The Exies
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Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1997–2010, 2023–present |
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The Exies are an American
(2004), have sold over 400,000 copies combined.History
The Exies formed in 1997 when singer and guitarist Scott Stevens drafted bassist Freddy Herrera and drummer Thom Sullivan to form a new group. Stevens' friend Chris Skane played guitar in an early incarnation of The Exies, but left citing other priorities. Skane was then replaced by guitarist David Walsh.
Stevens picked the name "The Exies" from a
The band released their
Thom Sullivan and The Exies parted ways in September 2000, and Dennis Wolfe joined the band. A few months later, one of their songs was featured on the animated series Gary & Mike. The majority of 2001 and early 2002 was spent writing and recording. The band began touring in August 2002.
Inertia
In 2002 the band signed to
The Exies continued touring in 2003 in support of Inertia, with "My Goddess" being performed on the Late Show with David Letterman and peaking at No. 12 on Modern Rock chart. The video for "My Goddess", filmed by Diane Martel, became a top 10 hit on MTV2.
Inertia is The Exies' most successful album, reaching # 115 on the Billboard 200.[2]
Head for the Door
In June 2004, The Exies headed back into the studio with producer Nick Raskulinecz. Their third album
Along with Sum 41 and Silvertide, The Exies supported Mötley Crüe on their Carnival of Sins Tour.
Their second single from Head for the Door, "
The song "What You Deserve" was also featured in the game Juiced.
The song "Slow Drain" was also featured in the games
A Modern Way of Living with the Truth
After returning from the tour with Mötley Crüe, Virgin decided to release the Exies from their contract. Soon after this, Dennis Wolfe and David Walsh left the band to pursue other goals. This left Stevens and Herrera alone, and decided to reunite with former guitarist Chris Skane and began writing songs. On 26 May 2006, the band announced on its blog that they were returning to the studio with producer
To promote the album the band toured with Buckcherry, Papa Roach, and Hinder. This was followed by a tour with rock band Smile Empty Soul throughout the summer of 2007. After those shows, they toured with Drowning Pool for the This is for the Soldiers Tour. The band released five songs on MySpace and radio from A Modern Way of Living with the Truth: "Different Than You", "Once in a Lifetime", "These Are the Days", "This Is the Sound", and "A Fear of Being Alone". On June 28, The Exies released a music video for the song "God We Look Good (Going Down in Flames)", a song that was left off the album.
In 2008, The Exies re-released A Modern Way of Living with the Truth on iTunes with five extra tracks. "God We Look Good (Going Down in Flames)" was included along with acoustic versions of "My Goddess", "Ugly", "Genius", and "Tired of You". Their song "Lay Your Money Down" was featured in the video game,
In 2008, internet rumors circulated that Scott Stevens was suffering from drug addiction. Stevens denied the drug abuse hearsay, and joked about the rumors during press interviews.
In 2011 Scott Stevens co-wrote songs with Theory of a Deadman on their album The Truth Is..., David Cook on his album This Loud Morning and Halestorm's album The Strange Case Of...
On January 27, 2023, The Exies released their first song in fifteen years entitled, "Spirits High."[4]
Band members
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Timeline
Discography
- Studio albums
Year | Title | Label | Chart position |
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2000 | The Exies | Ultimatum Records | - |
2003 | Inertia | Virgin Records | 115 |
2004 | Head for the Door | - | |
2007 | A Modern Way of Living with the Truth | Eleven Seven Music
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- Singles
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2000 | "Feeling Lo-Fi" | - | - | The Exies |
"Baby's Got a New Revelation" | - | - | ||
2002 | "My Goddess" | 26 | 20 | Inertia |
2003 | "Kickout" | - | - | |
2004 | "Ugly" | 13 | 11 | Head for the Door |
2005 | "What You Deserve" | - | 40 | |
"Hey You" | - | - | ||
2007 | "Different Than You" | - | 27 | A Modern Way of Living with the Truth |
"God We Look Good (Going Down in Flames)" | - | - | ||
2008 | "These Are the Days" | - | - | |
2023 | "Spirits High" | Spirits High | ||
2024 | ”For What It’s Worth” | For What It’s Worth |
- Music videos
- My Goddess
- Ugly
- Different than You
- Lay Your Money Down
- God We Look Good (Going Down in Flames)
- These Are the Days
- Once in a Lifetime
References
- ^ Bonner, Mark F. (May 5, 2003). "'Empty Soul' smiles on sub-genre". The Daily Reveille. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ "Inertia - The Exies". Billboard.
- ^ "2 Music Geeks' Podcast 11: Spring Break--Featuring Scott Stevens of The Exies". 2musicgeeks.com. 2008-03-31.
- ^ "Melodic Net - We Rock, Do you?". melodic.net. Retrieved 2024-01-16.