Despondence

Despondence is a 4 piece band from Panama City, Florida that takes the gritty, boisterous traits of hard rock and metal and combines them with the melodic tones of 90s emo and alternative.

With all 4 members coming from different musical backgrounds, the combined efforts of bassist/vocalist Nick Resler, guitarist/vocalist Christian Pic, guitarist Kyle Watson and drummer Grant Talkington have morphed and molded the band's sound into what it is today.

Background
Despondence was formed from the remnants of the band Coeur. Formed in 2011, Coeur's initial sound was very doomy, noisy and sludgy, while also combining influences of punk and grindcore music. As time passed, the band developed a finer sound with less noise and more harmony. The band had released one album and one EP, and had already recorded a second EP before breaking up around the beginning of 2014. Nick Resler and former drummer Ryan Plowman decided they wanted to continue playing the same songs written in Coeur, but add more sounds and qualities to create diversity in the tracks. With former band member Nelson Posada and the addition of new guitarist Christian Pic, Despondence was formed.

Lighthouse and lineup changes (2014-2015)
After the collapse of Coeur, Ryan, Nick and Nelson decided to rerecord the EP they had finished back in 2013. Along with rerecording the original songs on the EP, they added 1 new song and 1 old song dug up from Coeur's first EP. Lighthouse was released on June 10th, 2014.

Download the album for free here

After complications in the band, Nelson and Ryan were replaced by guitarist Kyle Watson and drummer Grant Talkington.

Future plans and a new album (2015-)
Once the new lineup was settled in, the band immediately started writing and recording demos for new songs. The newer material is a lot slower and less aggressive than previous material with the exception of a few tracks, and delves deep into experimentation with electronic sounds and tones. A released date has not been released, but a few of the tracks have already been recorded.

Contact
You can contact the band through their facebook page here, or by emailing them at ataraxorcist@gmail.com.

Band Members
Current Members
 * Nick Resler – lead vocals, bass (2014-)
 * Christian Pic – guitars, backing vocals (2014-)
 * Kyle Watson – guitars (2015-)

Former Members
 * Grant Talkington – drums (2015-)
 * Ryan Plowman – drums, backing vocals (2014-2015)
 * Nelson Posada – guitars, backing vocals (2014-2015)

Discography

 * Lighthouse (2014)