Eighteen Visions (sometimes shortened to 18V or 18 Visions) were an Orange County, California, United States-based band, signed to Epic Records and Trustkill Records. Evolving from metalcore to alternative metal throughout the years, the band broke up in April 2007, less than a year after their major label debut came out.
Their glamorous image and style not usually seen in metalcore bands somewhat set them apart from average OC heavy acts, and qu...
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Eighteen Visions (sometimes shortened to 18V or 18 Visions) were an Orange County, California, United States-based band, signed to Epic Records and Trustkill Records. Evolving from metalcore to alternative metal throughout the years, the band broke up in April 2007, less than a year after their major label debut came out.
Their glamorous image and style not usually seen in metalcore bands somewhat set them apart from average OC heavy acts, and quickly drew attention, along with controversy within the scene although the look is now common in metalcore bands.
Eighteen Visions was founded in October 1995 by James, Dave Peters, Billy and Kenneth Floyd under the name "Macabre". The band wrote a bit of material and started to play shows, beginning at the "Koo's Cafe" in early 1996, in their local area. Soon after a second guitarist, Jeff Boullt (from Excessive Force), was added to the mix, and in March, Billy left the group and was replaced by Richie. Richie only lasted a short while, and...
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