Gideonis an American heavy metal band hailing from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, who were established in 2008. The group are currently signed to Equal Vision Records, having formerly been with Facedown Records and Strike First Records. They have released a total of five studio albums and two EPs to date, and have toured across the world with the likes of Motionless in White, The Devil Wears Prada, In Hearts Wake, Crystal Lake and many more.

The band began in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 2008. Gideon are currently made up of vocalist Daniel McWhorter, lead guitarist Tyler Riley, bassist Caleb Derusha and drummer Jake Smelley.

The outfit released an independent extended play project in 2010 with their self-titledGideon EP. The band were picked up by the smaller label division Strike First Records of Facedown Records in 2011 shortly before they debuted their first studio albumCosts. Eventually, the band got the attention of Facedown, who signed the band before the release ofMilestonein 2012, making it their second studio album. The album made progress on a fewBillboardcharts, including the likes of the Christian Albums and Heatseekers Albums. In February 2016, Gideon announced that they had left Facedown Records and had signed to Equal Vision Records and would go on to release their fourth album, "Cold", in May 2017. Cold earned Gideon their best-received and most-successful album debut to date, finding impressive spots on multiple Billboard Charts including: No. 5 on Top Hard Music, No. 15 on Independent Record Label, No. 23 on Top Rock, No. 86 on Top Digital and No. 87 on Top Current.

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