Seemless was an American rock

Rock music

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 supergroup

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 formed by ex-Shadows Fall

Shadows Fall

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 drummer Derek Kerswill

Derek Kerswill

Derek Kerswill is an American musician best known for his drumming in the bands Unearth, Seemless, Kingdom of Sorrow, and multiple fill-ins/studio projects.-Biography:Derek has been playing drums since the age of 9...

, ex-Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999 after the disbandment of Overcast and Aftershock. Killswitch Engage's current lineup consists of vocalist Howard Jones, bassist Mike D'Antonio, guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz, and drummer...

 vocalist Jesse Leach

Jesse Leach

Jesse David Leach is an American musician from Providence, Rhode Island, and is best known as being the former lead vocalist of Killswitch Engage and later for being the vocalist for the blues rock band Seemless...

, and ex-Overcast

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 and ex -Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999 after the disbandment of Overcast and Aftershock. Killswitch Engage's current lineup consists of vocalist Howard Jones, bassist Mike D'Antonio, guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz, and drummer...

 guitarist Pete Cortese

Pete Cortese

Pete Cortese is the guitarist for the pioneering metalcore band Overcast. He also played guitar for the rock group Seemless. He appeared in Killswitch Engage for a short period of time....

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Formed in 2002 following Leach's departure from Killswitch Engage, Seemless was signed to Equal Vision Records, and released their first self-titled LP. They toured extensively over the next year, quickly making a mark on the rock/metal scene with their mixture of soul and blues elements. After the release of their last album, What Have We Become

What Have We Become

What Have We Become is the second and final full-length album from the hard rock band Seemless.-Track listing:# In My Blood - 4:54# Cast No Shadow - 4:17# Numb - 4:16# Eyes Of a Child - 4:05# The Deep Below - 5:21# Seven - 4:06# Jaded - 4:23...

, the band has toured with Nonpoint

Nonpoint

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, Trivium

Trivium (band)

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, In Flames

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, Soil, Fu Manchu

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, Lacuna Coil

Lacuna Coil

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, and several others.

Hiatus

In early 2009, Seemless announced that the band has gone on a hiatus. Derek Kerswill has joined Unearth

Unearth

Unearth is an American metalcore band from Winthrop, Massachusetts. Formed in 1998, the group has released five studio albums. Their fourth record, The March was released on October 14, 2008 meeting with high positive reception by many...

, while Jeff Fultz and Pete Cortese have concentrated on their new band Bloodwitch. Jesse Leach has started several projects, including a new band called The Empire Shall Fall

The Empire Shall Fall

The Empire Shall Fall is an American metalcore band from Providence, Rhode Island that was formed in 2008 by former Killswitch Engage frontman Jesse Leach...

, and a new album recorded with Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999 after the disbandment of Overcast and Aftershock. Killswitch Engage's current lineup consists of vocalist Howard Jones, bassist Mike D'Antonio, guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz, and drummer...

 guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz

Adam Dutkiewicz

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 entitled Times Of Grace.

Breakup

On June 29, 2009, the band posted the following bulletin on their official MySpace

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The show was a great success, and Seemless has now officially split up.