Underminded is an American

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band from

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. The band has been on hiatus since 2007 as its members concentrate on other projects. Frontman Nick Martin was in

Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows (abbreviated as D.R.U.G.S.) is an American post-hardcore band formed in 2010 in Pontiac, Michigan. They released their debut self-titled album on February 22, 2011. Craig Owens brought back the project in 202 ...

, and has been in Sleeping With Sirens since originally filling in for them in 2013. Drummer

Tanner Wayne Andrew Tanner Wayne (born May 18, 1988) is an American drummer, best known for his participation in Underminded, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, and Chiodos. He has also filled in on drums for Underoath. Most recently, he was the drummer for Swedi ...

has been the drummer for

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since 2018.

History

Band members Nick Martin and Matt Johnson met while classmates at a

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, and formed the band together in 1999. They were encouraged to tour by Buck-O-Nine singer Jon Pebsworth very early in their career. Their debut album, ''Hail Unamerican'', appeared in 2004. Following the release of the album, the band played the entire 2004

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. A follow-up album, ''Eleven Eleven'', was planned for release in 2006 but was actually issued in 2007.

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produced the album. The group toured with

Chiodos Chiodos (, ) is an American post-hardcore band from Davison, Michigan. Formed in 2001, the group was originally known as "The Chiodos Bros," the band's name was a tribute to filmmakers Stephen, Charles, and Edward Chiodo, responsible for the f ...

Scary Kids Scaring Kids Scary Kids Scaring Kids (abbreviated SKSK) is an American post-hardcore band formed in Gilbert, Arizona in 2002. The band's name was taken from the Cap'n Jazz song of the same name. They released two studio albums ''The City Sleeps in Flames'' ...

, Emery, and The Devil Wears Prada following the release of the album. Lead singer Nick Martin was part of the live back banding for

lead singer

Craig Owens Craig Owens (born August 26, 1984) is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist of Chiodos. He has also had an involvement in various projects such as Cinematic Sunrise, The Sound of Animals Fighting, Isles & Glaciers, and Destroy ...

. He was part of the super-group Isles & Glaciers, and played guitar in the now-defunct

Cinematic Sunrise Cinematic Sunrise was a pop punk American band signed to Equal Vision Records. It consisted of Craig Owens (vocals) and Bradley Bell (piano), along with Bryan Beeler (guitar), Marcus VanKirk (bass), Nick Martin (guitar), and Dave Shapiro (dru ...

. He did two guest spots for

' 2007 record Bone Palace Ballet, as well as toured with them for the Vans Warped Tour 2009. He was the first of two guitarists announced for Craig Owens' band

. Tanner Wayne acted as fill-in drummer for

and

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 ...

during the Vans Warped Tour 2009. He playing drums for

between 2010 and 2012.

Band members

;Current * Nick Martin -

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s (since 1999) *Matt "Yabbs" Johnson - guitars,

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(since 1999) *Brandon Cardwell -

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, backing vocals (since 2000) *

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a percussion mallet, beater including attached or enclosed beaters or Rattle (percussion beater), rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or ...

(since 2006) ;Former *Matty O' Connell - guitar (Currently plays in Unfeigned) *Christopher Swinney – bass (Later played in The Ataris. Currently plays in

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) *Wade Youman - drums (Previously played in

Unwritten Law Unwritten Law is an American punk rock band formed in 1990 in Poway, California by drummer Wade Youman. The band has undergone multiple line-up changes, with Youman the sole remaining original member – however, he has left the group twice in i ...

) *Chris Copley - bass guitar *Joe Mullen - drums (Currently plays in Endless Hallway) *Richie Ochoa - guitar * Mike Fuentes - drums (Later played in

Pierce the Veil Pierce the Veil is an American rock band formed in San Diego, California, in 2006. It was founded by brothers Vic Fuentes, Vic and Mike Fuentes (musician), Mike Fuentes after the disbanding of Before Today, which formed out of the San Diego Pu ...

)

Discography

*''The Task of the Modern Educator'' EP (2003) *''Hail Unamerican!'' (

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, 2004) *''Eleven:Eleven'' ( Uprising Records, 2007)

References

;Notes ;Further reading
Underminded at Anchor
'' News-Sentinel'' (

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), October 23, 2006. {{Authority control Metalcore musical groups from California Hardcore punk groups from California Musical groups from San Diego Pierce the Veil