We’re By Nightfall — a hungry, groove-driven early 2000s metalcore inspired project — currently made up of:
🥁 Drums - Brian
🎤 Vocals - Jess
🎸 Guitar - Rambo
🎸 Bass - Alex
…and we’re looking for YOU — a guitarist who can lock into crushing grooves, carve out melodic riffs, and throw down some chugs that hit like a sledgehammer.
If you can groove like a goonie in a back alley, play tight as a nun’s cunce, and bring some real shitstorm energy to the room… keep reading.
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Our sound & influences:
We’re deeply inspired by the golden era of metalcore and beyond — think:
• Killswitch Engage
• Lamb Of God
• Karnivool
• Thrice
• Erra
• As I Lay Dying
• Mudvayne
• Sevendust
• Miss May I
• Pantera
• All That Remains
• Periphery
• Sleep Token
• Car Bomb
• Slipknot
• The Faceless
• Olly Steele
• Northlane
• Ion Dissonance
• Alice In Chains
• Staind
• Tesseract
• Meshuggah
• Tool
• Chevelle
• Limp Bizkit
• Architects
• Veil Of Maya
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Animals As Leaders
• Breaking Benjamin
• Volumes
• Sikth
• Loathe
• Polaris
• A Perfect Circle
• Mastodon
• Born Of Osiris
• Textures
• Monuments
• Stone Sour
• Thy Art Is Murder
• Skyharbor
• Uneven Structure
• Suicide Silence
• Misery Signals
• Linkin Park
• Alluvial
• System Of A Down
• All Shall Perish
• Disturbed
• Sound Garden
• After The Burial
• The Contortionist
• Sybreed
• Jinjer
• Spiritbox
…and many many more.
Heavy riffs, tight grooves, atmospheric layers, savage breakdowns — with room for melody, dynamics, and attitude.
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Current songs we’re working on:
From Killswitch Engage:
• Just Barely Breathing
• Rose of Sharyn
• Numbered Days
• When Darkness Falls
• Element of One
From Thrice:
• Hoods on Peregrine
• Silhouette
Also:
• Slipknot - Before I Forget
• Breaking Benjamin - Red Cold River
• Chevelle - Still Running
• Polaris - The Remedy
• Lamb Of God - Walk With Me In Hell
We are writing ORIGINALS and motivated to push ORIGINAL material.
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What we’re looking for:
🔥 Tight rhythm playing and solid groove
🔥 Strong riff writing and musical ideas
🔥 Ability to lock in with another guitarist
🔥 Good timing and musical awareness
🔥 Someone who can bring material to the table and contribute to songwriting
🔥 Open-minded and comfortable giving and receiving constructive criticism
🔥 Passion > perfection
🔥 Reliability (show up, rehearse, create)
🔥 Someone who actually wants to build something real
Leads and rhythm are both important. We’re looking for someone who can handle both — tight, crushing rhythm work and tasty solos — and who has the attitude to keep learning, push boundaries, and grow as a player. 🎸🔥
We’re writing originals, locking in chemistry, and aiming to gig once the lineup is complete. No rockstar egos — just grown humans making heavy music together.
If you’ve got riffs, groove, and fire…
If your strumming hand hits like a hammer…
Then By Nightfall wants you.
Reply with:
🎸 A short intro about yourself
🎸 Any recordings or videos of you playing
🎸 Your availability