
mp3s can be found at:
+ myspace.com/withpassion
+ earache.com
+
purevolume.com/withpassion
+ hxcmp3.com/with_passion
Bio

from left:
Steven Lovas - bass
Jeff Morgan - guitar
Fidel Campos - vocals
John Abernathy - guitar
Greg Donnelly - drums
With Passion formed in the summer
of 2002 from the ashes of various local Sacramento bands with its first
line-up as Samuel McLeod on vocals, Shaun Gier and Jeff Morgan on guitars,
Jacob Peete on drums, and Michael Nordeen on bass. They quickly made their
mark on the Northern California scene, playing shows with a wide array of
national metal and hardcore acts.
In
late 2003 Jeff Morgan left the band. Andrew Burt took his place on guitar
and Brandon Guadagnolo joined the band on keyboards. Shortly after, With
Passion released their EP "In the Midst of Bloodied Soil" on Reflections
of Ruins Records. The band soon after signed with Earache Records in October
of 2004. The EP along with two additional tracks was then re-released in
March of 2005. The band completed two full US tours following up the release
of this EP, but then in the Summer of 2005 the band suffered a crippling
loss when all members but Shaun Gier and Mike Nordeen quit the band to pursue
personal interests.
Around this same time, a side project that Shaun Gier had been working on
with former guitarist Jeff Morgan (Conducting From The Grave) also suffered
a severe loss of members. With Passion took advantage of this and recruited
the three remaining members of Conducting From The Grave to form its most
solid line-up to date: Shaun Gier on vocals, Mike Nordeen on bass, Jeff
Morgan and John Abernathy on guitars, and Greg Donnelly on drums. The band
decided to drop keyboards in favor of a more technical, less melodic sound.
With this line-up, With Passion completed another US tour in early 2006.
In September 2006 Shaun Gier quit the band due to personal reasons.
In October 2006, with new vocalist, Fidel Campos (formerly of Cyanide Era
and Severance), With Passion recorded their debut full-length "What
We See When We Shut Our Eyes" at famed Mana Studio in Florida, home
of Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal, Morbid Angel). Just a few short months later
Mike Nordeen quit the band and joined The Human Abstract. Steven Lovas quickly
filled the position as bassist and the band did two more US tours in anticipation
of the release of the their debut full-length. “What We See When We Shut
Our Eyes” was released in April 2007. Then in the summer of 2007 With Passion
decided to disband. They came to the realization that the band name had
been tainted by a reputation for losing members and that they were stuck
in contract with a record label that was doing no more than the bare minimum
for them. Greg, Jeff, and John decided to revive their previous project
(Conducting from the Grave) and they brought Steven along with them to play
bass. Most of the past members are still playing in various Northern California-based
projects.