The Color Morale

The Color Morale
The Color Morale performing in 2011
Background information
Also known as	The Killer Apathy
Origin	Rockford, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Post-hardcore, metalcore
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Fearless, Rise
Associated acts	We Came as Romans
Members	Garret Rapp Steve Carey Devin King Aaron Saunders Mike Honson
Past members	John Bross Ramon Mendoza Justin Hieser Ryan Pulice

The Color Morale is an American metalcore band from Rockford, Illinois. The group is currently signed to Fearless Records. The band has released five albums to date: We All Have Demons, My Devil In Your Eyes, Know Hope, Hold On Pain Ends, and Desolate Divine.

The Color Morale's sound is influenced by a variety of post-hardcore and metalcore bands such as Glassjaw, Beloved, Misery Signals and Poison the Well. Major themes in The Color Morale's music include religion, mental disorders, overcoming past struggles, and a message of positivity.

The band was formed in 2007 by Garret Rapp, Justin Hieser, Ramon Mendoza, John Bross and Steve Carey after their previous bands broke up. All of them, excluding Justin Hieser, were in a band called The Killer Apathy, with Bross on bass and Bryce on the unclean vocals, as Garret performed clean vocals and played guitar. They explained that their name "was a title that says what the band's mission statement is and states what the band does.". On June 9, 2009, The Color Morale was signed to Rise Records with an expected release of September 1 for their debut studio album. The band's debut album, titled We All Have Demons was recorded at Foundation Studios in Connersville, Indiana with producer Joey Sturgis. In 2010, they set out on the Rise Records Tour with The Bled and also came out with a music video for the song "Humannequin" off the album.

In late 2010, The Color Morale began writing their sophomore album and headed into the studio once again, with Joey Sturgis resuming position as producer. The Color Morale's second album entitled, My Devil in Your Eyes, was released on March 11, 2011. Shortly before the release, bassist Justin Hieser left the band for personal reasons. Shortly after his leaving, they recruited a replacement by the name of Anthony Wick to take over duties as bassist. While on tour, Hieser reunited with The Color Morale and Wick stepped down as bassist. Then, shortly after leaving for the "Scream It Like You Mean It 2011 Tour", guitarist John Bross left the band due to getting engaged and wanting to settle down to start a family, as well as focusing on his clothing line. Hieser took over duties as rhythm guitarist, and bass was tracked during live performances. During the 2012 Fire & Ice tour, they recruited bassist Ryan Pulice, formerly of the band Rosaline, to take over bass duties. In August 2012, it was quietly announced that lead guitarist Ramon Mendoza would be taking up a reduced role within the band in order to care for his newborn child. Former touring member and merchandise manager Devin King was confirmed as his replacement.