Devour the Day is an American hard rock band founded by former Egypt Central members Joey "Chicago" Walser and Blake Allison in 2012.[1]

Contents 1 History 1.1 Formation (2012) 1.2 Time & Pressure (2013-2015) 1.3 "S.O.A.R." (2016-present) 1.4 "Singals" (2018) 2 Band members 2.1 Official members 2.2 Former members 2.3 Former Touring Members 3 Discography 3.1 Studio albums 3.2 Singles 3.3 Music Videos 4 References History Formation (2012)

After more than a year of inactivity from Egypt Central, it was announced on December 3, 2012 that both vocalist John Falls and guitarist Jeff James would not be continuing on with the band, thus bringing an end to Egypt Central. The demise of Egypt Central and the formation of Devour the Day were announced simultaneously via a letter written by Joey Chicago and posted to Egypt Central's Facebook page.[2]

Time & Pressure (2013-2015)

Walser and Allison began working on the band's debut album in 2012 with producer Skidd Mills for a Spring 2013 release.[3]

Teasers of the songs "Blackout", "Respect, "Move On", and "You And Not Me" have been posted on the band's YouTube page[4][5][6][7]

Walser and Allison announced the band's touring line up would consist of former Egypt Central guitarist Jeff James and drummer Dustin Schoenhofer (Walls of Jericho, Bury Your Dead) .

On March 18, 2013, the band's debut album "Time & Pressure" was released on May 7, 2013. The first single "Good Man" was released to radio on March 29, 2013 and to digital retailers on April 2, 2013.[citation needed]

The band spent the majority of 2013 touring with such acts as Pop Evil, Hinder, Sevendust, Otherwise, Theory of a Deadman, Candlebox, Trapt, and Sick Puppies.

On January 14, 2014, the band re-released their debut album which featured remixed and remastered versions of the album tracks as well as an unreleased song titled "Check Your Head" and an acoustic version of "Good Man".

The band took part in The Hell Pop Tour II headlined by In This Moment with additional support from Butcher Babies, All Hail the Yeti and Before the Mourning.[8][9][10][11][12] They also performed in Lazerfest in Des Moines, Iowa on March 10, 2015.

On February 10, 2015. Devour the Day released a digital single called "Faith".

"S.O.A.R." (2016-present)

S.O.A.R. was released on April 1, 2016. The first single titled "Lightning in the Sky" was released on January 22, 2016 and the second single titled "The Bottom" was released on March 29, 2016.

"Singals" (2018)

On August 17, 2018, their new single, "The Censor" was released with accompanying music video. The new album, Signals, will be released on October 26, 2018.

Band members Official members Joey "Chicago" Walser - bass, backing vocals Blake Allison - lead vocals, rhythm guitar Ronnie Farris - drums, percussion Former members David Hoffman - lead guitar, backing vocals Former Touring Members Jeff James - lead guitar (2013) Dustin Schoenhofer - drums (2013) Discography Studio albums Time & Pressure (May 7, 2013, re-released January 14, 2014) S.O.A.R. (April 1, 2016) Singles 2013 "Good Man" No. 9 Mainstream Rock 2014 "Move On" No. 27 Mainstream Rock 2014 "Respect" No. 20 Mainstream Rock [13] 2015 "Faith" No. 15 Mainstream Rock [14] 2016 "Lightning in the Sky" No. 18 Mainstream Rock 2016 "The Bottom" No. 19 Mainstream Rock Music Videos 2014 "Respect" 2015 "Faith" 2016 "Lighting In The Sky" 2016 "The Bottom" References ^ Rose, Rustyn (December 3, 2012). "Egypt Central Splits, Sort of: Devour the Day Is Born, Fan Twitter Chat Tuesday". Metalholic. Metalholic.com. Retrieved January 9, 2013.  ^ Bowar, Chad (December 4, 2012). "Egypt Central Break Up, Band Members Form New Band Devour the Day". Loudwire. Retrieved January 9, 2013.  ^ "Devour The Day Mixing Debut Album". Rock Access. November 26, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2013.  ^ "Devour The Day - Blackout (Teaser)". YouTube. February 4, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2014.  ^ "Devour the Day - Respect (Teaser)". YouTube. Retrieved January 31, 2014.  ^ "Devour the Day - Move On (Teaser)". YouTube. Retrieved January 31, 2014.  ^ van Devour the Day (Official) (June 25, 2011). "Devour the Day - You And Not Me (Teaser)". YouTube. Retrieved January 31, 2014.  ^ "In This Moment featuring Devour The Day / Butcher Babies / All Hail the Yeti, Before The Mourning". www.ktvu.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.  ^ "The Hell Pop Tour II with In This Moment and More | Missoula, MT". Jade Presents. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.  ^ "In This Moment – Tickets – Trocadero Theatre – Philadelphia, PA – January 17th, 2014 | The Trocadero Theatre". Thetroc.com. May 7, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.  ^ "In This Moment The Webster Theater". Webstertheater.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.  ^ "The Hell Pop Tour II with In This Moment, Seattle WA, Showbox". Clubzone.com. October 4, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.  ^ "Chart History". billboard.com. Retrieved 2015-04-15.  ^ "MAINSTREAM ROCK NATIONAL AIRPLAY". charts.bdsradio.com/. Retrieved 2015-04-23.  Authority control MusicBrainz: 8bb5b069-8d34-4f27-ae81-d3d6a0906eb5