| Prison | |
| Origin: | Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 2017–present |
| Current Members: | Johnny Crowder Austin Coupe Tyler Kruckmeyer Jonathon Pentz |
Prison is an American nu-metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed in 2014. The band's lineup consists of vocalist Johnny Crowder, guitarist Austin Coupe, drummer Tyler Kruckmeyer, and bassist Jonathon Pentz.[1]
Prison was formed in 2014. The band is made up of former members of Dark Sermon (Johnny Crowder), Adaliah (Austin Coupe, Tyler Kruckmeyer),[2] [3] and ABACABB/In Alcatraz 1962 (Jonathon Pentz).[4] Prison's lyrics are largely centered around mental health, containing themes of recovery, suicide awareness, sexual consent, sobriety and loss,[5] and have been described as a "message of hope and healing".[6]
Prison became more active in 2017 when Crowder announced that his former band, Dark Sermon, would go on hiatus indefinitely.[7] In that year, the band would release their debut EP, "N.G.R.I.".[4]
In 2017, Prison toured as a supporting act for Suicide Silence's 10-year anniversary tour of The Cleansing, along with Upon a Burning Body, Slaughter to Prevail, and Winds of Plague.[8]
In 2018, Prison toured as a supporting act with Wednesday 13 and Night Club on Combichrist's Everyone Still Hates You tour.[9] They also toured with For the Fallen Dreams.[2]
In 2019, Prison toured alongside Oceano as support for Carnifex.[10] The tour would eventually extend and include Angelmaker as support, with Oceano taking over the as the headliner.[11] Later in the year, Prison, Unearth, and Incite supported Soulfly on their Blood on the Street tour.[12] Prison ended the year supporting Slaughter to Prevail on their North American tour alongside Orthodox.[13]
In 2023, Prison played at HeartSupport Fest, a mission-based music festival focusing on "diversity, acceptance, inclusion, self-love and self-care, and mental health as priority." The festival was hosted by Jake Luhrs, best known for his role as the vocalist of August Burns Red.[14]
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| US [15] | US Heat. [16] | US Ind. [17] | |||||||||||||
| Still Alive |
| — | 14 | 34 | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
| N.G.R.I. | Released: | |
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| Live in Texas | Released: | |
| Energy | Released: |