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Iwrestledabearonce
Iwrestledabearonce
Band Info
OriginShreveport, Louisiana, United States
Years-Active2007-present
Genre(s)Avant-garde metal, metalcore, grindcore
Label(s)Tragic Hero, Century Media
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Homepagewww.iwrestledabearonce.com
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Iwrestledabearonce is an American metal band formed in 2007 in Shreveport, Louisiana, and currently based in Birmingham, Alabama. They have released one EP and two full-length albums, and have toured with acts such as August Burns Red, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Dance Gavin Dance, The Human Abstract, Blessthefall, Fact, Greeley Estates, Sea of Treachery, Enter Shikari, Winds of Plague, All Shall Perish, Vanna and Horse the Band.

Musical style[]

Although Iwrestledabearonce is generally categorized as metalcore, avant-garde metal and grindcore, the band's music is considered as diverse, due to their use of frequent genre changes within songs, varying between jazz, progressive metal, electro, synthpop, and even hillbilly music. The band is also considered mathcore.

The band attempts to evade categorisation so significantly that they focus on spastically blending as many genres as possible. Their song structures are known for chaotic changes in pace, varying between blast beats, breakdowns and then constrasted rapidly by melodic, "lounged-out" interludes in the middle of their songs. Influences for their musical style have come from a wide variety of bands including The Dillinger Escape Plan, Radiohead and Björk. Björk, particularly, is noted as being an inspiration for Krysta Cameron's sung vocals.

Band members[]

Current members
  • Courtney LaPlante – lead vocals (2012–present)
  • Steven Bradley – guitar, programming (2007–present)
  • John Ganey – guitar, programming (2007–2008, 2009–present)
  • Mike "Rickshaw" Martin – bass (2009–present)
  • Mikey Montgomery – drums (2008–present)
Former members
  • Krysta Cameron – lead vocals (2007–2012)
  • Mim Cameron – guitars (2008–2009)
  • Dave Branch – bass guitar (2008–2009)
  • Brian Dozier – bass guitar (2007–2008)
  • Ryan Pearson – drums (2007–2008)
  • Daniel Andrews – keyboards, samples, programming (2007–2009)

Discography[]

Albums
EPs
  • Iwrestledabearonce EP (2007)
Remix releases
  • It's All Remixed (2010)
  • It's All Dubstep (2010)

Videography[]

  • "Ulrich Firelord: Breaker of Mountains" (2007)
  • "Tastes Like Kevin Bacon" (2008)
  • "You Ain't No Family" (2009)
  • "See You in Shell" (2010)
  • "Danger in the Manger" (2010)
  • "The Cat's Pajamas" (2010)
  • "You Know That Ain’t Them Dogs' Real Voices" (2011)
  • "I'm Gonna Shoot" (2012)
  • "Button It Up" (2012)

External links[]

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