Stick to Your Guns

Metalcore/screamo outfit Stick to Your Guns formed in 2003 under the leadership of vocalist Jesse Barnett in Orange County, CA. Drawing comparisons to such names as Comeback Kid and Protest the Hero, the band was soon noticed by Sumerian Records honcho Ash Avildsen, who put the already buzz-worthy band on a live showcase. The band signed a deal with the label soon after. The band's first album, For What It's Worth, was released in 2007, a year that Stick to Your Guns would spend on the road, consolidating their skills and building on their early successes. Members Barnett, Justin Rutherford, Curtis Plesche, Noah Calvin, and Casey Lagos eventually moved over to indie metal label Century Media, which released the follow-up full-length Comes from the Heart in the spring of 2008.