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Nonpoint Last time in Waynesboro: First time!

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The Foundry

1010 EAST Main Street, 22980, Waynesboro, VA, US

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Doors open: 19:30

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Nonpoint biography

Nonpoint is an American nu metal band formed in 1997 in Florida. The band is currently comprised of Elias Soriano, Robb Rivera, Rasheed Thomas, B.C. Kochmit and Adam Woloszyn. Together they have released eight studio albums.

Regulars within the For Lauderdale metal scene, Rob Rivera and Elias Soriano formed Nonpoint in 1997. Their intention was to ride the wave of nu metal experimentation coming out of their corner of Florida. Determined to put some material out into the world, the band self-released their first album “Separate Yourself” in 1998. The work picked up some buzz and ultimately won the band representation from MCA Records.

Nonpoint’s first album on the MCA Records label was 2010 release “Statement”. The band aggressively toured the album throughout the US and promoted their tracks through festivals such as Ozzfest. The constant promotion finally paid off as sales of their album peaked and the album placed in the US Billboard Hot 200 chart and single “What a Day” hit the number 24 spot in the US Mainstream Rock chart.

With the momentum and fan base the band’s constant touring and promotion had won, Nonpoint released “Development” in 2002 and the album charted over a hundred spots higher on the US charts than its predecessor. With this success under their belts and the fresh influences of a new label at their disposal, the band released the 2004 album “Recoil”, where single “The Truth” earned the band its highest chart placement yet reaching the number 22 spot on the US Mainstream Rock Charts.

The band continued to pick up fans through constant touring and album releases between 2005 and 2014, all of which paved the way for the release of their most successful work to date: “The Return”. This 2014 album climbed to the number 39 spot on the US charts after the band generated excitement around its release via social networking sites such as Facebook.

Live reviews

America’s Nonpoint are one of the most surprising survivors of nu-metal, a genre and scene than quickly bloated around the turn of the millennium and imploded not long after. Their debut album Statement, released in 2000 on MCA, came at a time when contemporary heavy metal music was starting to all sound the same, and Nonpoint, though a league above most of the other newcomers, didn’t exactly represent a progressive turning…point.
The fact that they’re still recording and performing in 2012 is a testament to both their resilience and the devoted fanbase that they’ve amassed through heavy touring. Nonpoint have been much more generous in dishing out live tours in the US, but the UK was treated to a storming Download performance in 2010, around the release of their commercially successful album, Miracle. The soaring, melodic vocals of Elias Soriano and the stomping, hard-rock riffs are built for bigger open-air venues than the dingy clubs that they tend to perform in, but make no mistake, Nonpoint approach every gig with the same take-no-prisoners attitude, no matter where they’re playing.
They’re back with a new album, so keep your eyes peeled for shows. Their moody, subtly proggy and melodic metal deserves a wider audience.

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