The Kindred (band)

Biography

The band formed after David Journeaux and Mike Ieradi's previous group, A Legend Falls, disbanded; they created Today I Caught the Plague. The lineup gradually expanded with members from Bill Furious and There Were Thousands, and was completed when Steve Rennie joined from Die Nameless. After pre-production sessions, the band recorded their debut EP Ms. Mary Mallon at Addictive Sound Studios with producer Dean Hadji. Following the recording, bassist Matt Belanger left, and the band recruited Eric Stone and Matt Young, both formerly of There Were Thousands.

Ms. Mary Mallon was released on July 4, 2008, when some members were barely out of high school; the band toured Canada to promote it and received positive reviews. During this era they toured with Between the Buried and Me, Protest the Hero, The Devin Townsend Project, Intronaut, The Faceless, TesseracT, and Scale the Summit. In 2011, the group recorded their first full-length album with producers Anthony Calabretta and Cameron McLellan, releasing Lore in June to critical acclaim.

They headlined the first leg of the Lore tour in summer 2011, then joined Protest the Hero's Scurrilous tour in fall 2011 and supported The Devin Townsend Project on a Canadian tour in December. In March 2012, they toured the US for the first time supporting Protest the Hero, Periphery, Jeff Loomis, and The Safety Fire, and later as direct support for Scale the Summit. On May 25, 2013, the band officially announced a name change via press release.

After releasing the singles "Decades", "Heritage", and "Everbound", they issued Life in Lucidity, their first album as The Kindred and for Sumerian Records; it was also the final album with vocalist Dave Journeaux and drummer Mike Ieradi before their departures. Following three years and various member changes, the band released a new EP titled Weight, advertised as part one of a forthcoming full-length album.