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Himsa was an American
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band from
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. Formed in 1998, their band name is from the
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himsa Himsa was an American metalcore band from Seattle, Washington. Formed in 1998, their band name is from the Sanskrit word himsa, which means "harm" or "violence". The group released four full-length studio albums, two EPs and one DVD before th ...
, which means "harm" or "violence". The group released four full-length studio albums, two EPs and one DVD before their disbandment in 2008.


History

The band formed in 1998 and released an independent EP and full-length album in 1999 on
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. Before being signed to
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, the band released one more EP in 2001, which was also on Revelation. 2003 saw Himsa record and release their album ''
Courting Tragedy and Disaster ''Courting Tragedy and Disaster'' is the second studio album by American metalcore Metalcore is a broadly defined fusion genre combining elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk, originating in the 1990s United States and becoming popular ...
''. Following the release of the album the band toured extensively throughout the US and other parts of the world. They spent the latter half of 2005 in
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, recording their follow-up album, ''Hail Horror''. In November 2006, Himsa announced that they have signed with
Century Media Records Century Media Records is a German heavy metal record label with offices in Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom. In August 2015, Century Media was acquired by Sony Music for US$17 million. Background Century Media was founded by R ...
. On April 23, 2007, Himsa entered the studio to work on their new album, ''
Summon in Thunder ''Summon in Thunder'' is Himsa's fourth and last full-length album. It was released September 18, 2007, through Century Media Records. Music videos were made for the songs "Unleash Carnage" and "Big Timber". Reception Blabbermouth.net ' ...
'', which was released on September 18, 2007. This was their only studio album released on Century Media Records. This album added a more
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sound to the band. In the summer of 2016 they reunited and played a few practice shows opening for other bands. They played under various names including Crushpile and Metalmucil. Their official reunion show was October 31, 2016, at El Corazon. They are set to play Northwest Terror Fest May 31 – June 2, 2018. The reunion lineup is all of the final lineup except Chad Davis on drums. John Pettibone has stated the band won't do any touring other than playing in the Seattle area.


Touring

In early 2006, Himsa toured with Darkest Hour,
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, A Life Once Lost, and Dead to Fall. During November 2006, they toured Australia with
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and
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Disbandment

Himsa advertised that their August 16, 2008, at El Corazon in Seattle was to be their last show ever. On June 20, 2008, bassist Derek Harn issued a statement as follows: "After 10+ years, four releases, countless tours and almost incomprehensible (yet constant) upheaval, the last three years of the band have been relatively stable. Having sacrificed everything we had in order to ensure the band's survival it's time to let it go. We made a great CD (Summon in Thunder/Century Media); reportedly, our best. We've got a great label. We're getting along, we've toured and we're fine. It's all good. We're leaving it at that." Vocalist John Pettibone said that he will devote all his time to side bands such as The Vows and has said he is done with touring. Pettibone has since joined Seattle band Heiress, which has released a self-titled 7-inch and a split 7-inch with
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Band members


Current lineup

*Derek Harn – Bass (1998–2008, 2017–present) *Kirby Charles Johnson – Guitar (2000–2008, 2017–present) *John Pettibone – Vocals (2000, 2000–2008, 2017–present) *Josh 'Sammi Curr' Freer – Guitar (2003, 2005–2008, 2017–present) *Chad Davis – Drums (2003–2007, 2017–present)


Former members

*Xtian – Vocals (1998–1999) *Brian Johnson – Guitar (1998–2000, 2000–2002) *Henry – Guitar (1998–1999) *Aaron Edge – Guitar (1998–1999) *Mike Green – Drums (1998–2000) *EJ Bastien – Guitar (1999–2000, 2000) *Chris LaPointe – Vocals (2000) *John Harnett – Drums (2000) *Tim Mullen – Drums (2000–2003) *Clay Layton – Keyboard, Samples (2000–2001) *Matt Wicklund – Guitar (2003, 2003–2005) *Joe Frothingham – Drums (2007–2008)


Timeline

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Discography

;Studio albums *''
Ground Breaking Ceremony ''Ground Breaking Ceremony'' is Himsa's first album. It was released on 2 November 1999 through Revelation Records (Rev# 87). This was the only full-length album not to feature John Pettibone as vocalist. Track listing #"Daylight Savings" - ...
'' (1999) *''
Courting Tragedy and Disaster ''Courting Tragedy and Disaster'' is the second studio album by American metalcore Metalcore is a broadly defined fusion genre combining elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk, originating in the 1990s United States and becoming popular ...
'' (2003) *''Hail Horror'' (2006) *''
Summon in Thunder ''Summon in Thunder'' is Himsa's fourth and last full-length album. It was released September 18, 2007, through Century Media Records. Music videos were made for the songs "Unleash Carnage" and "Big Timber". Reception Blabbermouth.net ' ...
'' (2007) ;EPs *''Himsa'' (1999) *''
Death Is Infinite Himsa was an American metalcore band from Seattle, Washington. Formed in 1998, their band name is from the Sanskrit word himsa, which means "harm" or "violence". The group released four full-length studio albums, two EPs and one DVD before the ...
'' (2001) ;DVDs *''You've Seen Too Much'' (2005)


References


External links

* * {{Authority control Metalcore musical groups from Washington (state) American melodic death metal musical groups Musical groups from Seattle Musical groups established in 1998 Musical groups disestablished in 2008 Musical groups reestablished in 2017