Fresh out of Milan MI, a new band has begun the long journey towards world domination. Combining the sheer power and aggressiveness of metal and the melodic tones of pop, Peace Be Still has arrived to blow minds and noses, in case someone in the band gets a cold.

The new five-piece was formed by Garrison Mull (lead guitar and vocals), Daniel Eliason (drums), and Ryan Carpus (bass). “We were friends in the percussion section of the Milan High School band […] and decided to go do our own thing,” said Mull. Coty Mathieu (lead vocals) was recruited by Carpus, who brought him to a band practice, and “he worked.” Daniel McCall (rhythm guitar) auditioned for the band alongside several competitors, the band chose him, and Peace Be Still erupted in its full form.

This is a band full of musical techniques unorthodox to their genre. Aside from the band’s pop sensibility, “which is abnormal in metal; the two usually don’t mix,” according to Mull, they incorporate the use of three part and even four part harmonies, something not often found in most metal bands.

Watching the band set up their equipment on the B-Side stage, it is clear that the relationship of the members defies the traditional metal stereotype of brutality. “We get along pretty well, for the most part, but when someone gets out of line, we just have to use physical violence and kill them every once in a while,” Mull joked, “that usually seems to work out, but other than that, its all good.”
In the meantime, the band is working, preparing for upcoming shows, and writing. “We’re still fairly new, so we’re not recording yet or anything,” said Mull. But look out. Peace Be Still has arrived, and is here to stay.