Saints Of Denial, Haydon, Emergency Dental Surgery, The Misunderstoods

Supporting Acts: Haydon, Emergency Dental Surgery, The Misunderstoods

Saints Of Denial

Saints of Denial formed in the fall of 2009 as the group Unbridled, initially as a duo of lead guitarist Eric Prater and bassist Nick Carreon. Eventually developing into a trio with the addition of drummer Kirk Saunders, the band set out to write intense, hard-edge music. The band began working on their music, writing songs with the intention of connecting to the listeners lives at the deepest social and religious levels. The band's song library deals with a variety of issues including relationships, troubled faith, hypocrisy in the church and giving praise back to the Lord for what He has done. The band does not fear to say what they feel needs to be said, both to Christians and non-Christians alike. They see no sense in "beating around the bush" when it comes to people's lives. So their goal has been to truly be "Unbridled" and to keep themselves totally unrestrained and to say what has been laid on their hearts. The band struggled throughout 2010 to get their feet off the ground, especially with the departure of Nick and devoted themselves to writing and recording a self-produced EP which they hope to release in Spring 2011. More recently, the band has refocused and added a second guitar player and a violin player to further diversify their sound and add musical quality they have not yet achieved. They have also taken a more serious approach to further their faith and applying their beliefs, both in God and in the music they play in their own lives. The band changed their name to Saints of Denial early in 2011 to avoid conflict with an existing band under the name Unbridled. Saints of Denial is derived from one of the band's primary issues they focus on: hypocrisy in the church. Christians tend to hold themselves in high-esteem and think they are better than others. All while failing to notice problems both inside and outside the church. So while there is this "saintly" image Christians have of themselves, they spend all their time denying that there is any problem worth addressing, so we are truly the Saints of Denial. The band also wishes to achieve a regular touring schedule across Indiana over the summer and fall of 2011 and is considering recording their first full-length album with Gaither Studios in 2012; discussions are underway.