Strengthen What Remains was an American
hardcore
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and
metal
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band. They came from
Tampa, Florida
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. The band started making music in 2007. The band released a
studio album
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, ''Humanity'', in 2010, with On the Attack Records. They signed to
Blood & Ink Records
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, where they released, ''Turning a Blind Eye'', another studio album, in 2013. Their subsequent release, ''Justice Creeps Slow'', an
extended play
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was released by Blood and Ink Records, in 2015.
Background
Strengthen What Remains was a
hardcore
Hardcore, hard core or hard-core may refer to:
Arts and media Film
* ''Hardcore'' (1977 film), a British comedy film
* ''Hardcore'' (1979 film), an American crime drama film starring George C Scott
* ''Hardcore'' (2001 film), a British documen ...
band from
Tampa, Florida
Tampa ( ) is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. Tampa's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and t ...
.
They counted as their members Josh White, Phil Amos, and Danny Mills.
Music history
The band commenced as a musical entity in 2010, with their first release, ''Humanity'', a
studio album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...
, that was released on November 1, 2010, from On the Attack Records.
They were signed to
Blood and Ink Records
Blood & Ink Records is an American independent record label that specializes in Christian punk and Christian hardcore music. The label was founded in Richmond, Virginia, in the spring of 2002. The label has worked with such bands as Soul Embrac ...
, where they released another studio album, Turning a Blind Eye, on August 13, 2013.
Their subsequent release, an
extended play
An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 1 ...
, ''Justice Creeps Slow'', was released on June 9, 2015, by Blood & Ink Records.
Most recently, SWR released a 2017 Promo on January 27, 2017.
The band announced that they plan to disband sometime in late 2018 or early 2019. They played their final show in January 2019 during the FYA Fest 6 Pre-Show. A month later in February 2019, the band published their final two songs via Bandcamp, the two song release titled "Crisis of Faith". Members of the band have a new band, Exit Strategy.
Members
;Current members
* Josh White (2007-2019)
* Phil Amos (2016-2019)
* Danny Mills
;Former members
* Dev Stroud (2010-2016)
* Joe Finney (2013-2014)
* Davy Ball (2011-2016)
* Anthony O'Neal
* Guy Gaffney (2011-2014)
Discography
;Studio albums
* ''Humanity'' (November 1, 2010, On the Attack)
* ''Turning a Blind Eye'' (August 13, 2013,
Blood and Ink)
;EPs
* ''Justice Creeps Slow'' (June 9, 2015,
Blood and Ink)
* ''2017 Promo'' (January 27, 2017,
Blood and Ink)
* "Crisis of Faith" (February 6, 2019,
Self Released via Bandcamp)
References
External links
Facebook page
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Musical groups from Florida
2010 establishments in Florida
Musical groups established in 2010
Blood and Ink Records artists
OnTheAttack Records artists
2019 disestablishments in Florida
Musical groups disestablished in 2019