BJ Stead

About

Rhythm guitarist for the melodic metalcore band Miss May I who recorded the band's first successful underground album Apologies for the Weak. The band’s third release, At Heart, charted at #32 in the Billboard Top 200 in its first week while their album Rise of the Lion charted at #21.

Before Fame

Music became a bigger part of his life as he began listening to bands like Limp Bizkit, Nine Inch Nails, and Slipknot in mid-elementary school. He began playing heavy metal music at the age of 15.

Trivia

In 2006, he joined Miss May I when they were still a beginning local act. He was carrying a job locally in Troy, while the remainder of his fellow band members finished their higher education, post-high school studies.

Family Life

He was born in the small town of Celina, Ohio, and moved to Troy, Ohio in 1998.

Associated With

He performs alongside Levi Benton in Miss May I.