Chris Motionless
| Motionless in White | |
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Motionless in White performing at Rock am Ring, 2015.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Scranton, Pennsylvania |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Roadrunner, Fearless, Tragic Hero, Masquerade |
| Associated acts | New Years Day, In This Moment, Tim Sköld, Vampires Everywhere!, Upon This Dawning, Dani Filth, Rob Zombie, Aiden, Vamps, Michale Graves |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | Chris "Motionless" Cerulli Ryan Sitkowski Ricky "Horror" Olson Devin "Ghost" Sola |
| Past members | Kyle White Mike Costanza Frank Polumbo Thomas "TJ" Bell Angelo Parente Brandon "Rage" Richter Josh Balz |
Motionless in White, often abbreviated MIW, is a gothic metalcore band from Scranton, Pennsylvania. Formed in 2005, the band consists of Chris "Motionless" Cerulli (lead vocals), Ricky "Horror" Olson (rhythm guitar), Devin "Ghost" Sola (bass) and Ryan Sitkowski (lead guitar). The band has yet to add a permanent drummer after the departure of Brandon "Rage" Richter although Vinny Mauro has been a touring drummer since 2014. The band has stated that their band name derived from the Eighteen Visions song "Motionless and White". The group is known for their mix of clean and screaming vocals.
Motionless in White was signed to Fearless Records for their first three studio albums; their most recent, Reincarnate, was released on September 15, 2014 in United Kingdom and then on September 16, 2014 worldwide.
In July 2016, the band signed to Roadrunner Records, achieving their life-long dream of signing with the company.
In October 2016, the band announced that they will be releasing their new album, Graveyard Shift, in early 2017.
Motionless in White was founded in 2005 by members Chris Motionless, who played guitar and lead vocals, Angelo Parente on drums, Frank Polumbo on guitar and Kyle White on bass during high school. They incepted many other titles into the group until finally settling on what would be Motionless in White. Chris Motionless and other members have noted bands such as, Poison the Well, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Johnny Cash, Depeche Mode, and other musical groups as their inspiration. In 2005 they released their self-distributed demo.
Within the year after the release of their demo, new member Josh Balz was added as the band's keyboardist, Frank Polumbo took over on bass and new members, Michael Costanza and Thomas 'TJ' Bell, were added to the band as the new guitarists, moving Chris Motionless solely to lead vocals. the band was discovered by Zach Neil while performing at a local night club called The Staircase. Zach signed the band first to management and then later to his record label Masquerade recordings. They recorded their first EP The Whorror which was produced by Zach Neil and mixed by Dan Malsch and released it through Masquerade Recordings/Warner music group in 2007 group.
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