Islander (band)  Islander is an American alternative metal band from Greenville, South Carolina, founded in 2011. The group signed with Victory Records and have released two EPs, "Side Effects of Youth" (2012) and "Pains." (2013), and two studio albums, "Violence & Destruction" (2014) and "Power Under Control" (2016). The original members of Islander hail from Greenville, South Carolina, and have been playing together since 2006; they broke up for a few years and got together under the name Islander in 2011. Islander vocalist Mikey Carvajal is a participant in the non-profit outreach organization known as The Whosoevers. Some members of the organization include Brian "Head" Welch and Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu of Korn, Sonny Sandoval of P.O.D., Lacey Sturm formerly of Flyleaf, and motivational speaker Ryan Ries. On June 17, 2016, the band released a new song, titled "Darkness", with the lineup of J.R. Bareis (Love & Death) on Guitar, Ezekiel Vasquez (ex-ForeverAtLast) on Bass, and Arin Ilejay (ex-Confide, ex-Avenged Sevenfold) on Drums. The new song, and album "Power Under Control", indicated a mixture on Nu-metal, emo, punk rock and alternative metal. On June 20, 2016, the band released "Bad Guy" from the upcoming "Power Under Control", which will be released through the band's label Victory Records on August 5, 2016. On August 4, 2016, "Alternative Press" put out a stream for Islander's "Power Under Control", the album to be released through Victory and produced by Cameron Webb, who also produced "Violence & Destruction", at NRG Studios. On August 31, 2018, Eleventyseven lead singer Matt Langston interviewed Mikey Carvajal on the Eleventylife podcast and discussed the music industry, growing up in the South Carolina, and navigating band politics. Victory Records signed the band in September 2013, and soon released their first EP, "Pains". Their first studio album, "Violence & Destruction", was released the next year. The music's material was generally well received by critics, as the first single off the Violence & Destruction, entitled "Coconut Dracula", has since been a very successful active rock radio hit, as it hit number 23 on the ""Billboard"" Mainstream Rock chart.