Confide Goes Kaput
Confide
The Tragic Hero Records‘ metal core five-some known as Confide has called it quits. Â They released a statement on their MySpace blog yesterday:
“To our amazing fans,
There is no easy way to say this at all but it’s time to put an end to all the rumors you guys keep hearing about us breaking up. Unfortunately, the rumors are true and we wish we could have been the first to tell you guys but there are reasons why we couldn’t release this statement until now. We want to be 100% honest with you guys and let you know the real reasons that Confide will be no longer because you deserve to know. First of all, we want to let you know that each member of the band remains friends and the band breaking up was a positive thing and nothing bad happened to result in this. After being a touring band for over three years now, Confide is on the road for nine to ten months out the year and for some people in the band, it was getting to be a struggle to be gone so much, living in a van, sleeping in parking lots and not eating/sleeping well. We absolutely love making music, playing shows and especially meeting/hanging out with fans but we feel God has a new chapter for our lives right now. Around two weeks ago, Joshua, Trevor & I (Ross) sat down and talked about how we felt about touring and how it is really taking a toll on our lives. After the talk, we then sat down as a full band and told Jeff & Joel how we felt and they were very understanding and knew exactly what we were going through. Jeff & Joel discussed keeping Confide going but we decided as a group that it would be for the best if Confide came to an end after our Japan tour, which is in early October. Each member of the band will continue to work in the music industry in some way or another, wether it be in a band, work for a record label/management company, work in a studio, or whatever it may be, we’re not giving up on music and you will definitely hear from each of us again. We hope that you guys will show each of us the same support that you have shown Confide over the years. Since the beginning, Confide has been a band that strives to help, encourage and inspire people and even though the band will be no more, we want you guys to still be able to talk to us on a personal level so if you ever want to talk or just say hey, please never hesitate to contact us through our facebook, twitter or myspace profiles. As a huge thank you to our fans, we will be doing a bunch of farewell shows. We’ll post dates and details on the farewell shows once we get back from Japan and figure all of that out. We want to thank fans and give you guys a chance to come to a show and celebrate the life of Confide with us.
Ross, Joel, Jeff, Joshua & Trevor”
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On the outside, Confide seemed like a cookie-cutter, screamo, metal core band, I actually enjoyed their latest release, Recover. Â They’re down to earth, good dudes and their fans are sad to see them part. FAREWELL, CONFIDE! Â But fans are not to fret, Joel (drums) has already started a new project called Avery Parkway, which you can check out here.
You should check out my interview with Joel from the first stop of the 2010 Warped Tour: Joel’s interview with PunkWorldViews.com
with Joel Piper, formerly drums of Confide
Confide live @ Warped 2010 in Carson, CA
Confide live @ Warped 2010 in Carson, CA
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