Ithaca
UK metalcore band
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| February 13 2025 | Ithaca announces an additional final performance at the ArcTanGent Festival in August, five days after their O2 Academy Islington show. |
| February 8 2025 | Ithaca performs 'The Cremation Party' at the O2 Academy Islington as their penultimate show, also announcing plans to release one final single. |
| October 30 2024 | Ithaca announces their plans to disband in 2025, scheduling a final show called 'The Cremation Party'. |
| June 2024 | Ithaca withdrew from Download Festival as part of a boycott against the festival's association with Barclays and their ties to Israel. |
| 2023 | Ithaca was nominated for Best Production for their album 'They Fear Us' |
| 2023 | Received nominations for 'Best Production' and 'Best Single' (for the track 'They Fear Us') at the Heavy Music Awards. |
| 2023 | In a Metal Hammer interview, Azzouz discussed the band's experience of facing significant pushback for their social stance, including personal experiences of being doxxed and experiencing online harassment. |
| November 25 2023 | Ithaca held a special performance at The Dome in London, performing their album They Fear Us in its entirety. |
| September 23 2023 | Ithaca began their first and only US tour, the Y'All Fear Us Tour, which included performances at Louder Than Life and Aftershock festivals. |
| July 2023 | Ithaca performed on the main stage of the 2000trees festival. |
| March 10 2023 | During the Merciless Destruction Tour, the band's planned show in Karlsruhe, Germany was cancelled due to a nearby hostage situation, with the band locked in the venue until early morning. |
| August 2022 | Ithaca embarked on a short headlining tour of the United Kingdom, supported by Pupil Slicer on most dates. |
| July 29 2022 | Ithaca released their second album They Fear Us at The Ranch Production House, which received critical acclaim and was ranked highly by Kerrang! and Metal Hammer. |
| January 2022 | The band began teasing their second album, They Fear Us, collaborating online during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2021 | Signed to Hassle Records following their departure from Holy Roar Records. |
| May 2021 | Ithaca signed with Hassle Records and reissued their album The Language of Injury through the label. |
| 2020 | Dom Moss replaces Red Sismey as the band's bass guitarist. |
| 2020 | Ithaca was nominated for Best UK Breakthrough Band |
| October 2020 | Released a cover of Thrice's 'Hold Fast Hope' for a compilation, with proceeds donated to Rape Crisis England & Wales. |
| September 2020 | Publicly responded to sexual misconduct allegations against Holy Roar Records' founder and severed ties with the label. |
| February 27 2020 | Toured Europe supporting Big Thief from February 27 to March 15. |
| 2019 | Released single 'Impulse Crush' from their debut album |
| 2019 | Ithaca gave an interview to V13 Media where lead singer Azzouz publicly advocated against tolerance of various forms of discrimination and social injustices, including sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexual assault, and abuse. |
| November 2019 | Toured the UK supporting Jamie Lenman. |
| August 2019 | Performed at the ArcTanGent festival. |
| May 28 2019 | Co-headlining tour with Leeched from May 28 to June 2. |
| March 2019 | Performed a mixture of headlining and supporting shows across the United Kingdom. |
| February 1 2019 | Released 'The Language of Injury' through Holy Roar Records, which was later critically acclaimed and listed as one of the year's best albums by Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, and Revolver. |
| 2018 | Released debut album 'The Language of Injury' featuring singles 'The Language of Injury' and 'Slow Negative Order' |
| 2017 | Red Sismey replaces Drew Haycock as the band's bass guitarist. |
| August 2017 | Ithaca toured the United Kingdom with the band Let It Die. |
| April 2017 | The band recorded their debut album 'The Language of Injury' in five to six days with producer Joe Clayton at Nø Studio in Manchester, during a period of personal emotional turmoil. |
| July 2016 | Ithaca took a break from writing their debut album to embark on a short UK tour. |
| July 17 2015 | Ithaca released their second extended play (EP) 'Trespassers' through Church of Fuck and Soaked in Torment labels, available on 7-inch vinyl and digital download. |
| March 1 2014 | Ithaca released their first extended play (EP) 'Narrow the Way' through Church of Fuck and Soaked in Torment labels in digital download format. |
| 2013 | Drew Haycock joins the band as bass guitarist, replacing the original bass position. |
| December 2012 | Ithaca was formed in London by guitarists Sam Chetan-Welsh and Will Sweet, and drummer James Lewis. Vocalist Djmala Boden Azzouz joined the band after responding to a Join My Band advertisement, impressing the band by improvising Limp Bizkit's 'Break Stuff' during their first rehearsal. |
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