Mouth of the Architect
| Mouth of the Architect | |
|---|---|
 Mouth of the Architect Live |
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| General information | |
| origin |
 United States Akron , Ohio |
| Genre (s) |
Post-Metal Progressive Metal (2016) |
| founding | 2003 |
| Website | mouthofthearchitect.com |
| Founding members | |
| Jason Watkins | |
Guitar, vocals |
Gregory Lahm |
| Dave Mann | |
Guitar, vocals |
Alex Vernon |
| Derik summer | |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, keyboard, sampler |
Jason Watkins |
Drums |
Dave Mann |
guitar |
Steve Brooks |
Guitar, vocals |
Kevin clapboard |
bass |
Evan Danielson |
| former members | |
Guitar, vocals |
Alex Vernon |
Guitar, vocals |
Gregory Lahm |
bass |
Derik summer |
bass |
Zach Pahl |
Guitar, vocals |
John Lakes |
bass |
Joe Lester |
bass |
Chris Common |
| Live and session members | |
Bass The Ties That Blind |
Brian Cook ( Botch , Russian Circles ) |
Singing Quietly |
Julie Christmas ( Made Out of Babies , Battle of Mice ) |
Mouth of the Architect is an American post-metal band founded in 2003 .
history
Mouth of the Architect, founded in Akron , Ohio in 2003 , released their first album just one year after they were founded on the Translation Loss Records label . Shortly afterwards, however, Vernon and Sommer left the band, whereupon the three remaining musicians faced the decision to split up the band or continue to make music together. Without a bass player and without a second guitarist, the band decided to record another album. Brian Cock from Botch and Russian Circles helped out as bass player for the recordings in Seattle , which were to be released in 2006 as The Ties That Blind .
In the same year Translation Loss released a split - EP by Mouth of the Architect and KENOMA . On the 17:14 minute track Sleepwalk Powder as well as on the tribute track Story of the Eye of the EyeHateGod - tribute album For the Sick , Chris Common took over the task of bassist at short notice in 2007.
However, Common had already been replaced by Kevin Schindel on Quietly , the next Mouth of the Architect release. From the EP The Violence Beneath 2008, Schindel took over the second guitar for the retired Alex Vernon, while Joe Lester joined the EP as the new bassist. When the band released Dawning in 2013 , Evan Danielson took over bass.
style
Eduardo Rivadavia sees the band in the footsteps of Neurosis , Isis and Godspeed You! Black Emperor . In this tradition, Mouth of the Architect is exploring the possibilities of atmospheric and at the same time progressive and meditative metal. In particular, comparisons with Neurosis and Cult of Luna are often sought for the musical style of Mouth of the Architect. The band is reminiscent of neurosis, especially through the often two-part shouting , but also has extended melodic phases. Acoustic elements, long Doom passages and various language samples give the band independence in post-metal , without reinventing the genre.
Discography
Studio albums
- 2004: Time and Withering ( Translation Loss )
- 2006: The Ties That Blind (Translation Loss)
- 2008: Quietly (Translation Loss)
- 2013: Dawning (Translation Loss)
- 2016: Path of Eight (Translation Loss)
more publishments
- 2006: Mouth of the Architect / Kenoma (Split EP with Kenoma, Translation Loss)
- 2007: Story of the Eye on For the Sick ( Eyehategod Tribute album , Emetic Records)
- 2010: The Violence Beneath (EP, Translation Loss)
Web links
- Official website
- Mouth of the Architect at Allmusic (English)
- Mouth of the Architect at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Mouth of the Architect. Prog Archives, accessed April 24, 2014 .
- ^ A b Eduardo Rivadavia: Mouth of the Architect. All Music, accessed April 24, 2014 .
- ↑ Booklet information Quietly
- ↑ Booklet details The Violence Beneath
- ↑ Booklet information Dawning
- ↑ Eduardo Rivadavia: Time Withering. All Music, accessed April 24, 2014 .
- ↑ a b c Alexander Eitner: The Ties that Blind. (No longer available online.) Metal News, archived from the original on April 25, 2014 ; Retrieved April 24, 2014 .