Brandon Helms (guitars, samples) and Robert Knight (bass) founded From Oceans to Autumn in the summer of 2006 -- shortly after laying to rest their previous band, Autumn Is Forever, which had a long, if nondescript run between 1997 and 2004. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the pair proceeded to recruit Jay Fields (drums) and Chris Hiate (keyboards, samples) in order to record their debut full-length, Calmed by the Tide, which was released by Forgotten Empire Records in 2007, and showcased a broad range of instrumental post-metal and drone rock influences including Isis, Ta...