# Underminded

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{{Short description|American hardcore/metalcore band}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name              = Underminded
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| background        = group_or_band
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| origin            = [San Diego](/source/San_Diego), [California](/source/California), U.S.
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [Metalcore](/source/Metalcore)
* [hardcore punk](/source/hardcore_punk)
}}
| years_active      = 1999–present
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [Kung Fu](/source/Kung_Fu_Records)
* [Uprising](/source/Uprising_Records)
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| spinoff_of        = {{flatlist|
* [Pierce the Veil](/source/Pierce_the_Veil)
}}
| spinoffs          = {{flatlist|
* [Scary Kids Scaring Kids](/source/Scary_Kids_Scaring_Kids)
* [Sleeping with Sirens](/source/Sleeping_with_Sirens)
* [Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows](/source/Destroy_Rebuild_Until_God_Shows)
* [In Flames](/source/In_Flames)
}}
| website           = 
| current_members   = * [Nick Martin](/source/Nick_Martin_(musician))
* Matt Johnson
* Brandon Cardwell
* [Tanner Wayne](/source/Tanner_Wayne)
| past_members      = * Matty O'Connell
* Chris Copley
* Joe Mullen
* Wade Youman
* Richie Ochoa
* Christopher Swinney
* [Mike Fuentes](/source/Mike_Fuentes_(musician))
}}

'''Underminded''' is an American [hardcore punk](/source/hardcore_punk) band from [San Diego](/source/San_Diego), [California](/source/California).  The band has been on hiatus since 2007 as its members concentrate on other projects.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kellin Quinn and Nick Martin |url=http://www.thinktei.com/kellinquinnandnickmartin |access-date=July 7, 2022 |website=The Entertainment Institute |language=en-US}}</ref> Frontman [Nick Martin](/source/Nick_Martin_(musician)) was in [Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows](/source/Destroy_Rebuild_Until_God_Shows), and has been in Sleeping With Sirens since originally filling in for them in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sleeping With Sirens Continue With Nick Martin As Fill In Guitarist |url=https://propertyofzack.com/post/64184577666/sleeping-with-sirens-continue-with-nick-martin-as |access-date=July 7, 2022 |website=PropertyOfZack}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nick Martin {{!}} Booking Agent {{!}} Talent Roster |url=https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/nick-martin/ |access-date=July 7, 2022 |website=MN2S |language=en-US}}</ref> Drummer [Tanner Wayne](/source/Tanner_Wayne) has been the drummer for [In Flames](/source/In_Flames) since 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=July 5, 2018 |title=IN FLAMES Recruits Drummer TANNER WAYNE |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/in-flames-recruits-drummer-tanner-wayne/ |access-date=July 7, 2022 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
Band members Nick Martin and Matt Johnson met while classmates at a [Catholic school](/source/Catholic_school), and formed the band together in 1999.<ref>Eduardo Rivadavia, [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p672235|pure_url=yes}} Underminded] at [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)</ref> They were encouraged to tour by [Buck-O-Nine](/source/Buck-O-Nine) singer Jon Pebsworth very early in their career.<ref>[http://www.pe.com/entertainment/thingstodo/stories/PE_Ent_Guide_D_audiofile0727.1d4b9ac.html Underminded Minded Life's Lessons]{{dead link|date=May 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''[Press Enterprise](/source/Press_Enterprise_(California))'', July 27, 2007.</ref> Their debut album, ''Hail Unamerican'', appeared in 2004.<ref>[http://www.punktastic.com/reviews/1023 Review of ''Hail Unamerican'']. Punktastic. Accessed September 29, 2008.</ref><ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r704767|pure_url=yes}} Review of ''Hail Unamerican'']. [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)</ref> Following the release of the album, the band played the entire 2004 [Warped Tour](/source/Warped_Tour).<ref>[http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/underminded/ Underminded]. ''[San Diego Reader](/source/San_Diego_Reader)'', December 9, 2004.</ref> A follow-up album, ''Eleven Eleven'', was planned for release in 2006<ref>[http://www.stylinzine.com/underminded.htm Interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218063741/http://www.stylinzine.com/underminded.htm |date=December 18, 2008 }}. ''Stylin Zine'', May 28, 2006. Accessed September 29, 2008.</ref> but was actually issued in 2007.<ref>[http://www.redefinemag.com/music/reviews_album_2.php?artist=Underminded&id=165 Review of ''Eleven Eleven''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002145855/http://www.redefinemag.com/music/reviews_album_2.php?artist=Underminded&id=165 |date=October 2, 2011 }}. Redefine Magazine. Accessed September 29, 2008.</ref><ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1086899|pure_url=yes}} Review of ''Eleven Eleven'']. [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)</ref> [Paul Miner](/source/Paul_Miner) produced the album.<ref>[https://archive.today/20070623013638/http://www.decoymusic.com/vb/showthread.php?t=24025 Review of ''Eleven Eleven'']. Decoy Music, July 27, 2007.</ref> The group toured with [Chiodos](/source/Chiodos), [Scary Kids Scaring Kids](/source/Scary_Kids_Scaring_Kids), [Emery](/source/Emery_(band)), and [The Devil Wears Prada](/source/The_Devil_Wears_Prada_(band)) following the release of the album.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_/ai_n21064978 Underminded Looking to Play]. ''[Deseret News](/source/Deseret_News)'', October 19, 2007.</ref>

Lead singer Nick Martin was part of the live back banding for [Chiodos](/source/Chiodos) lead singer [Craig Owens](/source/Craig_Owens_(vocalist)) {{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}. He was part of the super-group [Isles & Glaciers](/source/Isles_%26_Glaciers), and played guitar in the now-defunct [Cinematic Sunrise](/source/Cinematic_Sunrise). He did two guest spots for [Chiodos](/source/Chiodos)' 2007 record [Bone Palace Ballet](/source/Bone_Palace_Ballet), as well as toured with them for the Vans Warped Tour 2009. He was the first of two guitarists announced for Craig Owens' band [Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows](/source/Destroy_Rebuild_Until_God_Shows).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwuEjxBPtEY|title=Announcement|publisher=[YouTube](/source/YouTube)|access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref>  

Tanner Wayne acted as fill-in drummer for [Scary Kids Scaring Kids](/source/Scary_Kids_Scaring_Kids) and [Underoath](/source/Underoath) during the Vans Warped Tour 2009. He played drums for [Chiodos](/source/Chiodos) between 2010 and 2012.

== Band members ==
;Current
*[Nick Martin](/source/Nick_Martin_(musician)) - [lead vocals](/source/Lead_vocalist), [guitar](/source/guitar)s <small>(since 1999)</small>
*Matt "Yabbs" Johnson - guitars, [backing vocals](/source/Backing_vocalist) <small>(since 1999)</small>
*Brandon Cardwell - [bass guitar](/source/bass_guitar), backing vocals <small>(since 2000)</small>
*[Tanner Wayne](/source/Tanner_Wayne) - [drums](/source/Drum_kit), [percussion](/source/Percussion_instrument) <small>(since 2006)</small>

;Former
*Matty O' Connell - guitar (Currently plays in Unfeigned)
*Christopher Swinney – bass (Later played in [The Ataris](/source/The_Ataris). Currently plays in [Fire Sale](/source/Fire_Sale_(band)))
*Wade Youman - drums (Previously played in [Unwritten Law](/source/Unwritten_Law))
*Chris Copley - bass guitar
*Joe Mullen - drums (Currently plays in [Endless Hallway](/source/Endless_Hallway))
*Richie Ochoa - guitar
*[Mike Fuentes](/source/Mike_Fuentes_(musician)) - drums (Later played in [Pierce the Veil](/source/Pierce_the_Veil))

==Discography==
*''The Task of the Modern Educator'' EP (2003)
*''Hail Unamerican!'' ([Kung Fu Records](/source/Kung_Fu_Records), 2004)
*''Eleven:Eleven'' ([Uprising Records](/source/Uprising_Records), 2007)

==References==
;Notes
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;Further reading
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121022231816/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-153208836.html Underminded at Anchor]. ''[News-Sentinel](/source/News-Sentinel)'' ([Fort Wayne, Indiana](/source/Fort_Wayne%2C_Indiana)), October 23, 2006.
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Category:Musical groups from San Diego
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