Inception and ''All's Well That Ends Well'' (2001–2005) The original members of Chiodos assembled (under the name The Chiodos Brothers) while attending high school in their hometown of
Davison, Michigan during 2001. Initially, they got their start playing shows at the
Flint Local 432, an all-ages, substance free music venue located in downtown Flint, Michigan. The Flint Local 432 also helped develop other nationally recognized alternative acts such as
The Swellers, and Empty Orchestra. The group changed their name the following years to Chiodos after releasing three EPs, one for each year until the coming of 2004 when the writing and preparation of their debut album, ''
All's Well That Ends Well began. The debut record was released on July 26, 2005 through Equal Vision Records. It reached #3 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and #164 on the Billboard'' 200 chart upon its release.
Bone Palace Ballet and departure of Craig Owens (2006–2009) Chiodos headlined some shows on their own before joining
Alternative Press's 2006 "Invisible Sideshow" tour, headlined by
Armor for Sleep. Following that tour, they supported
Matchbook Romance on the
Sub City "Take Action" tour in Spring 2006. That summer, they toured with
Fear Before the March of Flames, as well as appearing on the
Warped Tour. In fall 2006, Chiodos appeared on
Atreyu's World Championship Tour, alongside
From First to Last and
Every Time I Die, as well as
3 and
36 Crazyfists. Chiodos toured alongside
Linkin Park and
Coheed and Cambria in early 2008. The band also toured with
Nine Inch Nails and
Alice in Chains in
Australia during early 2009. They played
Warped Tour 2009 on the main stage alongside bands
The Devil Wears Prada,
Bad Religion,
Silverstein,
Saosin and
Underoath. In March 2009, the band recorded a cover version of the song "
Flagpole Sitta" by
Harvey Danger for
Fearless Records'
Punk Goes Pop Volume 2 compilation album. On September 24, 2009 the band announced on their
MySpace page that they had "let go" of lead singer, Craig Owens. People close to the band were apparently aware of the tension and acrimony between Owens and the other members but, in the days following this announcement, expressed both surprise at the firing, and curiosity about how Chiodos would proceed without Owens as the "face of the band."
Line-up change and Illuminaudio (2010–2012) , in Melbourne, 2009. On February 1, 2010, the band announced that they were set to record their third album with acclaimed producer, Machine, that month. "Entering the studio with Bell will be members Jason Hale (guitar), Pat McManaman (guitar), Matt Goddard (bass), and a recently added drummer,
Tanner Wayne (ex-
Underminded, ex-
Scary Kids Scaring Kids). The band planned to keep the identity of their new vocalist a secret until their performance at Bamboozle left, but on February 2, 2010
Alternative Press reported that former
Yesterdays Rising singer
Brandon Bolmer was the new vocalist. Bolmer later revealed to AP that he was the new Chiodos vocalist and he would no longer be a part of Yesterdays Rising. In the May issue of
Alternative Press the band stated they and Derrick Frost parted ways at the time due to his and Craig Owens inability to get along. The band let Frost go over Owens, and only months later let Owens go. They also stated they had considered bringing Frost back. On June 9, 2010 a demo featuring Owens on vocals was leaked onto the internet, named "Thermacare". The demo was recorded in September, just before Owens parted ways from the band. The band released a version of this song on their new CD "Illuminaudio" renaming it "Stratovolcano Mouth", which features only the music portion of "Thermacare". Owens' band,
D.R.U.G.S. released their version on their self-titled debut album. It features Owens's lyrics with new music, and is renamed "The Only Thing You Talk About" On August 3, 2010,
Alternative Press posted on their website that Chiodos' new album would be titled
Illuminaudio, and would be released on October 5. This was confirmed on August 9, 2010, in a press release from their label,
Equal Vision. On January 21, 2011, the Australian version of "Illuminaudio" CD was released with a bonus track, "New Thought Movement". In 2011 Chiodos toured with
Skindred to promote the Welsh ragga metallers' new album,
Union Black. This was followed by four American dates with
The Color Morale,
Close to Home and The Air I Breathe and the "
Scream It Like You Mean It" tour 2011, a 39 date American tour which saw the band play directly underneath
Breathe Carolina, with
I See Stars, The Color Morale, MOD SUN and The Air I Breathe also on the bill.
Second line-up change (2012–2013) On March 27, 2012 Chiodos announced that vocalist Brandon Bolmer and drummer Tanner Wayne had decided to depart from the band. On April 26, 2012, Chiodos released a video confirming that
Craig Owens would be a part of Chiodos again for the first time in two and a half years. On May 14, 2012, Chiodos released another video confirming that Derrick Frost would be a part of Chiodos again after years of being away. On November 8, 2012, while performing solo Owens and Bell both stated that they were writing a new Chiodos record. On November 23, 2012, Jason Hale announced that he was no longer a member of Chiodos. Thomas Erak,
The Fall of Troy, replaced Jason for the remainder of the tour, and was soon after announced as a permanent replacement. The band toured the UK in February 2013 on the
Kerrang! Tour 2013, as support to
Black Veil Brides and featured on the
Warped Tour 2013.
Signing to Razor & Tie and Devil and break-up (2013–2016) On May 15, 2013,
Razor & Tie announced the signing of Chiodos. On June 21, 2013, during their run at
Warped Tour in Pomona with
The Fall of Troy, they announced they would start recording their fourth album upon completing their tour. On September 11, 2013, the band entered Dreamland Studio in Woodstock, NY with producer
David Bottrill, vocalist Craig Owens commented on the production of the new album, "We're excited to be working with Dave Bottrill on this new Chiodos record. So for the next two months, we'll be hiding out in the woods of upstate NY, in a hollowed out Church turned studio". On September 25, 2013,
Alternative Press released in an interview with Bradley Bell on what to expect on the new album. In the interview Bradley has stated that the album would be "...touching back toward the Bone Palace roots, but Thomas kind of brings us an All’s Well That Ends Well vibe with his playing. And then, there’s a new frontier that we’re exploring, as well." Bradley also mentioned how the band had been working outside of their comfort zone, with vocalist Craig Owens "...challenging himself on this record to sing in different ways. He’s been working on using his actual falsetto a lot instead of screaming his high notes just to bring it to a new dimension. He’s even singing lower on a lot of stuff than he has in the past." They incorporated a new song into their "The Road To Warped Tour 2013" in Europe titled "Behvis Bullock." At the end of 2013, the band planned to tour Germany supporting
Escape The Fate but the tour was cancelled at short notice, with Chiodos playing some headlining gigs instead. On January 27 the following year the album was announced as
Devil, set for release on April 1, 2014 through
Razor & Tie. On the same day, the first single from the album, "Ole Fishlips Is Dead Now" was released. The band was set as a support act for
A Day to Remember's tour titled
Parks & Devastation Tour throughout September and October, while they also supported
The Blackout in the UK throughout November. On September 3, members Derrick Frost and Matt Goddard announced that they had decided to leave the band and were immediately replaced by Thomas Pridgen (ex-
The Mars Volta) on drums and Joseph Troy (
Rx Bandits) on bass. The band was announced as one of the acts to perform in the
South by So What?! festival in March at QuikTrip Park in Grand Prairie. On December 9, 2014 Thomas Erak announced that he would be departing in order to focus on his band
The Fall Of Troy. On November 1, 2016 in an interview with Billboard, vocalist Craig Owens stated in regards to Chiodos that, "It's done, it just couldn't stay afloat. There were just kind of, not necessarily bad vibes, but we came to the realization that we can't do it full-time. I think it just stopped becoming a passion for most of us so we said, 'Alright, let's stop.'" This brought an end to Chiodos' fifteen-year career. Owens is now performing under the stage moniker badXchannels and also his previous band, Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows.
Owens-led reunion (2024–present) It was confirmed on November 13, 2023 that Chiodos would play at the
When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas on October 19, 2024. No other original members were involved in the reunion, with Owens assembling a new line-up from members of Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows and Frail Body to perform. Bradley Bell would later confirm that the previous members of the band were "never informed" about Owens' plans to continue Chiodos without them. Following the festival set, the band were enlisted to perform on the Emo's Not Dead cruise in February 2025, as well as the Louder Than Life Festival and select dates of the Vans Warped Tour. On November 6, 2024, Chiodos announced a 20th anniversary tour of ''All's Well That Ends Well
, in which the album was performed in its entirety, with support from Hawthorne Heights, Emmure, Holy Water, Big Ass Truck, and The Callous Daoboys.. On July 25th, 2025, a re-recorded 20th anniversary edition of All's Well That Ends Well'' was released to coincide with the anniversary of the original release. In February 2026, the band was announced as part of the lineup for the
Louder Than Life music festival in
Louisville, scheduled to take place in September. ==Band members==