Texas In July
Location
Lancaster, PA
Bio
Texas in July was founded during 2007 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania with all of the members attending high school. The group recorded a demo within the same year they were formed and had it available for purchase at the band's local shows, most notably the Chameleon Club. The band later acquired the attention of Lancaster record label CI Records and were taken in with a contract to which they were signed to in 2008. Texas in July released one EP and one full-length album through CI. Their debut EP, Salt of the Earth was released October 7th, 2008 and was produced by Carson Slovak of Century. Their debut album, I Am, was released via mail order on July 2nd, 2009, and then was released widely on September 15th, 2009. With the release of these records, the band toured with a variety of heavy metal bands, such as August Burns Red, The Devil Wears Prada, Every Time I Die and Maylene and the Sons of Disaster. With most of the members graduating, the group then set out to tour frequently and perform at several festivals, including the Purple Door Festival.
On June 15th 2010, Texas in July released a single titled "Uncivilized." With two tracks on it; "Uncivilized" and "Fight Fair". "Uncivilized" being a brand new track recorded in the Spring of 2010, and "Fight Fair", a track previously unreleased that was recorded during the recording for I Am, but was not released on the album. In 2010 "Uncivilized" along with "Elements" and "Hook, Line and Sinner" have been made available as downloadable content for the Rock Band video games via the Rock Band Network. On July 8, 2010, the group announced that they were taken in with a signing to Equal Vision Records and are now signed to the label, as opposed to CI.
On August 24, 2010, guitarist Logan Maurer played his last show as a part of Texas in July. The performance was held at the Chameleon Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the band's hometown. The reason behind Maurer's departure from the band was that he was concerned that he wasn't comfortable spending his life touring and chose to pursue a further education upon enrolling in college. The rest of the group completely respected his decision and connections regarding him and all the other members were not ended.
Between September 3rd and October 16th, the band was a part of the This or The Apocalypse tour and between December 26 and February 11, the group was also a part of A Metal Christmas Tour. They are now currently recording a new album under Equal Vision Records, titled One Reality, with metal producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris and is expected to be released on April 26, 2011.
