In This Moment is an American
rock band from
Los Angeles
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, California, formed by singer
Maria Brink
Maria Brink (born December 18, 1977) is an American singer and songwriter, best known as the frontwoman of the metal band The band has gone on to release seven studio albums and receive four nominations, two from Alternative Press Music Awards, ...
and guitarist Chris Howorth in 2005. They found drummer Jeff Fabb and started the band as Dying Star. Unhappy with their musical direction, they changed their name to In This Moment and gained two band members, guitarist Blake Bunzel and bassist Josh Newell. In 2005, bassist Newell left the band and was replaced by Jesse Landry.
Their debut album, ''
Beautiful Tragedy'', was released in 2007. Their follow up, titled ''
The Dream'' was released the following year debuting at number 73 on the
''Billboard'' 200. The band's third album, ''
A Star-Crossed Wasteland'' was released in 2010, and their fourth album titled ''
Blood
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Blood is com ...
'' was released in August 2012 and debuted at number 15. Their fifth album titled ''
Black Widow'' was released in November 2014 and debuted at number 8, their highest position in the charts to date. ''
Ritual
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'', their sixth, was released in the summer of 2017 and debuted at number 23. Their seventh studio album, ''
Mother
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'' was released on March 27, 2020. Their eighth album titled ''
Godmode'' was released on October 27, 2023. They have received two nominations of Alternative Press Music Awards, including two for Best Hard Rock Artist and one for Best Live Band. They have also received a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance. To date, the band has 5 singles and an album certified Platinum and Gold by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA).
The band's line-up has changed several times. Landry was replaced by Kyle Konkiel in 2009 and Konkiel was replaced by Travis Johnson in 2010. Jeff Fabb and Blake Bunzel left the band in 2011, and were replaced by Tom Hane and Randy Weitzel respectively. In March 2016, drummer Tom Hane announced his departure from the band and was replaced by Kent Diimmel, formerly of 3 By Design.
Throughout their career, the band has performed on several notable tours and festivals including
Ozzfest
Ozzfest was an annual music festival tour of the United States and sometimes Europe and later Japan, featuring performances by many heavy metal music, heavy metal and hard rock musical groups. It was founded by Sharon Osbourne and her husband O ...
in 2007 and 2008;
Warped Tour
The Warped Tour is a Concert tour, touring Rock music, rock music festival that toured the United States and Canada each summer from 1995 until 2019, and returned in 2025 for its 30th anniversary. By 2015, Warped was the largest traveling music ...
in 2009;
Download Festival
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in 2009, 2013, and 2018;
Mayhem Festival in 2010;
Music as a Weapon
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V tour in 2011;
Uproar Festival in 2012;
Rock on the Range in 2012, 2013, and 2015;
Carnival of Madness tour in 2013;
Knotfest in 2014;
Rockfest and
Rocklahoma
Rocklahoma is an annual 3-day hard rock and metal festival held in Pryor Creek, Oklahoma, Pryor, Oklahoma. The festival features 3 official stages, as well as many unofficial campground parties and performing acts and onsite vendors. There were ...
in 2015;
Carolina Rebellion in 2018;
Louder Than Life in 2017 and 2019;
Aftershock
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in 2014, 2017, and 2021;
Welcome to Rockville in 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019; and
Knotfest in 2022.
History
Formation and ''Beautiful Tragedy'' (2004–2008)
In 2004, singer
Maria Brink
Maria Brink (born December 18, 1977) is an American singer and songwriter, best known as the frontwoman of the metal band The band has gone on to release seven studio albums and receive four nominations, two from Alternative Press Music Awards, ...
and guitarist Chris Howorth met through an audition.
Howorth initially rejected Brink because she was a woman, but eventually accepted her as the singer of the band.
Soon thereafter they enlisted the help of Los Angeles drummer Jeff Fabb and formed the band Dying Star.
After two shows, Howorth departed from the band to focus on other projects.
Brink encouraged Howorth to return to the band.
Howorth returned and they agreed to try something new with the band.
The band eventually changed their name to In This Moment.
By mid-2005, the lineup included Brink, Howorth, Fabb, guitarist Blake Bunzel, and bassist Josh Newell.
The band recorded demos and posted them on
MySpace
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.
In late 2005, Newell departed from the band to focus on his work in music production.
Producer
Pascual Romero was then the bassist for a time before a friend of the band Jesse Landry was eventually tapped to round out the band permanently.
Rob "Blasko" Nicholson, the bassist for
Ozzy Osbourne
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became the band's manager after discovering them through MySpace.
By the end of 2005, In This Moment had generated a fanbase through internet marketing and do-it-yourself touring. This sparked an interest from
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 ...
, and a worldwide record deal followed.
The band released their debut album ''
Beautiful Tragedy'' on March 20, 2007, backed by the singles "Prayers", and title track "Beautiful Tragedy".
The album was produced by Eric Rachel and combined sounds of
metalcore
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and
hard rock
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while the lyrics drew from Brink's personal experiences about abandonment and tragedies.
The vocals on the songs alternate between Brink singing and screaming.
The band performed on several tours including
The Hottest Chicks in Metal Tour 2007 with
Lacuna Coil
Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band from Milan. Since their formation in 1994, the group has had two name changes, being previously known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal, and they have recorded ten studio albums, two extended plays, two l ...
,
Ozzfest
Ozzfest was an annual music festival tour of the United States and sometimes Europe and later Japan, featuring performances by many heavy metal music, heavy metal and hard rock musical groups. It was founded by Sharon Osbourne and her husband O ...
in 2007 and 2008,
Megadeth
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, and the
Rob Zombie
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and
Ozzy Osbourne
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tour.
They recorded a cover of Lacuna Coil's "
Heaven's a Lie" with the band
Manntis as part of "
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 ...
's ''Covering 20 Years of Extreme'' cover album.
''The Dream'' (2008–2009)

In This Moment released their second album named ''
The Dream'' on September 30, 2008.
The album received mostly positive reviews and marked the band's debut on the
''Billboard'' 200, debuting at number 73.
The album was produced by
Kevin Churko and featured a less heavy approach, with a bigger focus on clean vocals from Brink.
The song "Forever" was released as the album's lead single.
To support the release, the band went on tour with
Five Finger Death Punch
Five Finger Death Punch, also abbreviated as 5FDP or FFDP, is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2005. The band originally consisted of vocalist Ivan Moody, rhythm guitarist Zoltan Bathory, lead g ...
,
Mudvayne
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,
Papa Roach
Papa Roach is an American Rock music, rock band from Vacaville, California, formed in 1993. The original lineup consisted of lead vocalist Jacoby Shaddix, drummer Dave Buckner, guitarist Jerry Horton, bassist Will James, and trombonist Ben Luth ...
, and
Filter.
They also appeared on the
Give It a Name tour in the UK and were on the 2009
Warped Tour
The Warped Tour is a Concert tour, touring Rock music, rock music festival that toured the United States and Canada each summer from 1995 until 2019, and returned in 2025 for its 30th anniversary. By 2015, Warped was the largest traveling music ...
line-up, playing on the Ernie Ball Stage.
They also played at
Download Festival
Download Festival is a rock festival created by Andy Copping, held annually at the Donington Park motorsport circuit in Leicestershire, England (since 2003); in Paris, France (since 2016); at Parramatta Park, Sydney (since 2019); Flemington ...
2009 on the second stage. A cover of
Blondie's "
Call Me" was released as the second single from ''The Dream''.
The cover appears on the special edition, titled ''The Dream: Ultraviolet Edition'' to coincide with Warped Tour, which included unreleased tracks and acoustic performances.
The band embarked on their first headlining tour titled A Winter to Remember Tour, bringing along
In Fear and Faith, Agraceful, and
Motionless in White as support.
''A Star-Crossed Wasteland'' (2009–2011)
In 2009, Maria Brink and Chris Howorth announced that the band has begun writing for the next album, citing it to be darker and heavier.
Brink revealed the album title ''
A Star-Crossed Wasteland'' on her official site in February 2010.
Maria Brink was named the Hottest Chick in Metal at the ''
Revolver
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'' Golden God awards in April 2010.
''A Star-Crossed Wasteland'' was released on July 9, 2010, for Europe, and July 13 for the U.S.
The album's first single, "
The Gun Show" was released to
iTunes
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on June 1, 2010.
The album sold 10,500 copies, debuting at number 40.
The album's second single,
The Promise (featuring Adrian Patrick of
Otherwise), was released on September 28, 2010.
The song was originally supposed to feature
Ivan Moody of
Five Finger Death Punch
Five Finger Death Punch, also abbreviated as 5FDP or FFDP, is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2005. The band originally consisted of vocalist Ivan Moody, rhythm guitarist Zoltan Bathory, lead g ...
but due to business issues, Moody was not able to record vocals for the song.
Producer
Kevin Churko eventually enlisted Adrian Patrick to be featured on the song.
The band played Rockstar
Mayhem Festival 2010 alongside
Korn
Korn (stylized as KoЯn) is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, originally formed in 1993 by James Shaffer, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald Arvizu, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu and David Silveria, who were members of the band ...
,
Rob Zombie
Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965), known professionally as Rob Zombie, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, filmmaker, and actor. His music and lyrics are notable for their horror and sci-fi themes, and his live show ...
,
Five Finger Death Punch
Five Finger Death Punch, also abbreviated as 5FDP or FFDP, is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2005. The band originally consisted of vocalist Ivan Moody, rhythm guitarist Zoltan Bathory, lead g ...
,
Hatebreed
Hatebreed is an American metalcore/ hardcore band from Bridgeport, Connecticut, formed in 1994. The band released its debut album ''Satisfaction Is the Death of Desire'' in 1997, which gave the band a cult following. The band signed to Universa ...
,
Shadows Fall and other bands. On September 24, 2010, In This Moment officially released a video for the single, "
The Promise", shot and directed by David Brodsky. On November 21, 2010, it was announced that In This Moment would play alongside
Sevendust
Sevendust is an American Rock music, rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1994 by bassist Vinnie Hornsby, drummer Morgan Rose and guitarist John Connolly (musician), John Connolly. After their first demo, lead vocalist Lajon Witherspoon an ...
,
Disturbed and
Korn
Korn (stylized as KoЯn) is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, originally formed in 1993 by James Shaffer, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald Arvizu, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu and David Silveria, who were members of the band ...
in the
Music as a Weapon V tour.
Soon after Music as a Weapon, the band went on another headlining tour titled the Hell Hath No Fury Tour, along with
Straight Line Stitch,
System Divide, and
Sister Sin. The band was also part of the All Stars Tour along with acts such as
Emmure,
Alesana,
Iwrestledabearonce,
Blessthefall,
For Today,
Born of Osiris,
Motionless in White,
Sleeping with Sirens
Sleeping with Sirens is an American rock band from Orlando, Florida, currently residing in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The band currently consists of Kellin Quinn (lead vocals, keyboards), Nick Martin (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Justin Hills ...
, among others.
Departure of Bunzel and Fabb, ''Blood'', and ''Blood at the Orpheum'' (2011–2014)
In 2011, In This Moment parted ways with longtime manager,
Rob "Blasko" Nicholson. Also in 2011, In This Moment announced they were working on new material for a new album hoping for a 2012 release.
This release was recorded without founding members Jeff Fabb and Blake Bunzel, who were both working with James Durbin as of September 2011.
In November 2011, In This Moment took part in the ShipRocked
music cruise alongside
Candlebox
Candlebox is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. Since its formation in 1990, the group has released eight studio albums, several charting singles, a compilation, and a CD+DVD.
Candlebox found immediate success with the release ...
,
Hinder,
Filter,
Sevendust
Sevendust is an American Rock music, rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1994 by bassist Vinnie Hornsby, drummer Morgan Rose and guitarist John Connolly (musician), John Connolly. After their first demo, lead vocalist Lajon Witherspoon an ...
,
Buckcherry
Buckcherry is an American hard rock band from Anaheim, California, formed in 1995. The band released two albums, ''Buckcherry (album), Buckcherry'' (1999) and ''Time Bomb (Buckcherry album), Time Bomb'' (2001), before dissolving in 2002. Buckche ...
,
Queensrÿche
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, and many more. On May 14, 2012, it was announced that the band's fourth studio album ''
Blood
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Blood is com ...
'' would be released on August 14, 2012. ''
Blood
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Blood is com ...
'' was released as the album's first single on June 12, 2012, and the album artwork and track listing followed on June 18, 2012.
Both the single and album were certified Gold, with sales of 500,000 copies by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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in early 2017.
In March 2012, the band played some shows in Australia for the
Soundwave Festival.
Later in 2012, they went on to support
Shinedown and
Papa Roach
Papa Roach is an American Rock music, rock band from Vacaville, California, formed in 1993. The original lineup consisted of lead vocalist Jacoby Shaddix, drummer Dave Buckner, guitarist Jerry Horton, bassist Will James, and trombonist Ben Luth ...
on their U.S. headlining summer tour.
The band has also appeared on the 2012
Uproar Festival, the 2012 ShipRocked
music cruise, and the 2013
Carnival of Madness tour.
On February 1, 2013, ''
Adrenalize'' was released as the album's second single. A music video for the song was released on April 9, 2013. On April 16, 2013, In This Moment announced on Facebook that they would be filming their first concert DVD at the Orpheum Theater in
Madison, Wisconsin
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. The show was filmed on May 21 and features a special stage setup, costume changes, props, and dancers.
This show also marked the first appearance of the Blood girls on stage.
The setlist composed heavily on ''Blood''.
In December 2013, ''
Whore'' was released as the album's third and final single, along with a music video. ''
Blood at the Orpheum'' was released on January 21, 2014, and features interviews with Maria along with behind-the-scenes rehearsal footage.
The film was directed by Brad Golowin and the live audio was mixed and mastered by producer Kevin Churko.
In the fall of 2013, the band headlined The Hellpop Tour with
Motionless in White,
West Hollywood
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History
Most historical writings about West Hollywood be ...
heavy metal ensemble
All Hail the Yeti, and Kyng. A second leg resumed in early 2014 with
Butcher Babies,
Devour the Day, All Hail the Yeti and Los Angeles
melodic metal quartet
Before the Mourning.
''Black Widow'' and ''Rise of the Blood Legion'' (2014–2016)
On February 5, 2014, they announced that they had left Century Media and have signed with
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over the course of its first two decades, starting from the release of its first recor ...
, which will release their fifth album and first with a major label.
They also revealed that they were set to enter the studio on February 23 to begin recording their fifth studio album and follow up to ''Blood''.
Chris Howorth said, "We have a bunch of ideas and the way we did ''Blood'' was different than we'd done any album before. We brought ideas and pieces and parts into the studio and wrote each song in the studio, one at a time. All the other albums we had the songs formatted and together already. So we're going to do the same thing again. We're gonna try to replicate the magic of ''Blood'' and try to take the style and sound we had for ''Blood'' and just do it bigger and better while still keeping true to that same vibe. That's our sound. We feel like we found something and want to stick the flag in the ground on top of that hill."
The first single, "
Sick Like Me" from the band's album, ''
Black Widow'', was released on September 9, 2014. The album, produced by Kevin Churko, was released on November 17, 2014. The album's second single, "
Big Bad Wolf" was released along with a music video. The album's third single, "
Sex Metal Barbie" was released along with a music video. To support the release, the band performed at
Knotfest on October 25, 2014 before headlining the ''Black Widow Tour'', which kicked off on October 26, 2014, and concluded on December 14, 2014, with
Starset,
Twelve Foot Ninja, and
3 Pill Morning as the opening acts. The ''Black Widow'' shows presented a more elaborate stage show featuring a new set, props, and choreography. Throughout 2015, the headline tour resumed in Europe and the U.S, followed by supporting slots for
Papa Roach
Papa Roach is an American Rock music, rock band from Vacaville, California, formed in 1993. The original lineup consisted of lead vocalist Jacoby Shaddix, drummer Dave Buckner, guitarist Jerry Horton, bassist Will James, and trombonist Ben Luth ...
,
Five Finger Death Punch
Five Finger Death Punch, also abbreviated as 5FDP or FFDP, is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2005. The band originally consisted of vocalist Ivan Moody, rhythm guitarist Zoltan Bathory, lead g ...
and
Godsmack
Godsmack is an American Rock music, rock band from Lawrence, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. The band is currently composed of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Sully Erna and bassist Robbie Merrill. Since its formation, Godsmack has released eig ...
. The band made their network television debut on a season 2 episode of
TNT's ''
Murder in the First'', which premiered on June 8, 2015. To mark the 10th anniversary of the formation of the band, on May 4, 2015,
Century Media released ''
Rise of the Blood Legion: Greatest Hits (Chapter 1)'', a compilation album including songs from the band's four releases with the longtime label.

On March 16, 2016, Drummer Tom Hane announced his departure from the band, citing creative and artistic unhappiness.
The band replaced Hane with Kent Diimmel, the drummer from 3 by Design.
On June 18, 2016, the band kicked off The Hellpop 2016 Tour with openers
Hellyeah
Hellyeah, stylized as HELLYEAH, was an American heavy metal supergroup formed in Dallas, Texas, in 2006. The band's last lineup consisted of lead vocalist Chad Gray, guitarists Christian Brady and Tom Maxwell, bassist Kyle Sanders, and drum ...
,
Sunflower Dead, and
Shaman's Harvest before joining
Rob Zombie
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and
Korn
Korn (stylized as KoЯn) is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, originally formed in 1993 by James Shaffer, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald Arvizu, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu and David Silveria, who were members of the band ...
for their summer tour.
''Ritual'' (2017–2018)
On February 6, 2017, the band announced their North American headlining tour titled ''Half God, Half Devil''.
In March 2017, the band was signed to
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is a Dutch–American record label focused on Heavy metal music, heavy metal and hard rock music. Founded in the Netherlands in 1980, it is now a division of Warner Music Group and is based in New York City. Formerly seen as ...
, alongside their current label,
Atlantic Records
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. The 19 date tour kicked off on April 7, 2017, with supporting acts
Gemini Syndrome,
Avatar
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, and
Motionless in White.
The tour resumed for a summer trek on June 19, 2017, supported by
Motionless in White,
Vimic,
Starset, and Little Miss Nasty and a fall run started on September 22, 2017, with
Of Mice & Men and
Avatar
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.
The set list was compiled from ''Blood'' and ''Black Widow'' while also debuting three songs from the band's upcoming sixth album, ''
Ritual
A ritual is a repeated, structured sequence of actions or behaviors that alters the internal or external state of an individual, group, or environment, regardless of conscious understanding, emotional context, or symbolic meaning. Traditionally ...
'', including the first single "
Oh Lord"(released May 12), and third single from the album, a cover of
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis (band), Genesis and had a successful solo career, ac ...
"
In the Air Tonight
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".
The album's second single, "Roots" was released on June 16, 2017. Ritual was released on July 21, 2017, and said to have a more serious tone.
Guitarist Chris Howorth has described the sound on the upcoming album as "stripped down" and "raw".
Lead vocalist Maria Brink says the record is less sexualized than the previous efforts saying, "I wanted to show people and definitely women a different side of strength in me that was a really powerful force in me that didn't need the sexual part, so there's definitely a more serious overtone...a more serious deeper side of us."
The album's fourth and final single, "Black Wedding" (featuring
Rob Halford of
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969. They have sold over 50 million albums and are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Judas Priest have also been referred to as one of the p ...
), was released on April 27, 2018, along with a music video.
The album debuted at #23 on the ''
Billboard 200
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'', selling an estimated 22,000 copies.
''Mother'' and ''Blood 1983 EP'' (2019–2022)
On February 17, 2019, Maria Brink posted a short video of herself heading to The Hideout Recording Studio in Las Vegas. The album was produced by Kevin Churko and
Kane Churko. Recording for the album was completed by the spring of 2019.
A headlining Spring tour was kicked off on May 3, 2019, with a brand new show, the new album originally scheduled for fall 2019. On March 25,
Disturbed announced a summer tour, with In This Moment to open for the second half of the tour. That same month guitarist Chris Howorth revealed that the title of their seventh studio album would be ''Mother''.
The band originally planned to release the lead single "The In-Between" on October 31, 2019, but decided to push the release date to 2020.
In November 2019, it was announced that March 2020, would initiate a new tour, appearing together with
Black Veil Brides
Black Veil Brides is an American rock band based in Hollywood, California. The group formed in 2006 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is currently composed of lead vocalist Andy Biersack, multi instrumentalist Jinxx, lead guitarist Jake Pitts, dru ...
,
Ded, and Raven Black.
In January 2020, In This Moment posted several teasers, images, and clips, regarding the upcoming album, ''Mother'' on their official Instagram. "The In-Between" was released on January 22, 2020.
On January 22, 2020, the band officially announced that their upcoming seventh studio album titled ''
Mother
A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the case of ges ...
'' was set for release on March 27, 2020.
The official album art and tracklisting has been also released.
On February 21, 2020, the band released the second single of the album titled "Hunting Grounds" featuring Joe Cotela of
Ded.
In March 2020, In This Moment cancelled their 2020 tour with
Black Veil Brides
Black Veil Brides is an American rock band based in Hollywood, California. The group formed in 2006 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is currently composed of lead vocalist Andy Biersack, multi instrumentalist Jinxx, lead guitarist Jake Pitts, dru ...
, Ded, and Raven Black due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
On March 19, 2020, a week before the album release, the band released their third single "As Above, So Below".
In November 2020, the band was nominated for their first Grammy award. The band received a nomination in the Best Metal Performance category for the song "The In-Between."
The band
Body Count
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won the award.
In May 2021, the band announced "The In-Between Tour" with Black Veil Brides, Ded, and Raven Black starting in September 2021.
This tour was originally scheduled for March 2020 but had to be rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2022, the band joined
Slipknot on the "
Knotfest Roadshow" tour from March through April.
On June 21, 2022, the band announced the "Blood 1983 Tour" with
Nothing More,
Sleep Token
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, and Cherry Bombs.
The tour started on August 26 in
Evansville, Indiana
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, and ended on October 22 in
Milwaukee
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,
Wisconsin
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.
The band also announced the ''Blood 1983 EP'' for the tenth anniversary of the band's fourth album, ''
Blood
Blood is a body fluid in the circulatory system of humans and other vertebrates that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells, and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells.
Blood is com ...
''.
This EP will reimagine songs from Blood featuring
Tyler Bates and
Dan Haigh of ''
Gunship
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In modern usage the term "gunship" refers to fixed-wing aircraft having laterally-mo ...
''.
The EP was released on October 21, 2022.
''Godmode'' (2023–present)
On January 28, 2023, it was announced that the band was entering the studio to begin recording for their upcoming eighth studio album. Maria Brink stated on Instagram, "The recording of the new ITM album is about to begin...we cannot wait for you all to hear what we are conjuring up".
On March 23, the band released the song, "I Would Die for You". The song is featured on the ''
John Wick: Chapter 4 soundtrack'', for the ''
John Wick: Chapter 4'' film.
On April 11, In This Moment announced "The Dark Horizons Tour" with
Motionless in White. The tour starts on July 8 and will feature
Fit for a King
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Plot
Newspaper reporter "Scoop (term), Scoops" is sent out on assignment, to investigate the failed assassination attempts on Archduke Jul ...
and
From Ashes to New as special guests. On July 8, while on "The Dark Horizons Tour" with Motionless in White, the band performed two songs, "The Purge" and "Sacrifice". The band also announced that the studio version of "The Purge" would be released on July 18. Along with the song's release, the band announced their new upcoming eighth studio album, ''
Godmode'', released on October 27, 2023. They also announced a co-headliner tour with
Ice Nine Kills, with support from
Avatar
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and
New Years Day. On August 22, 2023, the band released album's title track as the second single. On September 20, 2023, the band released their cover of
Björk
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's "
Army of Me" on
streaming music services as their third single. On August 21, 2024, a music video for the song, "Sanctify Me" was released. On the same day, the band announced a North American Tour titled, "The Godmode Tour Part 2". The tour ran from August to December and featured
Kim Dracula, Nathan James, and Mike's Dead.
Musical style and influences
In This Moment has been described as
alternative metal
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,
hard rock
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,
metalcore
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,
industrial metal
Industrial metal is the fusion of Heavy metal music, heavy metal and industrial music, typically employing repeating Heavy metal guitar, metal guitar riffs, sampling (music), sampling, synthesizer or music sequencer, sequencer lines, and Distor ...
,
melodic metalcore
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,
gothic metal
Gothic metal (or goth metal) is a fusion genre combining the aggression of heavy metal music, heavy metal with the dark atmospheres of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different ...
,
pop metal,
nu metal
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,
heavy metal,
pop rock
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,
industrial,
alternative rock
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,
gothic rock
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,
and have also incorporated
post-hardcore
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,
screamo
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,
hardcore,
and
arena rock
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As hard rock ...
into their music. The band's debut album ''
Beautiful Tragedy'' and their third album ''
A Star-Crossed Wasteland'' are both metalcore.
The band's second album ''
The Dream'' shows them becoming less intense and moving to a more alternative metal and
alternative rock
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sound.
In This Moment started to use elements of genres such as industrial and
electronic on later albums such as ''
Blood
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Blood is com ...
'' and ''
Black Widow''. ''Black Widow'' has also been described as gothic metal. In This Moment cite
Pantera
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,
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward (musician), Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler, and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. After adopting the Black Sabbath name in 1969 (the band ...
,
Metallica
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,
Slayer
Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King, drummer Dave Lombardo and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style made them ...
,
Sepultura
Sepultura (, "grave")Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 17. is a Brazilian heavy metal band formed in Belo Horizonte in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera.Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 16. They were a major force in the groove metal, thrash met ...
,
Iron Maiden
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,
Judas Priest
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,
Whitesnake
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,
Ratt
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,
Mötley Crüe
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,
Deftones
Deftones is an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 1988. They were formed by frontman Chino Moreno, lead guitarist Stephen Carpenter and drummer Abe Cunningham, with bassist Chi Cheng and keyboardist and tu ...
,
Nirvana
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,
Dead Can Dance, and
M83 as their influences.
Band members
With Full Force
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Lineups
2014
4 - 6 July
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