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For Glory and Empire
6+ albums
rockmetalProgressive metalhard rockalternative rock
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For Glory and Empire is a progressive metal band based out of Fort Wayne, Indiana. After writing an album worth of material, guitarist Thomas Miller hooked up with bassist Ryan Black, vocalist Ari Oh, and, after months of auditions, drummer Jake Howard. The quartet was born the band started playing shows around the Fort Wayne area and put out their first demo, To Take Arms. For Glory and Empire was forced to take a break when Thomas moved to Bloomington to attend IU and Ari moved across the country to attend USC in Los Angeles, California. Despite this setback, they released their second demo entitled C-C-C-Combo Breaker! and played shows when they could. In April of 2009, they were named the Earn It Yourself & Ernie Ball Band of the Month. In May of 2009, they were handpicked by the founders of Earn It Yourself to play Vans Warped Tour’s Kevin Says Stage in Indianapolis, IN, on July 7, 2009. The band is currently on booking and playing shows, meeting new fans, and finishing production of their first full length album, Illusions, set to release in early July. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
