Highly Suspect

Highly Suspect
Frontman Johnny Stevens (right) and bass player Rich Meyer (left) performing in 2014
Frontman Johnny Stevens (right) and bass player Rich Meyer (left) performing in 2014
Background information
OriginCape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres
Years active2009–present
Labels
Members
  • Johnny Stevens
  • Rich Meyer
  • Ryan Meyer
  • Matt Kofos
  • Mark Schwartz
Websitehighlysuspect.net

Highly Suspect is an American rock band from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The band consists of twin brothers Rich (bass, backing vocals) and Ryan Meyer (drums, backing vocals), Johnny Stevens (guitar, lead vocals), and Matt Kofos (guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals).[1] After starting as a bar cover band, they relocated to Brooklyn, New York, where they recorded The Worst Humans EP with producer Joel Hamilton.

The band's first studio album Mister Asylum was released in 2015, earning them a nomination for Best Rock Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. The song "Lydia" was nominated for Best Rock Song.[2] Highly Suspect's second studio album,[3] The Boy Who Died Wolf, was released in 2016. Two singles were released from the album, "My Name Is Human", which topped the Billboard US Mainstream Rock Songs chart, and "Little One", which peaked at number 2 on the same chart.[4] Their third studio album, MCID, was released in 2019, their fourth, The Midnight Demon Club, in 2022, and their fifth, As Above, So Below, on July 19, 2024.

  1. ^ "SiriusXM Octane on Instagram: "I gladly joined the guys in Highly Suspect in their hazing of new band mate Matt. Hear Highly Suspect's new songs '16' and 'Upperdrugs'…"". Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2019 – via Instagram.
  2. ^ "Grammy Nominations Announced; Included Slipknot, Sevendust, Highly Suspect and Ghost". WQLZ. December 7, 2015. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  3. ^ Vain, Madison. "Highly Suspect Detail Second Album, 'The Boy Who Died Wolf' – exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "Highly Suspect – Chart history – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2019.