Woe, Is Me was an American metalcore band from Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 2009, the group was signed to Rise Records and its subsidiary, Velocity Records. Their debut album, Numbers, was released on August 31, 2010 and charted at number 16 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart. Due to many lineup changes and conflicts, the only original member who remained in the band through its entire run was guitarist Kevin Hanson. The band broke up in September 2013.
Woe is me is an archaic idiom expressing sorrow or despair. It may refer to:
ME were an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 2008 composed of Luke Ferris (vocals, guitar, piano), Michael Godde (bass, backing vocals), Josh Murphy (guitar, vocals) and Spike Rogers (drums). In 2010 they signed with UK independent record label Lizard King Records and moved to the UK to record their debut album.
After supporting Twin Atlantic, King Charles, Evanescence, Kasabian and Panic! at the Disco, the band released debut mini-album "Another Story High" early 2012 and full-length album "Even the Odd Ones Out" in 2013. Both these releases were recorded by Simon ‘Barny’ Barnicott.
The band cite numerous and wide ranging influences ranging from Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Mars Volta, Muse, Radiohead, The Beatles, Rachmaninoff, Philip Glass and American composer Danny Elfman. The band are also influenced by theatrical performance and their live shows often feature additional on stage musicians such as drum troupes, violinists, vocal choirs, orchestras, dancers and other guest performers. The band’s name was originally written as [Me] but a decision was made to remove the square brackets and is now most commonly written as ME. The band name itself has led to press articles referring to the band as ‘The Ungoogleables'.