Between Home and Serenity is a post-hardcore band from Cleveland, Ohio.

Making It To The Top

Cleveland, Ohio based Between Home and Serenity (also known as BHAS) has finished recording their debut CD, Power Weapons in the Complex, for the Rust Records label. The band’s music captures an intense blend of excitement, pain and sincerity, which draws people from all over into sold out venues. Their overwhelming success scored them concert dates on Warped Tour 2005. After signing a new management deal with Mid-Atlantic Music and Entertainment and selling out of their first album’s pressing (released November 19, 2004) in just three months, the band collectively turned their energy and intensity back into new tracks to be mixed by world-renown engineer David Holman.



BHAS has built an impressive fan base, first in their hometown and then branching out all over the world, which is evident in various websites’ activity… logging in over 446,000 plays on purevolume.com, over 35,000 friends on myspace.com and reaching the #3 ranking on smartpunk.com, which remained in the Top 5 for 5 weeks! Overall Item Sales of All-Time on smartpunk.com were number 29 out of 20,000 bands’ CDs and merchandise on the site! Other areas of success for the band include CD sales charting #1 seller at Ultrasound Records earlier this year and holding the #1 spot for five weeks on WBWC (Baldwin-Wallace College's radio station). BHAS’s fans say they value the unique closeness and personal attention they receive from the band. Even as the band’s success and popularity continues to grow quickly, BHAS proves time and time again that they are humble and genuine in character, and that they really care about all of the people who support them.



Incorporating inspiration from the emo genre that has taken over the youth’s tastes of today, with the true rock roots their parents instilled in them, BHAS has invented music that bleeds the trials and tribulations of teen truth. Lyrics such as, “Our voices/are singing/this new song/and creating forever,” (Almost Only Counts) and “Take this time/to redefine/yourself,” (To Redefine) hook their listeners and leave them pondering on deeper introspection and growth.

BHAS is built tightly. The final line-up emerged in December 2003 when all five members found serenity in thriving off of each other’s different tastes and songwriting techniques. Anthony Dargaj (lead guitar) inspires his bandmates with his guitar riffs, which the remaining members manipulate and transform into dramatic sounds that stretch from delicate to raging. Dargaj finds his inspiration in The Beatles and Bob Dylan, which Adam Kraft (guitar) and Mike Mealey (bass) twist with influences like Metallica and Mötley Crüe. Brian Weir (drums) incorporates the likes of Pantera into his musicianship, while Ian Ver (vocals) sings with the impressions of Thursday and Pennywise. The end results are songs comprised of melodies, screams, deep guitar riffs and lyrics from all walks of life that far surpass the 19 and 20-year-olds who form the band. The combination is un-paralleled in the genres these guys would classify themselves in:
rock-emo.

Later songs by BHAS incorporated the keyboard played by Ian. Unfortunately, after musical complications and differences, Mike and Adam were later replaced by Seth Steiner and Matt Molnar.

BHAS Reformed==


In late 2005, Between Home and Serenity announced they had reformed the band, and released a brand new song that sparked a new fire in the many fans of the band, called "Sorrow's The Start." At this, many fans hoped that this meant a new CD was on the way. The band had plans to make it onto Warped Tour 2006, and once again begin playing and writing new songs for their fans to enjoy. However, as of February, 2006, Seth Steiner decided to quit playing for the band, and it was rumored that Anthony Dargaj would also be leaving, which was a great dissapointment to many fans. Many feared it was the end for Between Home and Serenity.

==Final Lineup

After big changes in the world of Between Home and Serenity, the band reformed with a permanent lineup. Brian Weir, however, had since decided to leave and play with former BHAS bandmates Mike Mealey and Adam Kraft in the band Dead In London, recently signed the Rust Records. The final lineup for Between Home and Serenity emerged in April of 2006. The band finally made a gigantic comeback on Friday, June 16, 2006 at Peabody's in Cleveland, Ohio in their first show in over 4 months. At this show, the CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest, BHAS played with Rust Records artists View From Everest, Ugly, Blush, and Dead In London. Many felt the uneasiness attributed to the fact that two bands that were once one were playing together. There were also many thoughts from the fans that a feud was going on between the two bands, but during their performances both Dead In London and Between Home and Serenity proclaimed that there were no hard feelings between the two bands, that there was no conflict, and that they were all still "brothers". This was shown when Dead In London's Adam Kraft got on stage to help Ian sing during the playing of one of BHAS's earlier songs, "Tranquility", in which Adam used to do the screaming while playing guitar. At the end of the song, both Adam and Ian embraced each other, showing a definite unification between the two bands. With an explosive opening and an equally excellent ending, BHAS proved they were not down for the count, premiering 5 new songs including "To Feel Afraid", "The Victim", and "Embrace The Dead". The band is currently recording their second release, titled "Embrace The Dead". It is scheduled for release in early August.

Visit http://profile.myspace.com/betweenhomeandserenity to find out more about the band and hear new songs off of the album "Embrace The Dead".