# A Wake in Providence (band)

A Wake in Providence is an American deathcore band formed in 2010 in Staten Island, NYC. The band currently consists of vocalist Adam Mercer, guitarist/vocalist D'Andre Tyre, guitarist Jordan Felion and drummer Jessie McEnneny. The band has released four studio albums with their latest being I Write to You, My Darling Decay, released on July 26, 2024, through Unique Leader Records. The band has also released two EPs.

## History
### Formation, early releases, and signing to Outerloop Records (2010–2018)

A Wake in Providence was formed in 2010 in Staten Island. After they recruited guitarists Josh Freeman in 2011 and Tom Smith Jr. in 2012, they independently released two EPs titled Serpents (2012) and Insidious (2015). The band released a single titled "Psycho" on November 16, 2013 featuring Immoralist vocalist, Davis Rider. After vocalist Chris Gonzalez left in 2016, the band hired Will Ramos (ex-vocalist of Secrets Don't Sleep, later known as the current vocalist of Lorna Shore) as their new vocalist, the band would release their first single with him titled "The Imperfect: Iconoclast" on July 6, 2016. On February 24th, 2017, the band announced that they are signing to Outerloop Records and released their first single with them titled "A Darkened Gospel". On October 27, 2017, the band released their debut studio album, Insidious: Phase II. The album is a re-recording of the 2015 EP Insidious along with a re-recording of the 2013 single "Psycho". The re-recorded Psycho features Shadow of Intent vocalist, Ben Duerr. The album also features a brand-new song titled "Ov Hell" which features Spite vocalist, Darius Tehrani. Guitarist D’Andre Tyre states that the Insidious EP is what helped the band get bigger and they believe that want to really highlight it and give it a new flare.

### The Blvck Sun||The Blood Moon, signing to Unique Leader Records and Eternity (2018–2022)

Ramos left in 2018 to join Monument of a Memory. Adam Mercer from Entombed in the Abyss was recruited as the new vocalist. The band released their second studio album titled The Blvck Sun||The Blood Moon with him on March 22, 2019. The album features guest vocals from former Aversions Crown vocalist, Mark Poida and Thy Art is Murder vocalist CJ McMahon. The band would go on a hiatus before announcing that they are signing to Unique Leader Records on April 22, 2022, and released a single titled "Godkiller". The band released another single on August 11, 2022, titled "The Horror ov the Old Gods" along with the announcement of their third studio album Eternity which was released on October 21, 2022. The band released another single from the album titled "We Are Eternity" on September 23, 2022. Godkiller and Eternity would see the band's departure from their original deathcore sound and move onto symphonic deathcore.

### I Write to You, My Darling Decay (2024–present)

In 2023, the band took part in the Suffer Forever Tour with AngelMaker, Vulvodynia, Falsifier and Carcosa. They also took part in Oceano's tour for the 15th anniversary of their debut album Depths and Signs of the Swarm's tour for their 10th anniversary. On May 21, 2024, the band released a single titled "Mournful Benediction" featuring Shadow of Intent vocalist Ben Duerr, along with the announcement of their fourth studio album I Write to You, My Darling Decay which was released on July 26, 2024. The album's second single titled "Agonofinis" was released on June 25, 2024.

## Band members

Timeline

## Discography

Studio Albums :
| Title | Album details |
| Insidious: Phase II | Released: October 27, 2017 Label: Outerloop Records Format: Digital |
| The Blvck Sun||The Blood Moon | Released: March 22, 2019 Label: Outerloop Records Format: Digital |
| Eternity | Released: October 21, 2022 Label: Unique Leader Records Format: Digital |
| I Write to You, My Darling Decay | Released: July 26, 2024 Label: Unique Leader Records Format: Digital |
EPs :
| Title | EP details |
| Serpents | Released: November 24, 2012 Label: Independent Format: Digital |
| Insidious | Released: June 23, 2015 Label: Independent Format: Digital |
Singles
* "A Mirror Never Lies" (2011)
* "Through the Eyes of a Traitor" (2013)
* "Psycho (feat. Davis Rider)" (2013)
* "The Imperfect: Iconoclast" (2016)
* "A Darkened Gospel" (2017)
* "Godkiller" (2022)
* "The Horror ov the Old Gods" (2022)
* "We Are Eternity" (2022)
* "Mournful Benediction (feat. Ben Duerr)" (2024)
* "Agonofinis" (2024)