Nodes of Ranvier was a Christian metal

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 Falls, South Dakota

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the county seat of Minnehaha County, and also extends into Lincoln County to the south...

, USA, that 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....

. The band is described as "one of Sioux Falls' most successful and popular acts ever." They have played with bands such as Bleeding Through

Bleeding Through

Bleeding Through is an American metalcore band from Orange County, California. Formed in 1999, the band blends influences stemming from modern hardcore punk, symphonic black metal, and melodic death metal...

, Every Time I Die

Every Time I Die

Every Time I Die is a metalcore band from Buffalo, New York, formed in 1998. Their musical style is rooted in technical hardcore with strong southern metal and mathcore elements, and is also characterised by their cryptic, bitingly sarcastic lyrics. The band announced on July 14, 2008 that they had...

, Bury Your Dead

Bury Your Dead

Bury Your Dead is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, formed in 2001. To date they have had eight releases; one EP: Bury Your Dead, one live DVD: Alive, and six studio albums: You Had Me at Hello, Cover Your Tracks, Beauty and the Breakdown, Bury Your Dead, It's...

, Caliban

Caliban

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, Comeback Kid

Comeback Kid

Comeback Kid is a Canadian hardcore band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Formed in 2002, the band is currently signed to Facedown Records. Their name comes from a headline in a newspaper about hockey player, Mario Lemieux coming back to the NHL. The band was formed in 2002 by Andrew Neufeld and Jeremy...

, Norma Jean

Norma Jean

Norma Jean may refer to:*Norma Jeane Mortenson, the given name of actress Marilyn Monroe*Norma Jean , a metalcore band from Douglasville, GA*Norma Jean , country music singer, nicknamed "Pretty Miss Norma Jean"...

, Misery Signals

Misery Signals

Misery Signals is an American metalcore band formed in Wisconsin in 2002. The sound of their music is defined by bright melodies backed up by odd time signatures, chugging riffs, and breakdowns.-Formation :...

, Extol

Extol

Extol is a Christian progressive extreme metal band from Bekkestua, Norway, that was formed in 1993. In 2007, they announced they were splitting up to work on separate projects. The band is known for playing a variety of different styles of metal which include progressive death metal, melodic death...

 and more across the US.
The band's name refers to the Myelin sheath gaps which are also called Nodes of Ranvier

Nodes of Ranvier

Myelin sheath gaps or nodes of Ranvier are the gaps formed between the myelin sheaths generated by different cells. A myelin sheath is a many-layered coating, largely composed of a fatty substance called myelin, that wraps around the axon of a neuron and very efficiently insulates it...

.

History

Nodes of Ranvier was formed in 2000 and has seen 18 different band members including Nick Thomas, the singer from the Sioux Falls band The Spill Canvas

The Spill Canvas

The Spill Canvas is an alternative rock band from Sioux Falls, South Dakota.-Career:The Spill Canvas started as a side project for lead singer, Nick Thomas, who at the time, was guitarist and backup vocalist for Metalcore outfit Nodes of Ranvier ....

. By December 2007, the time of the band's break-up, the only remaining original member was guitarist Jon Parker. The band released its first three albums through Christian record label 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...

. In February 2007, they signed with Victory Records. Although the band's signing with Victory was touted as a turning point, their July 2007 release, Defined by Struggle

Defined by Struggle

Defined by Struggle is a 2007 album by metalcore band Nodes of Ranvier.The album is the band's first to be released by Victory Records after they moved from Facedown Records and changed their line-up...

, revealed strains between the band and Victory, who reportedly did not do much to promote them.

Break up

In mid-December 2007, news sources confirmed that Nodes of Ranvier would perform its last show in the same month and then break up. Guitarist Jon Parker, one of the band's founding members, confirmed the announcement to media outlets, ending weeks of fan speculation.

Discography

• Lost Senses, More Innocence
  Lost Senses, More Innocence
  Lost Senses, More Innocence is the first release by Metalcore outfit Nodes of Ranvier. It is an album brought out in 2002 under Facedown Records.-Track listing:# "Do You Want To Dance "# "A Life Wasted Sleeping"# "Horizon"...
  
  (2002)
• Nodes of Ranvier
  Nodes of Ranvier (album)
  Their self-titled album was the second release from the South Dakota band.-Track listing:# "A Clean Head & A Clear Conscience"# "Eight Weeks Of Privilege, No Time For Regret"# "Butcher The Baker & The Candlestick Maker"# "Number Four"...
  
  (2003)
• The Years To Come (2005)
• Defined by Struggle
  Defined by Struggle
  Defined by Struggle is a 2007 album by metalcore band Nodes of Ranvier.The album is the band's first to be released by Victory Records after they moved from Facedown Records and changed their line-up...
  
  (2007)