AND STILL I RISE is an American metal/rock band from the Bay Area of California. Founded in 2013, the band's lineup consists of Casey Deidrick (lead vocalist), Stephen Haynes (guitarist, vocalist), Mike Gross (guitarist, vocalist), Todd Bishop (drummer, vocalist), Josh Bonaparte (bassist, vocalist), and Chandler Massey (pianist, vocalist). Gross, Haynes, Bishop, and Bonaparte grew up playing shows together as members of separate bands, and the four were also friends with Deidrick since childhood. The band's beginnings are rooted in the collaboration of guitarist Stephen Haynes and vocalist Casey Deidrick in early 2012. Together with Massey they recorded a demo of their first track "Walk With Kings" in Haynes's living room in Hollister, California. Haynes then recruited Mike Gross of The Mess to produce the demo, which led to further musical collaboration between the two men, including a complete rewrite of "Walk With Kings". Eventually, Haynes convinced Gross to sign on and the band was four, shortly after which they recorded their second track. In early 2013, Gross brought on bassist Josh Bonaparte, also of The Mess, and drummer Todd Bishop, and the newly created six-piece recorded the five song EP Orchard Road, NOW available on iTunes.

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