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Origin | Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Genres | Metalcore Electronicore industrial metal Alternative metal Progressive metalcore[1] |
Years active | 2014–present |
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Versus Me is an American metalcore band from Janesville, Wisconsin, that formed in 2014. A year later they released their debut single "(A)Tension" featuring Craig Mabbitt from Escape the Fate in 2015.[2]
Background
[edit]Versus Me is made up of the Milbrandt brothers, James and Lee, who were previously the guitarist and bassist of Serianna (formed in Wisconsin), Dustin Hansen (Isles of Aura) and J.J. Johnson (Call Upon the Sovereign). Former members include: Patrick Thompson, the co-founding guitarist for Alesana (officially formed in North Carolina), Clint Greendeer who previously performed with Guardians (formed in Wisconsin), and Dustin Helgestad who previously performed with Crossing The Delaware (formed in Wisconsin).[3]
Members
[edit]- James Milbrandt – vocals (2014-present)
- Dustin Hansen – guitar (2017-present)
- Lee Milbrandt – bass guitar (2014-present)
- J.J. Johnson – drums (2017-present)
Former
- Patrick Thompson – guitar, vocals (2014-2017)
- Clint Greendeer – guitar (2014-2017)
- Dustin Helgestad – drums (2014-2016)
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Changes (2016)
- Continuous (2019)
Singles
[edit]- "(A)Tension" featuring Craig Mabbitt (2014)
- "An American Tale" featuring Josh Napert (2015)
- "An American Tale" (Acoustic) (2015)
- "PartyBlood" (2015)
- "EXP" (2017)
- "Real Life Monsters" featuring Eric Vanlerberghe (2017)
- "Snake Cake" (2017)
- "Left Here" (2018)
- "Shout" (2018)
- "Not Going Back" (2018)
- "Far Behind" (2019)
- "Heavy Breathing" (2019)
- "Give Me a Reason" (2019)
- "Cruel Summer" (Taylor Swift Cover) (2019)
- "Give Me a Reason" (Acoustic) (2019)
- "Violence" (2020)
- "Down" (2021) – No. 37 Mainstream Rock Songs[4]
- "Terrified" (2022) – No. 32 Mainstream Rock Songs[5]
- "In the Dark" (2023)
- "Blackout" (2023)
Videography
[edit]Year | Title | Album | Director |
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2014 | "(A)Tension"[6] | Changes | Ryan Blaske |
2015 | "An American Tale" (Acoustic)[7] | Jon Lindquist | |
"Partyblood"[8] | |||
2016 | "Just So You Know"[9] | Elizabeth Wadium & Brian Kaufma | |
2017 | "EXP"[10] | Single | N/A |
"Real Life Monsters"[11] | HK Visual Creations | ||
2018 | "Left Here"[12] | Ryan Blaske | |
"Shout (Tears for Fears Cover)"[13] | Eddie Curran & Enterprise Films | ||
2019 | "Heavy Breathing"[14] | Continuous | |
"Give Me a Reason"[15] | |||
"Cruel Summer (Taylor Swift Cover)"[16] | Single | ||
2020 | "Violence"[17] | ||
2021 | "Control"[18] | ||
"Down"[19] | |||
2022 | "Ex's & Oh's (Atreyu Cover)"[20] | ||
"Terrified"[21] |
|″Blackout″ Single|
Tours and festivals
[edit]Dates | Tour name | Bands on tour |
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September 30 - October 1, 2017 | Sonic Boom 2017 | Five Finger Death Punch, Rise Against, Mastodon, Stone Sour |
November 30 - December 18, 2016 | The Incubus Tour | Famous Last Words, The Funeral Portrait |
December 6–12, 2015 | Holiday Run Tour | I Prevail, XXI |
September 26, 2015 | Sonic Boom 2015[22] | Five Finger Death Punch, In This Moment, Papa Roach, |
September 5, 2015 | Taste of Madison[23] | We Came As Romans, Trapt, Bobaflex, and Aranda |
July 31 – August 8, 2015 | The Just Do It Already Tour[24] | Nevada Rose, My Kingdom |
July 28, 2015 | Warped Tour 2015 - Milwaukee[2][25] | |
June 12, 2015 | Sonic Boom Pre-party[26] | I Prevail |
References
[edit]- ^ Skoglund, Neil (August 13, 2019). "Versus Me release video for new song Far Behind". Rock Sins. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ a b "Janesville metalcore band Versus Me is making its own breaks". www.gazettextra.com. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ "Versus Me". www.facebook.com. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ "Mainstream Rock Songs – Week of January 29, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "Mainstream Rock Songs – Week of January 28, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ Blaske, Ryan (September 30, 2015). "Versus Me - (A)Tension Feat. Craig Mabbitt (Official Music Video)". YouTube.
- ^ Lindquist, Jon (September 17, 2015). "Versus Me- An American Tale (Acoustic)". YouTube.
- ^ Blaske, Ryan (November 30, 2015). "Versus Me- PartyBlood". YouTube.
- ^ VERSUS ME (July 28, 2016), Versus Me - Just So You Know (Official 360° Video), retrieved January 4, 2018
- ^ VERSUS ME (February 27, 2017), Versus Me - EXP (Official Music Video), retrieved January 4, 2018
- ^ VERSUS ME (August 8, 2017), Versus Me - Real Life Monsters feat. Eric Vanlerberghe of I Prevail (Official music video), retrieved January 4, 2018
- ^ VERSUS ME (May 7, 2018), Versus Me - Left Here (Official Music Video), retrieved February 11, 2019
- ^ VERSUS ME (October 19, 2018), Versus Me - Shout (Official Music Video), retrieved February 11, 2019
- ^ VERSUS ME (August 31, 2019), Versus Me - Heavy Breathing (Official Music Video), retrieved August 31, 2019
- ^ VERSUS ME (September 21, 2019), Versus Me - Give Me a Reason (Official Music Video), retrieved September 21, 2019
- ^ VERSUS ME (October 15, 2019), Versus Me - Cruel Summer (Official Music Video), retrieved October 15, 2019
- ^ VERSUS ME (May 25, 2020), Versus Me - Violence (Official Music Video), retrieved May 25, 2020
- ^ VERSUS ME (May 29, 2021), Versus Me - Control (Official Music Video), retrieved May 29, 2021
- ^ VERSUS ME (October 2, 2021), Versus Me - Down (Official Music Video), retrieved October 2, 2021
- ^ VERSUS ME (May 20, 2022), Versus Me - Ex's & Oh's (Official Music Video), retrieved May 20, 2022
- ^ VERSUS ME (October 8, 2022), Versus Me - Terrified (Official Music Video), retrieved October 8, 2022
- ^ "JJO Sonic Boom - Lineup | September 26, 2015 | Janesville, WI". Solid Rock 94.1 WJJO FM | Madison, WI. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ "Taste of Madison - Entertainment - Rock Stage". www.tasteofmadison.com. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ "Nevada Rose announce The Just Do It Already Tour with Versus Me, and My Kingdom". MetalNerd. July 18, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ "Versus Me @ Warped Tour". Bandsintown. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ "I Prevail Sonic Boom Pre-Party with JJO Live in Janesville, WI | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved December 15, 2015.