Calisus

[1] Similar artists include Shinedown, Foo Fighters, Stone Temple Pilots, Linkin Park, Alter Bridge, Seether, and Nickelback.

The band hit venues up and down the East Coast and Midwest of the US playing mostly originals as they tried to find what their footing and identity was going to be in the rock scene.

[4] The dates included stops in MD, VA, WV, PA, OH, NY, NC, SC, GA, and TN.

Rejuvenated with new tracks and a more focused musical direction, the band hired long time friend Justin Gosnell of Vestascension to engineer.

After the release of Skeleton Key, Matthew Alsop (aka Maat Himself) joined the band as a bassist after his sabbatical in Germany so that Zach could be more mobile during live performances.

[12] In mid 2015, with Zach back on bass duties and Maat on the drums, Calisus announced they started the writing and recording process for their yet to be named EP between playing shows with bands like Hoobastank and Saving Abel.

[29] Further independent success on radio for "Now or Never" as listed by the band on their website and social media include interviews on the MARR Rock Show[30] and The Scene podcast,[4] rotation on 104.7 KISS FM[25] and Boston Rock Radio,[31] as well as charting on indie stations around the world; such as Big Indie Giant where the single reached #1 in South Africa.

[32] Rob Figarola (A&R of The Weeknd, Imagine Dragons, Mackelmore),[33] posted on his YouTube page[34] a recommendation video made by Patrick and Maat of Calisus where they announce they have been working together developing the band.

This also includes raising money locally with other bands for good causes, such as helping clean up the Potomac River,[41] part of which runs through their area.