Issues

Issues is an American metal-core band that was formed in 2012 by former Woe, Is Me vocalists Tyler Carter (clean) and Michael Bohn (unclean). Other former members of Woe, Is Me, Ben and Cory Ferris were supposed to join Issues but didn’t show up to any of the recording sessions for the band’s first EP, Black Diamonds, and left the band within a month of each other in September and November 2012. Today the band is made up of Tyler Carter (clean vocals), Michael Bohn (unclean vocals), AJ Rebollo (guitar), Skyler Acord (bass guitar), and Josh Manuel (drums).The band was signed to Rise Records and began releasing music.

The Black Diamonds EP was released in November of 2012, but was rereleased as an acoustic version two years later in 2014. They only have one full length studio album which is self-entitled which was released in February of 2014.

They have a total of nine singles including a cover of NSYNC’s “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays” for Fearless Record’s Punk Goes Christmas album and a cover of Justin Bieber’s “Boyfriend” for Fearless Record’s album Punk Goes Pop 6.

Issues has been on a lot of tours over their three years of band hood. Their first support act was with Attila on their “Party With The Devil Tour” and have moved on to tour with Beartooth, Of Mice & Men, Bring Me The Horizon, I Killed The Prom Queen, Ghost Town, Marmozets, Nightmares, State Champs, Tonight Alive, and All Time Low.

I had heard of Issues before they announced that they were joining All Time Low on their Future Hearts Tour which was great for me because I really like their music. I was very pleased when they sang their song “Disappear (Remember When)” which is about the loss of a loved one. I would love to see them live again, but they are very fond of mosh pits and death walls. I was thankfully up in the balcony for their performance and they were amazing!