Comes with the Fall

Comes with the Fall

Background information
Origin Atlanta, Georgia, US
Genres Heavy metal, hard rock
Years active 1999–2008 (on hiatus)
Labels DVL
Associated acts Alice in Chains, Jerry Cantrell, Madfly, MonstrO, Neon Christ, No Walls, The Young Royals
Website www.comeswiththefall.com
Members William DuVall
Adam Stanger
Bevan Davies
Past members Nico Constantine

Comes with the Fall is an American rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1999.[1] Since 2001, the line-up has been composed of William DuVall (lead vocals, guitar), Adam Stanger (bass) and Bevan Davies (drums, percussion).[1] Nico Constantine was the band's second guitarist before departing in 2001.[1] They served as Jerry Cantrell's backing band in support of his solo album, Degradation Trip, in 2002[1] while DuVall joined Alice in Chains as lead singer during the band's reunion concerts in 2006, becoming an official member by 2008.[1]

To date, Comes with the Fall have released three studio albums – Comes with the Fall (2000); The Year is One (2001) and Beyond the Last Light (2007), one extended play – The Reckoning (2006) and one live album – Live 2002 (2002).

History

Early years, Formation and Comes with the Fall (1996–2000)

In 1996, William DuVall formed the "over-the-top glam-pop" band Madfly,[2] in Atlanta, Georgia, with guitarist Nico Constantine, bassist Jeffery Blount and drummer Bevan Davies. After releasing two albums, Get the Silver and White Hot in the Black,[1] the band became Comes with the Fall[2] in 1999[1] with Adam Stanger replacing Jeffery Blount on bass.[1] DuVall described the band's sound as "Jeff Buckley being molested by Black Sabbath".[3]

The group recorded their self-titled album in Atlanta,[4] a year later, before relocating to Los Angeles, California[1] after playing all the clubs in Atlanta[5] and citing a lack of "infrastructure in Atlanta to support what [the band] were trying to do."[5] Within a month[5] of moving to Los Angeles, Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell, who introduced himself as a fan of the band,[2] joined them onstage for several shows.[4][5] Their self-titled album was released the same year through DuVall's DVL Records.[1]

The Year is One and Jerry Cantrell (2001–2005)

By 2001, Constantine had left the band,[1] to form Program the Dead, while Comes with the Fall were announced as the main support, along with Swarm, for Jerry Cantrell's solo tour.[6] When Cantrell's then solo band mates, bassist Robert Trujillo and drummer Mike Bordin, were unavailable for shows, he enlisted Stranger and Davies to perform as his backing band.[6] They toured with Cantrell throughout 2001.[5]

The Year is One, the band's second album, was released later in the year to positive reviews.[5] The following year, Comes with the Fall were announced to be Cantrell's opening and backing band for his tour in support of Degradation Trip, Cantrell's second solo album.[1][2][7][8] Prior to the start of the tour, Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley was found dead in his condominium on April 20, 2002.[9] When questioned during an interview about how it affected the band, DuVall stated:

“ '[W]hen Layne died, it was tough because we were just about to go out on the road, and had to play through. [...] I lost my grandfather in the same week, so Cantrell and I both hit the road with immense personal losses dogging us. There were times on stage -- there was one show in Charlotte where it was just so heavy. I'm holding back tears onstage, and Jerry would start crying onstage too a lot at that point, and a lot of times we would just look at each other when we were singing the stuff because it was the only way...it was heavy. I can't quantify it really in words.'[5] ”

Comes with the Fall toured with Cantrell throughout 2002,[4] while they released a live album, titled Live 2002,[1] the same year.

In 2003, Comes with the Fall toured with Atlantic group Dropsonic.[5] During the tour, Davies left the group to join Danzig,[10] with drummer Brian Hunter doing double duty performing with Dropsonic and Comes with the Fall.[5] Though Davies was announced as an official member of Danzig,[10] he would still be a member of Comes with the Fall with DuVall stating that his departure was only temporary.[5] The band released the live DVD Live Underground 2002[1] towards the end of the year[5] and planned to record and release a new album by 2004.[5]

Davies recorded an album with Danzig in 2004,[11] titled Circle of Snakes, which was released on August 31 the same year.[12] The following year, Davies, along with Eric Dover, joined Cardboard Vampyres, a cover band formed by Jerry Cantrell and Billy Duffy[13] before joining The Mercy Clinic, formed by Patrick Lachman.[14]

Alice in Chains, The Reckoning, Beyond the Last Light and Hiatus (2006–present)

In November 2005, DuVall stated that Comes with the Fall had completed a new album, with a working title of Beyond the Last Light, and hoped to have it released in January 2006.[15] They previewed songs from the album on their MySpace, in February 2006[16] while DuVall, along with various singers, performed with Alice in Chains,[1] who had reunited to perform a benefit concert for victims of the tsunami disaster previously,[17] at a tribute concert for Heart,[4] singing "Rooster" with Ann Wilson.[2][18]

When Alice in Chains were to tour in tribute to Staley, DuVall was invited to front the group for the dates.[2] Comes with the Fall released the EP The Reckoning was released the summer of the same year.

In February 2007, the band announced their first tour dates in three-and-a-half years, performing material from the EP as well as their unreleased album.[19] They released Beyond the Last Light the same year[1] to positive reviews, with Greg Prato of Allmusic stating that "[m]usically, Comes with the Fall certainly has a soft spot for the big riff thang (DuVall also supplies six-string in the band), as evidenced by the Kyuss-esque "Rockslide" and the Audioslave-ish "Pale Horse Rider."" and that they were "a rock band in the early 21st century that won't sound out of place on rock radio, but that you also won't be embarrassed to admit liking"[20]

The same year, DuVall fronted Alice in Chains on the "ReEvolution Tour" with Velvet Revolver[4] while Davies temporarily joined Static-X, filling in for injured drummer Nick Oshiro,[21] as well as Invitro, filling in for Bennie Cancino on the Family Values Tour.[22] With all members active in other projects, Stanger is performing with The Young Royals, Comes with the Fall were effectively put on hiatus.

By 2008, DuVall had become an official member of Alice in Chains, releasing Black Gives Way to Blue,[4][23] their fourth album and first since 1995's Alice in Chains,[2] on September 29, 2009.[24]

Band members

Former members
Touring musicians

Discography

Studio albums
Extended plays
Live albums

Videography

Release Date Title Label
2003 Live Underground 2002 DVL

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Prato, Greg. "Comes with the Fall Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Radford, Chad (April 13, 2010). "With Alice in Chains, William DuVall finds his audience". Creative Loafing.
  3. ↑ "The Dark Archives Interview, 10/01 by Mark Clausen with William DuVall". comeswiththefall.com. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rosen, Steven (September 25, 2009). "Alice In Chains: 'We All Have Very High Standards For Ourselves'". Ultimate Guitar Archive.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Christopher, Michael (September 23, 2003). "Banged up but still unbreakable: Comes with the Fall". PopMatters.
  6. 1 2 "Archive News". Blabbermouth.net. March 7, 2001.
  7. ↑ "Former ALICE IN CHAINS Axeman Taps COMES WITH THE FALL For Upcoming Gig". Blabbermouth.net. March 6, 2002.
  8. ↑ "Former ALICE IN CHAINS Axeman Rehearsing For Upcoming Gig, Tour Details To Be Announced Shortly". Blabbermouth.net. March 10, 2002.
  9. ↑ Cross, Charles R (June 6, 2002). "The last days of Layne Staley; Alice in Chains singer dies at thirty-four after long battle with heroin. (no. 897)". Rolling Stone.
  10. 1 2 "DANZIG Land New Drummer". Blabbermouth.net. June 15, 2003.
  11. ↑ "DANZIG To Return To The Studio This Month". Blabbermouth.net. January 13, 2004.
  12. ↑ "DANZIG Set Release Date For 'Circle Of Snakes'". Blabbermouth.net. July 7, 2004.
  13. ↑ "CARDBOARD VAMPYRES Add Bandmembers". Blabbermouth.net. May 19, 2005.
  14. ↑ "Former DAMAGEPLAN Singer Launches THE MERCY CLINIC". Blabbermouth.net. August 31, 2005.
  15. ↑ "COMES WITH THE FALL Complete Work On New Album". Blabbermouth.net. November 12, 2005.
  16. ↑ "COMES WITH THE FALL: New Music Available For Preview". Blabbermouth.net. February 15, 2006.
  17. ↑ Hay, Travis (February 21, 2005). "Alice in Chains owns stage in tsunami-relief show full of surprises". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
  18. ↑ "Metallica man joins Alice in Chains". Rolling Stone. April 9, 2006.
  19. ↑ "ALICE IN CHAINS Singer WILLIAM DUVALL To Hit The Road With COMES WITH THE FALL". Blabbermouth.net. February 24, 2007.
  20. ↑ Prato, Greg. "Beyond the Last Light Review". Allmusic. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  21. ↑ "STATIC-X Recruits Former DANZIG Drummer". Blabbermouth.net. April 23, 2007.
  22. ↑ "Former DANZIG/JERRY CANTRELL Drummer To Perform With INVITRO On FAMILY VALUES Tour". Blabbermouth.net. July 30, 2007.
  23. ↑ Fuoco-Karasinski, Christina (September 1, 2009). "LiveDaily Interview: William DuVall of Alice in Chains". LiveDaily.
  24. ↑ "Interview: Alice In Chains". Nottingham Post. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

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