Emphatic (band)
| Through Fire | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
| Genres |
Hard rock Post-grunge Alternative Metal |
| Years active | 2004–2015 |
| Labels | Pavement Entertainment (2014-2015), Epochal Artist/Capitol (2012-2014), Atlantic (2009-2012), independent (2004-2010) |
| Associated acts | Fuel, Cellador, Scum of the Earth, The Autumn Offering, New Medicine, Arson City, For The Taking |
| Website | Emphaticrock.com |
| Past members | Justin McCain Grant Joshua Kendrick Jesse "Saint" Nunn Patrick Mussack Lance Dowdle Toryn Green Bill Hudson Patrick Michael Wilson Alan Larson Jeff Fenn Tom Lynch Dylan Wood |
Emphatic was an American hard rock band from Omaha, founded by guitarist-songwriter Justin McCain in 2004. Their major label debut record Damage for Atlantic reached No. 9 on Billboard Top Heatseekers chart in 2011. The band's second album Another Life climbed to No. 8 on Top Heatseekers chart in 2013. Justin McCain announced changing the band's name and continuing as Through Fire in December 2015.
Emphatic was founded in 2004 by songwriter and lead guitarist Justin McCain. Emphatic released their debut self-titled EP in 2004. In 2005 Emphatic released a self-titled full length album with the four track from the debut EP plus four new songs. In 2005 Emphatic signed to Universal but never released anything with the label. In 2008, their EP Goodbye Girl spent 17 weeks on the Billboard's North West Central Top Heatseekers Chart. After Justin met A&R exec, Jeff Blue, on a phone consultation, the two met in Nebraska to write their first song "Put Down the Drink". The band signed to Jeff Blue's Rock Shop Music Group in early 2009, and Jeff and Justin immediately started working on new material. Blue brought the demo to several labels and Emphatic signed with Atlantic in December 2009 and signed a management deal with In De Goot Entertainment as well.
Emphatic consisted of only three members at that point, songwriter and guitarist Justin McCain, vocalist Patrick Michael Wilson, and bassist Alan Larson. Justin and Patrick went into the studio soon after to record their major label debut with multiplatinum producer Howard Benson. Josh Freese played drums on the record and Paul Bushnell played bass. After the record was finished Emphatic brought in Lance Dowdle on guitar and Dylan Wood on drums. The major label debut Damage was released on July 12, 2011.
Emphatic was offered an opening slot on The Carnival of Madness Tour in conjunction with the release of their first single "Bounce" which climbed to No. 19 on the charts. Patrick Wilson suffered a vocal injury (fractured larynx) before the tour which almost put the brakes on the project. Guitarist Justin McCain was developing an Omaha-based rock band at the time called The Wreckage, so he pulled vocalist Grant Joshua Kendrick out of the project to hit the road filling in for Patrick Wilson. The tour gained Emphatic thousands of new fans and helped launch the second single "Get Paid" which landed at No. 30 on the charts. After The Carnival of Madness tour the band went out on the road with Art of Dying, Adelitas Way, and New Medicine with yet another singer, Bryan Scott from Dev Electric.
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