Get Scared

Get Scared came together in Layton, Utah, in 2008, when four musicians from separate local bands decided to form a group. They self-released their first EP, Cheap Tricks and Theatrics, in 2009, followed by a self-titled EP the next year, building a following through the wave of post-hardcore and scene bands touring American clubs at the time.

The band's songs pair screamed and clean vocals over palm-muted riffing, layering in synth textures and big, sing-along choruses. Get Scared has kept a horror-tinged visual presentation to match its sound, treating stagecraft and imagery as part of the songs rather than an afterthought.

The debut album, Best Kind of Mess, arrived in July 2011 through Universal Motown, its song "Sarcasm" featuring a guest verse from Escape the Fate's Craig Mabbit. That November, original singer Nicholas Matthews left to join Blacklisted Me, and Joel Faviere stepped in for 2012's Built for Blame, Laced With Shame before being pushed out when Matthews returned.

With Matthews back, Get Scared signed to Fearless Records and released Everyone's Out to Get Me in 2013. Demons followed in 2015, pushing the band toward a heavier, more metalcore-oriented sound and away from the post-hardcore approach of the earlier records.

The Dead Days, released in 2019, arrived amid a hiatus that Matthews later described as a breakup caused by conflicts among the members. A reunion was announced in 2022, and by 2025 the band said it had been writing new material since then.