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Toyota Amphitheatre

2677 Forty Mile Road, 95692, Wheatland, CA, US

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Capacity: 18,500

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Doors open: 18:30

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Motionless In White biography

Motionless In White (formed in 2005) is an American metal band originating from Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S., currently signed to Fearless Records.

Founded in 2005 by Chris Cerulli on guitar and lead vocals, Frank Polumbo on guitar, Angelo Parente on drums and Kyle White on bass, the band had conceived of other names but settled on Motionless in White, derived from the Eighteen Visions song “Motionless and White”.

The genre of the band is not easily describable and probably falls into a fusion category, blending the raw fuzz and energy of metalcore, with the drama of gothic-metal along with a pop-punk element of some of Chris Cerulli’s vocals. Motionless in White has created a uniquely dark and affected sound and a unique fan-following to match, but influences can be seen in bands as distinct as Slayer, The Cure, Slipknot and Depeche Mode.

In 2007 with the addition of keyboard player Joshua Balz, the band released their debut EP “The Whorror” on the local label Masquerade. Shortly after band members Polumbo and Constanza departed from the group making way for Ryan Sitkowski and Ricky Horror, who are present band members, which allowed the band continue to release new material and get signed to their current label Fearless Records after a brief stint at Tragic Records.

Motionless in White’s debut album entitled “Creatures” was released in 2010 and introduced a wave of heavy-hitting horror, a bunch of breakdowns, where they grappled with their gothic, uneasy sound. The album charted at No. 6 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and No. 175 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. In between this release and their follow-up sophomore album “Infamous” released in November 2012, the band contributed to the compilation cover album “Kerrang! Metallica The Black Album”, covering the song “My Friend of Misery”.

In January 2013 Motionless in White announced a short tour for March along side bands Like Moths to Flames, The Defiled and For the Fallen Trees, after which they returned to the studio to record their third full-length album “Reincarnate” released on 15 September 2014.

Live reviews

Motionless in White are a metal, death-core, screamo, post hardcore styled band with a twist. They have a gothic style and have a strong fan base, recently their song "Reincarnate" had become #1 of the metal iTunes singles, the band has increasingly succeeded throughout their journey, the singer known as Chris Motionless also worked with New Years Day to create a song with over a million views on YouTube called "Angel Eyes." The band have also done other collaborations to get a new perspective on their music. Motionless in White aim to make music to affect people emotionally, to look after their fans, the whole aura of the band is caring yet strong willed, they also aim to protect the ones that love their music. By far Motionless in White have really affected me more than other bands as I've learnt not to give the slightest thought about what people say about my style or my hair or any other things about me. Motionless in White's music makes the mosh pits better and more brutal with songs such as "Abigai"l and "Immaculate Misconception" and "She Never Made It To The Emergency Room."

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vickibussey

i would rate lorna shores perfomences 8.5 out of 10 vans sk8 hi's
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nicktyack

For a long time, the idea of Christian Metal seemed ironic to me, mainly because when I think of metal I think of anger and rage. But then comes along Fit For A King, who has taken something like metal, infused it with Christian thoughts and praise, and has made songs that, while I still may not fully understand, open up a genre to a variety of people who would never have thought to love metal. With the current lineup of Ryan Kirby on lead vocals, Ryan O’Leary manning the bass and providing backing vocals, Bobby Lynge on guitar and also backing vocals and Jared Easterling on drums, the band continues to tour throughout the United States.
I must admit that viewing their live shows are a bit weird. Not in a bad way, just in a very different way. For the most part, when they are performing, I have no question about their talent as a band, but when I think about the Christian metal combination I don’t quite know how to process it. They are high energy, and everything you expect from a metal band with only the key difference being the lyrics. I do really respect that they are clearly doing what they love, based on the faith that is so important to them.

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