Gwen Stacy

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Gwen Stacy is a Christian metalcore band that is signed with Solid State Records. They derive their name from the comic book character Gwen Stacy, who appeared in the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man as the girlfriend of Peter Parker. They are from Indianapolis, Indiana, and formed in 2004.

2004 - 2008

Gwen Stacy formed as a band in the summer of 2004 by founding members Brent Schindler and T.J. Sego along with previous members, Chris Suter, and Josh Rickard. After several member changes the band was probably best recognized with members Cole Wallace, Brent Schindler, T.J. Sego, Patrick Meadows, and Mike Bryant. In 2007 Gwen Stacy signed to Ferret Records and released their first full length, The Life I Know, on February 5, 2008.

April 2008 - December 2008

Right before an early summer tour with Poison the Well, Vocalist and frontman Cole Wallace was asked to leave the band. The group has issued the following statement:

'For a while we had been having a lot of issues with Cole, which I won't get into details about out of respect for him, but nonetheless, issues. Members had quit, and it became a choice of letting Cole go, or Gwen Stacy being finished. And Gwen Stacy being finished is just out of the question. I don't think any of us can stomach the idea of missing out on all of the shows yet to be played. Long story short, GS must continue on.'^[1]

The newest member, Bobby Oakely, who was the band's second guitarist, then took over as the band's vocalist. This left the band as a four piece group. In late October, Bobby decided to step down as the band's vocalist. And in December, Keith Jones, previously of the Rise band Oceana, filled in on vocals for a tour with Stick to Your Guns.

January 2009 - May 2009

In a blog posted by Gwen Stacy in late December the band announced that Geoff Jenkins, guitarist previously of the band Once Nothing would become the bands new Vocalist. In this time, Gwen Stacy did a headlining tour with Our Last Night, Vanna, and In Fear and Faith, a trip to Europe with Poison the Well and 36 Crazy Fists from March to April and then another headlining tour with Eyes Set to Kill.

Guitarist, Jordan Tomb, also a previous band member of Once Nothing, recently accompanied Gwen Stacy for their 2009 tour.

Recording their Second Record

Gwen Stacy went into the studio in mid May with Andreas Magnusson, whose previous work includes Haste the Day's album "Dreamer" and Oh, Sleeper's record "When I Am God," among others. The record was released on October 20, 2009. JesusFreakHideout scooped that the next album was to be called "A Dialogue", correlating with the October 20th release through Solid State Records. The band issued a press release stating that the new album was indeed called A Dialogue and would be released on October 20 through Solid State Records.

In September 2009, the band recorded their first video from A Dialogue in an abandoned house in Bensenville, IL to the song "Profit Motive." Then on October 15, 2009, the band recorded a second video for the song "A Dialogue". Both videos were directed by Jeremy E. Jackson, who also did their video for "The Fear in Your Eyes".

Fall 2009

Gwen Stacy kicked off the fall of 2009 with a tour with Ice Nine Kills (ferret music) and Stray From The Path (sumerian records). They are scheduled to open for Haste The Day with support from Amarna Reign on a short run in December.

Discography

Studio albums

Music videos

• The Fear In Your Eyes (The Life I Know)
• Gone Fishing. See You In A Year (The Life I Know)
• Paved Gold With Good Intentions (The Life I Know)
• A Dialogue (A Dialogue)

Members

Current

• Brent Schindler - Bass, Vocals - (2004-present)
• Patrick Meadows - Guitar - (2005-present)
• T.J Sego - Drums - (2004-present)
• Geoff Jenkins - Lead Vocals - (2009-present) (Once Nothing)

Former

• Bobby Oakley - Vocals - (2008 fall tour) (2008)
• Cole Wallace - Vocals - (2005-2008)
• Chris Suter - Vocals/Guitar - (2004-2005)
• Josh Rickard - Guitar - (2004-2006) (2007-2008)
• Mike Bryant - Guitar - (2006-2007)
• Keith Jones - Tour Vocalist - (2008)

References

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Gwen Stacy Singer Bobby Oakley Quits - www.metalunderground.com

External links

• Gwen Stacy on MySpace
• Gwen Stacy on PureVolume
• Gwen Stacy at Ferret Music