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Beloved is an American
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band from Kernersville,
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History

Beloved formed in the fall of 1999. The original members all attended East Forsyth High School in Kernersville, NC, from 1996 to 2000. They played local shows in the surrounding areas of Kernersville, where they grew in popularity almost immediately. In 2000, they independently released their first album, ''...And So It Goes''. The band toured the country with bands such as
Underoath Underoath (styled as Underøath or UnderOath) is an American rock band from Tampa, Florida. It was founded by lead vocalist Dallas Taylor and guitarist Luke Morton in 1997 in Ocala, Florida; subsequently, its additional members were from Tamp ...
, Luti-Kriss/ Norma Jean, and
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, including a performance at the
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. In the spring of 2001, they gained the attention of upstart label Vindicated Records, who released their next release, ''The Running'', later that year. During this time, the band also released a limited online pre-release for ''The Running'' which included rough studio versions of the tracks "The Blue Period" and "Into Your Arms". The second track was not included on the Vindicated Records release was not commercially released until the second re-release by
Solid State Records Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle where it is today. History Brandon Ebel and Michael Knott conceived the label as a joint venture, before Knott backe ...
. In 2002, the band was in the process of signing with Takehold Records.Interview with Dusty (April 27, 2004)
Save Your Scene. Retrieved on March 7, 2008
However, the owner of Takehold Records, Chad Johnson, was also negotiating the sale of the label to
Tooth & Nail Records Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle where it is today. History Brandon Ebel and Michael Knott conceived the label as a joint venture, before Knott backe ...
at the time. Ultimately, Takehold was sold to Tooth & Nail and Beloved signed with Tooth & Nail's
Solid State Records Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle where it is today. History Brandon Ebel and Michael Knott conceived the label as a joint venture, before Knott backe ...
division. Solid State re-released their EP, ''The Running'', for their performance at Cornerstone in the summer of 2002.. Retrieved on March 7, 2008 In late 2002, while on tour with Luti-Kriss / Norma Jean, they recorded the EP ''One Night Split'', which was limited. Only a handful of copies in CD-R format were produced, and these were handed out to lucky fans at subsequent tour stops after their recording. The following year, the band entered the studio with producer
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to record their follow-up full-length album, ''Failure On''.Eric Alexy (January 2004).
''Beloved - "Failure On"''
. HM Magazine Internet Exclusive, Retrieved on March 7, 2008
The band supported the album with extensive touring and another re-release of The Running with the previously recorded bonus track "Into Your Arms" in 2004. Their farewell show took place in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on January 14, 2005. The show also featured
Underoath Underoath (styled as Underøath or UnderOath) is an American rock band from Tampa, Florida. It was founded by lead vocalist Dallas Taylor and guitarist Luke Morton in 1997 in Ocala, Florida; subsequently, its additional members were from Tamp ...
,
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, Glass Casket, and a special surprise appearance by Norma Jean. Footage of their farewell show was released as a DVD, ''Kiss it Goodbye''. Former members of Beloved went on to play in bands such as Classic Case, Dead Poetic and
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. On November 27, 2015, multiple members announced on their personal
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profiles a sale on Beloved merchandise. Bassist Johnny Smirdel stated that fans should keep their ears open for 2016, hinting a possible reunion. It was revealed Nov. 29th 2019 via the band's Instagram that they were together working on something for 2020, starting with the band's first show in 15 years at Furnace Fest 2020. In September 2021 they released a new single 'Abyss'.


Other projects

* Joe Musten is currently the vocalist for
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and Torn. More recently in 2009, he joined
Dusty Redmon Dustin Wesley "Dusty" Redmon (born May 23, 1982) is an American guitarist primarily known for playing in alternative rock band The Almost and former guitarist and songwriter for Beloved and Dead Poetic. He is cousins with his former bandmate, ...
as the drummer for
The Almost The Almost is an American Rock music, rock band from Clearwater, Florida, fronted by Underoath drummer and vocalist Aaron Gillespie. Formed in 2005 as a solo project by Gillespie, the band currently includes guitarist Jay Vilardi, bassist Jon Tho ...
. *Johnny Smrdel also played in Advent. *Matt Harrison was also in Advent for a period of time, but has since stepped down from playing guitar the band,. *Josh Moore has solo projects. *
Dusty Redmon Dustin Wesley "Dusty" Redmon (born May 23, 1982) is an American guitarist primarily known for playing in alternative rock band The Almost and former guitarist and songwriter for Beloved and Dead Poetic. He is cousins with his former bandmate, ...
plays guitar in
The Almost The Almost is an American Rock music, rock band from Clearwater, Florida, fronted by Underoath drummer and vocalist Aaron Gillespie. Formed in 2005 as a solo project by Gillespie, the band currently includes guitarist Jay Vilardi, bassist Jon Tho ...
. He also played for Dead Poetic.


Members

Current *Josh Moore – clean vocals, guitar (1999–2005, 2019–present) *Matt Harrison – guitar *Johnny Smrdel – bass (2001–2005, 2019–present) *
Dusty Redmon Dustin Wesley "Dusty" Redmon (born May 23, 1982) is an American guitarist primarily known for playing in alternative rock band The Almost and former guitarist and songwriter for Beloved and Dead Poetic. He is cousins with his former bandmate, ...
– guitar (1999–2005, 2019–present) * Joe Musten – unclean vocals, drums (1999–2005, 2019–present) Former members *John Brehm – bass (1999) *Mitchell Britt – bass (1999-2001) *Shawn Dallas – guitar (1999) *Josh Deaton – guitar (1999)


Discography

*''Garage Demos'' – 1999 – independent recording (unreleased) *''...And So It Goes'' – 2000 – independent release *''The Running Pre-Release Sampler'' – 2001 – independent recording (internet promotional exclusive) *''The Running'' – 2001 – Vindicated Records *''One Night Split'' (with Luti-Kriss) – 2002 – independently recorded and distributed (limited release) *''Failure On'' – 2003 –
Solid State Records Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle where it is today. History Brandon Ebel and Michael Knott conceived the label as a joint venture, before Knott backe ...
/ Broken Circles Records (vinyl version): Broken Circles Records *''The Running'' (reissue) – 2004 – Solid State Records * Beloved Live at Cat's Cradle – 2004 – live album *''Kiss It Goodbye: The Final Show'' (DVD) – 2005 – Solid State Records


References


External links

*, where a goodbye message can be found.
Beloved
at Solid State Records

at Vindicated Records
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at
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