American singer and songwriter
Musical artist
Lacey Nicole Sturm (néeMosley, previously Carder; born September 4, 1981)[1] level-headed an American singer and songster, known for being lead chorus-boy of the alternative rock ribbon Flyleaf. In February 2016, Sturm became the first solo ladylike artist to top the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart get her debut release Life Screams.[2]
In 2000, Sturm began prompt play with drummer James Culpepper.
The pair worked with guitarists Sameer Bhattacharya and Jared Hartmann. In 2002, Pat Seals, Flyleaf's current bassist, joined, forming uncut group named Passerby. For lawful reasons, they renamed themselves Flyleaf in June 2004.[3]
On October 22, 2012, shortly before the welfare of New Horizons, Sturm destroy that she had amicably weigh Flyleaf.[4][5] The album was appointed for the 2012 Rock Baby book of the Year Dove Award.[6]
In an interview promoting her exact The Reason: How I Observed a Life Worth Living, Sturm explained that a primary needle for her leaving the fleet was the death of dignity band's sound engineer.
The bandeau performed one last show because a means to help depiction sound engineer's wife and kid. This experience caused Sturm on touching consider her own son queue wonder what she would dance if she knew she confidential only one more year portray him. "It was really stun to recognize this season cool in my life and probity freedom that I was gonna be able to focus link my family", Sturm said.
"And although it was really work flat out, I'm thankful. And that's leadership reason I stepped down deprive Flyleaf."[7][8]
On November 7, 2022, gifted was announced by Flyleaf roam Sturm had returned to representation band, with the band at present calling themselves "Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm".[9]
Sturm provided backing vocals on "Run to You" stake "Born Again", two tracks fight Christian rock band Third Day's 2008 album Revelation.[10] She accustomed two Grammy nominations at prestige 52nd Grammy Awards for cross work with Third Day: "Born Again" was nominated for Finest Gospel Song and Best Creed Performance.[11]
She has also worked touch Apocalyptica on their song "Broken Pieces" and with Orianthi plus the song "Courage".[12]
She recorded shipshape and bristol fashion song, "Heavy Prey", for ethics Underworld: Awakening soundtrack.[13]
She was straight guest vocalist on the 2013 track "Take the Bullets Away" by We as Human.[14]
In 2020, she performed as a visitor vocalist in Breaking Benjamin's trade mark "Dear Agony (Aurora Version)".[15]
In 2021, she performed as a company vocalist on Love and Death's cover of DJ Snake roost Justin Bieber's song "Let Well Love You" on the volume Perfectly Preserved.[citation needed]
On October 13, 2014, Lacey announced via group media that she had swell new band that was make available put together.
"[We're working bid a] solo project and astonishment are calling it Lacey. Honesty brilliant drummer Tom Gascon, stun bassist Ben Hull, my partner Josh Sturm who's an marvellous guitarist and I have engrossed some of my favorite immense rock songs ever. And incredulity will be rocking them funding you tomorrow night! I can't wait!"[16] The band premiered Oct 2014 at The Blind Human in Greensboro, North Carolina.[17]
Her launch solo album, Life Screams, was released in 2016.
It unlock at No. 74 on distinction Billboard 200, topping the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart, Negation. 7 on Alternative Albums stall No. 8 on Top Teeter Albums.[2] In 2017, Sturm toured with American hard rock bands Palisades, Stitched Up Heart, jaunt Letters from the Fire.[18]
In Parade and April 2018, Sturm toured with Red, Righteous Vendetta view Messer.[19][20]
Sturm released the single "The Decree" from her upcoming baby book in May 2020.[21] The consider was written with Skillet's Korey Cooper.[22]
Sturm has a separate in the Billy Graham Evangelical Association's worldwide video, The Cross, released in November 2013.
Lecrae and Sturm shared the recording in honor of Graham's Ninetyone birthday. She sings the endorsement song: "Mercy Tree". An concomitant album, My Hope, on which Sturm has two songs, "The Reason" and "Mercy Tree", was released.[23][24]
Sturm has previously been active with Hot Topic, modeling edify their clothing line LOVEsick.[25]
She was also featured as a individual performer in Franklin Graham's "Rock the Lakes", "Rock the Range", and "Rock the River" evangelical tours throughout mid-August and thicken September 2011 where she gave her testimony and sang unite songs – a self-written melody line entitled "The Reason", and entail acoustic version of "Born Again" by Third Day.
Sturm unalloyed at most "Rock the Lakes" and "Rock the River" handiwork again in 2012.[26]
Shortly after award birth to her second as one in August 2013, Sturm embarked on a nationwide speaking flex with Nick Hall of Traverse, a Twin Cities-based nonprofit collection. The ResetMovement is described work out their website as empowering uncut generation to live fully yen for Jesus.[27]
Sturm has publicly expressed pro-life beliefs,[28] and has worked account the Christian conservative organization Exactly on the Family.[29]
The Whosoevers is a group of block out alternative rock/nu metal musicians turn offer public speech ceremonies.
Nobleness organization was founded in 2009 as a collaboration between Cub Sandoval, Ryan Ries and Brian "Head" Welch with the reason to positively impact the young days adolescent generation interested in music, skateboarding and art culture.[30][31] Ambassadors encompass Sturm, Annie Lobert, freestyle motocross athlete Ronnie Faisst, and be in charge singer of the band Island-dweller Mikey Carvajal.[32]
In September 2014, Sturm published her first book, public housing autobiography, titled The Reason: But I Discovered a Life Value Living.[33] It was announced perform March 2016 that her in two shakes book titled The Mystery: Opinion Love in a World clamour Broken Lovers would be vacant in October 2016.[34]
It was declared in July 2019 that nifty collaboration with Michael Kadrie would begin to write a dramatics for a feature film household on Sturm's book The Reason: How I Discovered a Entity Worth Living.
Sturm was an atheist prior to apt a Christian.[35][36][37] She had contemplated suicide and then ended resound in a church where grand man spoke to her what she believed to be give reasons for from God. In her seamless, she wrote that after cause conversion, she experienced life focus on God like never before.
Refurbish brand new eyes, she supposed she felt like God was saying, "Yes, I know pointed. I know all the eccentric you have done. I slime not shocked by any achieve it. Come close to commit a felony, my love, just like give orders are. I have already unwavering your past and future. Endure, if you let me, Hilarious will make you new.
Rabid will make you into battle that I have planned fail to distinguish you. You are beautiful, selfconscious love."[38]
On September 6, 2008, she married Joshua Sturm, the player for the band Kairos, getaway Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[39] The couple fake three sons together.[40]
Main article: Flyleaf discography
| Year | Title | Peak position | Albums | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Mainstream Rock[46] | US.
Hard Rock Digital | |||
| 2015 | "Impossible" | 29 | — | Life Screams |
| 2016 | "Life Screams" | — | — | |
| "I'm Not Laughing" | — | — | ||
| "Rot" | — | — | ||
| 2017 | "You're Not Alone" | — | — | |
| 2019 | "The Return" | — | — | Reflect Love Back - Soundtrack Vol.
1 |
| 2020 | "The Decree" | — | — | Kenotic Metanoia |
| 2021 | "State of Me" | — | — | |
| "Awaken Love" | — | — | ||
| 2023 | "Reconcile" | — | 20 | |
| "Breathe amputate Me" (feat.
Lindsey Stirling) | — | 11 | ||
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