Fragments of Unbecoming
| Fragments of Unbecoming | |
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 Fragments of Unbecoming logo |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Melodic Death Metal |
| founding | 2000 |
| Website | fragmentsofunbecoming.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Sam Anetzberger (since 2004) | |
Electric guitar , vocals |
Stefan Weimar (since 2000) |
Electric guitar, acoustic guitar
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Sascha Ehrich (since 2000) |
| Christopher Körtgen (since 2009) | |
| Ingo Maier (since 2000) | |
| former members | |
Electric bass |
Wolfram Schellenberg (2000-2009) |
Fragments of Unbecoming is a German melodic death metal band from Hessen that was founded in 2000 .
history
The band was founded in the summer of 2000 by the two guitarists Sascha Ehrich and Stefan Weimar as a side project to their main bands at the time, Mortified and Veneral Disease. Ingo Maier, who was also active with Veneral Disease at the time, joined the band as a drummer, while Stefan Weimar also took over the vocals in the early days of the band. The members of Fragments of Unbecoming rehearsed over a period of several months with various possible bassists and finally decided on Wolfram Schellenberg. In the spring of 2001 the musicians decided not to see the band as a side project any longer and Sascha Ehrich subsequently left his previous band Mortified. In May 2002 the band released their EP Bloodred Tales - Chapter I - The Crimson Season on their own and made it onto CD supplements in the music magazines Rock Hard and Heavy, or what?!.
A year later the band signed a record deal with Metal Blade Records and released their debut album Skywards - Chapter II - A Sylphe's Ascension . As a result, the band decided to look for a singer to relieve Stefan Weimar with live performances and to be able to work with two-part singing on upcoming albums. Sam Anetzberger then rehearsed with the band and played a few concerts, but then gave his other band Dead Eyed Sleeper higher priority. As a result, an American singer rehearsed with Fragments of Unbecoming, but could not stay in Germany permanently and left the band after a short time. For the recordings of the following album Sterling Black Icon - Chapter III - Black But Shining , which was to be released again by Metal Blade Records, Sam Anetzberger was persuaded to return in autumn 2005. After recording The Everhaunting Past - Chapter IV - A Splendid Retrospection , Wolfram Schellenberg left the band due to lack of time and was replaced by Christopher Körtgen. The already fully mastered album was released after signing the contract with Cyclone Empire .
Discography
- 2002: Bloodred Tales - Chapter I - The Crimson Season ( EP , self-published)
- 2004: Skywards - Chapter II - A Sylphe's Ascension ( Metal Blade Records )
- 2006: Sterling Black Icon - Chapter III - Black But Shining (Metal Blade Records)
- 2009: The Everhaunting Past - Chapter IV - A Splendid Retrospection ( Cyclone Empire )
- 2012: The Art Of Coming Apart - Chapter V ( Cyclone Empire )
- 2018: Perdition Portal ( Apostasy Records )
style
The band sees their music as based on Swedish death metal of the 1990s . In reviews, comparisons were made with At the Gates , A Canorous Quintet and the early In Flames . Among other things, the “high level of composition” of the pieces and the “filigree melody arcs” were praised.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Fragments of Unbecoming - Biography , myspace.com (English). Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ↑ a b Stefan Glas: Fragments of Unbecoming - Demo Review Bloodred Tales , rockhard.de. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ^ Volkmar Weber: Fragments of Unbecoming - Review Skywards , rockhard.de. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ↑ Volkmar Weber: Fragments of Unbecoming - Review Sterling Black Icon - Chapter III - Black But Shining , rockhard.de. Retrieved November 25, 2011.