12 Stones
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| 12 Stones | |
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| Origin | Mandeville, Louisiana, USA |
| Genres | Post-grunge, alternative rock, hard rock, alternative metal,[1][2] Christian rock[1] |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Wind-up, Executive Music Group |
| Website | 12stones.com |
| Members | Paul McCoy Eric Weaver Aaron Gainer Will Reed |
| Past members | Kevin Dorr Pat Quave Greg Trammell Justin Rimer DJ Stange Shawn Wade Mike McManus Brad Reynolds |
12 Stones is an American Christian[2][3] post-grunge band that was formed in 2000 in Mandeville, Louisiana. It currently consists of vocalist Paul McCoy, guitarist Eric Weaver, drummer Aaron Gainer, and bassist Will Reed. They have sold more than 2 million records.
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History [edit]
The four band members met in Mandeville, Louisiana, a small suburb north of New Orleans, and within 15 months were signed to a record deal with Wind-up Records. Lead vocalist Paul McCoy was previously featured in the Evanescence single "Bring Me to Life", which later went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2004.
Songs from the band have appeared in various films and TV shows. "My Life", from their self-titled album, was featured on the soundtrack of the 2002 film The Scorpion King. "Broken" (also from the self-titled album) served as the official theme song for WWE's WWE Judgment Day pay-per-view in May 2002. "Home" (also from the self-titled album) was the song used for the WWE Desire video for Kurt Angle. "Shadows", from Potter's Field, was used in a trailer for the film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. "Photograph" (also from Potter's Field) appeared on the soundtrack of the 2005 film Elektra. The band also recorded the song "Let Go" exclusively for the Daredevil movie soundtrack. Songs "Running out of Pain" and "Back Up" were used on Cheating Death, Stealing Life - The Eddie Guerrero Story.
In November 2009, the band recorded their fourth studio album, with producer David Bendeth. "We Are One", the first single from the new album, was released on April 6.[4] The song Premiered on noisecreep[5] on March 29, 2010, the very same day being leaked to radio by WBSX (97.9X) in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
It was later announced that, despite the band's original intent to record a full-length album, they would instead be releasing an EP titled The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday which would feature the single "We Are One". The reasoning behind why the band only released an EP even though they had recorded a complete album's worth of material was never fully explored or explained.
Recently, "We Are One" was used by WWE as the theme song for the renegade faction formed by the NXT first season graduates known as The Nexus. The song also was used as the opening to each ACC Network telecast of the 2011 ACC men's basketball tournament.[6] The Washington Capitals NHL hockey team also uses the song in the 2010-2011 season video played at the start of their home games in the Verizon Center.[citation needed]
On August 24, 2010, the band announced that they were leaving Wind-Up after nine years, stating “We felt it was time for a change. We have a vision for this band that we feel is best pursued elsewhere.” [7] On December 30, 2010, 12 Stones announced via Twitter and Facebook that they planned to release a new, full-length album in 2011.[citation needed]
12 Stones then signed a record deal with Executive Music Group. The band released their new album Beneath the Scars on May 22, 2012 to digital retailers, however it wasn't released to stores until May 29, 2012.[8] International release is yet to be determined.
Members [edit]
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Discography [edit]
Albums [edit]
Studio albums [edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [9] | US Alt. [10] | US Christ. [11] | US Ind. [12] | US Rock [13] | |||
| 12 Stones |
| 147 | — | 10 | — | — | |
| Potter's Field |
| 29 | — | 2 | — | — | |
| Anthem for the Underdog |
| 53 | 14 | — | — | 13 | |
| Beneath the Scars |
| 197 | — | 6 | 37 | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Extended plays [edit]
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [9] | US Alt. [10] | US Christ. [11] | US Rock [13] | ||
| The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday |
| 103 | 14 | 5 | 30 |
Singles [edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Act. Rock [14] | US Christ. Rock [15] | US Main. Rock [16] | |||
| "Broken"[17] | 2002 | — | — | — | 12 Stones |
| "The Way I Feel"[18] | — | — | — | ||
| "Crash"[19] | 2003 | — | — | — | |
| "Far Away" | 2004 | — | — | 38 | Potter's Field |
| "Photograph"[20] | — | — | — | ||
| "Lie to Me" | 2007 | — | — | 24 | Anthem for the Underdog |
| "Anthem for the Underdog" | 2008 | — | — | 26 | |
| "Adrenaline" | — | — | 23 | ||
| "Broken Road"[21] | 2009 | — | — | — | |
| "We Are One" | 2010 | 28 | — | 30 | The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday |
| "Bulletproof" | 2011 | — | 5 | — | Beneath the Scars |
| "Worlds Collide" | 2012 | — | 1 | — | |
| "Infected" | 37 | — | — | ||
| "Psycho" | 37 | 28 | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Songs in other media [edit]
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- "Broken" was the theme song for WWE Judgment Day in 2002.
- "My Life" was featured on the soundtrack of The Scorpion King in 2002.
- "Crash" was the theme song for WWE Superstar Al Snow in 2001.
- "Home" was used for the WWE Desire video for Kurt Angle.
- "Running Out of Pain" and "Back Up" were used in Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story.
- "Back Up" was used as one track for the 2002 video game Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003.[22] and for the WWE Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels Hell in a Cell promo.
- "Let Go" was recorded for the 2003 Daredevil soundtrack
- "Shadows" was used in a trailer for the film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.
- "Photograph" appeared on the Elektra movie soundtrack 2005.
- "Adrenaline" was used in the World's Strongest Man competition and as the Detroit Red Wings 2009 Playoffs song.
- "Anthem for the Underdog" and "Adrenaline" are featured in the films Never Back Down & Never Surrender. Also was featured in NASCAR 2011: The Game.
- "Anthem for the Underdog" is used as the walk-up batting song for Corey Hart of the Milwaukee Brewers.
- "We Are One" was used as the theme song for the former NXT Rookies faction in WWE, called The Nexus, in the opening video montage for the Washington Capitals, as a walk-on song for professional darts player Paul Nicholson, and as a playoff pump-up song for the Philadelphia Flyers.
References [edit]
- ^ a b Charismatic Lee delivers a wallop in Evanescence's punch "Reach 454 and 12 Stones performed take-notice sets of alt-metal crunch melded with surprisingly memorable hooks." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 22, 2003. Retrieved February 18 2013. (subscription required)
- ^ a b Sharpe-Young, Garry. "12 Stones" ((Band bio)). MusicMight. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ^ Jones, Jeremy (2012). "Beneath the Scars". Christianity Today. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- ^ "New 12 Stones Single Due In April - tunelab™". Tunelab.com. March 24, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^ "12 Stones, 'We Are One' - Song Premiere". Noisecreep. March 29, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^ "12 Stones and Raycom Sports Team Up for 2011 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament". Raycom Sports. February 25, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
- ^ "12 Stones Announce Departure from Wind-Up - tunelab™". Tunelab.com. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^ "12 Stones Unleashing New Album ‘Beneath the Scars’ on May 22". Loudwire.com. February 22, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^ a b "12 Stones – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ a b "12 Stones – Chart History: Alternative Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ a b "12 Stones – Chart History: Christian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ "12 Stones – Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ a b "12 Stones – Chart History: Rock Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ "12 Stones – Chart History: Active Rock". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ "12 Stones – Chart History: Christian Rock". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ "12 Stones – Chart History: Mainstream Rock Tracks". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ "Broken" (track listing) (Release notes). 12 Stones. Wind-up Records. 2002. WUJC 20009-2.
- ^ "The Way I Feel" (track listing) (Release notes). 12 Stones. Wind-up Records. 2002. WUJC 20024-2.
- ^ "Crash" (track listing) (Release notes). 12 Stones. Wind-up Records. 2003. WUJC 20046-2.
- ^ "Photograph" (track listing) (Release notes). 12 Stones. Wind-up Records. 2004.
- ^ "Active & Mainstream Rock – Available for Airplay Archive". FMQB. Mediaspan Online Services. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ "Grooveshark". Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
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