# Devour the Day

Devour the Day is an American hard rock band founded in 2012 by singer/guitarist Blake Allison and bassist Joey "Chicago" Walser after the breakup of their previous band Egypt Central.

## History
### Formation (2012)

After more than a year of inactivity from Egypt Central, it was announced on December 3, 2012 that both vocalist John Falls and guitarist Jeff James would not be continuing on with the band, thus bringing an end to Egypt Central. The demise of Egypt Central and the formation of Devour the Day were announced simultaneously via a letter written by Joey Chicago and posted to Egypt Central's Facebook page.

### Time & Pressure (2013–2015)

Walser and Allison began working on the band's debut album in 2012 with producer Skidd Mills for a Spring 2013 release.
Teasers of the songs "Blackout", "Respect, "Move On", and "You And Not Me" were posted on the band's YouTube page
Walser and Allison announced the band's touring line up would consist of former Egypt Central guitarist Jeff James and drummer Dustin Schoenhofer (Walls of Jericho, Bury Your Dead) .
On March 18, 2013, the band's debut album "Time & Pressure" was released on May 7, 2013. The first single "Good Man" was released to radio on March 29, 2013 and to digital retailers on April 2, 2013.
The band spent the majority of 2013 touring with such acts as Pop Evil, Hinder, Sevendust, Otherwise, Theory of a Deadman, Candlebox, Trapt, and Sick Puppies.
On January 14, 2014, the band re-released their debut album which featured remixed and remastered versions of the album tracks as well as an unreleased song titled "Check Your Head" and an acoustic version of "Good Man".
The band took part in The Hell Pop Tour II headlined by In This Moment with additional support from Butcher Babies, All Hail the Yeti and Before the Mourning. They also performed in Lazerfest in Des Moines, Iowa on March 10, 2015.
On February 10, 2015. Devour the Day released a digital single called "Faith".

### S.O.A.R. (2016)

S.O.A.R. was released on April 1, 2016. The first single titled "Lightning in the Sky" was released on January 22, 2016 and the second single titled "The Bottom" was released on March 29, 2016.

### Signals (2018)

On August 17, 2018, their new single, "The Censor" was released with accompanying music video. The new album, Signals, was released on October 26, 2018.

## Band members
### Official members

* Joey "Chicago" Walser – bass, backing vocals
* Blake Allison – lead vocals, guitars
* Ronnie Farris – drums, percussion

### Former members

* David Hoffman – lead guitar, backing vocals (2012-2017)

### Former touring members

* Jeff James – lead guitar (2013)
* Dustin Schoenhofer – drums (2013)
* Taylor Carroll – drums (2019)

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US Heat. | US Rock |
| Time & Pressure | Released: May 7, 2013, (Re-released: January 14, 2014) (US) Label: Fat Lady Music | 13 | 21 |
| S.O.A.R. | Released: April 1, 2016 (US) Label: Razor & Tie | 9 | 20 |
| Signals | Released: October 26, 2018 (US) Label: Razor & Tie | — | — |

### Extended plays

| Title | Details |
| Fragments of Us | Released: July 12, 2024 Label: A Window In |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak positions | Peak positions | Album |
| Title | Year | U.S. Air. | U.S. Main. | Album |
| "Good Man" | 2013 | 33 | 9 | Time & Pressure |
| "Move On" | 2014 | — | 27 | Time & Pressure |
| "Respect" | 2014 | — | 20 | Time & Pressure |
| "Faith" | 2015 | — | 15 | Non-album single |
| "Lightning in the Sky" | 2016 | 50 | 18 | S.O.A.R. |
| "The Bottom" | 2016 | — | 19 | S.O.A.R. |
| "The Censor" | 2018 | — | — | Signals |
| "Faithless" | 2018 | — | — | Signals |

### Music videos

| Song | Year | Director |
| "Respect" | 2014 | Charles Brandon |
| "Faith" (Live) | 2015 | |
| "Lightning In The Sky" | 2016 | Max Moore |
| "The Bottom" | 2016 | Devour the Day |
| "The Censor" | 2018 | Chase Yandek |
| "Faithless" | 2018 | Chase Yandek |
| "Wonderful Creatures" | 2019 | |
| "Worse Than Death" | 2023 | Orie McGinness |
| "Nobody Owns Me" | 2024 | |
| "Empty" | 2024 | Orie McGinness |