History
Beneath the Sky formed in mid 2004 after the collapse of their previous bands
Corrosive
and
Blind Judgment
. Through constant promotion and regional touring Beneath the Sky have gained fans all across the
U.S. and in many other parts of the world. In January 2005 Beneath the Sky released a 4-song
demo cd that distributed over 5,000 copies before its retirement in late 2005. Beneath the Sky completed work on a new album at Track Six Recording, Inc in Cleveland, OH with producer Don Debiase and producer/mixer/engineer Brandon Youngs. As somewhat of a tradition, whenever the band performs their most famous single
"7861"
they let fans go as far as joining the band on stage for a
choir-style performance for the opening lyrics. Towards the end of 2007, Beneath the Sky were nominated for a
Cincinnati Music Award
in the
hard rock/
metal category by
CityBeat magazine. On March 22, 2008 in a
MySpace blog the band confirmed the addition of two new members, guitarist/vocalist Kevin Stafford and drummer Bryan Cash, who replaced guitarist Chris Profitt and drummer Brandon Sowder respectively. The blog also confirmed the departure of keytarist Matt Jones. The band's second album came out on June 24, 2008. On August 15, 2008 in a
Myspace blog the band announced that they had broken up. The band was signed to
Victory Records until 2008. As of March 13, 2009 Beneath the Sky had been separated due to a slight problem with their label but in a MySpace blog confirmed that they had reunited and are set to start touring in the near future.
Band members
Current members
- Joey Nelson - lead vocals (2004–2008, 2009–present)
- Kevin Stafford - guitar,vocals (2007–2008, 2009–present)
- Jeff Nelson - guitar (2004–2008, 2009–present)
- Nick Scarberry - bass, vocals (2004–2008, 2009–present)
- Bryan Cash - drums, percussion (2007–2008, 2009–present)
Past members
- Chris Profitt - guitar (2004–2007)
- Brandon Sowder - drums, percussion (2004–2007)
- Matt Jones - keytar (2004–2007)
Discography
Albums
| Date of release
| Title
| Label
| U.S Billboard
peak [1]
| U.S. sales
|
| 2007
| What Demons Do to Saints
| Victory Records
| 49
| N/A
|
| 2008
| The Day the Music Died
| 28
| N/A
|
EPs
| Date of release
| Title
| Label
| U.S Billboard
peak
| U.S. sales
|
| 2006
| More Than You Can Handle...
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
|
Trivia
- "It Ends Tonight" was the first song the band wrote together and was also on their very first demo.
- Jeff Nelson, Nick Scarberry, and Kevin Stafford are involved in a side-project entitled Eyes Over Hollywood.
- The band covered the song "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" by the Beastie Boys.