Formed in the fall of 2008, Awake By Design set out to create modern heavy rock music not confined by one set genre.

They have been featured multiple times in various publications such as Classic Rock, Powerplay, Terrorizer etc magazines.

Their debut 'Sentiment' has had national/ international air play and sold strongly despite being independently released.

They have opened for major acts such as; Apocalyptica, Anathema, Diamondhead, Sonata Arctica and Pain Of Salvation as well as other major label artists.

Having struggled with line-up changes, in the summer of 2010 Awake By Design remerged playing bigger shows and appearing in full page features in magazines. Adamant to please, they continue their journey to captivate the rock, metal and classical genres.