In 2006, Dusick left the band after suffering from serious wrist and shoulder injuries and was replaced by Matt Flynn. In the same year, the band won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Aided by the singles " Harder to Breathe", " This Love" and " She Will Be Loved", the album peaked at number six on the Billboard 200 chart and went quadruple platinum in 2005. The band signed with Octone Records, an independent record label with a separate joint venture relationship with J Records and released their debut album Songs About Jane in June 2002. In 2001, the band re-emerged as Maroon 5, pursuing a different direction and adding guitarist Valentine. The album garnered a tepid response, after which the record label dropped the band and the members focused on college. Original members Levine, Carmichael, bassist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick first came together as Kara's Flowers in 1994, while they were still in high school.Īfter self-releasing their independent album We Like Digging?, the band signed to Reprise Records and released the album The Fourth World in 1997. It currently consists of lead vocalist Adam Levine, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jesse Carmichael, lead guitarist James Valentine, drummer Matt Flynn, keyboardist PJ Morton and multi-instrumentalist and occasional bassist Sam Farrar. With a bright future in their sights, the band continues to persevere.Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California.
The Persevering Promise rocked Michigan’s Dirt Fest last year headlined by Killswitch Engage, and spent nearly half of 2014 on the road. You may recognize The Persevering Promise from festivals such as Vans Warped Tour at which the band spent the last 3 summers hustling their hearts out to gain fans and spread their music, with much success. The dynamic anthems of The Persevering Promise are comprised of strong, honest vocals, ranging from vibrant hooks to solid gang chants, monstrous guitar riffs and technical, animalistic, powerhouse drumming. Post-hardcore band, The Persevering Promise, has opened the ears and pulled on the heartstrings of fans and critics throughout the United States and overseas with their debut LP, An Illusion In Shambles. Purchase The Persevering Promise’s band merchandise here. Purchase The Persevering Promise “An Illusion in Shambles” here. Nothing like a little sccreaming and some double bass to make a pop song POP. We love to take a top 40 song and give it a metal makeover. The thing about pop music is that its already musically set up to be heavily rhythm oriented and extremely catchy.
New music is coming soon.Īs a band, we appreciate all different types of music. The Persevering Promise have released a music video for their cover of Maroon 5’s “Animals.” The band’s current album, “An Illusion in Shambles”, which includes featured artists such as, Ronnie Winter of Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Shawn Spann of I, The Breather, and Chad Ruhlig of For The Fallen Dreams/Legend landed The Persevering Promise at #8 on Billboard Heat Seekers chart this summer and is available now on all digital outlets.