We are the fall
| We are the fall | |
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 We Are the Fallen live in New York City (2010) |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Alternative metal , gothic metal |
| founding | 2009 |
| resolution | 2012 |
| Founding members | |
| Carly Smithson | |
| Ben Moody | |
| John LeCompt | |
| Marty O'Brien | |
| Rocky Gray | |
We Are the Fallen was an American alternative metal band that consisted of former members of the band Evanescence and American Idol participant Carly Smithson .
Band history
In 2003, Ben Moody left Evanescence because he no longer agreed with the musical direction of the group. When the members John LeCompt and Rocky Gray also left in 2007, he tried to win the two for a new band. The three then held auditions in New York to find a singer. Eventually, however, it was more by chance that they found a suitable singer in former American Idol participant Carly Smithson.
After the band called themselves "The Fallen" after the successful Evanescence debut album , they later adopt the name We Are the Fallen. Bassist Marty O'Brien (including session bassist with Kelly Clarkson , Static-X and Methods of Mayhem ) joined the group. At an exclusive listening session in Hollywood for interested record companies on June 22, 2009, the group played the Evanescence song Going Under and their first original composition, Bury Me Alive .
On the same day the official website of the band goes online. Interested parties could register via email address and the first 100,000 interested parties received the first single Bury Me Alive as a download . On October 28, 2009, the band signed with Universal Republic Records and announced their debut album. On February 2, 2010, Bury Me Alive was released in a remastered version on the official website.
The group's live debut took place on March 23, 2010 at Kings College, London . The debut album Tear the World Down was released on May 11, 2010. A total of 12 songs, including a cover version of Madonna's Like a Prayer , are on the album.
Music genre
The music can be assigned to Nu Metal or Alternative Metal . Slight influences from Gothic Metal are recognizable. Although We Are the Fallen see themselves as an independent band, comparisons with Evanescence are of course essential. The three ex-members use similar song structures as in their former group. Even Carly Smithson can add little new emphasis. The group's lack of ingenuity was therefore criticized by the critics.
Discography
Albums
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| 2010 | Tear the World Down | - | - | - | - |
US33 (3 weeks) US |
First published: May 7, 2010
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Singles
- 2010: Bury Me Alive (download single)
- 2010: Tear the World Down (download single)
Individual evidence
- ^ Q and A's with Carly Smithson and new bandmate Ben Moody. Los Angeles Times , June 18, 2009; archived from the original on June 21, 2009 ; accessed on March 16, 2015 .
- ↑ http://audreyfox.buzznet.com/user/private/ (link not available)
- ^ Ex-Evanescence Members Join Up With American Idol Vocalist Carly Smithson. (No longer available online.) Reuters , October 28, 2009, archived from the original on March 11, 2010 ; Retrieved May 17, 2010 .
- ↑ WE ARE THE FALLEN: Debut Album Projected To Sell 12K-15K First Week - May 12, 2010 ( Memento from September 12, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ Trey Spencer: Review of Tear the World Down . Sputnikmusik, May 10, 2010, accessed May 17, 2010 .
- ^ Andy Greenwald: Review of Tear the World Down . Entertainment Weekly , May 5, 2010, accessed May 17, 2010 .
- ↑ Chart positions albums: US