Line #45 Music/InThisMoment


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/in_this_moment.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:Pictured: [[MaleBandFemaleSinger Maria Brink and four other guys.]]]]
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4	[[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere Describe In This Moment here, because it’s a beautiful tragedy]].
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6	In This Moment is a female-fronted metal band from UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. Fronted by [[MaleBandFemaleSinger Maria Brink]], they've been around for a while, having released their first album ''Beautiful Tragedy'' in 2007. Their ever evolving sound has garnered them an increasingly large fanbase over the years, and with the release of ''Blood'' in 2012, they broke through to the mainstream as one of the biggest, if not the biggest female-fronted metal band on the American market, and rivaled by Music/{{Halestorm}} and Music/ThePrettyReckless as the biggest female-fronted rock band, ''period'', of TheNew10s.
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8	They started off as a pretty straight-forward {{Metalcore}} outfit, but eventually downplayed that aspect and brought other elements such as IndustrialMetal, GothicMetal, ElectronicMusic, and finally NuMetal, the latter of which proved to be their key to success (ironic, given nu metal's status as a DeadHorseGenre). Their single "Blood" became their first song to crack the mainstream rock charts, and it reached #9. All of their follow-ups have since charted there as well. Their unique sound of heavy riffs with rough, screamed vocals manages to sound hard-hitting while still being radio friendly.
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10	[[AC: Members:]]
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12	* Maria Brink - lead vocals, piano (2005-present)
13	* Chris Howorth - lead guitar, backing vocals (2005-present)
14	* Randy Weitzel - rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2011-present)
15	* Travis Johnson - bass, backing vocals (2010-present)
16	* Kent Diimmel - Drums (2016-present)
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18	[[AC:Discography:]]
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20	* ''Beautiful Tragedy'' (2007)
21	* ''The Dream'' (2008)
22	* ''A Star-Crossed Wasteland'' (2010)
23	* ''Blood'' (2012)
24	* ''Black Widow'' (2014)
25	* ''Ritual'' (2017)
26	* ''Mother'' (2020)
27	* ''Godmode'' (2023)
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29	Outside of the band, Maria Brink has made a number of appearances in songs from other bands. These include "Here's to Us" by Halestorm, "Anywhere But Here" by Music/FiveFingerDeathPunch, and "Gravity" by Music/PapaRoach.
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31	!!In This Moment's music provides examples of the following tropes:
32	* TheBigBadWolf: "Big Bad Wolf", obviously enough, is about this.
33	* BreakupSong: "Blood" is about being heartbroken from a breakup and not being able to move on.
34	* CallBack: "The In-Between" references their previous songs "Beautiful Tragedy", "Blood", "Whore" and "Sick Like Me" in the hook.
35	* CarefulWithThatAxe: Maria sounds like she's going crazy in every single song.
36	* TheCameo: [[Music/JudasPriest Rob Halford]] appears in the music video for ''Black Wedding'' and on the song proper.
37	* ClusterFBomb: Quite often. "Big Bad Wolf" features her dropping it over and over again.
38	* CostumePorn: Maria's outfits both in videos and on stage later in the career are full of this, going hand-in-hand with MsFanservice below.
39	* CoverVersion: The Limited Edition version of ''The Dream'' includes a cover of "Call Me" by Music/{{Blondie\|Band}}. ''Ritual'' includes a cover of "In the Air Tonight" by Music/PhilCollins. ''Mother'' features renditions of "Fly Like an Eagle" by Music/SteveMillerBand, "We Will Rock You" by Music/{{Queen}} and "Into Dust" by Mazzy Star.
40	* DistaffCounterpart: They could be viewed as the female fronted equivalent of Music/FiveFingerDeathPunch. Groovy, hard-hitting alt metal bands that still keep radio sensibilities, and have received a very divisive reception from metalheads despite being successful. Fittingly, they've toured together and Maria appeared on their song "Anywhere But Here". Even before then, Ivan Moody did some backing vocals on "Adrenalize". Record producer Kevin Churko has also worked with both groups on several recordings.
41	* IntercourseWithYou: "Adrenalize", a song about rather violent sex. "Sick Like Me" has shades of this as well.
42	%%* LargeHam: Maria in every song.
43	* LastMomentTogether: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXGo4nBb2lA "Into the Light"]] describes the speaker lying on the floor with a dying loved one as they say their last goodbyes. [[https://www.seaoftranquility.org/article.php?sid=1261 According to frontwoman Maria Brink]], the song was written for 1) a friend who died of lung cancer, 2) a beloved dog who had died, and 3) a fan whose son had died at fifteen and passed away while listening to the band.
44	* MsFanservice: Maria invariably goes onstage in some sort of form-fitting costume that shows a lot of skin, though the more revealing ones typically have a leotard under them to prevent any {{Wardrobe Malfunction}}s.
45	* NeverBareheaded: Maria is rarely seen without some kind of headwear.
46	* NuMetal: ''Blood'' onward features nu metal aspects.
47	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Maria is the only female member of the band, and has been since the beginning.
48	* ShoutOut: The chorus of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHAi_-DOy40 "Black Wedding"]] directly references Music/BillyIdol's hit "White Wedding".
49	* SopranoAndGravel: Maria does a one-woman version of this in most songs.
50	* TakeThatCritics: According to Maria, "Sex Metal Barbie" is meant as a mockery of the band's {{hatedom}}: several lines are borrowed from Internet trash talk about them.
51	* UncannyValley: [[invoked]] Used deliberately in the "Sex Metal Barbie" video, which is shot to make Maria look plasticky and with a severely distorted lens that exaggerates her body.
52	* VocalEvolution: By the release of ''Blood'', Maria had pretty much stopped doing any fully clean vocals. Even her sung parts have a rougher edge. Whether this is due to vocal damage from screaming for years, or a stylistic choice has never been explained.

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