush 'Em All series, which had already seen a split by Shai Hulud and BoySetsFire released as Volume 1 in March 2000.[6] Poison the Well and Eighteen Visions were to be the third release in the series with a tentative release date for the summer of 2001.[8][9] In January 2001, the Crush 'Em All series switched from 7-inch vinyl to compact discs.[10] Due to complications with Trustkill Records the two bands were unable to recorded their songs and the split was shelved.[11]

Breakup (2007)

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On April 9, 2007, bassist Mick Morris confirmed the band's breakup.[12][13]

Post-breakup (2007–2017)

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Mick Morris joined Hatebreed on tour, doing tech work. He also launched Dethless Clothing, held a popular weekly updated eBay store, and modeled for several clothing lines. Morris stated that he would be willing to have an Eighteen Visions reunion if the other members were willing to. This never came to fruition, however, as Morris died on June 3, 2013, almost four years before the actual reunion he wished for.[14][15]

Hart has been working with former Nixons frontman Zac Maloy on a project named Burn Halo. Maloy's previous collaborations include songwriting credits for Chris Daughtry and Bowling for Soup, among others. Keith Barney and Avenged Sevenfold lead guitarist Synyster Gates appear to have also contributed to the project, which has evolved from a solo project into a full band. Burn Halo signed to Island Records, but after the album was completed in early 2008, Island elected not to release Burn Halos debut, leaving Hart with the tough job of finding a new home for his project. Burn Halo's manager, Bret Bair, formed his own label through Warner Music Group, Rawkhead Rekords, to release the record. Burn Halo played their first ever live show, opening for Avenged Sevenfold on December 9, 2008, at Ram's Head Live in Baltimore, Maryland. The band released their debut record on March 31, 2009. It also released full-length albums in 2011 and 2015 before amicably parting ways with Hart who allowed the other members to use the band's name and the entire music catalog for live shows.[16]

Reunion, XVIII, and other releases (2017–present)

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On February 9, 2017, an official Instagram account of the band was launched, with James Hart, Keith Barney, and Trevor Friedrich being tagged on the first picture that contained the message "the countdown begins...". All three members uploaded the same picture onto their respective private accounts as well.[17] The band have since shared some footage of them working in the studio, along with a 15-second long clip of a new song.[18] Mick Kenney was chosen by the band to do production, mixing, and mastering of the comeback record.[19]

On April 20, 2017, ten years from the day of the farewell live performance, the band confirmed the details surrounding their new album, XVIII, which would be released on June 2, 2017, via their new label home at Rise Records, and released a full stream and music video for the album's first single, "Oath". On May 9, 2017, "Crucified", the second single off the new record, was released as a lyric video on YouTube. Both songs were under two minutes in length and marked the return of heavy screaming as a prominent element of the band's sound.[20] The band also confirmed that one of the album's tracks, "Live Again", is a tribute to Mick Morris.[21] On May 25, 2017, "The Disease, the Decline, and Wasted Time", the third single off XVIII, was released.[22]

In June 2017, it was revealed that a founding member, guitarist Ken Floyd, could not take part in the reunion due to his full-time job as a tour manager for Zedd. It was also reported that the band decided not to replace the late Mick Morris with any other bass players, primarily out of respect for him. Instead, his bass tracks will be used at live shows for the songs released prior to 2017.[23] Keith Barney, however, ruled out the possibility of an extensive touring in the near future due to full-time jobs that band members have.[2]

XVIII was released as planned on June 2, 2017. It is the first album since 2002's Vanity to feature movie quotes at the beginning of some songs.[24] A music video for the song "Live Again" was also released on the same day.[25]

On August 28, 2017, Josh James was announced as an official member of the band.[26]

In September 2017, it was revealed that the band contemplated reunion as early as 2010 and, later on, in 2013. However, the idea was eventually called off due to various reasons. It was also stated that the track "The Disease, the Decline, and Wasted Time" was written back then.[27]

On July 10, 2019, The band posted a new photo from a recording studio, leading many to believe a new album was being worked on.[28][29] On January 29, 2020, the band was announced as one of the performers for Furnace Fest 2020.[30] On September 8, 2020, the band announced their new EP "Inferno", and debuted their new song "Sink". The new album is said to be inspired by Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy.[31]

In June 2021, Eighteen Visions put out two covers; "Them Bones" by Alice In Chains and "D.T.O." by Vision of Disorder. Those covers are part of a 90s rock cover album, 1996, surprise-released on July 9, 2021.[32]

On July 5, 2022, the band released a new recording of their album Vanity in support of the 20th anniversary of the original album.[33]

On June 1, 2023, the band released a new single, "Rot of Humanity", and noted on social media there was "so much more to come...".[34] They released another single, "Reality Killer", on July 1, 2023.[35]

Legacy and influence

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In 2011, in an article, "Stealing 18 Visions' ideas: A Book by the 2011 Metalcore Scene", MetalSucks praised the band as pioneers of the metalcore and deathcore sound, as well as one of, if not the first, metalcore band to incorporate clean vocals. The article concluded, "without them, there would be no keyboards in metalcore, no screaming mixed with clean vocals, no tights pants, and no fancy hair in hardcore. There would be no Rise Records, no Attack Attack! and certainly no Avenged Sevenfold or Escape the Fate."[36] Other sources have regarded as being influential on the development of the metalcore genre as well as on contemporary metalcore bands.[37][38] In 2020, Loudwire ranked the band's 2001 release, Until the Ink Runs Out, at 21 on its list of the 25 best metalcore albums of all time.[39]

In addition to establishing a unique sound, the band was also one of the first metalcore bands to establish a unique image. They broke from mid-1990s hardcore trends by donning high-end attire and styled hair on stage.[citation needed] As a result of this the term "fashioncore" was often applied to band in a derogatory manner[citation needed] (Hart noted that he found this comical).[citation needed] Hart explained the band sought to differentiate itself via its appearance to stand out and leave an impression on fans.[citation needed] Before the band started touring, Floyd and Hart worked at Banana Republic, allowing them to acquire luxury clothing at a discount price.[citation needed] Hart's exposure to fashion was furthered by his employment as a hair stylist [40] (former bassist Javier Van Huss had also gone through the hair academy with Hart).[citation needed] This allowed the band to adopt a high-end look not present in the scene at the time.[4]

Band members

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Timeline

Discography

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Main article: Eighteen Visions discography

Studio albums

References

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  5. ^ Julien, Alexandre (September 15, 2014). "Cedargate Records Interview". Abridged Pause Blog. Archived from the original on September 17, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
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