{{Use American English|date=November 2022}} {{Short description|American metal band}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = A Life Once Lost | image = | caption = | alias = ALOL | origin = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S. | genre = {{hlist|[[Metalcore]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=A LIFE ONCE LOST – Ecstatic Trance |url=https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/a-life-once-lost-ecstatic-trance_343755.html |access-date=November 1, 2022 |website=[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]] |language=de}}</ref>|[[groove metal]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Munro |first=Tyler |date=October 23, 2012 |title=A Life Once Lost – Ecstatic Trance |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/life_once_lost-ecstatic_trance |access-date=November 1, 2022 |website=[[Exclaim!]]}}</ref>|[[djent]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Debenedictis|first=Matt |title=A Life Once Lost Took 'an Outsider's Point of View' During Time Off |url=http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/02/23/a-life-once-lost-took-an-outsiders-point-of-view/ |work=[[Noisecreep]] |accessdate=October 17, 2011 |date=February 23, 2011}}</ref>}} | years_active = 1999–2013 | label = {{hlist|[[Ferret Music]]|[[Deathwish Inc.]]|[[Robotic Empire]]|[[Season of Mist]]}} | website = | past_members = * Robert Meadows * Douglas Sabolick * Jordan Crouse * Nick Frasca * Nick Hale * Mike Sabolick * Richard Arnold * Taylor Moyer * Alin Ashraf * Justin Graves * T.J. deBlois * Vadim Taver * Robert Carpenter }} '''A Life Once Lost''' was an American [[heavy metal music|metal]] band from [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]].
== History == A Life Once Lost formed in 1999 in a suburb of [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. After the release of their first album, ''[[Open Your Mouth for the Speechless... in Case of Those Appointed to Die]]'', on [[Robotic Empire]], they toured with Canadian band [[The End (Canadian band)|The End]].<ref name="Sharpe-Young2005">{{cite book|author=Garry Sharpe-Young|title=New Wave of American Heavy Metal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uIIf03bGyAAC&pg=PA315|year=2005|publisher=Zonda Books Limited|isbn=978-0-9582684-0-0|pages=315–}}</ref> After a second release on [[Deathwish Inc.]], A Life Once Lost released their third album, ''[[Hunter (A Life Once Lost album)|Hunter]]'', on [[Ferret Music]] in 2005. The group supported the release by touring with [[Throwdown (band)|Throwdown]], [[Zao (American band)|Zao]], [[As I Lay Dying (band)|As I Lay Dying]], [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]], [[Clutch (band)|Clutch]], [[Opeth]], and [[Strapping Young Lad]], and took Part in the [[Ozzfest]] 2006.
In September 2007, the album ''[[Iron Gag (album)|Iron Gag]]'' was released, featuring musical guests [[Devin Townsend]] of [[Strapping Young Lad]], [[Anthony Green (musician)|Anthony Green]] of [[Circa Survive]], and [[Randy Blythe]] of Lamb of God. The band supported the album with tours alongside [[High on Fire]], [[The Dillinger Escape Plan]], [[Saviours (band)|Saviours]], [[Suicide Silence]], and [[Job for a Cowboy]].
The band toured Europe twice in 2008 alongside [[Himsa]] and [[War from a Harlots Mouth]], respectively. In 2008, the band headed to Scandinavia and later performed two shows in Russia. In April 2009 the band headed to Alaska for three performances. In May 2009, the band embarked on the You've Got Mail Tour with Thy Will Be Done as direct support.
In March 2012, the band began recording a fifth studio album with producer Andreas Magnusson. Titled ''Ecstatic Trance'', it was released on October 23, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=177520 |title=A Life Once Lost: New Album Title, Release Date Announced |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=July 31, 2012 |accessdate=October 25, 2015}}</ref> The band toured throughout the fall of 2012 to support the album as an opener for [[Revocation (band)|Revocation]], along with Canadian band [[KEN mode]].
The band announced their breakup on July 12, 2013.
== Members ==
=== Final lineup === * Robert Meadows – vocals {{small|(1999–2013)}} * Douglas Sabolick – guitar, backing vocals {{small|(1999–2013)}} * Jordan Crouse – drums {{small|(2011–2013)}} * John Roth – guitar, backing vocals {{small|(2012–2013)}} * Chris Weyh – bass {{small|(2012–2013)}}
=== Past members === * T.J. deBlois – drums {{small|(1999–2002; died 2023)}} * Justin Graves – drums {{small|(2002–2011)}} * Nick Frasca – bass {{small|(2003–2007)}} * Robert Carpenter – guitar {{small|(2001–2011)}} * Vadim Taver – guitar {{small|(1999–2001)}} * Richard Arnold – bass {{small|(1999–2001)}} * Taylor Moyer – guitar {{small|(2011–2012)}} * Nick Hale – bass * Mike Sabolick – bass * Alin Ashraf – bass guitar
== Discography == '''Studio albums''' *''[[Open Your Mouth for the Speechless... in Case of Those Appointed to Die]]'' (2000) *''[[A Great Artist]]'' (2003) *''[[Hunter (A Life Once Lost album)|Hunter]]'' (2005) *''[[Iron Gag]]'' (2007) *''Ecstatic Trance'' (2012)
'''Extended plays''' *''[[The Fourth Plague: Flies]]'' (2001)
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{discogs artist|A Life Once Lost}}
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