We as Human
We as Human was an American Christian rock band from Sandpoint, Idaho, United States, formed in 2006. They were discovered by John Cooper, lead singer of the band Skillet, in 2010 who introduced them to Atlantic Records, their current label. They moved to Nashville, Tennessee in September 2011, where they resided until they disbanded. They have played shows with Avenged Sevenfold, Skillet, Korn, Alter Bridge, Papa Roach, and Shinedown. Their music has been accepted in both the Christian and mainstream rock markets. As of 2016, former members Justin Forshaw and Jake Jones, with the help of music  producer Robert Venable, formed a new band under the name As We Ascend, and with the help of a PledgeMusic campaign, released their debut album, "Farewell to Midnight", on March 17, 2017. History. The band released their first album independently on September 20, 2006 entitled "Until We're Dead". Next, the band released an independent EP called "Burning Satellites EP". Then, they released their first major label debut EP in 2011 on Atlantic Records, which was called "We as Human EP", and this charted at No. 35 on the "Billboard" Top Christian Albums chart and No. 27 on the Heatseekers  Albums chart. The band signed to Atlantic Records, and then released their debut major record label album, "We As Human", on June 25, 2013. It debuted at No. 3 on the "Billboard" Christian Albums chart and No. 8 on the "Billboard" Hard Rock charts. The song "Strike Back" was nominated for 2013 Best Rock Song of the Year Dove award as well as peaking at No. 20 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The band charted their first No. 1 single in May 2014 with their song "Take the Bullets Away". The band broke up in 2016 due to  lead singer Justin Cordle's extramarital affair. In February 2016 on "Ruined Radio", a podcast by former members Justin Forshaw and Jake Jones, it was said that they, along with former drummer Brooks Holt (who later decided not to join), were continuing their career through a different name as Justin Cordle owns the rights to We as Human. Forshaw and Jones recently started a new band called As We Ascend.