Escape the Day is a Swedish electronicore band from Gothenburg, formed in 2007, as Mindscape, by Sebastian Westman and Patrick Möhlenbrock.
History
Mindscape (2007–2009)
Escape the Day began their journey in 2007, as Mindscape. The line-up included Sebastian Ekstrand, Sebastian Jarfelt, Johan Weicht, Niklas Jonsson, Sebastian Westman and Patrick Möhlenbrock, They released a self-titled EP in 2008, which received immediate recognition over the internet and included the songs "Derailed" and "As We Were Once".
After the departure of the screamer Sebastian Jarfelt, the band looked for a new screamer, but never found anyone suitable for their music. In the process of looking for a screamer, they recruited a vocalist, Maria Petersèn. They changed the name of the band to Escape The Day. Whilst no albums or EPs were made by this 6-member line-up, they recorded and released 10+ songs via YouTube between 2009-2011 including Turn Back Time. In 2011 they recruited Jonas Jenelin as a scream vocalist, allowing them to blend their current 90s-trance influenced metal sound with their earlier metalcore style of Mindscape. They released a teaser for a new song titled Rain that featured Jenelin. However, Escape the Day went on hiatus and eventually revealed that both Maria Petersèn and Niklas Jonsson had left the band.
Reunion (2012-14)
Escape the Day returned in early-2012 as a 7-piece, with Angeline Stenbock on vocals and Neil Grant on drums. They remade two songs, "Turn Back Time" and "As We Were Once", which were both recorded for the video gameRock Band 3. In 2013 both Stenbock and Grant were replaced with Jennifer Jarnek and Nidas Richmount respectively. This line-up released the song "The Way I Am". In 2014, Jarnek, Richmount and founding bassist Johan Weicht left. Weicht was replaced by Kristian Forsell. As of August 2019, Escape the Day have not recruited a replacement drummer or female vocalist.
''Confessions'' and ''Into Inception'' (2014-present)
Escape the Day released the EP titled Confessions in 2014, which included a remake of their first song "Derailed". They released their first full album Into Inception in 2016. Before the release of their debut album, founding member Patrick Möhlenbrock decided to leave the band. On 31 December 2017, the band announced, through their Facebook page, that new music was on its way. On 26 February 2018, new single "Breaking The Tide" was released. In August, an acoustic rendition of their latest single was released, which was followed with the release of the Acoustic Sessions EP, including the acoustic version of "Breaking The Tide" and "Undone".
