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A relatively melodic metalcore act with some death and thrash influences, Hamilton, Ontario's
Threat Signal sit comfortably next to contemporaries like
Fear Factory and
Lamb of God.
Threat Signal were formed in 2003 by singer
Jon Howard and his cousin, lead guitarist
Rich Howard, filled out with rhythm guitarist
Kyle McKnight, bassist Marco Bressette, and drummer Adam Matthews. After achieving some early notoriety in the international online metal community, with four of their demo tracks achieving heavy airplay on various websites,
Threat Signal released the Rational Eyes EP through the digital-oriented label Gomek Records in 2005. Although
Threat Signal signed with the respected metal indie
Nuclear Blast Records and recorded their first album with
Fear Factory guitarist
Christian Olde Wolbers later that same year, a period of personnel instability delayed its release for nearly a year. Drummer Adam Matthews was the first to leave, replaced by George Parfitt. Then founding guitarist
Rich Howard split, with Bressette taking over lead guitar duties while
Pat Kavanagh was drafted into the bass slot. Following the delayed release of debut album
Under Reprisal and an extensive tour, Bressette left
Threat Signal suddenly in March 2007, as did drummer Parfitt, the latter of whom cited family reasons. Undaunted,
Threat Signal began demoing material for their second album while auditioning new members, eventually settling on a lineup consisting of
Howard,
Kavanagh, drummer Norm Killeen, and guitarists
Travis Montgomery and
Adam Weber. The resulting
Vigilance was released in 2009. Weber and Killeen left the fold the following year, and were replaced by drummer
Alex Rüdinger and guitarist
Chris Feener, who made their first studio appearances on the group's eponymous,
Zeuss-produced third full-length outing in 2012. More lineup changes heralded the arrival of 2017's
Disconnect, which saw
Rüdinger being replaced by Our Lady of Bloodshed drummer
Joey Muha, and touring guitarist Matt Perrin taking over for
Feener --
Muha left the group to join
Jungle Rot before the recording, and was succeeded by Andrew Minarik. ~ Stewart Mason