Misery Signals

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Misery Signals
Background information
Origin	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Genres	Metalcore Progressive metal
Years active	Since 2002
Labels	Ferret Music
Associated acts	7 Angels 7 Plagues Hamartia Compromise Sleeping Girl Solace Burning Empires
Website	Official website
Members
Karl Schubach Stuart Ross Ryan Morgan Kyle Johnson Branden Morgan
Former members
Jesse Zaraska Jeff Aust

Misery Signals is a progressive metalcore band formed in Wisconsin in 2002. The sound of their music is defined by bright melodies backed up by odd time signatures, chugging riffs, and breakdowns. They share a similar style to Shai Hulud playing technical hardcore but were formed after the designation metalcore was invented.

History

Misery Signals was formed after the break-ups of several bands, including 7 Angels 7 Plagues, Hamartia and Compromise. Having played briefly with 7 Angels 7 Plagues, former Compromise vocalist Jesse Zaraska was approached by Ryan Morgan and Kyle Johnson for a new project, which would become Misery Signals. Jeff Aust from Hamartia joined on as second guitar, and Ryan Morgan's brother Branden joined as the bands drummer. Aust soon left the band and has since gone on to join With Honor, he was replaced by Stu Ross - a friend of Jesse Zaraska's from St. Albert, Alberta.

The band eventually signed to New Jersey's Ferret Music, releasing their first full-length album, Of Malice and the Magnum Heart. After extensive touring, Zaraska decided to leave the band to focus on a smaller, less aggressive project named Sleeping Girl, at which point the rest of the band decided to put up an instrumental song on their MySpace page, encouraging anyone who wanted to take over the spot of vocalist to record their own voice over the instrumental and e-mail it to the band. This was the way they found new vocalist Karl Schubach, with whom they recorded the album, Mirrors. In July 2008 Misery Signals released their third full-length entitled Controller.

Members

Current

• Karl Schubach - vocals
• Stuart Ross - guitar
• Ryan Morgan - guitar
• Kyle Johnson - Bass
• Branden Morgan - drums
• Walter Matthau - Security, costume

Former

• Jesse Zaraska - vocals
• Jeff Aust - guitar

Side Projects

Schubach is involved in a heavy metal side project called Solace. He is the sole member of the band, recording guitar, bass and vocals in a D.I.Y.-fashioned home studio. The drums are added in digitally, through the use of a program on his Macbook.

The hardcore/punk band Burning Empires consists of members from Misery Signals and Fall Out Boy and 7 Angels 7 Plagues. Ryan Morgan does the vocals, Kyle Johnson plays bass, Stu Ross and Matthew Mixon play guitar, while Andy Hurley plays the drums. Andy Hurley is an avid supporter of the Wisconsin hardcore scene. The quintet also have a clothing line/record label called Fuck City.

Discography

• Misery Signals (EP) (2003)
• Of Malice and the Magnum Heart (2004)
• Mirrors (2006)
• Controller (2008)

External links

• Official Website
• Misery Signals Interview (Kyle Johnson)
• Age Before Beauty: An interview by the Hartford Advocate
• Misery Signals on MySpace
• Misery Signals on Purevolume