Hopesfall

Hopesfall
Vocalist Jay Forrest performing live
Background information
Origin	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Genres	Post-hardcore, melodic hardcore, Alternative metal, Space rock, Post-grunge
Years active	1998 (1998)–2008 (2008), 2011, 2016–present
Labels	DTS, Takehold, Trustkill, Graphic Nature, Equal Vision
Members	Jay Forrest Joshua Brigham Dustin Nadler Adam Morgan Chad Waldrup
Past members	Doug Venable Ryan Parrish Christopher Kincaid Pat Aldrich Mike Tyson Adam Baker Jason Trabue

Hopesfall is an American band from Charlotte, North Carolina formed in 1998. They are currently signed to Equal Vision Records. The band dissolved in 2008 after all members, with the exception of singer Jay Forrest, left the band, and reformed in 2016 with a new label and a new album destined for release in 2017.

Hopesfall began as a Christian hardcore band in 1998. They recorded their first album, The Frailty of Words, that same year, and it was released in November 1999 on Christian hardcore/punk label DTS Records. Following the release of The Frailty of Words, founding bassist Christopher Kincaid left the band, to be replaced by Pat Aldrich. In 2001, the band released the EP, No Wings to Speak Of .

The period between the release of No Wings to Speak of and 2002's The Satellite Years saw the band signed to Trustkill Records as well as the departure of founding vocalist Doug Venable, and bassist Pat Aldrich. Jay Forrest replaced Venable, and would remain with the band until their breakup in 2008. Chad Waldrup replaced Aldrich as bassist, and later took on guitar duties after Ryan Parrish was asked to leave the band due to "personal differences" in the wake of the recording of The Satellite Years. After Parrish and Venable left the band, the band lost their Christian message, as they were thought as the Christians in the band.

Mike Tyson played bass for the band on the Satellite Years tour, later joining the band as a permanent member. Waldrup departed the band shortly after taking over guitar duties, and was replaced by Dustin Nadler, who remained with the band until their breakup. In addition to these lineup changes, the release of The Satellite Years saw Hopesfall de-emphasizing the religious influences on their music. The Satellite Years was recorded at Great Western Record Recorders studio by Matt Talbott from HUM.

The band followed The Satellite Years with 2004's A Types, which had a more alternative rock sound and was a drastic stylistic departure from The Satellite Years – notably, Forrest's vocals were almost exclusively clean singing. By the time of A Types' release, Joshua Brigham was the only remaining founding member of Hopesfall, and along with Jay Forrest, the only other remaining member from the lineup that appeared on The Satellite Years, with drummer Adam Morgan having departed weeks before recording. Morgan was replaced by Adam Baker, who departed the band during the A Types tour to be replaced by Morgan again. Morgan left the band for good prior to the recording of the band's next album, Magnetic North, and was replaced by Jason Trabue.