Lorna Shore

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lorna Shore
OriginWarren County, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres
Associated actsChelsea Grin, Signs of the Swarm, A Wake in Providence, Monument of a Memory
Members
  • Adam De Micco
  • Austin Archey
  • Andrew O’Connor
  • Will Ramos
Past members
  • Aaron Brown
  • Jeff Moskovciak
  • Scott Cooper
  • Gary Herrera
  • Tom Barber
  • Connor Deffley
  • CJ McCreery

Lorna Shore is an American deathcore band from Warren County, New Jersey.[4] Formed in 2010, the group currently consists of lead guitarist Adam De Micco, drummer Austin Archey, rhythm guitarist Andrew O'Connor, and vocalist Will Ramos. They have released three EPs and released their debut album Psalms in June 2015 and their second album Flesh Coffin in February 2017. Their third album Immortal was released in January 2020. Their most recent EP ...And I Return To Nothingness was released August 13, 2021.

History[]

Early releases, Psalms, and Flesh Coffin (2010–2018)[]

The band's first EP entitled Triumph, released in 2010, carried a distinct metalcore sound, while occasionally bordering on deathcore. The band's second EP Bone Kingdom was the first to carry a deathcore sound, albeit a more straightforward sound reminiscent of bands such as Chelsea Grin and Oceano. The EP’s second track, “Life of Fear”, was used in a viral video titled “Heavy Metal Cats”, which currently holds over 6 million views on YouTube.

Maleficium, the band's third EP, was released in December 2013. It reached number 3 on the iTunes Metal Chart and was also released as a digipak CD making it the first non-digital Lorna Shore release. The band distances and disregards themselves from any releases prior to Maleficium and considers the EP the "rebirth and true starting point of their career." The band to this day still perform songs from the EP, and it's the earliest material that they will still willingly play live.

Lorna Shore followed the release of Maleficium by opening Carnifex's Die Without Hope Tour featuring I Declare War, Betraying the Martyrs and Here Comes the Kraken.[5] Since then, before releasing their debut album they have toured with acts such as The Black Dahlia Murder, Archspire, Oceano, Fallujah, Fit for an Autopsy, Cattle Decapitation, Dying Fetus, Deicide, Upon a Burning Body, The Last Ten Seconds of Life, Chelsea Grin, and Within the Ruins.[6][7][8][9][10]

Psalms, their debut album was released on June 9 through Density Records. The album was produced by Fit for an Autopsy guitarist Will Putney at The Machine Shop.[11]

On September 21, 2016, Lorna Shore announced that they had signed with Outerloop Records and would release their sophomore album Flesh Coffin on February 17, 2017. The album was produced by Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland at Atrium Audio, who are known for working alongside bands such as August Burns Red and Rivers of Nihil, among others. They released a single entitled “Denounce The Light” on November 17, 2016.

In early 2017, bassist and founding member Gary Herrera announced his departure from the band, citing his lack of desire and passion for the music as his main reasons. Flesh Coffin would subsequently be the last release to include Herrera as well as vocalist Tom Barber, who were the only founding members left.

Barber's departure, McCreery allegations and Immortal (2018–2020)[]

Vocalist and founding member Tom Barber confirmed that he had left Lorna Shore in April 2018 to join Chelsea Grin as their vocalist, replacing Alex Koehler, who departed earlier in the year.[12] Lorna Shore issued a statement, assuring their fanbase that they would continue without Barber. CJ McCreery of Pittsburgh-based deathcore band Signs of the Swarm was subsequently announced as his replacement after being rumored for some time. After McCreery joined Lorna Shore, the band released two singles, titled “This Is Hell” and “Darkest Spawn”. The band joined the Summer Slaughter Tour supporting Cattle Decapitation, Carnifex, The Faceless, and several others. In early October, Lorna Shore announced their signing with Century Media Records along with the announcement of their new album, Immortal. The band supported Fit For An Autopsy and Rivers of Nihil that fall.

On December 23, 2019, the band abruptly fired McCreery after a Weinstein effect-style string of allegations involving alleged sexual abuse occurred in his name.[13] The allegations began when an ex-lover of McCreery began posting stories and screenshots of text messages detailing abusive-like behavior that allegedly occurred within a 4-year relationship. Following this some other parties also began to accuse McCreery of similar misconduct.[14] A week and a half later, the band announced the cancellation of an upcoming tour in Asia and that their upcoming Immortal album (which was developed with McCreery on vocals) would be delayed.[15][16] However, these claims were later retracted as it was revealed some time later that the album would be released on the originally planned date of January 31.[17]

...And I Return to Nothingness (2021–present)[]

Despite the setback caused by McCreery’s situation, Lorna Shore went on to tour Europe in support of Immortal, recruiting vocalist Will Ramos (formerly of Monument of a Memory and A Wake in Providence) as a stand-in.[18] All further activity was cut short as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On June 11, 2021, the band returned with a new song titled "To the Hellfire", and announced Ramos as their new permanent vocalist. They also announced details of their new EP; ...And I Return to Nothingness.[19] It is the band’s first EP since their breakthrough 2013 release Maleficium.

“To the Hellfire” became a viral success for the band, peaking at number 1 on the iTunes metal chart in its first week of release. It was also voted by the readers of Revolver Magazine as the “Best Song of 2021 So Far” with writer Eli Enis commenting: "The band's debut song with new vocalist Will Ramos is legitimately one of the most over-the-top heavy deathcore songs in recent memory. It's got numerous bone-snapping breakdowns, blast beats for days, a virtuosic guitar solo and vocals from Ramos...".[20] It would also go on to overtake “Immortal” as the band’s most streamed song on Spotify at over 4 million streams.

The EP was released on August 13, 2021 with positive reviews for the title track. Ricky Aarons writing for Wall of Sound reviewed the EP and title track stating: "The band continue with the epic vehicle of destruction, but change tact slightly, in a way that’s reminiscent of their previous work... The technical detail and speed to the riffs are incredible. Once again Ramos doesn’t skip a detail in every lyric he sounds... He considers which lines end in a high or low and these minute details are make-or-break. Instead of the song focusing on breakdown ferocity it’s more about stead-fast blast beats and the technical element of this wonderful band."[21]

Members[]

Timeline

Equipment[]

Drums[]

Austin Archey is an exclusive artist for SJC drums and uses Paiste cymbals with Evans drum heads, Gibraltar hardware, Vratim drum shoes, and Pro-Mark drum sticks with preference for 5B wood tip sticks.

Guitars[]

O'Connor uses a Solar Guitars S1.7PB and Washburn PX-Solar16ETC and is endorsed by Solar Guitars. De Micco plays an Ibanez RG7-621 and is an exclusive artist for Ibanez.

Amplifiers[]

The group uses rack mounted Kemper Profiling amps and Mesa Boogie "412" cabinets for their amplifiers and effects processors. The group also uses a Behringer X32 rack mounted monitor for their on-stage mixing to monitor their mix during live performances.

Discography[]

Lorna Shore discography
Studio albums3
Music videos12
EPs4

Studio albums[]

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Year Album details Peak chart
positions
US
Heat.
[22] 		GER
[23]
2015 Psalms
  • Released: June 9, 2015 (2015-06-09)
  • Label: Density
 23 —
2017 Flesh Coffin
  • Released: February 17, 2017 (2017-02-17)
  • Label: Outerloop Records
 3 —
2020 Immortal
  • Released: January 31, 2020 (2020-01-31)
  • Label: Century Media
 — 90

EPs[]

List of EPs
Year EP details
2010 Triumph
  • Released: October 7, 2010
  • Label: independent
2012 Bone Kingdom
  • Released: February 16, 2012
  • Label: independent
2013 Maleficium
  • Released: December 20, 2013
  • Label: independent
2021 ...And I Return to Nothingness
  • Released: August 13, 2021
  • Label: Century Media Records

Music videos[]

List of music videos, showing year released and director
Year Title Album Director(s)
2013 "Godmaker" Maleficium Dan Newman
2014 "Cre(H)ate" Jeremy Tremp
2015 "Grimoire"
"From the Pale Mist" Nightmare Film Crew
2017 "Fvneral Moon" Flesh Coffin Joey Durango
"Flesh Coffin"
2018 "This Is Hell" Immortal
2019 "Immortal"
"Death Portrait" Brett Miller
2020 "King ov Deception" Joey Durango
2021 "To the Hellfire" ...And I Return To Nothingness Eric DiCarlo
"And I Return To Nothingness" Joey Durango

References[]

  1. ^ Joe Smith-Engelhardt (February 15, 2017). "Lorna Shore - Flesh Coffin - Exclaim.ca". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  2. ^ Greg Kennelty (November 15, 2016). "Lorna Shore Gets Blackened And Technical On Its New Song, "Denounce The Light"". Metal Injection. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "Lorna Shore biography". Allmusic.
  4. ^ "Lorna Shore announce vocalist, premiere new track". June 11, 2021. Lambgoat magazine. [1]
  5. ^ "Lorna Shore is now on the DIE WITHOUT HOPE Tour! Fucking heavy! @LornaShore". Twitter. February 13, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "The Black Dahlia Murder announce September shows with Lorna Shore - Metal Blade Records". Metalblade.ocm. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  7. ^ "Upon A Burning Body announce headlining tour with Sylar and Lorna Shore". Altpress.com. March 17, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  8. ^ "Within The Ruins, Lorna Shore tour dates". Lambgoat.com. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  9. ^ "OCEANO, THE LAST TEN SECONDS OF LIFE, LORNA SHORE, BORIS THE BLADE, AND MARTYR DEFILED TOUR | The Circle Pit". Thecirclepit.com. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  10. ^ "Fallujah, Archspire, Lorna Shore tour dates | Comments | Lambgoat". Lambgoat.com. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  11. ^ Ken (April 23, 2015). "Lorna Shore announce June 9, 2015 release date for debut full-length Psalms". Highwiredaze.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "LORNA SHORE Abruptly Part Ways with Vocalist CJ McCreery". Metal Injection. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  14. ^ "Lorna Shore Have Fired Vocalist CJ McCreery Following Abuse Allegations". MetalSucks. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  15. ^ "Lorna Shore Cancel Immediate Shows Following CJ McCreery's Firing". ThePRP. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  16. ^ LORNA SHORE Cancel Tour & Delay Album Metal Injection]
  17. ^ "LORNA SHORE Will Release New Album With Ex-Vocalist CJ McCreery's Vocals; Band Will Continue With New Vocalist". Metal Injection. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  18. ^ "LORNA SHORE's New Vocalist Revealed". Lambgoat.com. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  19. ^ https://www.deadpress.co.uk/news-lorna-shore-announce-and-i-return-to-nothingness-ep/
  20. ^ "FAN POLL: 5 BEST SONGS OF 2021 SO FAR". By ELI ENIS, July 1, 2021. [2]
  21. ^ Ricky Aarons. "Lorna Shore – …And I Return to Nothingness (EP Review)". Wall of Sound. August 13, 2021. [3]
  22. ^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  23. ^ "German Album Charts" (in German). Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved March 8, 2020.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""