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As It Stands
Genre: Hardcore/Metal/Emo (mid-2000s)
Hometown: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Members: (Members not in their last full lineup in italics)
Justin "Nadj" Pregent, vocals
Garrett Masters (Out Of The Mouth Of Babes), guitar
Albert Bourrier (Out Of The Mouth Of Babes), guitar
Angelo Huckson (Out Of The Mouth Of Babes), bass
John Mignacca (Skeyes of Seven, The John), drums
Ryan McLaughlin (For July, Fist Fighting Stephen Hawking), guitar
Nathan Bouliane (The Crossed, SleepWellCity), bass
Audio/Video: As It Stands released two independent EPs during their original run, including 2006's emo-leaning "The Re-Occurring Nightmare" and 2007's hardcore release "Kill The Music, Save The Children". However, only one song ("Bush Raids" from the latter CD) is known to publically exist online today. After their 2010 reunion, A.I.S. recorded studio material locally at Stereo Soul Studios that year and in both Stoney Creek & Mississauga in 2011, and while fragments of each session exist online, late plans to release a self-titled EP from the latter sessions at Metalworks Studio never came to fruition, but it was posthumously posted for free on Soundcloud. Numerous videos from their active runs (especially in the 2010s) exist online, including on John's and our YouTube channel, among other sources. Here's As It Stands playing "Conception" at The Oddfellows Hall back in 2010!
Info/Analysis:
Succeeding the short-lived alternative and ska bands Second Guess and Break The Violence upon their debut in 2005, As It Stands evolved from an emo band to a hardcore act during their first run, quickly becoming fan favourites on the all ages scene, opening for notable bands like The Holly Springs Disaster, Upheaval Of An Exorcist, and The Johnstones through their first breakup in mid-2009. After the instrumental members worked as Out Of The Mouth Of Babes for a year, As It Stands' classic lineup reunited in the summer of 2010 and picked up where they left off, with a devoted fan base following them to all ages & nightclub sets opening for bands like Blind Witness, Breaking The Fourth Wall, and Fuck The Facts, along with a first place tie at the 2012 Humane Society Battle of the Bands. Last seen opening for Dead & Divine on their farewell tour that summer, activity slowed to a crawl aside from optimistic Facebook postings, and As It Stands officially disbanded in 2014.Reunions have been teased off and on since on social media, including a later-cancelled return set opening for CKY locally in 2017, but it would be great to see As It Stands back in some form, as their in-your-face metalcore originals and constant improvement were always welcomed on a local stage! Justin's ferocious vocals paired well with Garrett & Albert's hard hitting riffs, and Angelo and John's low end rhythms were always a worthy compliment! I admittedly wasn't as into their early emo run, but As It Stands earned their fanbase as the years went on, and they are missed, but look for Justin on the local rap scene, and John on drums with Skeyes of Seven!
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I hope you guys liked this month's Defunct Local Band Profile! We're heading back to Sault Michigan for our next randomly selected band in this series, but as that band doesn't have enough surviving material to warrant a solo post, I have added a Sault Ontario band in a similar state to double up with. As such, we'll be looking at 2013 Sault Michigan classic/hard rock cover band Full Throttle and 2018-2019 Sault Ontario HIM tribute band Poison Girl on or around September 10th! Look for those then, and for more news and notes on the site as the week continues! Thanks everyone!
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