Sons of Texas

Sons of Texas
Sons of Texas
Origin	McAllen, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Groove metal, southern metal, alternative metal
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Razor & Tie
Website	www.thesonsoftexas.com
Members	Mark Morales; Mike Villarreal; Nick Villarreal; Jon Olivarez; Jes DeHoyos

Sons of Texas is an American heavy metal band formed in 2013.[1] They released their debut album Baptized In The Rio Grande in 2015.[2]

History

Formation and Success

Sons of Texas was formed in McAllen, Texas in 2013. Shortly thereafter, the band was signed to Razor & Tie and entered the studio with producer Josh Wilbur (Lamb of God, All That Remains, Hatebreed).[3] The music video for the first official track from the band, "Baptized In The Rio Grande," premiered via Revolver's website on January 6, 2015.[4]

The band released their debut album Baptized In The Rio Grande on March 3, 2015 in digital and physical format.[5] The first single "Baptized in the Rio Grande" peaked at #29 on the Mainstream Rock Songs chart. Sons of Texas released their second album, Forged by Fortitude, on September 22, 2017.

Discography

Title	Year	Label	Chart Positions
Title	Year	Label	Top 200[2]	Heatseekers Albums	US Rock	US Hard Rock
Baptized In The Rio Grande [6]	2015	Razor & Tie	143	5	36	10
Forged By Fortitude	2017	New Razor & Tie Enterprises

Band members

Mark Morales - lead vocals (2013-present)
Jes DeHoyos- lead guitar, backing vocals (2013-present)
Jon Olivarez - rhythm guitar (2013-present)
Nick "Rat" Villarreal - bass (2013-present)
Mike Villarreal - drums (2013-present)

References

Mark Deming. "Sons of Texas - Biography - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
"SONS OF TEXAS DEBUT ALBUM BAPTIZED IN THE RIO GRANDE LANDS AT #5 ON THE BILLBOARD HEATSEEKERS CHART". Razorandthetie.com. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
"Sons of Texas - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
"Sons of Texas Premiere New Song and Music Video, "Baptized in the Rio Grande"". Revolvermag.com. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
"SONS OF TEXAS DEBUT ALBUM BAPTIZED IN THE RIO GRANDE LANDS AT #5 ON THE BILLBOARD HEATSEEKERS CHART". Retrieved March 12, 2015.
Mitchell Peters. "New Signings: AM Only Signs ILoveMakonnen, Juvenile Returns to Cash Money, WME Inks Passion Pit". Billboard. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

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[1] Mark Deming. "Sons of Texas - Biography - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

[razorandtie.com-2] "SONS OF TEXAS DEBUT ALBUM BAPTIZED IN THE RIO GRANDE LANDS AT #5 ON THE BILLBOARD HEATSEEKERS CHART". Razorandthetie.com. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

[3] "Sons of Texas - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

[4] "Sons of Texas Premiere New Song and Music Video, "Baptized in the Rio Grande"". Revolvermag.com. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

[5] "SONS OF TEXAS DEBUT ALBUM BAPTIZED IN THE RIO GRANDE LANDS AT #5 ON THE BILLBOARD HEATSEEKERS CHART". Retrieved March 12, 2015.

[6] Mitchell Peters. "New Signings: AM Only Signs ILoveMakonnen, Juvenile Returns to Cash Money, WME Inks Passion Pit". Billboard. Retrieved 12 March 2015.