Twelve Tribes (band)

Twelve Tribes
Origin	Dayton, Ohio
Genres	Metalcore
Years active	1998–2008
Labels	Ferret Music, Eulogy Recordings (Alveran Records Europe), (Roadrunner Records UK)
Website	Official Website
Members	Adam Jackson Andrew Corpus Kevin Schindel Jeremiah Stikeleather Shane Shook

Twelve Tribes was a metalcore band, from Dayton, Ohio, USA. Originally established in 1998, the group were signed to the independent record label Ferret Music. They were influenced by a cross cultural array of music such as punk rock, hip hop, classic rock, drum & bass, metal and hardcore.

After recording two demos and playing shows in and around the mid-west, the band signed with South Florida's Eulogy Recordings. They released their debut full-length album As Feathers to Flowers and Petals to Wings in 1999, which gained nationwide attention and contributed to an upsurge in the melodic hardcore movement.

As Feather To Flowers... was followed shortly after by the EP entitled Instruments. This musical offering was the antithesis of the traditional hardcore sound and somewhat distanced the band from mainstream fans. The band toured much of the following two years with then up and coming bands such as Poison the Well, Blood Has Been Shed, Every Time I Die, Drowningman, and Eighteen Visions.

The Rebirth of Tragedy had been 2 years in the making. It was produced by Killswitch Engage's vocalist Howard Jones. He commented about the band that "Without a doubt Twelve Tribes is unique; nobody has what they have, and knowing them as people as well as musicians made me jump at the opportunity to get involved. To me, this is what music is." Their Ferret Records debut is a documentation of their struggles, successes and personal growth as musicians. They went on to share the stage with bands such as Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, Soulfly, Machine Head, Zao and It Dies Today.

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