Love at Last

Love at Last is an American heavy progressive metal band from Tampa, Florida, founded as Akeldama in 2011 by vocalist, songwriter, and producer Andrew Zink. After releasing their debut EP and full-length studio album, the band changed their name in March 2017 which also marked the group's new line-up. Their second full-length album is planned for release in 2019 on Hollowed Records. History 2011–2013: Formation and EP Akeldama formed as a six-piece heavy progressive metal band in Tampa, Florida in mid-2011 by vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, and producer Andrew Zink. After he left his previous group, Zink began to write and record songs on his own and released them on-line which drew some attention. He then recruited several musician friends to learn the material with the prospect of having it performed live. They settled on Akeldama as their name, based on an alias Zink had used on various online forums and video games accounts. On March 28, 2011, Akeldama released their three-track self-titled EP as a free download. It was recorded in Zink's home facility Zink Audio, and he is credited as the sole producer, mixer, and prominent songwriter, with the other members adding their own sections to Zink's ideas. In October 2012, Akeldama performed a set at the eighth edition of the heavy metal Euroblast Festival in Cologne, Germany. Zink and Reibling had asked its founder John Sprich if the band could perform at the event, to which Sprich agreed on the condition that they fund their trip to Cologne and perform without any promotion. Soon after, Sprich met the band in Florida during a family visit and attended a late night rehearsal. Schweitzer recalled: "He was really humbling because we thought, at the time, that we were doing everything right ... and he just put us down on our asses and told us that we were doing everything wrong". Upon Sprich's suggestion of having the band release a music video online, one was made to "Motionless; Emotionless" using an iPhone. Akeldama followed their Euroblast set with a small scale European tour supporting Scar Symmetry.