Miss May I

Miss May I
Miss May I in 2014. From left to right: BJ Stead, Justin Aufdemkampe, Levi Benton, Ryan Neff and Jerod Boyd
Background information
Also known as	Saving Small Town,[1] Day of the Locusts[2]
Origin	Troy, Ohio, U.S.
Genres	Metalcore melodic metalcore
Years active	2007–present
Labels	SharpTone Rise Solid State
Members	Levi Benton Jerod Boyd Ryan Neff Elisha Mullins
Past members	Josh Gillespie B.J. Stead Justin Aufdemkampe
Website	missmayimusic.com

Miss May I is an American metalcore band from Troy, Ohio. Formed in 2007,^[3] they signed to Rise Records in 2008 and released their debut album, Apologies Are for the Weak through the label while the members were still attending high school. The album reached 76 on the Billboard 200,^[4] No. 29 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers, and No. 66 on Top Independent Albums.^[5] The band has also had some of their material featured in big name productions; the song "Forgive and Forget" is featured on the Saw VI Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, and their song "Apologies Are for the Weak" is included in the video game Saints Row: The Third.^[6]

The band had retained the same lineup since its formation until 2024 when guitarists B.J. Stead & Justin Aufdemkampe left the band, with the only exception being bassist Ryan Neff, who left the band in 2007 and rejoined in 2009. Miss May I released their second studio album, Monument, on August 16, 2010; their third album, At Heart, on June 12, 2012; their fourth, Rise of the Lion, on April 29, 2014; their fifth, Deathless, on August 7, 2015. On June 24, 2016, the band left Rise Records and signed with SharpTone Records.^[7] On June 2, 2017, they released their sixth studio album, Shadows Inside, their first under their new label. On September 2, 2022, Miss May I released Curse of Existence.