{{Short description|American singer (born 1988)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Dave Stephens | image = 2016_RiP_We_Came_As_Romans_-_David_Stephens_-_by_2eight_-_8SC7400.jpg | caption = Stephens at the [[Rock im Park]] (2016) | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|6|30}} | birth_place = [[Troy, Michigan]], U.S. | instrument = {{flatlist| * Vocals * guitar * keyboards * synthesizers }} | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Metalcore]] * [[post-hardcore]] }} | occupation = {{flatlist| * Singer * songwriter }} | website = | current_member_of = [[We Came as Romans]] }} '''David Stephens''' (born June 30, 1988) is an American singer who is a founding member and actively the lead vocalist and frontman for the [[metalcore]] band [[We Came as Romans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fredminnick.com/2022/07/03/we-came-as-romans-dave-stephens-journeyman/|title=We Came As Romans’ Dave Stephens/Journeyman|publisher=Fred Minnick|date=July 3, 2022}}</ref>
== Music career == In the summer 2005, while attending high school, Stephens, along with classmates Sean Zelda, Jonny Nabors, Mark Myatt, and Joshua Moore formed a band called ''This Emergency''. For the first few years, Stephens was the guitarist, keyboardist, and backing vocals. The band performed various shows throughout the Detroit metro area. Sometime after Nabors and Zelda left the band, the band underwent a name change as they officially called themselves We Came as Romans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.last.fm/music/This+Emergency|title=This Emergency|website=Last.fm|date=November 21, 2008|access-date=July 2, 2010}}</ref> In 2008, Stephens met Kyle Pavone who came on as the new clean vocalist while Stephens became the unclean vocalist.
In 2008, with both Stephens and Pavone fronting the band, We Came as Romans released its first EP ''[[Dreams (EP)|Dreams]]''<ref>[http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=33932 Dreams EP at Sputnik]</ref> and released five more studio albums up to the summer of 2018 when co-frontman, Kyle Pavone, died at the age of 28 of an accidental drug overdose. After Pavone's passing, Stephens released a statement saying the band would not replace Pavone nor would they disband, but would continue their tour with [[Bullet for My Valentine]] and [[Bad Omens]] while honoring his bandmate and talking about his foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.last.fm/music/We+Came+as+Romans/+wiki|publisher=last.fm|title=We Came as Romans}}</ref>
In 2019, Stephens along with the rest of We Came as Romans began creating new material. Releasing two songs for the first time since Pavone's passing, "Carry the Weight" and "From the First Note". In 2022, the band announced their first record since 2017, ''[[Darkbloom (album)|Darkbloom]]'', which was the first album with Stephens as the only singer and frontman for the group.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/we-came-as-romans-announce-new-studio-album-darkbloom|title=We Came as Romans announce new album Darkbloom|first=Zoya|last=Raza-Sheikh|publisher=[[Kerrang!]]|date=June 22, 2022|access-date=June 22, 2022}}</ref>
==Discography== ===We Came as Romans=== '''Studio albums''' * ''[[To Plant a Seed]]'' (2009) * ''[[Understanding What We've Grown to Be]]'' (2011) * ''[[Tracing Back Roots]]'' (2013) * ''[[We Came as Romans (album)|We Came as Romans]]'' (2015) * ''[[Cold Like War]]'' (2017) * ''[[Darkbloom (album)|Darkbloom]]'' (2022) * ''[[All Is Beautiful... Because We're Doomed]]'' (2025)
===Collaborations=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Song !! Album !! Artist |- | rowspan=2|2010 || "Captain Tyin' Knots vs. Mr. Walkway (No Way)" <small>(featuring Dave Stephens)</small>|| ''[[With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear]]'' || '''[[Sleeping with Sirens]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rpDapiAYsQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/9rpDapiAYsQ |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Sleeping With Sirens - Captain Tyin Knots vs Mr Walkway (No Way)|via=youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |- | "The Wretched" <small>(featuring Dave Stephens)</small>|| ''[[Deceiver (The Word Alive album)|Deceiver]]'' || '''[[The Word Alive]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdxdBB_63IY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/CdxdBB_63IY |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=The Word Alive - "The Wretched" (w/ lyrics)|via=youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |- | rowspan=3|2012 || "The Calm Before Reform" <small>(featuring Dave Stephens)</small>|| ''[[In Fear and Faith (album)|In Fear and Faith]]'' || '''[[In Fear and Faith]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWhsZgDxl0c |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/KWhsZgDxl0c |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=In Fear And Faith - The Calm Before Reform (Lyric Video)|via=youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |- | "Family Ties" <small>(featuring Dave Stephens and Kyle Pavone)</small>|| ''[[Momentum (Close to Home album)|Momentum]]'' || '''[[Close to Home (band)|Close to Home]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ib75KuId_E |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/7ib75KuId_E |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Close to Home - FAMILY TIES (Track Video)|via=youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |- | "C4" <small>(featuring Dave Stephens)</small>|| ''[[Texas in July (album)|Texas in July]]'' || '''[[Texas in July]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdybUbcpdiw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/jdybUbcpdiw |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=C4|via=youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |- | 2014 || "Suicide;Stigma" <small>(featuring Dave Stephens)</small>|| ''[[Hold On Pain Ends]]'' || '''[[The Color Morale]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUTZynHQkjw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/FUTZynHQkjw |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=The Color Morale - "Suicide;Stigma (Feat. Dave Stephens)" Live Lyric Video|via=youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |- | 2015 || "Like Minds" <small>(featuring Dave Stephens)</small>|| ''Ungrateful • Misguided '' || '''From Under the Willow'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oeLop2_5Tc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/1oeLop2_5Tc |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=From Under the Willow - Like Minds ft. Dave Stephens (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)|via=youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |- | 2016 || "Pit Warrior" <small>(featuring Dave Stephens)</small>|| ''[[Friendville (album)|Friendville]]'' || '''[[Jarrod Alonge|Sunrise Skater Kids]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcyAFnAkjRI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/rcyAFnAkjRI |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Sunrise Skater Kids - Pit Warrior ft. Dave Stephens [OFFICIAL VIDEO]|via=youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |- | 2017 || "Devour" <small>(featuring Dave Stephens)</small>|| ''Despair Code'' || '''Affairs'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB83qA-jvhU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/OB83qA-jvhU |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Affairs - Devour (ft. Dave Stephens)|via=youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2|2020 || "Backbreaker" <small>(featuring Dave Stephens)</small>|| rowspan=3 {{n/a|Non-album singles}} || '''[[Fit for a King (band)|Fit for a King]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-EcT5zHSbE |title=Fit for a King Backbreaker (feat. Dave Stephens of We Came As Romans)|via=youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |- | "Lie to Me" <small>(featuring Dave Stephens)</small> || '''Silent Hearts'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYli4ENcGF8 |title=Silent Hearts - Lie to Me (Feat. Dave Stephens)[Official Audio]|via=youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |- | 2022 || "Johnny's Revenge (Revisited)" <small>(featuring Spencer Charnas, Dave Stephens, and Craig Owens)</small> || '''[[Crown the Empire]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.theprp.com/2022/06/20/news/crown-the-empire-tap-ice-nine-kills-we-came-as-romans-d-r-u-g-s-vocalists-for-upcoming-new-version-of-johnnys-revenge/ |title= Crown The Empire Tap Ice Nine Kills, We Came As Romans & D.R.U.G.S. Vocalists For Upcoming New Version Of "Johnny's Revenge" |date= June 20, 2022 |via=theprp.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |}
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