Grant McFarland Sean Hennessey Robert Rivera Jr. Toby Pool Aaron Ovecka Matthew Marcellus Zack Jones Cody Cavanaugh Rodney Phillips Aaron Maloney Brent Caltagirone Jacob Belcher Kevin Bakey
The band was featured on season 1 episode 4 of the MTV show Silent Library, which aired January 2010 with members Rick, Rodney, Jack, Sean and Grant.[4] On June 22, 2010, This or the Apocalypse announced their second studio album Haunt Whats's Left which was released on Good Fight/Road Runner Records.[5] The album was recorded by Josh Wilbur and produced by Chris AdlerofLamb of God at Spin Studios in New York.[6] Following the release of the album bassist Sean and drummer Grant both left the band for other projects. Sean left to focus on his band Bells with former August Burns Red vocalist Jon Hershey. Grant embarked on a career in music production and mastering, and joined the band Century which also features This or the Apocalypse vocalist Ricky on bass. This or the Apocalypse toured throughout 2010 to support Haunt What's Left with bands such as Impending Doom, and MyChildren MyBride, and headlined a tour with Affiance, Last Chance to Reason and Deception of a Ghost.[7]
In June 2012, the band signed with eOne and released Dead Years[8] on September 25, 2012. In 2013, the band released a new single titled "Damaged Good".[8]
Name change to HAWK and upcoming album (2018-present)
In 2018 the band was renamed to HAWK and on March 22, 2019, released a new song titled "Mileage". Since then they have also self-released 2 more videos, "Counter-Ops" and "Alibi".
On December 4, 2020, HAWK released their first LP titled "Tolerance's Paradox" which included the previous 3 singles and 3 yet unreleased tracks.
This or the Apocalypse fall into the metalcore genre. Their music is characterized primarily by a heavy emphasis on melody and technical ability. The band's music features frequent use of technical or odd time signatures, complex polyrhythms, and some songs have been described as having a prog-rock structure.[9]
