For Today is an American Christian

Christian metal

Christian metal, also known as white metal, is a form of heavy metal music usually defined by its message in a song's lyrics as well as the band's dedication to Christianity...

 metalcore

Metalcore

Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...

 band from Sioux City, Iowa

Sioux City, Iowa

Sioux City is a city in Plymouth and Woodbury counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 82,684 in the 2010 census, a decline from 85,013 in the 2000 census, which makes it currently the fourth largest city in the state....

, formed in 2005. They are currently signed to Razor & Tie

Razor & Tie

Razor & Tie is a New York-based corporation founded in 1990 by Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam. The company encompasses a record label with major label distribution , a home video company, a media buying company, a music publishing business, a marketing, promotion and sales team, and a direct...

. They have released one EP, Your Moment, Your Life, Your Time, and three full-length albums: Ekklesia on April 1, 2008, Portraits

Portraits (For Today album)

Portraits is the second studio album by Christian metalcore band For Today, released on June 9, 2009. The album charted on three of Billboards charts; number 14 on Top Heatseekers, number 15 on Christian Albums, and number 40 on Top Independent Albums....

on June 9, 2009, and their third studio album, Breaker

Breaker (For Today album)

- Personnel :For Today*Mattie Montgomery - lead vocals*Ryan Leitru - lead guitar, background vocals*Mike Reynolds- rhythm guitar*Brandon Leitru - bass guitar*David Morrison - drums, percussionProduction*Produced, Engineered, Mixed, and mastered by Will Putney...

, announced on May 26, 2010 via their official MySpace

MySpace

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 blog, which was released on August 31, 2010. The first song from the album, "Devastator", was released on June 28, 2010, and the second song, "Seraphim", was released on July 12, 2010.

Tours

They co-headlined the Scream the Prayer Tour III, with Maylene and the Sons of Disaster

Maylene and the Sons of Disaster

Maylene and the Sons of Disaster is an American, Southern metalcore band formed in 2004 in Birmingham, Alabama. In 2005, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster signed to Mono Vs Stereo and released their self-titled debut album...

, Blessed by a Broken Heart

Blessed by a Broken Heart

Blessed by a Broken Heart, stylized as BBABH, is a post-hardcore and glam metal band, originally from Montreal, Quebec, Canada that was formed in 2003. They are currently signed to Tooth & Nail records.-History:...

, A Plea for Purging

A Plea for Purging

A Plea for Purging is a metalcore band based out of Nashville, TN.-Biography:After forming in 2005, A Plea for Purging quickly gained a reputation for hard work, with a heavy touring schedule that included over 200 live shows in their first year together. They released the "A Plea for Purging EP"...

, The Color Morale, The Crimson Armada

The Crimson Armada

The Crimson Armada is an American metalcore band from Columbus, Ohio. The band initially formed in Westerville, Ohio in 2007, but after several live shows and demos the band went on hiatus. After pressure from the local music scene, the group reformed a year later...

, and others.

They joined We Came As Romans

We Came as Romans

We Came as Romans is an American rock band from Troy, Michigan. Formed in 2005, the band signed to Equal Vision Records in April 2009 and have released two EPs, Demonstrations and Dreams , and two full-length albums, To Plant a Seed and Understanding What We've Grown to Be...

, Texas in July

Texas In July

Texas in July is an American metalcore band from Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Formed in 2007, the group currently consists of members ranging in ages from 18 to 21. Being previously signed to CI Records, Texas in July released one EP, Salt of the Earth and their debut full-length album, I Am both through...

, Woe, Is Me

Woe, Is Me

Woe, Is Me is an American rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 2009, the group is currently signed to Rise Records and its subsidiary, Velocity Records...

, and The Word Alive

The Word Alive

The Word Alive is an American metalcore band from Phoenix, Arizona, formed in 2008, the band is currently signed to Fearless Records. Their 2009 label debut, Empire reached position 15 on the Top Heatseekers, meeting a great amount of positive acclaim upon its release in 2009...

 on the Motel 6 Rock Yourself to Sleep Tour from January and February 2011. In May, they joined Caliban

Caliban (band)

Caliban are a five-piece metalcore band from Germany. They have released seven studio albums to-date, and two split albums with the band Heaven Shall Burn.-History:...

, As Blood Runs Black, Adept and Bleed from Within on Caliban's Cover Europe with...!-tour.

, For Today is on a US tour with The Devil Wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada (band)

The Devil Wears Prada is an American metalcore band from Dayton, Ohio. Formed in 2005, they are currently signed to Warner Music Group...

, Whitechapel

Whitechapel (band)

Whitechapel is an American deathcore band from Knoxville, Tennessee. The group comprises vocalist Phil Bozeman, guitarists Ben Savage, Alex Wade, Zach Householder; bassist Gabe Crisp and drummer Ben Harclerode. Their band name is derived from a district in the built-up inner city of London, known...

, and Enter Shikari

Enter Shikari

Enter Shikari are a British band, that combine post-hardcore with elements of various electronic genres, formed in 2003 in St Albans, Hertfordshire. The band is named after a boat belonging to Roughton "Rou" Reynolds' uncle, and a character in a play which he wrote before forming the band, both of...

.

Discography

• Your Moment, Your Life, Your Time EP (Self-Released 2006)
• Ekklesia (Facedown Records
  Facedown Records
  Facedown Records is a Christian record label based in Fallbrook, California, devoted mostly to hardcore punk and metalcore bands . Founded by No Innocent Victim drummer Jason Dunn, the label started off small with a number of 7" record releases by bands such as Overcome, Dodgin Bullets, and Born...
  
  , 2008)
• Portraits
  Portraits (For Today album)
  Portraits is the second studio album by Christian metalcore band For Today, released on June 9, 2009. The album charted on three of Billboards charts; number 14 on Top Heatseekers, number 15 on Christian Albums, and number 40 on Top Independent Albums....
  
  (Facedown Records, 2009)
• Breaker
  Breaker (For Today album)
  - Personnel :For Today*Mattie Montgomery - lead vocals*Ryan Leitru - lead guitar, background vocals*Mike Reynolds- rhythm guitar*Brandon Leitru - bass guitar*David Morrison - drums, percussionProduction*Produced, Engineered, Mixed, and mastered by Will Putney...
  
  (Facedown Records, 2010)

According to their facebook page, the band will enter the recording studio on January 6, 2012 thru February 8, 2012 at The Machine Shop in New Jersey. They also announced that Will Putney, who produced their previous release Breaker, will also be producing this album. This album will be their debut release on Razor & Tie Records.

Videography

• "Agape"
• "Saul of Tarsus (The Messenger)" (directed by Drew Russ)
• "Devastator" (Scott Hansen Productions)
• "Seraphim" (directed by Drew Russ)

Members

Current

• Brandon Leitru - bass guitar
• Ryan Leitru - lead guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Mattie Montgomery - lead vocals
• David Morrison - drums, percussion
• Michael "V.G." Reynolds - rhythm guitar

Former

• Matt Tyler (Madison Skylights) - lead vocals
• Jon Lauters - bass
• Brennan Schaeuble - bass