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Embraced is a heavy band from the Redneck Riviera — aka Panama City Beach, FL. On their sole LP, 2002’s An Orchestrated Failure, they blended ‘90s influences like The Smashing Pumpkins , Hum, and Deftones with hardcore. You’re just as readily going to hear soaring, melancholic singing in an Embraced song as big riffs and breakdowns, courtesy of the band’s love of Cave In, Strongarm, and Hopesfall.

Between 2001 and 2004, Embraced toured with bands that would eventually become household names in indie rock and hardcore, including Underoath, Beloved, and Copeland. They also played alongside Hopesfall and Love Ran Red, and appeared at Furnace Fest and Cornerstone Festival. Most importantly, they won a battle of the bands judged by a member of 3 Doors Down.

A cataclysmic van wreck in the cow fields of Kansas destroyed Embraced’s early aughts momentum, leading to their disbandment. But they reunited for shows in 2007, 2010, and 2023, and they’ve been involved elsewhere.

Brandon Mullins fronts Across Five Aprils. Steve Kopacz played drums for Go Radio and Dont Die Cindy , and recently formed Be Nice to People. Jonathan Hoffman played guitar for Don’t Die Cindy and now plays with Valley of Doves. Ryan Burleson played guitar for The Sincerity Guild and Southern (both with members of Hopesfall and ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead) and released a solo album as Girls of the SEC. Jared Knetzer is smart and has only involved himself in music when Embraced comes calling.

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Embraced - Arch Hoodie

Embraced - Born and Died T-Shirt

Embraced - Apollo T-Shirt

Embraced - Leaves T-Shirt