Himsa
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| Himsa | |
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| Origin | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Genre(s) | Metalcore Melodic death metal |
| Years active | 1998–2008 |
| Label(s) | Revelation, Prosthetic, Century Media |
| Associated acts | Botch Iamthethorn Nineironspitfire Undertow The Vows |
| Website | www.himsa.org |
| Members | |
| John Pettibone Kirby Johnson Sammi Curr Derek Harn Joe Frothingham |
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| Former members | |
| Christian Schmitt Aaron Edge Brian Johnson Matt Wicklund Clay Layton EJ Henry Tim Mullin Mike Green Chad Davis |
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Himsa is an American metalcore/melodic death metal band hailing from Seattle, Washington. The name Himsa comes from the word Ahimsa, which in Sanskrit means "to abstain from causing harm". Removal of the "A" give the word opposite meaning. Himsa literally means 'violence' in Sanskrit, Hindi and other Indian languages like Gujarati and Marathi.
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[edit] History
The band formed in 1998 and released an independent EP and full-length album in 1999 on Revelation Records. Before being signed to Prosthetic Records, the band released one more EP in 2001, which was also on Revelation.
2003 saw Himsa record and release their album Courting Tragedy and Disaster. Following the release of the album the band toured extensively throughout the US and other parts of the world. They spent the latter half of 2005 in Denmark, recording their followup album, Hail Horror.
In December 2006, Himsa announced that they have signed with Century Media Records.
On April 23, 2007, Himsa entered the studio to work on their new album, "Summon In Thunder" which was released on September 18, 2007 "Summon In Thunder" is their first cd release on Century Media Records.
[edit] Touring
In early 2006, Himsa toured with Darkest Hour, The Acacia Strain, A Life Once Lost, Takeover and Dead To Fall. During November 2006, Himsa toured Australia with Parkway Drive and Cry Murder.
Himsa is currently home enjoying the holidays after finishing a tour of the U.S. with Amon Amarth and Sonic Syndicate. They will embarked on a European tour in March of 2008, including playing dates in Russia.
[edit] Breakup
Himsa has advertised that their August 16, 2008 at El Corazon in Seattle will be their last show ever. There has been no officially announced break up as of yet but there have been comments on the Himsa Dominion message board users that band members have confirmed that Summer 2008 will mark the end of Himsa.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Ground Breaking Ceremony (1999)
- Courting Tragedy and Disaster (2003)
- Hail Horror (2006)
- Summon in Thunder (2007)
[edit] EP
- Himsa (1999)
- Death Is Infinite (2001)
[edit] Videography
[edit] DVD
- You've Seen Too Much (2005)
[edit] Members
Himsa has gone through many line-up changes, bassist Derek Harn is the only original member remaining.
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[edit] Related bands
- Grip - Aaron Connell
- Harkonen - Aaron Connell
- Nineironspitfire - John Pettibone
- Trial - Derek Harn, Mike Green, Brian Johnson
- Undertow - John Pettibone
- The Vows - John Pettibone
- Iamthethorn - John Pettibone and Aaron Connell
- Hell Promise - Brian Johnson
- Closed Casket- Chris LaPointe
