Climates were a British
melodic hardcore
Melodic hardcore is a broadly defined subgenre of hardcore punk with a strong emphasis on melody in its guitar work. The style often includes guitar harmonies, riffs using octave chords, as well as broken chords. Additionally, lyrics tend towar ...
band formed in 2011 in
Lincoln, England
Lincoln () is a cathedral city and non-metropolitan district, district in Lincolnshire, England, of which it is the county town. In the 2021 Census, the city's district had a population of 103,813. The 2021 census gave the Lincoln Urban Area, u ...
, by Wesley Thompson, Sam Bowden, Fil Thorpe Evans, Harley Clifton and Henry Othen.
Evans departed in early 2013 to join
Neck Deep
Neck Deep are a Welsh pop-punk band formed in Wrexham in 2012. They released a pair of EPs, ''Rain in July'' (2012) and '' A History of Bad Decisions'' (2013), before signing with Hopeless in August 2013.
Neck Deep was founded after vocalist ...
full-time and Clifton and Othen both departed in 2012.
The firing of Thompson in 2014 lead to the bands eventual break up (from which Bowden, Powels, Pritchard and Dawson recruited Kaya Tarsus forming
Blood Youth).
Musical style
Climates' musical style has been described as
melodic hardcore
Melodic hardcore is a broadly defined subgenre of hardcore punk with a strong emphasis on melody in its guitar work. The style often includes guitar harmonies, riffs using octave chords, as well as broken chords. Additionally, lyrics tend towar ...
,
hardcore punk
Hardcore punk (commonly abbreviated to hardcore or hXc) is a punk rock music genre#subtypes, subgenre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots ...
,
post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. Like the term " post-punk", the term "post-hardcore" has been applied to a broad conste ...
,
and
heavy metal.
Discography
Singles
Members
Final line-up
*Wesley Thompson – lead vocals
(2011–2014)
*Sam Bowden – guitar
(2011–2014)
*Max Dawson – guitar
(2013–2014) bass
(2013)
*Chris Pritchard – bass
(2013; 2014)
*Matt Powels – drums
(2012–2014)
Past members
*Fil Thorpe Evans – guitar
(2011–2012)
*Josh Geeson – guitar
(2013)
*Harley Clifton – bass
(2011–2012)
*Henry Othen – drums
(2011–2012)
Timeline
References
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Melodic hardcore groups
British hardcore punk groups
Musical groups established in 2011
2011 establishments in England