The band is a shining example of persistence. The band has released three albums and from that, they have won awards from every angle, Billboard Music Awards, American Music Awards, Grammy Awards, and they have been nominated for more on countless occasions in a variety of different genres. Not only did it gain them that title but it was also titled the biggest rock hit of the year by Billboard. The success of the song ‘Radioactive’ was unprecedented for a band that was labeled best up-and-coming band. Imagine Dragons flew relatively under the radar for quite a few years, only really making international waves in 2012 with the release of their single “Its Time.” This opened the gates for their next chart-topping songs “Radioactive” and “Demons”
Not only that but they all had similar interests and were willing to relocate to Las Vegas permanently to pursue their collective dream for the band. The best part of this was that they all knew each other before having to work with each other. Sermon later invited fellow Berklee Alumni, Daniel Platzman and Ben Mckee, who became the drummer and bassist of Imagine Dragons respectively. Luckily, he had an old high school friend, Wayne Sermon, who could play an epic riff on a guitar. Once the original members started dropping off, Reynolds needed to find ways to keep the music alive. The initial band members all knew each other from university.
Dan Reynolds is the only one of the original five to continue with the band and bring it to its chart-topping status. But by 2012 Imagine Dragons officially became the band that we know and love today. Unfortunately, the original group of five did not stay together for very long. They went from being the opening act at small events to headlining for more than 26,000 people! Talk about being thrown into the deep end. The band hit its big break when the lead singer of Train was unable to perform in Las Vegas due to illness. At the time they were classified as an Indi-Rock band and they were appearing at small gigs around Las Vegas. Indi-Rock college bandĭan Reynolds and Andrew Tolman started the band Imagine Dragons back in 2008 while attending Bringham University. If you look at the founding members, there will only be one name that matches the list of current members.
This was exactly the case for Imagine Dragons which broke into the music world back in 2008. When your bassist only wants to play grooving bass lines, and the rest of the band wants to break into the pop/rock scene, you may find yourself swopping and changing band members for a few years before you find the perfect match. Some bands took a little longer to find their feet and also to find the right combination of band members. Not all bands that form at a young age stick together, although this is not the case for Queen, The Doors and Greenday.
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