Issues (band)

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This article is about the American band. For other uses, see Issue.
Issues
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Issues in 2013.
Background information
Origin Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres
Years active 2012—present
Labels Rise
Associated acts Woe, Is Me
Website issuesrock.us
Members
  • Tyler Carter
  • Michael Bohn
  • Josh Manuel
  • Skyler Acord
  • AJ Rebollo
Past members
  • Ben Ferris
  • Cory Ferris
  • Ty "Scout" Acord
  • Jake Vintson
  • Case Snedecor

Issues is an American metalcore band formed in Atlanta, Georgia signed to Rise Records. The band currently consists of clean vocalist Tyler Carter, unclean vocalist Michael Bohn, bassist Skyler Acord, guitarist AJ Rebollo, and percussionist Josh Manuel. Following Carter's and Bohn's departure from their former band Woe, Is Me, they formed the band and recorded their debut EP, Black Diamonds, which was released on November 13, 2012 by Greg Long. After touring with bands such as Of Mice & Men, Beartooth, and Sleeping With Sirens, the band released the single "Hooligans" and began recording their self-titled debut album throughout 2013. In 2014, the band released their album Issues on February 18, 2014, and peaking at number 9 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 22,000 copies within its first week. The band has revealed via vocalist Carter's Facebook page, that a new album titled Headspace is to be released on May 20, 2016. On May 16, the album was leaked through certain websites and fully uploaded to YouTube.

History

Formation and Black Diamonds (2012–2013)

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Main article: Black Diamonds (EP)

The project was first announced by former Woe, Is Me vocalist Tyler Carter in 2012, stating that he had plans to create a band with other former members of the band.[1] This included; Michael Bohn, Cory Ferris and Ben Ferris.[2] Before the band started to record their debut EP, titled Black Diamonds, both Cory and Ben Ferris were unable to attend the recording sessions and ultimately left the band. Ben Ferris departed from the band early in September 2012, while Cory Ferris decided to stay with the band until he announced his departure in November 2012.[3] Skyler Acord played bass guitar on the band's debut EP,[4] while his brother Tyler Acord played keyboards and turntables. Both of the Acord brothers were later asked to join the band after the departure of bassist Jake Vintson in early 2013.[5]

The band first started touring as a support act with Attila on their 'Party with the Devil Tour', along with support acts Make Me Famous, Ice Nine Kills and Adestria.[6] Their debut EP, Black Diamonds, was released on November 13, 2012.[7] The lead single for Black Diamonds, titled "King of Amarillo", was released on October 2, 2012, along with a lyric video.[8] The band was featured on the Punk Goes Pop 5 compilation album covering "Boyfriend", originally by Justin Bieber.[3][9]

Self-titled album and Diamond Dreams EP (2013–2015)

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Main article: Issues (Issues album)

Issues' first release of 2013 was a stand-alone single titled "Hooligans", which was released on July 5 and was accompanied with a music video.[10] In May, drummer Case Snedecor left the band due to musical differences.[11] But in the next month, his successor, Josh Manuel, was announced as the new drummer of the band, making this the fourth lineup change in the band's short history.[12] On May 19, 2013 the band participated in the Vans Warped Tour.[13]

The band confirmed that they would be releasing an EP full of acoustic versions of songs from their debut EP 'Black Diamonds', which was later released on, November 18, 2014.[14] The band was initially set to release their debut album in November, however it was pushed back to January 2014.[15] It was revealed in December that the album was set to be released on February 18, 2014, along with the album details and tracklist, revealing it to be a self-titled album.[16]

Issues made another release through Fearless Records on the "Punk Goes Christmas" album, released on November 2, with song "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays".[17] It was later announced that they would be joining Beartooth on Of Mice & Men UK headlining tour in April as a support act.[18] It was also announced that they will be joining Bring Me the Horizon and Of Mice & Men on their 'American Dream Tour' beginning February with fellow supporting acts Letlive and Northlane.[19] The band also confirmed that they will be performing the entire Vans Warped Tour 2014.[20]

The band's debut album Issues was released on February 18, 2014. In April, it was announced that the band would perform at 2014's Reading and Leeds Festival.[21] The band were a support act for the Wembley Arena performance in London on December 5 supporting Bring Me the Horizon along with Young Guns and Sleepwave.[22] The band will be headlining in America dubbed the "Journeys Noise: Thanks for the Invite" tour and will be supported by I Killed The Prom Queen, Ghost Town, Marmozets and Nightmares and takes place late October to mid December.[23]

On October 17, 2014, the band confirmed they'd be releasing their first acoustic EP, Diamond Dreams, produced and mixed by the band themselves along with Matt Malpass and various other personnel.[24] The EP was officially released on November 17.[25]

Headspace (2015–present)

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Main article: Headspace (Issues album)

On January 2, 2015, Issues were featured in an article on Alternative Press, in which they stated that the writing and pre-production for their second album would begin on January 23. Ty Acord announced that he wouldn't be touring with Issues during 2015, in order to focus on his work as a music producer. However, he stated that he would still be a member of the band in the studio, and will co-produce the upcoming album, titled "Headspace"[26]

Drummer Josh Manuel said that the band was in the studio writing for their second album and that they had booked time, once again, with Kris Crummett and Erik Ron in July 2015 to record it.[27] In November 2015, they announced that they will be a five piece, with Ty leaving to focus on producing music and working with Issues only as a collaborator.[28][29][30]

Issues were announced as part of the line-up for Slam Dunk Festival during November 2015.[31]

Issues announced the release of their first single off the album "The Realest" to be on March 24, 2016. A few days later, the band released other 3 track from the upcoming album: "Coma", a heavier song called "Blue Wall" and a deep and emotional song called "Slow Me Down". The album itself is set to drop on May 20.

Musical style and influences

Issues has often been associated with nu metal, having a blend of metalcore, pop and R&B. AllMusic said the band mixed these genres to obtain "new nu metal".[32][33][34][35] The band themselves has commented that they wanted to mix metal and "Top 40" music in the same way that post-hardcore and nu metal mixed heavy metal music with hip hop music.[36] Other than being labelled as nu metal, Issues has also been labelled as metalcore[37][38][39] and pop metal.[39] They are influenced by artists and groups such as Katy Perry, Linkin Park, Stevie Wonder, Jackson 5, Children of Bodom, Cradle of Filth, Parkway Drive, Blink-182, Sum 41, Fatboy Slim, Impending Doom, Kesha and Miley Cyrus.[39]

Band members

Timeline

Discography

Issues discography
Studio albums 2
Music videos 8
EPs 2
Singles 11

Studio albums

EPs

Year Details Peak chart positions[40]
US US
Alt.		 US
Hard
Rock		 US
Rock		 US
Indie.
2012 Black Diamonds
  • Release: November 13, 2012
  • Label: Rise Records
  • Formats: CD, Download
 96 20 8 14 31
2014 Diamond Dreams
  • Release: November 18, 2014
  • Label: Rise Records
  • Formats: CD, Download
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Singles

Year Song Album
2012 "King of Amarillo" Black Diamonds EP
"Princeton Ave"
"Boyfriend" (Justin Bieber cover) Punk Goes Pop 5
"The Worst of Them "(Acoustic) Diamond Dreams EP
2013 "Hooligans" non-album singles
"Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" ('N SYNC cover) Punk Goes Christmas
2014 "Stingray Affliction" Issues
"Never Lose Your Flames"
"Mad at Myself"
2016 "The Realest" Headspace
"Coma"

Music videos

Year Song Album Director Type Link
2012 "The Worst of Them" (Acoustic) Diamond Dreams Josh Manuel[41] Performance [1]
2013 "Princeton Ave" Black Diamonds Dillon Novak[42] Narrative [2]
"Hooligans" Non-album single [3]
2014 "Stingray Affliction" Issues Ryan Valdez [4]
"Never Lose Your Flames" [5]
"Mad at Myself" Dillon Novak[43] [6]
2016 "The Realest" Headspace ANAKT Films [7]
"Coma" Dillon Novak [8]

Accolades

Nominated work Year Award Result
Issues 2014 Revolver's Golden Gods - Best New Talent[44] Nominated
Nominated work Year Award Result
Tyler Carter 2015 Alternative Press Music Awards - Best Vocalist[45] Nominated
Issues 2015 Alternative Press Music Awards - Album of the Year[45] Nominated
Issues 2015 Alternative Press Music Awards - Artist of the Year[45] Won

References

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