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Versus Me is a four-piece American metalcore band from Janesville, Wisconsin, that formed in 2014. A year later they released their debut single "(A)Tension" featuring Craig Mabbit from Escape the Fate in 2015 with a music video that quickly gained popularity for them.[1]

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Versus Me
Origin	Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Genres	Metalcore, electronicore[not verified in body]
Years active	2014–present
Members	Lee Milbrandt Dustin Hansen James Milbrandt J.J. Johnson
Website	www.facebook.com/vsmeband

Background

Versus Me is the product of four musicians from various Midwest and southeastern metalcore and screamo bands, coming together to share a common passion and vision for music. The group is made up of the Milbrandt brothers, James and Lee, who were previously the guitarist and bassist of Serianna (formed in Wisconsin), Dustin Hansen (Isles of Aura) and J.J. Johnson (Call Upon the Sovereign). Former members include: Patrick Thompson, the co-founding guitarist for Alesana (officially formed in North Carolina), Clint Greendeer who previously performed with Guardians (formed in Wisconsin), and Dustin Helgestad who previously performed with Crossing The Delaware (formed in Wisconsin).[2]

Musical influence

Versus Me's musical influences come from a mix of bands like A Day to Remember, Pierce the Veil, The Devil Wears Prada, Born of Osiris, Copeland, Acceptance, Maroon 5, and each individual members diverse background from previous projects to create a sound that compliments bands like Bring Me the Horizon and Asking Alexandria.[2]

Members

• James Milbrandt – vocals
• Dustin Hansen – guitar
• Lee Milbrandt – bass guitar
• J.J. Johnson – drums

Former

• Patrick Thompson – guitar, vocals
• Clint Greendeer – guitar
• Dustin Helgestad – drums

Discography

Albums

• Changes (2016)
• Continuous (2019)

Singles

• "(A)Tension" featuring Craig Mabbit (2014)
• "An American Tale" featuring Josh Napert (2015)
• "An American Tale" (acoustic) (2015)
• "PartyBlood" (2015)
• "EXP" (2017)
• "Real Life Monsters" featuring Eric Vanlerberghe (2017)
• "Snake Cake" (2017)
• "Left Here" (2018)
• "Shout" (2018)
• "Not Going Back" (2018)
• "Far Behind" (2019)
• "Heavy Breathing" (2019)
• "Give Me a Reason" (2019)
• "Cruel Summer" (Taylor Swift Cover) (2019)
• "Give Me a Reason" (acoustic) (2019)
• "Violence" (2020)
• "Down" (2021) – No. 37 Mainstream Rock Songs[3]

Videography

Year	Title	Album	Director
2014	"(A)Tension"[4]	Changes	Ryan Blaske
2015	"An American Tale" (acoustic)[5]	Changes	Jon Lindquist
2015	"Partyblood"[6]	Changes	Jon Lindquist
2016	"Just So You Know"[7]	Changes	Elizabeth Wadium & Brian Kaufma
2017	"EXP"[8]	EXP - Single	N/A
2017	"Real Life Monsters"[9]	Real Life Monsters - Single	HK Visual Creations
2018	"Left Here"[10]	Left Here - Single	Ryan Blaske
2018	"Shout"[11]	Shout - Single	Eddie Curran

Tours and festivals

Dates	Tour name	Bands on tour
September 30 - October 1, 2017	Sonic Boom 2017	Five Finger Death Punch, Rise Against, Mastodon, Stone Sour
November 30 - December 18, 2016	The Incubus Tour	Famous Last Words, The Funeral Portrait
December 6–12, 2015	Holiday Run Tour	I Prevail, XXI
September 26, 2015	Sonic Boom 2015[12]	Five Finger Death Punch, In This Moment, Papa Roach,
September 5, 2015	Taste of Madison[13]	We Came As Romans, Trapt, Bobaflex, and Aranda
July 31 – August 8, 2015	The Just Do It Already Tour[14]	Nevada Rose, My Kingdom
July 28, 2015	Warped Tour 2015 - Milwaukee[1][15]
June 12, 2015	Sonic Boom Pre-party[16]	I Prevail

References

External links

• Versus Me - Facebook

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