Heart in Hand (band)

Heart in Hand
Heart in Hand performing in Cologne in 2013
Background information
Origin	Bournemouth, Dorset and Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Genres	Melodic hardcore, metalcore
Years active	2008–2015
Labels	Century Media, Siege of Amida
Associated acts	Trigger the Bloodshed, It Prevails, The Eyes of a Traitor, Bury Tomorrow
Members	Charlie Holmes Ed Hartwell Ollie Wilson Sam Brennan Gavin Thane
Past members	Nick Kendall Carl Martin Duncan Andrews

Heart in Hand were an English rock band from Bournemouth and Southampton, formed in 2008. Their musical style was a melodic blend of hardcore punk and heavy metal influences, described as both melodic hardcore and metalcore. The band's final lineup consisted of vocalist Charlie Holmes, guitarists Ed Hartwell and Ollie Wilson, bassist Gavin Thane and drummer Sam Brennan. Their first release was the Heart in Hand EP in 2009, followed by 3 studio albums, including their last record, A Beautiful White, released in November 2014. They have over 100,000 fans on Facebook and had released 5 music videos, with a combined view count of nearly 3 million, before 2014. They supported the 2013 release of their second studio album, Almost There, by touring with bands such as Bury Tomorrow, Deez Nuts, Miss May I, Stray from the Path and Texas in July, and had also appeared at numerous British festivals, including Download, Slam Dunk, 2000 Trees, Ghostfest and Redfest, as well as on the main stages of European festivals such as Rock for People in the Czech Republic or Resurrection Fest in Spain, and as headliners at a number of smaller festivals. They disbanded in February 2015.

The band was formed by vocalist Charles "Charlie" Holmes, shortly after he left death metal band Trigger the Bloodshed in August 2008. He recruited two friends, guitarist Carl Martin and drummer Nick Kendall (both of whom have since left the band), who in turn got their workmates, guitarists Edward "Ed" Hartwell and Ollie Wilson, to join Heart in Hand, with Martin subsequently switching from being a guitarist to being a bassist. On 1 January 2009 they self-released their first record, the Heart in Hand EP, produced by Stu McKay (formerly of Eternal Lord). This was followed by their debut studio album, Only Memories, released through Siege of Amida Records on 23 May 2011, but not before Nick Kendall left the band in autumn 2010, midway through the writing process, for personal reasons and was replaced by Duncan Andrews from Bristol. Only Memories was praised as a "clever, highly-accomplished and refined hardcore record" by Tom Aylott of Rock Sound. Several guest vocalists appear on the album, including Ian Fike of It Prevails (with whom the band has toured prior to its release) on the song "Ghosts", and music videos have since been released for the title track, "Only Memories" as well as "Tunnels" and "Threefifteen". Andrews was dropped shortly after the album's release, and was replaced by Samuel "Sam" Brennan, the founding drummer of metalcore band The Eyes of a Traitor, whom Heart in Hand had toured with, after they went on hiatus in late 2011; bassist Carl Martin has also since left the band and was replaced by Gavin Thane.