Biography
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Years Active
2009 – present (15 years)
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Founded In
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, United States
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Members
- Aaron Pauley (2012 – present)
- Alan Ashby (2011 – present)
- Austin Carlile (2009 – 2016)
- Jaxin Hall (2009 – 2010)
- Jerry Roush (2010 – 2011)
Of Mice & Men is a metalcore/alternative metal band formed in Costa Mesa, California in 2009 by Austin Carlile and Jaxin Hall after Carlile's departure from Attack Attack!. The name of the band is derived from John Steinbeck's novel of the same title.
The current line-up consists of Phil Manansala (guitar), Valentino Arteaga (ex. Lower Definition; drums), Aaron Pauley (ex. Jamie's Elsewhere; vocals/bass guitar) and Alan Ashby (guitar).
Shortly after forming, Carlile and Hall enlisted the help of Though She Wrote to create their first collaborative demo track "Seven Thousand Miles for What?" and later began recruiting the remaining band members.
After a short time, original guitarist Jon Kintz was replaced, solidifying the line up with Valentino Arteaga on drums, Shayley Bourget (ex. Covette) on guitar and vocals, and Phil Manansala (ex. A Static Lullaby) on guitar. The band then set about creating their self-titled debut album, released in March 2010 via Rise Records.
After heart surgery ahead of a gruelling tour schedule and growing tensions within the band forced Carlile to step down, former Sky Eats Airplane vocalist Jerry Roush took up his duties in 2010. This sparked a string of line-up changes that saw the departure of founding member Jaxin Hall, movement of Bourget from rhythm guitar to bass, the recruitment of an entirely new member in Alan Ashby and culminating in Carlile's return to the mic in 2011.
Between touring that year the band completed work on their sophomore effort, The Flood which would later be reissued in a deluxe format featuring 4 extra tracks in 2012. Early that year Bourget left the band due to personal issues and at present Carlile has taken over all vocal duties.
Third album is called Restoring Forces debut in 2014.
Austin Carlile left the band in 2016, months after their fourth album "Cold World" was released.
The band performed without former vocalist Carlile on April 21, 2017, at the Las Rageous Festival in Las Vegas. Three days later, on April 24, the band released the single "Unbreakable," and "Back to Me" on May 22, marking their first singles with Pauley as lead vocalist.
On July 26, 2019, the band announced their new album titled Earthandsky set for release on September 27, 2019.
On January 13, 2021, the band revealed that they had parted ways with Rise Records and signed with SharpTone Records. At the same time, they released a new single "Obsolete" and announced that their debut EP, Timeless, would be released on February 26, 2021. On January 18, Pauley announced via Twitter that this would be the first of three EPs released in the year. Bloom EP came in May and Ad Infinitum EP came in December. All three EPs became their seventh studio album Echo which was released on December 3, 2021.
On February 12, 2023, Of Mice & Men announced through social media that they have nearly wrapped up the material for their eighth studio album. On July 9, the band shared a video online, features behind the scenes footage from a recent video shoot, including a photo shoot. On July 17, they revealed Tether as the title of their eighth studio album. On the same day, the band confirmed that the first single titled "Warpaint" would be released on July 28. On July 28, the band revealed the album would be released on October 6. On August 23, the band released the second single "Castaway" along with an accompanying music video. On September 20, three weeks before the album release, the band released the third single "Indigo". The music video for "Into the Sun" was released October 6, 2023, coinciding with the album release
Since 2009, the band has released eight studio albums: Of Mice & Men (2010), The Flood (2011), Restoring Force (2014), Cold World (2016), Defy (2018), Earthandsky (2019), Echo (2021), and Tether (2023).
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