Knocked Loose

Knocked Loose hails from Oldham County, Kentucky, where the hardcore punk band formed in June 2013. Originally known as "Manipulator," the group's initial lineup featured frontman Bryan Garris, guitarist Isaac Hale, drummer Dylan Isaacs, and bassist Kevin Otten. Most of the bandmates had previously played together in a band called Speaker, and they explored a heavy, riff-driven sound with their new group. Blending metalcore and hardcore influences, they debuted with the Pop Culture EP in 2014. Following the release of a second EP, Knocked Loose/Damaged Goods, in 2015, Knocked Loose signed with the Nashville-based punk label Pure Noise Records and released a debut album, Laugh Tracks, in 2016. Laugh Tracks received positive reviews and was followed by 2019's A Different Shade of Blue, which, like its predecessor, was produced by Fit for an Autopsy's guitar player, Will Putney. Now renowned for their brutal, sludgy sound, Knocked Loose's members released the stand-alone single "Upon Loss Singles" in 2023 before returning to the studio for another full-length album, which arrived the following year. Titled You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To, the album reached number 23 on the Billboard 200 in America, as well as Number 1 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart, number 7 in Scotland, number 14 in Australia, and number 16 in Germany. The track "Suffocate" became a hit, too, debuting at number 50 on America's Top 50 Rock & Alternative Songs chart that spring.