In This Moment is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed by singer Maria Brink and guitarist Chris Howorth in 2005.

Unhappy with their musical direction, they changed their name to In This Moment and gained two band members, guitarist Blake Bunzel and bassist Josh Newell.

Their fifth album titled Black Widow was released in November 2014 and debuted at number 8, their highest position in the charts to date.

They have received two nominations of Alternative Press Music Awards, including two for Best Hard Rock Artist and one for Best Live Band.

To date, the band has 5 singles and an album certified Platinum and Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Jeff Fabb and Blake Bunzel left the band in 2011, and were replaced by Tom Hane and Randy Weitzel respectively.

In March 2016, drummer Tom Hane announced his departure from the band and was replaced by Kent Diimmel, formerly of 3 By Design.

[3] By mid-2005, the lineup included Brink, Howorth, Fabb, guitarist Blake Bunzel, and bassist Josh Newell.

[7][8][9] The album was produced by Eric Rachel and combined sounds of metalcore and hard rock while the lyrics drew from Brink's personal experiences about abandonment and tragedies.

[17] The album was produced by Kevin Churko and featured a less heavy approach, with a bigger focus on clean vocals from Brink.

[24] In 2009, Maria Brink and Chris Howorth announced that the band has begun writing for the next album, citing it to be darker and heavier.

[25] Maria Brink was named the Hottest Chick in Metal at the Revolver Golden God awards in April 2010.

[38][39] The band was also part of the All Stars Tour along with acts such as Emmure, Alesana, Iwrestledabearonce, Blessthefall, For Today, Born of Osiris, Motionless in White, Sleeping with Sirens, among others.

[42] This release was recorded without founding members Jeff Fabb and Blake Bunzel, who were both working with James Durbin as of September 2011.

[42][43] In November 2011, In This Moment took part in the ShipRocked music cruise alongside Candlebox, Hinder, Filter, Sevendust, Buckcherry, Queensrÿche, and many more.

[58][59] On April 16, 2013, In This Moment announced on Facebook that they would be filming their first concert DVD at the Orpheum Theater in Madison, Wisconsin.

[61] In the fall of 2013, the band headlined The Hellpop Tour with Motionless in White, West Hollywood heavy metal ensemble All Hail the Yeti, and Kyng.

[65] A second leg resumed in early 2014 with Butcher Babies, Devour the Day, All Hail the Yeti and Los Angeles melodic metal quartet Before the Mourning.

[66][67][68][69][70] On February 5, 2014, they announced that they had left Century Media and have signed with Atlantic Records, which will release their fifth album and first with a major label.

Throughout 2015, the headline tour resumed in Europe and the U.S, followed by supporting slots for Papa Roach, Five Finger Death Punch and Godsmack.

[81] The band made their network television debut on a season 2 episode of TNT's Murder in the First, which premiered on June 8, 2015.

[83][84] On March 16, 2016, Drummer Tom Hane announced his departure from the band, citing creative and artistic unhappiness.

[93] The 19 date tour kicked off on April 7, 2017, with supporting acts Gemini Syndrome, Avatar, and Motionless in White.

[91] The tour resumed for a summer trek on June 19, 2017, supported by Motionless in White, Vimic, Starset, and Little Miss Nasty[94] and a fall run started on September 22, 2017, with Of Mice & Men and Avatar.

"[105] The album's fourth and final single, "Black Wedding" (featuring Rob Halford of Judas Priest), was released on April 27, 2018, along with a music video.

[17][109] On February 17, 2019, Maria Brink posted a short video of herself heading to The Hideout Recording Studio in Las Vegas.

[116][119] On January 22, 2020, the band officially announced that their upcoming seventh studio album titled Mother was set for release on March 27, 2020.

[119][122] On February 21, 2020, the band released the second single of the album titled "Hunting Grounds" featuring Joe Cotela of Ded.

[141][142] On July 8, while on "The Dark Horizons Tour" with Motionless in White, the band performed two songs, "The Purge" and "Sacrifice".

[181] In This Moment cite Pantera, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Slayer, Sepultura, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Whitesnake, Ratt, Mötley Crüe, Deftones, Nirvana, Dead Can Dance, and M83 as their influences.