To call metalcore band, Faith In Vain, newcomers would be dangerously inaccurate. Though the current incarnation of the band is relatively new, these rabble rousers have been writing and performing around the area for quite some time as a different band, Fully Loaded.
"Jake Wellington, the rhythm guitarist in the band, called me up one night and asked me to come sing for then," remembers Michael Hertzner, the band vocalist. "I'd never sung a note on stage before. I mean, I was used to screaming, but that's it. I had two weeks to jam all the material into my head. It was unreal."
After playing a handful of shows for Fully Loaded, Michael started to gain confidence in his abilities on stage. At the time, the band wrote "Drink You", an original song they ultimately decided would work best as the first single for their new band, Faith In Vain.
They recorded the single at Gray Angel Productions and booked their first show as Faith In Vain. Unfortunately, a work accident involving their drummer cause the band to pull out of the show. "Eric Cline smashed his finger in a pallet jack, snapping the tip of his bone, so we had to drop out so he could heal," recalls Michael. "He missed almost 5 weeks of practice."
The band's single deals with substance abuse and life struggles and is currently being mixed and mastered through Gray Angel productions and should be released in the near future.
The band is also scheduled to play for the first time under the new name at Take 20 for Gapstock 2015 on June 13th, followed by a headliner slot on the 26th with Off The Grid and Prone to Infection. The band plans to play more shows these coming months, playing new venues and trying to travel outside their comfort zones.
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