Beneath The Sky
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About the band

Beneath The Sky formed in mid 2004 after the collapse of their previous bands Makeshyft, and Blind Judgment.

Through constant promotion and regional touring, Beneath The Sky have gained fans all across the USA and in many other parts of the world. In January 2005, Beneath The Sky released a four song demo
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...

 that distributed over 5000 copies before its retirement in late 2005.

Beneath The Sky completed work on a new album at Track Six Recording, Inc in Cleveland, Ohio with producer Don Debiase and producer/mixer/engineer Brandon Youngs.

Towards the end of 2007, Beneath The Sky were nominated for a Cincinnati Music Award in the Hard Rock
Hard rock
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/Metal
Heavy metal music
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 category by CityBeat Magazine
Cincinnati CityBeat
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.

On March 22, 2008 in a MySpace
MySpace
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 blog, the band confirmed the addition of two new members, guitarist/vocalist Kevin Stafford and drummer Bryan Cash, who both replaced guitarist Chris Profitt and drummer Brandon Sowder. The blog also confirmed the departure of keytarist Matt Jones. The band's second album was released on June 24, 2008.

On August 15, 2008 in a Myspace
Myspace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....

 blog, the band announced that they had broken up. The band was signed to Victory Records
Victory Records
Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....

 until 2008.

As of March 13, 2009, Beneath The Sky had been separated due to a slight problem with their label but in a MySpace blog confirmed, that they had reunited and are set to start touring in the near future.

On May 11, 2010, They released their new album, "In Loving Memory."

Current members

  • Joey Nelson - lead vocals (2004–2008, 2009–present)
  • Jeff Nelson - guitars (2004–2008, 2009–present)
  • Kevin Stafford - guitars, vocals, keyboards (2007–2008, 2009–present)
  • Bryan Cash - drums (2008, 2009–present)
  • Randy Barnes - bass (2009–present)

Past members

  • Chris Profitt - guitar (2004–2007)
  • Brandon Sowder - drums, percussion (2004–2007)
  • Matt Jones - keytar (2004–2007)
  • Nick Scarberry - bass, vocals (2004–2009)

Albums

Date of release Title Label U.S Billboard
Billboard 200
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Heatseekers peak
weeks on chart
2005 Demo 2005 (Demo) none n/a 0
2006 More Than You Can Handle...
More Than You Can Handle...
Beneath the Sky's debut EP, a five track release entitled More Than You Can Handle..., was released on May 13, 2006.-Track listing:...

(EP)
none n/a 0
2007 What Demons Do to Saints
What Demons Do to Saints
Beneath the Sky's debut album, which is entitled What Demons Do to Saints was released on January 23, 2007.-Tracklist:#"Goodfellas"  – 3:56#"For Each Remembered Name"  – 4:18#"A Grave Mistake"  – 3:41#"Last Call"  – 2:15...

Victory Records
Victory Records
Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....

n/a 0
2008 The Day the Music Died
The Day the Music Died (album)
Beneath the Sky's second studio album, entitled The Day the Music Died, was released on June 24, 2008.-Tracklist:# "Nature of the Beast" – 5:19# "True Friends Stab You in the Front" – 3:22# "With a Gun Smoke Kiss" – 4:54...

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2010 In Loving Memory
In Loving Memory (Beneath the Sky album)
Beneath the Sky's third studio album, entitled In Loving Memory, was released on May 11, 2010. This marks the first release after the bands short break up starting in August 2008, and ending in March 2009.-Track listing:-Personnel:Beneath the Sky...

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