Haunt (band)
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| Origin | Fresno, California |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
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Haunt are an American heavy metal band from Fresno, California. The band was originally created as a solo project by Trevor William Church. As such, he is technically the only original member in the lineup. Church is also the sole songwriter and lyricist in the group.[1]
History
[edit]Haunt was originally formed by Trevor William Church as a musical project to be worked on alongside his existing band Beastmaker; the project was to take on a traditional metal sound as opposed to Beastmaker's doom metal style. In 2017 Church wrote and recorded Haunt's debut release, the extended play Luminous Eyes, with Daniel Wilson playing drums for the recording. It was first released digitally, as an independent release, but it later received physical releases from the Shadow Kingdom Records label.
In 2018, Church wrote and recorded one single for Haunt, Ghosts. Later that same year, Haunt released their first full-length studio album, Burst into Flame. Daniel Wilson returned to play drums for the album, this time as an official band member. Joining Church and Wilson for the album were Matthew Wilhoit on bass and John Tucker on guitar. Both Wilson and Tucker would stay as permanent members, but Wilhoit would be replaced by Taylor Hollman on following releases.
In 2019, Haunt released their second EP, (Mosaic Vision) their second studio album, (If Icarus Could Fly) and two split albums. (A Fool's Paradise / On the Streets Again and Sea of Dreams / The Crystal Temple). The following year they released their third and fourth studio albums, titled Mind Freeze and Flashback respectively, as well as the Burst into Demos compilation.[2][3][1] In 2023 they released their fifth studio album (Chariot, Vol. 1). In 2024 they released new single (Steel Mountains)
Members
[edit]Current members
[edit]- Trevor William Church – vocals, guitar, bass, drums (2017–present)
- Andy Lei - guitar (live) (2021-present)
- Andy Saldate - drums (live) (2021-present)
Past members
[edit]- Matthew Wilhoit – bass (2018)
- John Tucker - lead-guitar (2018-2021)
- Daniel "Wolfie" Wilson - drums (2017-2021)
- Taylor Hollman - bass (2018-2021)
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Released | Record Label |
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| Burst into Flame | 2018 | Shadow Kingdom Records |
| If Icarus Could Fly | 2019 | Shadow Kingdom Records |
| Mind Freeze | 2020 | Shadow Kingdom Records |
| Flashback | 2020 | Church Recordings |
| Beautiful Distraction | 2021 | Church Recordings |
| Windows of Your Heart | 2022 | Church Recordings |
| Golden Arm | 2023 | Church Recordings |
| Dreamers | 2024 | Church Recordings |
Extended plays
[edit]| Title | Released | Record Label |
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| Luminous Eyes | 2017 | Independent / Shadow Kingdom Records |
| Mosaic Vision | 2019 | Shadow Kingdom Records |
| Hell Tracks | 2023 | Independent |
Singles
[edit]| Title | Released | Record Label |
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| Ghosts | 2018 | Decibel |
| In Our Dreams | 2021 | Church Recordings |
| Beautiful Distraction | 2021 | Church Recordings |
Split albums
[edit]| Title | Released | Split With | Record Label |
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| A Fool's Paradise / On the Streets Again | 2019 | Seven Sisters | Church Recordings |
| Sea of Dreams / The Crystal Temple | 2019 | Fortress | Independent |
Compilations
[edit]| Title | Released | Record Label |
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| Burst into Demos | 2020 | Church Recordings |
| Triumph | 2020 | Church Recordings |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Shteamer, Hank (2019-05-23). "Heavy-Metal Auteur Trevor William Church Keeps It in the Family". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ^ July 2018, Jonathan Selzer26 (26 July 2018). "California's Haunt tune in to the golden age of heavy metal". Metal Hammer Magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "From Hagar to Haunt: The Making of Trad-Metal Champion Trevor Church". Revolver. 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2020-05-13.