Miss May I
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Miss May I is an American 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 Troy
Troy, Ohio
* - Sports :In addition to Troy High School athletics, Troy is home to the Miami Valley Silverbacks indoor football team of the Continental Indoor Football League....

, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

. On December 6, 2008, Miss May I announced that they had been signed to Rise Records
Rise Records
-History:Rise was founded in 1991 by Craig Ericson in Roseburg, Oregon. He released a small number of 7" records before putting the label on hiatus to attend college. Ericson didn't release anything further until 1999, after moving to Portland, Oregon. He began issuing small-print 7" records, and...

. The band's debut album, Apologies Are for the Weak
Apologies Are for the Weak
Apologies Are for the Weak is the debut album and third release from the Metalcore band Miss May I, and their last with bassist and clean vocalist Josh Gillespie. The album reached #29 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers, and #66 on Top Independent Albums. The album sold well over 25,000 copies in one...

, reached #29 on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

's Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...

, and #66 on Top Independent Albums. Their song, "Forgive and Forget", is featured on the Saw VI Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The music video for the song premiered on Headbangers Ball
Headbangers Ball
Headbangers Ball is a music television program consisting of heavy metal music videos airing on MTV2, MTV Australia, MTV Two , MTV Adria , MTV Brand New, MTV Portugal, MTV Finland, MTV Arabia, MTV Norway, MTV Sweden, MTV Denmark, MTV Greece, MTV Türkiye, MTV...

 on November 21, 2009. They released their second studio album, Monument
Monument (Miss May I album)
Monument is the second studio album from the Metalcore band Miss May I, and their first with bassist and clean vocalist Ryan Neff. The album debuted at #76 on the Bilboard 200 chart, making it the band's highest charting album to date.-Release:...

, on August 17, 2010.

History

Miss May I was formed in 2006, in Troy
Troy
Troy was a city, both factual and legendary, located in northwest Anatolia in what is now Turkey, southeast of the Dardanelles and beside Mount Ida...

, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

 with the original members being Levi Benton, Justin Aufdemkampe, BJ Stead, Ryan Neff (who left in late 2007 to join Cincinnati band, Rose Funeral and was then replaced by Josh Gillespie), and Jerod Boyd. They started as a group of 16-year olds, and their first release was a 5-track EP titled Vows for a Massacre
Vows for a Massacre
Vows for a Massacre is the first EP by the Metalcore band Miss May I.-Personnel:*Levi Benton - lead vocals*Jerod Boyd - drums*B.J. Stead - guitars*Justin Aufdenkampe - guitars*Ryan Neff - bass guitar, clean vocals-Tracklist:...

and followed it up with a demo
Demo (Miss May I album)
Demo 2008 is the first and only demo by the Metalcore band Miss May I. Four of the demo's five songs were re-recorded for the band's debut album Apologies Are for the Weak, released in 2009.-Personnel:Levi Benton - lead vocalsJerod Boyd - drumsB.J...

 in 2008, which was self-released. This demo contained 4 tracks, including "Architect" and "Tides", which would later on be featured in their first full-length album, Apologies Are for the Weak
Apologies Are for the Weak
Apologies Are for the Weak is the debut album and third release from the Metalcore band Miss May I, and their last with bassist and clean vocalist Josh Gillespie. The album reached #29 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers, and #66 on Top Independent Albums. The album sold well over 25,000 copies in one...

in 2009. It was after this release, that the band was signed to Rise Records
Rise Records
-History:Rise was founded in 1991 by Craig Ericson in Roseburg, Oregon. He released a small number of 7" records before putting the label on hiatus to attend college. Ericson didn't release anything further until 1999, after moving to Portland, Oregon. He began issuing small-print 7" records, and...

.

After just beginning their tour with Carnifex
Carnifex (band)
Carnifex is an American deathcore band from San Diego, California. Formed in 2005, they are currently signed to Victory Records and have released four studio albums...

, Impending Doom
Impending Doom
Impending Doom is a Christian deathcore band from Riverside, California.-History:Brook Reeves and Manny Contreras started the band in 2005 with ex members Chris Forno, Isaac Bueno, and Jon. After releasing the The Sin and Doom of Godless Men EP, Greg Pewthers joined on third guitar after leaving...

, and Conducting from the Grave, Miss May I's then bassist/guitarist, Gillispie, made the decision to leave the band. According to Gillispie, touring just "wasn't for [him]", and he knew that with the debut album being put out touring was going to be essential. Ryan Neff re-joined the band after his short lived position in Rose Funeral.

The band has also covered "Swing
Swing (Savage song)
"Swing" is the first solo single from Savage's debut album, Moonshine released in 2005 and it peaked at number one for five weeks in the New Zealand chart....

" by rapper Savage
Savage (rapper)
- Studio albums :-Singles:-Featured singles:- External links :*****...

. They toured on the "Bangover Tour" with Blessthefall
Blessthefall
Blessthefall is an American metalcore band from Phoenix, Arizona, currently signed to Fearless Records. The band was founded in 2003 by guitarist Mike Frisby, drummer Matt Traynor, and bassist Jared Warth. Their debut album, His Last Walk, with original vocalist Craig Mabbitt, was released April...

, Greeley Estates
Greeley Estates
Greeley Estates is an American metalcore band from Phoenix, Arizona. Formed in 2002, the band has released five full-length studio albums and one EP...

, and Before Their Eyes
Before Their Eyes
Before Their Eyes is a post-hardcore band from Findlay, Ohio. The band is currently signed to InVogue Records. Founded by vocalist Nick Moore and former guitarist James Nahorny, the name of the band is taken from the New Testament verse Romans 3:18: "There is no fear of God before their eyes." As...

.

On April 5, 2010, it was announced that the band will be embarking on the Back to the Roots tour along 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...

 and Your Demise
Your Demise
Your Demise is a five-piece band from St Albans, Brighton and Salisbury in the United Kingdom. They began in 2003 and have shared stages and tours with Biohazard, Comeback Kid, Bury Your Dead, Enter Shikari, The Devil Wears Prada, Miss May I, Parkway Drive and A Day to Remember. On 22 September...

. The tour will begin on June 28, 2010 and will end on August 29, 2010 going all across the United States.

According to the website of producer Joey Sturgis' Foundation Studios, Miss May I have booked studio time in May 2010 to ostensibly record the follow-up to their debut album. According to Ryan Neffs twitter, the new album will be sometime released in August and they are filming new music video.

On June 11, 2010, Levi Benton announced that there would be a track on the new album called "Colossal" and that the album would be called "Monument".

On June 24th, Miss May I announced via Facebook that the new album "Monument" will be released August 17th and that they are recording a video at Mansfield Prison for the song "Relentless Chaos."

On June 28th, Miss May I released the new album artwork for "Monument" which features the "Apologies Are For The Weak" Lion in the form of what seems to be a Door Handle. The band's new Logo is featured as well.

On July 6th, 2010, "Relentless Chaos" was released on the band's Myspace, also featuring the new album artwork and logo. Also on July 6th, a promotional video for Monuments was released with a 40 second preview of the song "Our Kings" at The Basement located in Columbus, Ohio.

On August 31, it was announced that Miss May I would be covering "Run This Town" on Punk Goes Pop 3
Punk Goes Pop 3
Punk Goes Pop 3 is the tenth compilation album released from the Punk Goes... series created by Fearless Records to feature covers by various artists of pop songs, and is the tenth album in the series overall...

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On September 3rd, 2010, Miss May I released their music video for "Relentless Chaos" Directed by Thunder Down Country.

In December 2010, Miss May I announced that they will be on the Vans Warped tour in 2011.

The band is scheduled to appear on the 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...

 Merchnow.com + Arkaik Clothing "I'm Alive" Tour (September - October, 2011) with Close To Home
Close to Home (band)
Close to Home is an American post-hardcore band from Cincinnati, Ohio, that was formed in 2005. They have released four EPs and two full-length albums, Picture Perfect and their major label debut, Never Back Down, which was released on February 15, 2011...

, Of Mice & Men
Of Mice & Men (band)
Of Mice & Men is an American metalcore band from Costa Mesa, California. The group was founded by Austin Carlile and Jaxin Hall during mid-2009 after Carlile's departure from Attack Attack!...

, and 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...

..
Following that they will co-headline a tour called the 'No Guts No Glory' tour with Pierce the Veil
Pierce the Veil
Pierce the Veil is an American post-hardcore band from San Diego, California. Formed in 2006, the group was founded by brothers Vic and Mike Fuentes after the disbandment of the group Early Times which was formed out of the San Diego punk rock scene...

, 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 Letlive
Letlive
letlive. is an American Progressive post-hardcore band from Los Angeles, California. The band has released three albums and is currently signed to Epitaph Records. Their third album, Fake History, has been called "a post-hardcore album fit for many of 2010's best-of lists" and representing "their...

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New Album in the Summer of 2012

According to Benton in an interview in the January issue of Alternative Press, the band started pre-production on new material along with the Devil Wears Prada guitarist Chris Rubey while on tour and ended up with 5 songs. So far, the demos they've written seem to mirror the earlier days of Miss May I. However, the band still plans on evolving sound wise and adding a more orchestral flavor. Benton admits that his lyrical inspiration comes from hip-hop and R&B, and that the band is shying away from the formulaic brand of metal. "This will sound lame, but I don't really listen to metal," he states. "...I like how [hip-hop and R&B] is not really deep; it's just about everyday struggles. That's what our lyrics have always been, so I think I'm going to stick with that and open up more."

Religious Views

In an interview with Dayton Daily News
Dayton Daily News
The Dayton Daily News is a daily newspaper published in Dayton, Ohio. It is owned by Cox Enterprises. In the 2010 Associated Press Society of Ohio newspaper competition that takes place every year, DaytonDailyNews.com was named "the best large-newspaper web site in Ohio".-History:On August 15,...

 writer Madeline Bush, when asked what they thought their music conveyed, Benton replied:

Band members

Current members
  • Justin Aufdemkampe - lead guitar
    Lead guitar
    Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...

     (since 2006)
  • Levi Benton - 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...

     (since 2006)
  • Jerod Boyd - drums
    Drum kit
    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

     (since 2006)
  • Ryan Neff - bass guitar
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

    , clean vocals
    Singing
    Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

     (2006–2007, 2009–present)
  • B.J. Stead - rhythm guitar
    Rhythm guitar
    Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...

     (since 2006)


Former members
  • Josh Gillespie - bass guitar, clean vocals (2007–2009)

Discography

Albums
Year Album Label Chart peaks
US 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

US Rock US Indie US Hard Rock US Heat
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...

2009 Apologies Are for the Weak
Apologies Are for the Weak
Apologies Are for the Weak is the debut album and third release from the Metalcore band Miss May I, and their last with bassist and clean vocalist Josh Gillespie. The album reached #29 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers, and #66 on Top Independent Albums. The album sold well over 25,000 copies in one...

Rise
Rise Records
-History:Rise was founded in 1991 by Craig Ericson in Roseburg, Oregon. He released a small number of 7" records before putting the label on hiatus to attend college. Ericson didn't release anything further until 1999, after moving to Portland, Oregon. He began issuing small-print 7" records, and...

66 29
2010 Monument
Monument (Miss May I album)
Monument is the second studio album from the Metalcore band Miss May I, and their first with bassist and clean vocalist Ryan Neff. The album debuted at #76 on the Bilboard 200 chart, making it the band's highest charting album to date.-Release:...

76 31 15 10
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.


EPs
  • Vows for a Massacre
    Vows for a Massacre
    Vows for a Massacre is the first EP by the Metalcore band Miss May I.-Personnel:*Levi Benton - lead vocals*Jerod Boyd - drums*B.J. Stead - guitars*Justin Aufdenkampe - guitars*Ryan Neff - bass guitar, clean vocals-Tracklist:...

    (self-released, 2007)


Demos
  • Demo
    Demo (Miss May I album)
    Demo 2008 is the first and only demo by the Metalcore band Miss May I. Four of the demo's five songs were re-recorded for the band's debut album Apologies Are for the Weak, released in 2009.-Personnel:Levi Benton - lead vocalsJerod Boyd - drumsB.J...

    (self-released, 2008)

Videography

Year Title Director(s)
2009 "Architect" Thunder Down Country
2009 "Forgive and Forget" Spencer Nicholson
2010 "Relentless Chaos" Thunder Down Country
2010 "Our Kings" Thunder Down Country
2011 "Masses of a Dying Breed" Thunder Down Country
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