Sianvar (pronounced, 'Sea-En-Var') are a swancore supergroup made up of members from Dance Gavin Dance, Stolas, A Lot Like Birds, and Hail The Sun.
The band announced their formation on July 23, 2013. The group's first iteration consisted of Dance Gavin Dance guitarist Will Swan, Hail the Sun drummer and vocalist Donovan Melero, Stolas guitarist Sergio Medina, and A Lot Like Birds bassist Michael Littlefield and drummer Joseph Arrington. They signed with Swan's independent record label Blue Swan Records.
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Sianvar (pronounced, 'Sea-En-Var') are a swancore supergroup made up of members from Dance Gavin Dance, Stolas, A Lot Like Birds, and Hail The Sun.
The band announced their formation on July 23, 2013. The group's first iteration consisted of Dance Gavin Dance guitarist Will Swan, Hail the Sun drummer and vocalist Donovan Melero, Stolas guitarist Sergio Medina, and A Lot Like Birds bassist Michael Littlefield and drummer Joseph Arrington. They signed with Swan's independent record label Blue Swan Records.
On January 5, 2014, they released their eponymously titled debut EP, Sianvar (EP) through Bandcamp.
Michael Littlefield departed from the band in February 2015, subsequently being replaced by A Lot Like Birds guitarist Michael Franzino. On June 26, 2016, the band announced their debut studio album, Stay Lost, its track listing, and release date.
On August 11, 2018, it was confirmed that recording sessions for the band's second full-length studio album had begun at Interlace Recording Studios in Portland, Oregon, with producer Kris Crummett.
On September 11, 2018, Michael Franzino announced his departure from the group, stating that he wanted to focus on his own music career. Will Swan announced that he would be recording bass guitar for the band's second studio album. On September 27th, they revealed that they would be moving forward as a four-piece band.
On April 8, 2019, the band revealed that they were going on an indefinite hiatus from touring and releasing music.
During the hiatus, Swan joined post-hardcore band Royal Coda, while Donovan Melero & Sergio Medina formed the post-hardcore duo Nova Charisma.
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