Days of the New

Days of the New is a post-grunge rock band from Charlestown, Indiana (later relocated to Louisville, Kentucky), formed in 1995. The band was one of the first bands to be signed to Outpost Records, when Travis Meeks was 17 years old.

Days of the New is a post-grunge rock band from Charlestown, Indiana (later relocated to Louisville, Kentucky), formed in 1995. The band was one of the first bands to be signed to Outpost Records, when Travis Meeks was 17 years old.

The group's self-titled first album had two hit singles, "Touch, Peel and Stand" and "The Down Town". The album sold 1.5 million copies worldwide. "Touch, Peel and Stand" gave itself a record of 17 weeks at number one on Billboard's Rock Chart, and following up, the singles "Shelf in the Room" and "Downtown" also became top 40 hits. The album's cover art prominently features a barren, lifeless tree, which appeared on later albums covers as well. Not long after releasing the album, they went on tour with Metallica in 1998. Shortly after touring, vocalist Travis Meeks fired the rest of the band members but continued the band as a solo project. The three fired members of Days of the New went on to form the band Tantric with lead singer Hugo Ferreira and have seen some success with songs like "Breakdown," "Astounded," and "Mourning."