Confide (band)
| Confide | |
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Confide in 2009.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Sunland, California |
| Genres | Metalcore, post-hardcore, deathcore (early) |
| Years active | 2004–2010, 2012–2013, 2016–present |
| Labels | Independent (2004-07, 2012-13) Science (2007-2009) Tragic Hero/Warner Bros (2009-2010) |
| Associated acts | Avenged Sevenfold, Of Mice & Men, Underneath the Gun, Olivia, In Fair Verona, Avery Pkwy, Sketch Orchestra, PenKnifeLoveLife |
| Website | confideband.com |
| Members | Ross Kenyon Jeffrey Helberg Trevor Vickers Joel Piper |
| Past members | Billy Pruden Aaron Richard Van Zutphen Josh Plesh Jason Pickard John Penton Arin Ilejay Joshua Paul |
Confide was an American metalcore band from Anaheim, California, formed in 2004. They have released two EPs and three full-length albums. Although all the members of the group are openly Christian, they have not been marketed in the Christian market since the band is on a secular label.
The band toured across the United States, from their home state of California to the East Coast, in 2008.
On October 4, 2010, Frontman Ross Kenyon announced that the band would be disbanding after their Japan tour. The band played their farewell show on November 7, 2010 in Pomona, CA. The band temporarily reformed in August 2012 to write and record their third full-length record titled "All is Calm" through Kickstarter. All is Calm was released on July 30, 2013 and a short tour was booked to promote the new record. Although Confide has stated they will not be reforming permanently, drummer Joel Piper said that there is possibility for them to play again in the future, but nothing permanent.
Confide was originally started in August 2004 by Aaron Van Zutphen, Jason Pickard and Josh Plesh as a deathcore act. They went looking for members in their youth group. Pickard was friends with Billy Pruden while both Pruden and Zutphen knew Helberg. These five made-up the original Confide line-up. They released two EPs at this time; Innocence Surround and Introduction.
By the end of 2006, vocalist Josh Plesh left the band, and was replaced by Ross Michael Kenyon, putting his other band Penknifelovelife on hiatus. Kenyon was born and raised in the United Kingdom and moved to the United States to be with his girlfriend and at the same time, went online to search for bands that required a vocalist. After communicating with Helberg, Kenyon joined Confide and moved to his house where they started practicing. This change in line-up made the band shift into a purist metalcore sound; dropping nearly all death metal influence.
In 2007, Kenyon was forced to move back to England and began performing in Penknifelovelife again, this time putting Confide on hiatus. After one tour with And Their Eyes Were Bloodshot in Europe he stated on his band's Myspace that he was leaving the band permanently to put focus into Confide. Penknifelovelife split up and Confide started writing for their debut full-length.
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