Stolas (band)
| Stolas | |
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| Origin | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Website | https://www.facebook.com/StolasLV |
| Members | Sergio Medina RJ Reynolds Carlo Marquez |
Stolas (Sail the ocean, live at sea) is an American post-hardcore band from Las Vegas, Nevada formed in 2011. The band currently consists of Carlo Marquez (lead vocals, drums), Sergio Medina (guitar), and RJ Reynolds (bass). The band was signed as the first band on Blue Swan Records in 2013, a record label launched by Will Swan of Dance Gavin Dance. They have released one EP, Losing Wings (2012) and three studio albums, Living Creatures (2013), Allomaternal (2014), and Stolas (2017). The group signed to Equal Vision Records in 2016.
Stolas are prominently known for combining progressive elements with post-hardcore music.
Guitarist and vocalist Jason Weiche and drummer Carlo Marquez grew up in Kingman, Arizona and began playing music together in middle school. They worked together on many musical endeavors, and both moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. For two years Marquez and Weiche played in a local Las Vegas band, The Akashic Record.
Guitarist Sergio Medina, and bassist RJ Reynolds attended the same performing-arts high school in Las Vegas and both participated in local music acts. They were both part of the band Elessar, and Sergio also was a part of the band, Inherit the Sky.
In 2011, the four came together as a group and co-wrote the song "Time & The Sun." By the end of the year, the four-piece began recording music under the name Stolas and had recorded their debut EP titled "Losing Wings", using an older model Dell computer. Losing Wings was released independently in 2012.
During a break from touring with Stolas, Medina filled in as a guitarist for Hail the Sun and became the guitar technician for both Hail the Sun and Dance Gavin Dance on the Rock Yourself to Sleep tour in late 2012. Medina showed Stolas' work to Will Swan, who signed the band with his newly created Blue Swan Records label. Stolas recorded their full-length debut album, Living Creatures, Decoy Music. at Pus Cavern Studio in Sacramento. Peers of Swan and other vocalist in similar bands were featured on the album including current Dance Gavin Dance vocalist Tilian Pearson, former Dance Gavin Dance vocalists Jonny Craig, Kurt Travis (currently of A Lot Like Birds), Corey Lockwood (also of A Lot Like Birds), and Donovan Melero of Hail the Sun. The album was released on March 14, 2013. Living Creatures was favorably reviewed by the public.
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