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** "Pain" is a 9 and definitely their heaviest song to date, both musically and lyrically.
** "Space Enough to Grow" and "Game of War" are the only two 1s in their back catalogue and so different from the rest of their material they may well be considered an OutOfGenreExperience.
** "Space Enough to Grow" and "Game of War" are the only two 1s in their back catalogue and so different from the rest of their material they may well be considered an OutOfGenreExperience.
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** "The Flood", "I Am A Monster" and "The Depths" are the band at their peak in terms of unrestrained heaviness at 9.
** The majority of the bands first two albums, as well as "Pain"is a 9 and definitely their heaviest song to date, both musically "Warzone" take things up a notch and lyrically.
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** "The Calm" and "Space Enough to Grow"and "Game of War" are the only two 1s in their back catalogue and so different from the rest of their material they may well be considered an OutOfGenreExperience.
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** "The Calm", "Space Enough to Grow", and "Game of War" are more like post-rock tracks.
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** "Pain" is easily the heaviest song on "Cold World" and has them going neck deep into the darker ''Slipknot'' side of nu metal.
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** "Pain" is easily the heaviest song on "Cold World" and has them going neck deep into the darker ''Slipknot'' ''Slipknot''/''KoRn'' side of nu metal.metal, as opposed to the more ''Linkin Park''/''Limp Bizkit'' style that is prominent on the rest of the album.
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However, with their fourth album, ''Cold World'' the band had made a complete transition into nu metal territory, with the aforementioned elements becoming even more prominent and the metalcore aspects being almost completely removed outside of the occasional use of breakdowns and screaming. This shift in style has been the cause for a [[BrokenBase great divide]] within the fanbase, but also opened them up to new fans as well as radio airplay for their songs, something that had alluded them before. With the departure of lead vocalist Austin Carlile in 2017 and the release of their sixth album ''Defy'' with Aaron now helming the mantle of frontman, the band seem to be moving back towards the style of ''Restoring Force'' with a style not dissimilar to many modern metal acts.
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However, with their fourth album, ''Cold World'' the band had made a complete transition into nu metal territory, with the aforementioned elements becoming even more prominent and the metalcore aspects being almost completely removed outside of the occasional use of breakdowns and screaming. This shift in style has been the cause for a [[BrokenBase great divide]] within the fanbase, but also opened them up to new fans as well as radio airplay for their songs, something that had alluded them before. With the departure of lead vocalist Austin Carlile in 2017 and the release of their sixth album ''Defy'' with Aaron now helming the mantle of frontman, the band seem to be moving back towards the style of ''Restoring Force'' with a style not dissimilar to many successful modern metal acts.
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** "Space Enough to Grow" and "Game of War" are more like post-rock tracks.
** "Pain" is much heavier than anything the band have written before or since, with no clean vocals at all and riffs and song structures very much influenced by Deathcore.
** "Pain" is much heavier than anything the band have written before or since, with no clean vocals at all and riffs and song structures very much influenced by Deathcore.
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** "The Calm", "Space Enough to Grow" Grow", and "Game of War" are more like post-rock tracks.
**"Pain" is "The Flood" and "The Depths" -- both songs released on the reissue of their sophomore album, were recorded and released in the gap between Shayley's departure and Aaron's tenure, as such these songs do not feature any clean vocals (singing) at all -- and to add fuel to the fire, the songs are much, much heavier than anything the band have had written before or since, since (with the track ''The Flood'' being written in ''Drop A''), to the point of being borderline deathcore at times with no clean vocals at all their use of grinding breakdowns and riffs Carlile's screams at front, center, and full throttle.
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At the beginning they were a straight-forward {{Metalcore}} band, one with a hard-hitting edge. This sound was consistent in their first two albums ''Of Mice & Men'' and ''The Flood''. However, they began to integrate NuMetal into their sound in their 2014 album ''Restoring Force''. This marked a shift in their style, as songs involved downtuned riffs, angsty lyrics, psuedo-rapped vocals, and use of electronica, all while keep elements from their previous albums. ''Cold World'' however, made a complete shift into nu metal territory, with the aforementioned elements becoming even more prominent and the metalcore aspects being almost completely removed outside of minor elements here and there. This shift in style has been the cause for a [[BrokenBase great divide]] within the fanbase, but also opened them up to new fans as well as radio airplay for their songs, something that had alluded them before. With the departure of Austin and the release of the first material with Aaron as lead vocalist, the band seem to be moving back towards the style of ''Restoring Force''.
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At the beginning beginning, they were a run-of-the-mill straight-forward {{Metalcore}} band, one with a hard-hitting edge. This sound was consistent in band. However, by the release of their first two albums ''Of Mice & Men'' and sophomore album ''The Flood''. However, Flood'', they had taken a turn and began to come into their own by increasing their production value and increasing their focus on rhythmic melodies and bass presence -- becoming bigger, louder, and more hard-hitting in the process. This proved to be a successful formula as ''The Flood'' quickly rose to become the best-selling album released on Rise Records at that time.
After their rise to success, the band seperated with former clean vocalist Shayley Bourget (who would later go on to form the band Dayshell) and welcomed newcomer Aaron Pauley to fill in his shoes. As work began on their highly anticipated follow-up album, the band decided to integrate more NuMetal elements into theirsound in sound, releasing their 2014 divisive album ''Restoring Force''. Force'' in 2014, which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top 100. This album marked a shift as the band moved in their style, as a more commercially viable and accessible direction; despite this, the majority of the songs involved on the album consisted of downtuned riffs, angsty lyrics, psuedo-rapped vocals, and use of electronica, all while keep keeping recognizable elements from their previous albums. albums.
However, with their fourth album, ''Cold World''however, the band had made a complete shift transition into nu metal territory, with the aforementioned elements becoming even more prominent and the metalcore aspects being almost completely removed outside of minor elements here the occasional use of breakdowns and there.screaming. This shift in style has been the cause for a [[BrokenBase great divide]] within the fanbase, but also opened them up to new fans as well as radio airplay for their songs, something that had alluded them before. With the departure of lead vocalist Austin Carlile in 2017 and the release of the first material their sixth album ''Defy'' with Aaron as lead vocalist, now helming the mantle of frontman, the band seem to be moving back towards the style of ''Restoring Force''.
Force'' with a style not dissimilar to many modern metal acts.
After their rise to success, the band seperated with former clean vocalist Shayley Bourget (who would later go on to form the band Dayshell) and welcomed newcomer Aaron Pauley to fill in his shoes. As work began on their highly anticipated follow-up album, the band decided to integrate more NuMetal elements into their
However, with their fourth album, ''Cold World''
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* GenreShift: See NewSoundAlbum below.
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* GenreShift: See NewSoundAlbum below.They shifted from straight-up {{Metalcore}} to a hybrid of NuMetal and {{Metalcore}} on ''Restoring Force'', then almost completely to NuMetal with ''Cold World''. Their two post-Austin songs are more akin to ''Force'', with the NuMetal being toned down and the {{Metalcore}} brought back into prominence.
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** "Space Enough to Grow" and "Game ofWar".War" are more like post-rock tracks.
** "Pain" is much heavier than anything the band have written before or since, with no clean vocals at all and riffs and song structures very much influenced by Deathcore.
** "Space Enough to Grow" and "Game of
** "Pain" is much heavier than anything the band have written before or since, with no clean vocals at all and riffs and song structures very much influenced by Deathcore.
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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Usually anywhere between 7-9, with occasional exceptions.
** "Real" from ''Cold World'' is a 5.
** "Space Enough to Grow" from ''Restoring Force'' and "Game of War" from ''Cold World'' are both 1s.
** "Would You Still Be There?" is a rare example of a song changing from a higher number to a lower number over time. The recorded version on ''Restoring Force'' is a 7 but the live version post-Austin is a 5 due to the harsh vocals being completely omitted.
** "Real" from ''Cold World'' is a 5.
** "Space Enough to Grow" from ''Restoring Force'' and "Game of War" from ''Cold World'' are both 1s.
** "Would You Still Be There?" is a rare example of a song changing from a higher number to a lower number over time. The recorded version on ''Restoring Force'' is a 7 but the live version post-Austin is a 5 due to the harsh vocals being completely omitted.
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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Usually Can vary from anywhere between 7-9, with occasional exceptions.
1-9. Their usual range is around 5-7.
**"Real" from ''Cold World'' "Pain" is a 5.
9 and definitely their heaviest song to date, both musically and lyrically.
** "Space Enough to Grow"from ''Restoring Force'' and "Game of War" are the only two 1s in their back catalogue and so different from ''Cold World'' are both 1s.
** "Would You Still Be There?" is a rare example of a song changing from a higher number to a lower number over time. The recorded version on ''Restoring Force'' is a 7 butthe live version post-Austin is a 5 due to the harsh vocals being completely omitted.rest of their material they may well be considered an OutOfGenreExperience.
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** "Space Enough to Grow"
** "Would You Still Be There?" is a rare example of a song changing from a higher number to a lower number over time. The recorded version on ''Restoring Force'' is a 7 but
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** Shayley not only stepped up to the microphone when he created Dayshell, [[IAmTheBand he pretty much ''IS'' the band]].
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** Shayley not only stepped up to the microphone when he created Dayshell, [[IAmTheBand he pretty much ''IS'' IS the band]].
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** Shayley not only stepped up to the microphone when he created Dayshell, [[IAmTheBans he pretty much ''IS'' the band]].
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** Shayley not only stepped up to the microphone when he created Dayshell, [[IAmTheBans he pretty much ''IS'' the band]].
** Shayley not only stepped up to the microphone when he created Dayshell, [[IAmTheBans he pretty much ''IS'' the band]].
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* SopranoAndGravel: With Austin as the gravel and Shayley, and later, Aaron as the soprano. Aaron now plays both roles by himself.
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* AlternativeMetal: Along with the NuMetal elements, this became extremely prominent in ''Restoring Force''.
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** ''Cold World'' has it in spades due to Austin's circumstances at the time, which would eventually cause him to leave the band.
** Averted completely with the much more positive post-Austin material.
** Averted completely with the much more positive post-Austin material.
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** "Space Enough to Grow" from ''Restoring Force'' is a 1.
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** "Space Enough to Grow" from ''Restoring Force'' is a 1.and "Game of War" from ''Cold World'' are both 1s.
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** "Real" from ''Cold World'' is a 5.
** "Space Enough to Grow" from ''Restoring Force'' is a 1.
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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Usually anywhere between 7-9. "Real" 7-9.
** "Would You Still Be There?" is a rare example of a song changing from''Cold World'' a higher number to a lower number over time. The recorded version on ''Restoring Force'' is a 5.7 but the live version post-Austin is a 5 due to the harsh vocals being completely omitted.
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At the beginning they were a straight-forward {{Metalcore}} band, one with a hard-hitting edge. This sound was consistent in their first two albums ''Of Mice & Men'' and ''The Flood''. However, they began to integrate NuMetal into their sound in their 2014 album ''Restoring Force''. This marked a shift in their style, as songs involved downtuned riffs, angsty lyrics, psuedo-rapped vocals, and use of electronica, all while keep elements from their previous albums. ''Cold World'' however, made a complete shift into nu metal territory, with the aforementioned elements becoming even more prominent and the metalcore aspects being almost completely removed outside of minor elements here and there. This shift in style has been the cause for a [[BrokenBase great divide]] within the fanbase, but also opened them up to new fans as well as radio airplay for their songs, something that had alluded them before.
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At the beginning they were a straight-forward {{Metalcore}} band, one with a hard-hitting edge. This sound was consistent in their first two albums ''Of Mice & Men'' and ''The Flood''. However, they began to integrate NuMetal into their sound in their 2014 album ''Restoring Force''. This marked a shift in their style, as songs involved downtuned riffs, angsty lyrics, psuedo-rapped vocals, and use of electronica, all while keep elements from their previous albums. ''Cold World'' however, made a complete shift into nu metal territory, with the aforementioned elements becoming even more prominent and the metalcore aspects being almost completely removed outside of minor elements here and there. This shift in style has been the cause for a [[BrokenBase great divide]] within the fanbase, but also opened them up to new fans as well as radio airplay for their songs, something that had alluded them before.
before. With the departure of Austin and the release of the first material with Aaron as lead vocalist, the band seem to be moving back towards the style of ''Restoring Force''.
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Of Mice & Men is an American metal band from California, and one of the most popular modern metal bands to emerge in the 2010s. Originally founded by Austin Carlile, who was the original vocalist of Attack! Attack!, and Jaxin Hall, a New Zealand expat, in 2009. Initially formed in Columbus, Ohio, the band has since been based in Costa Mesa, California. They've gone through multiple lineup shifts, with Jaxin leaving the same year they released their debut album. Austin left at one point as well, but has since returned. After multiple lineup shifts, the band eventually came to be as follows:
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Of Mice & Men is an American metal band from California, and one of the most popular modern metal bands to emerge in the 2010s. Originally founded by Austin Carlile, who was the original vocalist of Attack! Attack!, and Jaxin Hall, a New Zealand expat, in 2009. Initially formed in Columbus, Ohio, the band has since been based in Costa Mesa, California. They've gone through multiple lineup shifts, with Jaxin leaving the same year they released their debut album. Austin left at one point as well, but has since returned.then returned, only to leave again for good in 2016 due to extreme complications with his health. After multiple lineup shifts, the band eventually came to be as follows:
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* SopranoAndGravel: With Austin as the gravel and Shayley, and later, Aaron as the soprano. Following Austin's departure Aaron now plays both roles by himself.
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* {{Angst}}: A lot of their lyrics in their later material involves this.
* GenreShift: Went through one over time, see NewSoundAlbum below.
* GenreShift: Went through one over time, see NewSoundAlbum below.
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* SopranoAndGravel: With Austin as the gravel and Shayley, and later, Aaron as the soprano.
* VocalTagTeam: Original between Austin and Shayley, now it's between the former and Aaron.
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* NewSoundAlbum: After two straight-forward {{Metalcore}} albums, ''Restoring Force'' made them into a hybrid of their previous metalcore style and NuMetal. Often called "nu-metalcore" by fans. ''Cold World'' could be considered a total GenreShift, as the metalcore aspects were almost completely abandoned in favor of becoming straight-up nu metal.
metal. Their post-Austin material seems to be taking a shift back to the sound of ''Restoring Force'', further reflected by the band only playing the heavily promoted tracks from ''Cold World'' live in the post-Austin era.
* SopranoAndGravel: With Austin as the gravel and Shayley, and later, Aaron as thesoprano.
soprano. Following Austin's departure Aaron now plays both roles by himself.
* SteppingUpToTheMicrophone: Aaron became the band's sole vocalist after Austin left.
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Shayley/Aaron, before Austin left.
* SopranoAndGravel: With Austin as the gravel and Shayley, and later, Aaron as the
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Of Mice & Men is an American metal band from California, and one of the most popular modern metal bands to emerge in the 2010s. Originally founded by Austin Carlile, who was the original vocalist of Attack! Attack!, and Jaxin Hall, a New Zealand expat, in 2009. Initially formed in Columbus, Ohio, the band has since been based in Costa Mesa, California. They've gone through multiple lineup shifts, with Jaxin leaving the same year they released their debut album. Austin left at one point as well, but has since returned. After multiple lineup shifts, the band eventually came to be as follows:
[[AC:Members:]]
* Austin Carlile - Vocals (2009-2010, 2011-present)
* Aaron Pauley - Vocals, bass (2012-present)
* Phil Manansala - Lead guitar (2009-present)
* Alan Ashby - Rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2011-present)
* Valentino Arteaga - Drums (2009-present)
[[AC:Former members]]
* Jon Kintz - Rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2009)
* Jaxin Hall - Bass, backing vocals (2009-2010)
* Shayley Bourget - Vocals, bass, rhythmic guitar (2009-2012)
* Jerry Roush - Vocals
At the beginning they were a straight-forward {{Metalcore}} band, one with a hard-hitting edge. This sound was consistent in their first two albums ''Of Mice & Men'' and ''The Flood''. However, they began to integrate NuMetal into their sound in their 2014 album ''Restoring Force''. This marked a shift in their style, as songs involved downtuned riffs, angsty lyrics, psuedo-rapped vocals, and use of electronica, all while keep elements from their previous albums. ''Cold World'' however, made a complete shift into nu metal territory, with the aforementioned elements becoming even more prominent and the metalcore aspects being almost completely removed outside of minor elements here and there. This shift in style has been the cause for a [[BrokenBase great divide]] within the fanbase, but also opened them up to new fans as well as radio airplay for their songs, something that had alluded them before.
[[AC:Discography:]]
* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Of Mice & Men]]'' (2010)
* ''The Flood'' (2011)
* ''[[NewSoundAlbum Restoring Force]]'' (2014)
* ''[[GenreShift Cold World]]'' (2016)
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* AlternativeMetal: Along with the NuMetal elements, this became extremely prominent in ''Restoring Force''.
* {{Angst}}: A lot of their lyrics in their later material involves this.
* GenreShift: Went through one over time, see NewSoundAlbum below.
* GriefSong: "Would You Still Be There" is about rekindling ones relationship with a lover.
* LargeHam: Austin, almost all the time.
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Averages around an 8 or 9, with some songs going down a 7 (mainly when Aaron has complete lead vocals). "Real" from ''Cold World'' is a 5.
* NewSoundAlbum: After two straight-forward {{Metalcore}} albums, ''Restoring Force'' made them into a hybrid of their previous metalcore style and NuMetal. Often called "nu-metalcore" by fans. ''Cold World'' could be considered a total GenreShift, as the metalcore aspects were almost completely abandoned in favor of becoming straight-up nu metal.
* SopranoAndGravel: With Austin as the gravel and Shayley, and later, Aaron as the soprano.
* VocalTagTeam: Original between Austin and Shayley, now it's between the former and Aaron.
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[[caption-width-right:350:L-R: Valentino, Austin, Aaron, Phil, Alan]]
Of Mice & Men is an American metal band from California, and one of the most popular modern metal bands to emerge in the 2010s. Originally founded by Austin Carlile, who was the original vocalist of Attack! Attack!, and Jaxin Hall, a New Zealand expat, in 2009. Initially formed in Columbus, Ohio, the band has since been based in Costa Mesa, California. They've gone through multiple lineup shifts, with Jaxin leaving the same year they released their debut album. Austin left at one point as well, but has since returned. After multiple lineup shifts, the band eventually came to be as follows:
[[AC:Members:]]
* Austin Carlile - Vocals (2009-2010, 2011-present)
* Aaron Pauley - Vocals, bass (2012-present)
* Phil Manansala - Lead guitar (2009-present)
* Alan Ashby - Rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2011-present)
* Valentino Arteaga - Drums (2009-present)
[[AC:Former members]]
* Jon Kintz - Rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2009)
* Jaxin Hall - Bass, backing vocals (2009-2010)
* Shayley Bourget - Vocals, bass, rhythmic guitar (2009-2012)
* Jerry Roush - Vocals
At the beginning they were a straight-forward {{Metalcore}} band, one with a hard-hitting edge. This sound was consistent in their first two albums ''Of Mice & Men'' and ''The Flood''. However, they began to integrate NuMetal into their sound in their 2014 album ''Restoring Force''. This marked a shift in their style, as songs involved downtuned riffs, angsty lyrics, psuedo-rapped vocals, and use of electronica, all while keep elements from their previous albums. ''Cold World'' however, made a complete shift into nu metal territory, with the aforementioned elements becoming even more prominent and the metalcore aspects being almost completely removed outside of minor elements here and there. This shift in style has been the cause for a [[BrokenBase great divide]] within the fanbase, but also opened them up to new fans as well as radio airplay for their songs, something that had alluded them before.
[[AC:Discography:]]
* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Of Mice & Men]]'' (2010)
* ''The Flood'' (2011)
* ''[[NewSoundAlbum Restoring Force]]'' (2014)
* ''[[GenreShift Cold World]]'' (2016)
!!Tropes
* AlternativeMetal: Along with the NuMetal elements, this became extremely prominent in ''Restoring Force''.
* {{Angst}}: A lot of their lyrics in their later material involves this.
* GenreShift: Went through one over time, see NewSoundAlbum below.
* GriefSong: "Would You Still Be There" is about rekindling ones relationship with a lover.
* LargeHam: Austin, almost all the time.
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Averages around an 8 or 9, with some songs going down a 7 (mainly when Aaron has complete lead vocals). "Real" from ''Cold World'' is a 5.
* NewSoundAlbum: After two straight-forward {{Metalcore}} albums, ''Restoring Force'' made them into a hybrid of their previous metalcore style and NuMetal. Often called "nu-metalcore" by fans. ''Cold World'' could be considered a total GenreShift, as the metalcore aspects were almost completely abandoned in favor of becoming straight-up nu metal.
* SopranoAndGravel: With Austin as the gravel and Shayley, and later, Aaron as the soprano.
* VocalTagTeam: Original between Austin and Shayley, now it's between the former and Aaron.
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