Hope for the Dying
Location
Jonesboro, IL
Website
Bio
For the past two years, Jonesboro, IL band Hope for the Dying
has been doing things their way and getting the job done. When Josh,
James, Jack, Jacob and Brice pile into their van and hit the road for
their DIY tours, their single-minded tenacity takes over. The band's
doggedness has propelled them through grueling DIY tours in support of
their self-titled album (April 08), including 8 shows in 6 days at the
2008 Cornerstone Music Festival. The band's craving to win "the battle
for metal supremacy" demands that they carry on even in the worst of
traveling circumstances, which can sometimes mean below-freezing
temperatures without a working heater. Hope for the Dying have a love
of their craft that catapults them out of their local scene and has
them "constantly traveling the land in search of new places to
conquer."
With models ranging from Iron Maiden and Queensryche to Unearth and
All That Remains, the members boast the "bringing together of
influences as vast as the seven seas, ranging from the metal of years
past to the modern kings of metal that reign today." By combining their
superior individual abilities and unique musicianship to produce the
80s influenced progressive metal fans have come to expect, Hope for the
Dying prove the sincerity behind their determination to push forward
into previously uncharted territory.
Hope for the Dying will release their debut self-titled full length with Strikefirst Records in November 2008.
Currently the band is upping their game, practicing hard, and preparing for a rigorous winter tour schedule.
