In the year 2001, A Stained Glass Romance formed itself from the ashes of ARIA, Winter Solstice, Stronghold and Splitcast. Combining over a decade of experience and sharing the stage with bands like Underoath, Between the Buried and Me, Every Time I Die, Atreyu, Hatebreed and Bleeding Through, ASGR is still set out to claim what they started over seven years ago.
A Stained Glass Romance has vigorously toured the past year securing thousands of new fans across the nation and simultaneously gaining back respect once thought lost in the overburdened North Carolina Hardcore scene. Regionally supporting bands like Job for a Cowboy, Animosity, Goatwhore, Parkway Drive and Bring Me The Horizon, ASGR has steadily gained an unswerving fan-base untapped by the current trends in hardcore.
After three years together, A Stained Glass Romance released their first recording in 2003 on Four Leaf Recordings (From First To Last) with producer Chris Kincaid (Hopesfall). "The Most Hated" Ep gained the band a cult-like following early on with tracks like "Hurts Worse With a Spoon" and "Sixty-Six Bound Malibu". Within these last few months, A Stained Glass Romance has inked a deal with Canada based Torque Records. Their upcoming full length release "It's Not a Party without Us" is poised to take the reigns of their career, further propelling them into a rapidly growing and thriving metal and hardcore scene. Current members include Scott Cowan (vocals), Caleb Goins (guitar), Julian Laface (bass), Josh Taddeo (guitar) and Alex Kalaidjian (drums).