Comes With The Fall
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Comes with the Fall is an American rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band from Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

, formed in 1999. Since 2001, the line-up has been composed of William DuVall
William DuVall
thumb|200px|right|William DuVall performing with [[Alice In Chains]] at Roskilde Festival 2010William DuVall is an American musician, best known as current lead singer for Alice In Chains, following the death of the band's original lead singer Layne Staley.DuVall is also co-founder, lead singer,...

 (lead vocals, guitar), Adam Stanger
Adam Stanger
Adam Stanger is an American musician best known as the bassist for the bands Comes with the Fall. He has also played in the band Big Hate alongside his brother, singer-guitarist Brian Stanger, and Melt, later renamed The Young Royals, with singer-guitarist Eric Bradley.-Big Hate:In the 1990s,...

 (bass) and Bevan Davies
Bevan Davies
Bevan Davies is an American musician best known as the drummer for the groups Still Rain, Madfly, Comes with the Fall and Danzig while he is currently a member of MonstrO, a group he formed with former members of Bloodsimple and Torche...

 (drums, percussion). Nico Constantine
Nico Constantine
Nico Constantine is an American musician best known for playing guitar with the bands Madfly, Comes with the Fall, and Program the Dead.-Madfly and Comes with the Fall:...

 was the band's second guitarist before departing in 2001. They served as Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known for his work with the grunge/metal band Alice in Chains, as lead guitarist, backing and co-lead vocalist, and co-lyricist. He performs lead vocals on his solo projects, and is part of Alice in Chains' harmonizing...

's backing band in support of his solo album, Degradation Trip
Degradation Trip
Degradation Trip is the second solo album by Alice in Chains guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell, released on June 18, 2002. It marks his difficult transition from Columbia Records to Roadrunner and was dedicated to Alice in Chains lead singer Layne Staley, who died two months before the album's...

, in 2002 while DuVall joined Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. The initial lineup was rounded out by drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Mike Starr...

 as lead singer during the band's reunion concerts in 2006, becoming an official member by 2008.

To date, Comes with the Fall have released three studio albums – Comes with the Fall
Comes with the Fall (album)
-Personnel:*Nico Constantine — guitar*Bevan Davies — drums*William DuVall — vocals, guitar*Adam Stanger — bass guitar...

(2000); The Year is One
The Year is One
-Personnel:Comes with the Fall*Bevan Davies — drums*William DuVall — vocals, guitar*Adam Stanger — bass guitarProduction*Produced by William DuVall*Engineered by Dave Dunn and Russell Fowler, assisted by Howard Karp*Mixed by Russell Fowler...

(2001) and Beyond the Last Light
Beyond the Last Light
- Personnel :Comes with the Fall* Bevan Davies — drums* William DuVall — vocals, guitar* Adam Stanger — bass guitarAdditional performers* Matthew Cowley - percussion* Noah Pine - pianoProduction*Produced by William DuVall*Engineered by Jeff Bakos...

(2007), one extended play – The Reckoning
The Reckoning (EP)
-Personnel:Comes with the Fall*Bevan Davies — drums*William DuVall — vocals, guitar*Adam Stanger — bass guitarProduction*Produced by William DuVall*Engineered by Jeff Bakos...

(2006) and one live album – Live 2002
Live 2002 (Comes with the Fall album)
-Personnel:Comes with the Fall*Bevan Davies — drums*William DuVall — vocals, guitar*Adam Stanger — bass guitarProduction* Christopher Horvath - engineering* Russ Fowler - mixing* Alex Lowe - mastering* Josh Paul - live sound engineering...

(2002).

Early years, Formation and Comes with the Fall (1996–2000)

In 1996, William DuVall
William DuVall
thumb|200px|right|William DuVall performing with [[Alice In Chains]] at Roskilde Festival 2010William DuVall is an American musician, best known as current lead singer for Alice In Chains, following the death of the band's original lead singer Layne Staley.DuVall is also co-founder, lead singer,...

 formed the "over-the-top glam-pop" band Madfly
Madfly
Madfly was an American glam rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1996. Its members were William DuVall , Nico Constantine , Jeffrey Blount , and Bevan Davies...

, in Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

, with guitarist Nico Constantine
Nico Constantine
Nico Constantine is an American musician best known for playing guitar with the bands Madfly, Comes with the Fall, and Program the Dead.-Madfly and Comes with the Fall:...

, bassist Jeffery Blount and drummer Bevan Davies
Bevan Davies
Bevan Davies is an American musician best known as the drummer for the groups Still Rain, Madfly, Comes with the Fall and Danzig while he is currently a member of MonstrO, a group he formed with former members of Bloodsimple and Torche...

. After releasing two albums, Get the Silver
Get the Silver
-Personnel:*Jeffrey Blount - bass guitar*Nico Constantine - guitar*Bevan Davies - drums*William DuVall - vocals, guitar, production...

and White Hot in the Black
White Hot in the Black
-Tracklist:All music and lyrics by William DuVall, except where noted.-Personnel:Madfly*Jeffrey Blount - bass guitar*Nico Constantine - guitar*Bevan Davies - drums*William DuVall - vocals, guitar, productionProduction*Produced by William DuVall...

, the band became Comes with the Fall in 1999 with Adam Stanger
Adam Stanger
Adam Stanger is an American musician best known as the bassist for the bands Comes with the Fall. He has also played in the band Big Hate alongside his brother, singer-guitarist Brian Stanger, and Melt, later renamed The Young Royals, with singer-guitarist Eric Bradley.-Big Hate:In the 1990s,...

 replacing Jeffery Blount on bass.

The group recorded their self-titled album
Comes with the Fall (album)
-Personnel:*Nico Constantine — guitar*Bevan Davies — drums*William DuVall — vocals, guitar*Adam Stanger — bass guitar...

 in Atlanta, a year later, before relocating to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 after playing all the clubs in Atlanta and citing a lack of "infrastructure in Atlanta to support what [the band] were trying to do." Within a month of moving to Los Angeles, Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. The initial lineup was rounded out by drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Mike Starr...

 guitarist Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known for his work with the grunge/metal band Alice in Chains, as lead guitarist, backing and co-lead vocalist, and co-lyricist. He performs lead vocals on his solo projects, and is part of Alice in Chains' harmonizing...

, who introduced himself as a fan of the band, joined them onstage for several shows. Their self-titled album was released the same year through DuVall's DVL Records.

The Year is One and Jerry Cantrell (2001–2005)

By 2001, Constantine had left the band, to form Program the Dead, while Comes with the Fall were announced as the main support, along with Swarm
Swarm (band)
Swarm , formed after the demise of Death Angel in 1997 by former members Rob Cavestany, Andy Galeon and Mark Osegueda, who were joined by Michael Isaiah...

, for Jerry Cantrell's solo tour. When Cantrell's then solo band mates, bassist Robert Trujillo
Robert Trujillo
Robert Trujillo is an American bassist who currently plays bass in Metallica. He has also played in Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves, Black Label Society, and with Jerry Cantrell and Ozzy Osbourne.-Career:...

 and drummer Mike Bordin
Mike Bordin
Mike Bordin is the co-founder and drummer of rock band Faith No More. He is also known for playing with Ozzy Osbourne. As a left-handed drummer, he notably plays with a right-handed kit with his ride cymbal on the left...

, were unavailable for shows, he enlisted Stranger and Davies to perform as his backing band. They toured with Cantrell throughout 2001.

The Year is One
The Year is One
-Personnel:Comes with the Fall*Bevan Davies — drums*William DuVall — vocals, guitar*Adam Stanger — bass guitarProduction*Produced by William DuVall*Engineered by Dave Dunn and Russell Fowler, assisted by Howard Karp*Mixed by Russell Fowler...

, the band's second album, was released later in the year to positive reviews. The following year, Comes with the Fall were announced to be Cantrell's opening and backing band for his tour in support of Degradation Trip
Degradation Trip
Degradation Trip is the second solo album by Alice in Chains guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell, released on June 18, 2002. It marks his difficult transition from Columbia Records to Roadrunner and was dedicated to Alice in Chains lead singer Layne Staley, who died two months before the album's...

, Cantrell's second solo album. Prior to the start of the tour, Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley
Layne Staley
Layne Thomas Staley was an American musician who served as the lead singer and co-lyricist of the rock group Alice in Chains, which was formed in Seattle, Washington in 1987 by Staley and guitarist Jerry Cantrell. Alice in Chains rose to international fame as part of the grunge movement of the...

 was found dead in his condominium on April 20, 2002. When questioned during an interview about how it affected the band, DuVall stated:
Comes with the Fall toured with Cantrell throughout 2002, while they released a live album, titled Live 2002
Live 2002 (Comes with the Fall album)
-Personnel:Comes with the Fall*Bevan Davies — drums*William DuVall — vocals, guitar*Adam Stanger — bass guitarProduction* Christopher Horvath - engineering* Russ Fowler - mixing* Alex Lowe - mastering* Josh Paul - live sound engineering...

, the same year.

In 2003, Comes with the Fall toured with Atlantic group Dropsonic. During the tour, Davies left the group to join Danzig
Danzig (band)
Danzig is an American heavy metal band, formed in 1987 in Lodi, New Jersey. The band serves as a musical outlet for the singer/songwriter Glenn Danzig. Danzig can be seen as the third stage in Glenn Danzig's musical career, preceded by the horror punk bands The Misfits and Samhain...

, with drummer Brian Hunter doing double duty performing with Dropsonic and Comes with the Fall. Though Davies was announced as an official member of Danzig, he would still be a member of Comes with the Fall with DuVall stating that his departure was only temporary. The band released the live DVD Live Underground 2002
Live Underground 2002
-Personnel:Comes with the Fall*Bevan Davies — drums*William DuVall — vocals, guitar*Adam Stanger — bass guitarProduction* Christopher Horvath - engineering* Russ Fowler - mixing* Alex Lowe - mastering* Josh Paul - live sound engineering...

towards the end of the year and planned to record and release a new album by 2004.

Davies recorded an album with Danzig in 2004, titled Circle of Snakes
Circle of Snakes
Circle of Snakes is the eighth studio album by Danzig. It was released on August 31, 2004. It is the first studio album by the band since their debut recording not to have a number incorporated into its title .-Music and recording:Circle of Snakes was recorded at Ocean Studios and Paramount Recording...

, which was released on August 31 the same year. The following year, Davies, along with Eric Dover
Eric Dover
Eric Dover is an American musician, guitarist and singer, most notably with Jellyfish, Slash's Snakepit, Imperial Drag and Alice Cooper.-Biography:...

, joined Cardboard Vampyres, a cover band formed by Jerry Cantrell and Billy Duffy
Billy Duffy
Billy Duffy is an English guitarist and songwriter, best known as the guitarist in The Cult.-Early days:He grew up in Manchester, where he began playing guitar at the age of fourteen...

 before joining The Mercy Clinic, formed by Patrick Lachman
Patrick Lachman
-Biography:Patrick Lachman is an American heavy metal guitarist and vocalist. The Portland, Oregon native was a short-lived member of Dr. Mastermind, featuring former Wild Dogs vocalist Matt McCourt, before joining his brother, vocalist Tim Lachman, in another local band, Gargoyle, in 1988...

.

Alice in Chains, The Reckoning, Beyond the Last Light and Hiatus (2006–present)

In November 2005, DuVall stated that Comes with the Fall had completed a new album, with a working title of Beyond the Last Light
Beyond the Last Light
- Personnel :Comes with the Fall* Bevan Davies — drums* William DuVall — vocals, guitar* Adam Stanger — bass guitarAdditional performers* Matthew Cowley - percussion* Noah Pine - pianoProduction*Produced by William DuVall*Engineered by Jeff Bakos...

, and hoped to have it released in January 2006. They previewed songs from the album on their MySpace, in February 2006 while DuVall, along with various singers, performed with Alice in Chains, who had reunited to perform a benefit concert for victims of the tsunami disaster previously, at a tribute concert for Heart
Heart (band)
Heart is an American rock band who first found success in Canada. Throughout several lineup changes, the only two members remaining constant are sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson. The group rose to fame in the 1970s with their music being influenced by hard rock as well as folk music...

, singing "Rooster
Rooster (song)
"Rooster" is a grunge song by the band Alice in Chains. The song was released as a single in 1993 and is featured on the band's second studio album, Dirt . The song was included on the compilation albums Unplugged , Music Bank , Greatest Hits , and The Essential Alice in Chains...

" with Ann Wilson
Ann Wilson
Ann Dustin Wilson is an American musician, best known as the lead singer, flute player, songwriter, and occasional guitar player of the rock band Heart.-Personal life:...

.

When Alice in Chains were to tour in tribute to Staley, DuVall was invited to front the group for the dates. Comes with the Fall released the EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 The Reckoning was released the summer of the same year.

In February 2007, the band announced their first tour dates in three-and-a-half years, performing material from the EP as well as their unreleased album. They released Beyond the Last Light the same year to positive reviews, with Greg Prato of Allmusic stating that "[m]usically, Comes with the Fall certainly has a soft spot for the big riff thang (DuVall also supplies six-string in the band), as evidenced by the Kyuss
Kyuss
Kyuss is a rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 with...

-esque "Rockslide" and the Audioslave
Audioslave
Audioslave was an American rock supergroup that formed in Los Angeles, California in 2001. It consisted of former Soundgarden lead singer/rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell and the former instrumentalists of Rage Against the Machine: Tom Morello , Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk...

-ish "Pale Horse Rider."" and that they were "a rock band in the early 21st century that won't sound out of place on rock radio, but that you also won't be embarrassed to admit liking"

The same year, DuVall fronted Alice in Chains on the "ReEvolution Tour" with Velvet Revolver
Velvet Revolver
Velvet Revolver is an American hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum, alongside Dave Kushner formerly of punk band Wasted Youth. Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland was Velvet Revolver's lead singer from their formation until...

 while Davies temporarily joined Static-X
Static-X
Static-X is an American industrial metal band from Los Angeles, California. They were formed in 1994. They are signed to Warner Bros. Records and have released six albums, their most recent being Cult of Static, which was released on March 17, 2009....

, filling in for injured drummer Nick Oshiro
Nick Oshiro
Nick Oshiro is an American musician, best known as the current drummer of the industrial metal band Static-X. He has previously played with the South African post grunge band/alternative metal Seether. He started out with a drumkit made by his father as he stated in an interview with Tama. It was...

, as well as Invitro
Invitro (band)
Invitro is a band from Los Angeles, California that has an Indie label under Gridiron Records.-History:Ex-Snot and Soulfly guitarist Mikey Doling has seen his fair shares of highs and lows during his tenure in the music industry...

, filling in for Bennie Cancino on the Family Values Tour
Family Values Tour
The Family Values Tour was created by the band Korn in 1998 to be an annual rock & rap tour.The tour began in 1998 and would take the year off in 2000, due to heavy competition from other tours, such as the Anger Management Tour and the Summer Sanitarium Tour. After a four year hiatus, the Family...

. With all members active in other projects, Stanger is performing with The Young Royals, Comes with the Fall were effectively put on hiatus.

By 2008, DuVall had become an official member of Alice in Chains, releasing Black Gives Way to Blue
Black Gives Way to Blue
Black Gives Way to Blue is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains, released in September 2009. The first Alice in Chains album in nearly fourteen years, Black Gives Way to Blue is their first release with new vocalist/guitarist William DuVall, who took over from the late...

, their fourth album and first since 1995's Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains (album)
Alice in Chains is the eponymous third studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains. Released on November 7, 1995, it was the follow-up to the highly successful Dirt...

, on September 29, 2009.

Band members

  • William DuVall
    William DuVall
    thumb|200px|right|William DuVall performing with [[Alice In Chains]] at Roskilde Festival 2010William DuVall is an American musician, best known as current lead singer for Alice In Chains, following the death of the band's original lead singer Layne Staley.DuVall is also co-founder, lead singer,...

     - lead vocals
    Lead vocalist
    The lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...

    , guitar
    Guitar
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  • Adam Stanger
    Adam Stanger
    Adam Stanger is an American musician best known as the bassist for the bands Comes with the Fall. He has also played in the band Big Hate alongside his brother, singer-guitarist Brian Stanger, and Melt, later renamed The Young Royals, with singer-guitarist Eric Bradley.-Big Hate:In the 1990s,...

     - bass
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

     
  • Bevan Davies
    Bevan Davies
    Bevan Davies is an American musician best known as the drummer for the groups Still Rain, Madfly, Comes with the Fall and Danzig while he is currently a member of MonstrO, a group he formed with former members of Bloodsimple and Torche...

     - drums
    Drum kit
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    , percussion
    Percussion instrument
    A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...

     


Former members
  • Nico Constantine
    Nico Constantine
    Nico Constantine is an American musician best known for playing guitar with the bands Madfly, Comes with the Fall, and Program the Dead.-Madfly and Comes with the Fall:...

     - guitar


Touring musicians
  • Brian Hunter - drums

Discography

Title Label Release
Comes with the Fall
Comes with the Fall (album)
-Personnel:*Nico Constantine — guitar*Bevan Davies — drums*William DuVall — vocals, guitar*Adam Stanger — bass guitar...

DVL 2000
The Year is One
The Year is One
-Personnel:Comes with the Fall*Bevan Davies — drums*William DuVall — vocals, guitar*Adam Stanger — bass guitarProduction*Produced by William DuVall*Engineered by Dave Dunn and Russell Fowler, assisted by Howard Karp*Mixed by Russell Fowler...

2001
Live 2002
Live 2002 (Comes with the Fall album)
-Personnel:Comes with the Fall*Bevan Davies — drums*William DuVall — vocals, guitar*Adam Stanger — bass guitarProduction* Christopher Horvath - engineering* Russ Fowler - mixing* Alex Lowe - mastering* Josh Paul - live sound engineering...

2002
The Reckoning
The Reckoning (EP)
-Personnel:Comes with the Fall*Bevan Davies — drums*William DuVall — vocals, guitar*Adam Stanger — bass guitarProduction*Produced by William DuVall*Engineered by Jeff Bakos...

2006
Beyond the Last Light
Beyond the Last Light
- Personnel :Comes with the Fall* Bevan Davies — drums* William DuVall — vocals, guitar* Adam Stanger — bass guitarAdditional performers* Matthew Cowley - percussion* Noah Pine - pianoProduction*Produced by William DuVall*Engineered by Jeff Bakos...

2007

Videography

Release Date Title Label
2003 Live Underground 2002
Live Underground 2002
-Personnel:Comes with the Fall*Bevan Davies — drums*William DuVall — vocals, guitar*Adam Stanger — bass guitarProduction* Christopher Horvath - engineering* Russ Fowler - mixing* Alex Lowe - mastering* Josh Paul - live sound engineering...

DVL
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