All Shall Perish
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All Shall Perish is an American deathcore
band from Oakland, California
, formed in 2002. Currently, the band is signed to Nuclear Blast
and have released four full-length albums through the label. Their latest record, This Is Where It Ends
was released on July 26, 2011. The band's only remaining original members include bassist Mike Tiner and rhythm guitarist, Ben Orum.
bands Antagony
, End of All, and Boof. The founding members were Matt Kuykendall, Ben Orum, and Mike Tiner. They then released their demo in 2003 and caught the attention of Japanese label Amputated Vein Records. On April 19, 2003, they released their debut album Hate, Malice, Revenge
. In 2005, it was re-released by Nuclear Blast and since then has received mostly underground acclaim. In 2006, The Price of Existence
was released to largely positive critical reaction. Their first single
, "Eradication", was made into a video and was played on MTV2
's Headbanger's Ball, and a viral video of the song "There Is No Business to Be Done On a Dead Planet" set to the boy band *NSYNC's video for "Bye Bye Bye
" helped to garner a new fanbase for the band. The group released their third studio album, Awaken the Dreamers
, on September 16, 2008 through Nuclear Blast. It debuted at number 126 on the Billboard 200
and number 1 on the Top Heatseekers
charts, with 5,500 copies sold in its first week. Guitarist Caysen Russo and vocalist Craig Betit only appear on the band's first studio album, and were replaced, respectively, with Chris Storey and Hernan "Eddie" Hermida.
All Shall Perish have completed several successful tours across America in 2006, and were also on The Darkness Over Europe 2007 tour. Bray Almini (suffokate) occasionally fills in for Mike Tiner on bass during tours. In September 2008, they toured parts of Russia
and became the first all-American metal band to tour Siberia
, playing shows in Irkutsk
, Novosibirsk
, Tomsk
, and Omsk
. The band was also part of the European leg of the Hell On Earth Tour 2008. On November 11, 2008, the band recorded the video to their single "Never... Again" in downtown Los Angeles, directed by Gary Smithson.
After finishing the Night of the Living Shred tour, All Shall Perish members returned to California where they are currently writing a new album which is to be released in 2010. Mike Tiner stated that the process is currently "going slow, very slow". In early 2010 Richardson left All Shall Perish to join Born of Osiris
. On June 5, the band announced a new line-up. One of the founding members, drummer Matt Kuykendall, was replaced by Adam Pierce (formerly of Sea of Treachery
) and Francesco Artusato (Hiss of Atrocities) became the new lead guitar player. Francesco is the band's third lead guitar player. The only two original members remaining are Mike Tiner (bass) and Ben Orum (rhythm guitar).
, playing on the Revolver Stage alongside other metal acts including Suicide Silence
, Machine Head
, Straight Line Stitch
, and Testament
.
Their fourth full length titled This Is Where It Ends
was released on July 26, 2011 in United States and July 29, 2011
in Europe.
power chords in the rhythm section, and higher octave
runs in the lead section. The percussion section consists mainly of heavy double bass-pedaling, and often rapid sections of snare drum
, until the song comes to the breakdown. The breakdowns add splash cymbal
and china cymbal
to the mix, with quick bursts on the double bass. The vocals
of the band use the false chord-screaming technique, a few earlier All Shall Perish songs feature inhaled pig squeal vocals.
The band's lyrics consist of several different themes, mainly upon the foundation of politics
, such as government
control, fascism
and corporate control. For example; the song "Black Gold Reign" from Awaken the Dreamers is in reference to current countries around the world adopting oil
as a main source of currency. A majority of their songs are politically-based.
Former members
Touring/session members
Deathcore
Deathcore is an extreme metal music genre that combines elements of death metal with elements of metalcore or hardcore punk, or both. It is defined by an "excessive" use of death metal riffs, blast beats and use of hardcore punk breakdowns...
band from Oakland, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, formed in 2002. Currently, the band is signed to Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...
and have released four full-length albums through the label. Their latest record, This Is Where It Ends
This Is Where It Ends
This Is Where It Ends is the fourth studio album by American deathcore band All Shall Perish. It was released on July 26, 2011, through Nuclear Blast. The majority of the follow-up to previous album's "Awaken the Dreamers" was recorded and mixed once again at Castle Ultimate Studios in Oakland with...
was released on July 26, 2011. The band's only remaining original members include bassist Mike Tiner and rhythm guitarist, Ben Orum.
History
All Shall Perish was founded during 2002 from the former members of the San Francisco Bay AreaSan Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
bands Antagony
Antagony
Antagony is an American post-metal and blackened death metal band from Oakland, California formed in 1999. They have released three albums, each on a different record label. Members of Antagony have went on to form bands such as All Shall Perish, Suffokate, Oblige, and Hacksaw to the...
, End of All, and Boof. The founding members were Matt Kuykendall, Ben Orum, and Mike Tiner. They then released their demo in 2003 and caught the attention of Japanese label Amputated Vein Records. On April 19, 2003, they released their debut album Hate, Malice, Revenge
Hate, Malice, Revenge
Hate, Malice, Revenge is the debut album by American deathcore band All Shall Perish. Originally, the album was distributed by the small Japanese label Amputated Vein, and was then re-released by Nuclear Blast two years later.-Track listing:-Personnel:...
. In 2005, it was re-released by Nuclear Blast and since then has received mostly underground acclaim. In 2006, The Price of Existence
The Price of Existence
The Price of Existence is the second album by American deathcore band All Shall Perish, released in 2006. It has sold approximately 20,000 records worldwide. The bonus tracks on the Korean release are actually two tracks from the band's previous album Hate, Malice, Revenge.-Song information:The...
was released to largely positive critical reaction. Their first single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, "Eradication", was made into a video and was played on MTV2
MTV2
MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...
's Headbanger's Ball, and a viral video of the song "There Is No Business to Be Done On a Dead Planet" set to the boy band *NSYNC's video for "Bye Bye Bye
Bye Bye Bye
"Bye Bye Bye" is the first single released from American boyband 'N Sync's second album, No Strings Attached. Released in early 2000, it is a reference to the group's break from their manager Lou Pearlman and their record label, RCA...
" helped to garner a new fanbase for the band. The group released their third studio album, Awaken the Dreamers
Awaken the Dreamers
- Personnel :* Ben Orum – guitar* Mike Tiner – bass guitar* Hernan Hermida – vocals* Chris Storey – guitar* Matt Kuykendall – drumsGuest musicians* Rusty Cooley - guitar solos on "From So Far Away"* Cam Pipes - vocals on "Black Gold Reign"...
, on September 16, 2008 through Nuclear Blast. It debuted at number 126 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and number 1 on the Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...
charts, with 5,500 copies sold in its first week. Guitarist Caysen Russo and vocalist Craig Betit only appear on the band's first studio album, and were replaced, respectively, with Chris Storey and Hernan "Eddie" Hermida.
All Shall Perish have completed several successful tours across America in 2006, and were also on The Darkness Over Europe 2007 tour. Bray Almini (suffokate) occasionally fills in for Mike Tiner on bass during tours. In September 2008, they toured parts of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and became the first all-American metal band to tour Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
, playing shows in Irkutsk
Irkutsk
Irkutsk is a city and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the largest cities in Siberia. Population: .-History:In 1652, Ivan Pokhabov built a zimovye near the site of Irkutsk for gold trading and for the collection of fur taxes from the Buryats. In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov...
, Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk is the third-largest city in Russia, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the largest city of Siberia, with a population of 1,473,737 . It is the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast as well as of the Siberian Federal District...
, Tomsk
Tomsk
Tomsk is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Tom River. One of the oldest towns in Siberia, Tomsk celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2004...
, and Omsk
Omsk
-History:The wooden fort of Omsk was erected in 1716 to protect the expanding Russian frontier along the Ishim and the Irtysh rivers against the Kyrgyz nomads of the Steppes...
. The band was also part of the European leg of the Hell On Earth Tour 2008. On November 11, 2008, the band recorded the video to their single "Never... Again" in downtown Los Angeles, directed by Gary Smithson.
Line-up changes, new album (2009—2010)
On February 5, 2009, All Shall Perish released on their website that they would be parting ways with guitarist Chris Storey and replacing him with Jason Richardson. The band issued the following statement: "We will be doing all upcoming tours and fests! We have an unbelievable replacement named Jason Richardson. Can't wait to see everyone on the road! We will be doing a small headliner, the Atticus Clothing tour and then a ton of major fests in Europe. We have some surprises in store as well!"After finishing the Night of the Living Shred tour, All Shall Perish members returned to California where they are currently writing a new album which is to be released in 2010. Mike Tiner stated that the process is currently "going slow, very slow". In early 2010 Richardson left All Shall Perish to join Born of Osiris
Born of Osiris
Born of Osiris is an American progressive death metal band from Palatine, Illinois. Formed in 2003, the group has undergone a number of name changes including Your Heart Engraved, DiminisheD, and Rosecrance before finally settling with Born of Osiris in 2007, basing the name off the Egyptian deity...
. On June 5, the band announced a new line-up. One of the founding members, drummer Matt Kuykendall, was replaced by Adam Pierce (formerly of Sea of Treachery
Sea Of Treachery
Sea of Treachery is an American metalcore/deathcore band from Hebron, Kentucky formed in 2004. Since forming, they have released three EPs and two full-length studio albums, the first being At Daggers Drawn, which was released on April 29, 2008 on Sumerian Records, and the second being Wonderland,...
) and Francesco Artusato (Hiss of Atrocities) became the new lead guitar player. Francesco is the band's third lead guitar player. The only two original members remaining are Mike Tiner (bass) and Ben Orum (rhythm guitar).
This Is Where It Ends (2010—present)
On the 8th November, the band announced they were to start work on a new album. Guitarist Ben Orum had this to say on the band's official website: "After two very successful tours at home and abroad, we are now home writing the new All Shall Perish record! The writing process is flowing very naturally, and so far the material itself is very impressive. It is safe to say this will be one of the most aggressive, epic, groovy records we have ever written. I cannot wait to start playing this material live." On January 31, 2011, the band was announced to be billed on the fourth annual Mayhem FestivalMayhem festival
The Mayhem Festival is a touring metal festival that takes place during the summer. The inaugural iteration took place in 2008; the festival has since become an annual event across the United States and Quebec, Canada. The tour has been sponsored by the Rockstar Energy Company since the time of its...
, playing on the Revolver Stage alongside other metal acts including Suicide Silence
Suicide Silence
Suicide Silence is an American extreme metal band from Riverside, California. The group consists of vocalist Mitch Lucker, guitarists Chris Garza and Mark Heylmun, drummer Alex Lopez and bassist Dan Kenny. Formed in 2002, the band has released three full-length studio albums, one EP and seven music...
, Machine Head
Machine Head (band)
Machine Head is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California. Formed on October 12, 1991, the group was founded by Robb Flynn and Adam Duce. There have been 4 member changes since their inception. The current lineup of the band comprises Flynn , Duce , ex-Vio-Lence guitarist Phil Demmel ,...
, Straight Line Stitch
Straight Line Stitch
-History:Straight Line Stitch initially formed around 2000 and issued an EP and a demo album before adding female vocalist Alexis Brown from Clarksville, Tennessee to the band in 2003. Brown sang on their self-released 2006 effort To Be Godlike, for which they filmed a video for the single...
, and Testament
Testament (band)
Testament is an American metal band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1983. They are often credited as one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
.
Their fourth full length titled This Is Where It Ends
This Is Where It Ends
This Is Where It Ends is the fourth studio album by American deathcore band All Shall Perish. It was released on July 26, 2011, through Nuclear Blast. The majority of the follow-up to previous album's "Awaken the Dreamers" was recorded and mixed once again at Castle Ultimate Studios in Oakland with...
was released on July 26, 2011 in United States and July 29, 2011
in Europe.
Musical style and lyrical themes
The band's playing style consists of fast paced, heavily palm-mutedPalm mute
The palm mute is a playing technique for guitar and bass guitar executed by placing the side of the picking hand below the little finger across all of the strings very close to the bridge and then plucking the strings with the fingers while the damping is in effect. This produces a muted sound...
power chords in the rhythm section, and higher octave
Octave
In music, an octave is the interval between one musical pitch and another with half or double its frequency. The octave relationship is a natural phenomenon that has been referred to as the "basic miracle of music", the use of which is "common in most musical systems"...
runs in the lead section. The percussion section consists mainly of heavy double bass-pedaling, and often rapid sections of snare drum
Snare drum
The snare drum or side drum is a melodic percussion instrument with strands of snares made of curled metal wire, metal cable, plastic cable, or gut cords stretched across the drumhead, typically the bottom. Pipe and tabor and some military snare drums often have a second set of snares on the bottom...
, until the song comes to the breakdown. The breakdowns add splash cymbal
Splash cymbal
In a drum kit, splash cymbals are the smallest accent cymbals. Splash cymbals and china cymbals are the main types of effects cymbals.The most common sized splash has a diameter of 10", followed by 8"...
and china cymbal
China cymbal
thumb|right|China type cymbals from three continentsIn western music, china type cymbals are cymbals manufactured to produce a dark, crisp, trashy, and explosive tone...
to the mix, with quick bursts on the double bass. The vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
of the band use the false chord-screaming technique, a few earlier All Shall Perish songs feature inhaled pig squeal vocals.
The band's lyrics consist of several different themes, mainly upon the foundation of politics
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
, such as government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
control, fascism
Fascism
Fascism is a radical authoritarian nationalist political ideology. Fascists seek to rejuvenate their nation based on commitment to the national community as an organic entity, in which individuals are bound together in national identity by suprapersonal connections of ancestry, culture, and blood...
and corporate control. For example; the song "Black Gold Reign" from Awaken the Dreamers is in reference to current countries around the world adopting oil
Oil
An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils....
as a main source of currency. A majority of their songs are politically-based.
Band members
Current members- Ben Orum – rhythm guitar (2002–present)
- Mike Tiner – bass guitar (2002–present)
- Hernan "Eddie" Hermida – vocals (2003–present)
- Francesco Artusato – lead guitar (2010–present)
- Adam Pierce – drums (2010–present)
Former members
- Matt Kuykendall – drums (2002–2010)
- Craig Betit – vocals (2002–2003)
- Chris Storey – lead guitar (2005–2009)
- Jason Richardson – lead guitar (2009–2010)
Touring/session members
- Bray Almini – bass guitar
- Jeremy Cohen – bass guitar
- Joey Ellis – rhythm guitar
- Luke Jaeger - rhythm guitar
- Ian Webb – rhythm guitar
Discography
Studio albums| Year | Album details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Hate, Malice, Revenge Hate, Malice, Revenge Hate, Malice, Revenge is the debut album by American deathcore band All Shall Perish. Originally, the album was distributed by the small Japanese label Amputated Vein, and was then re-released by Nuclear Blast two years later.-Track listing:-Personnel:...
|
Amputated Vein, the worldwide reissue almost two years later by Nuclear Blast |
| 2006 | The Price of Existence The Price of Existence The Price of Existence is the second album by American deathcore band All Shall Perish, released in 2006. It has sold approximately 20,000 records worldwide. The bonus tracks on the Korean release are actually two tracks from the band's previous album Hate, Malice, Revenge.-Song information:The... |
|
| 2008 | Awaken the Dreamers Awaken the Dreamers - Personnel :* Ben Orum – guitar* Mike Tiner – bass guitar* Hernan Hermida – vocals* Chris Storey – guitar* Matt Kuykendall – drumsGuest musicians* Rusty Cooley - guitar solos on "From So Far Away"* Cam Pipes - vocals on "Black Gold Reign"... |
Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... and number 1 on the Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... chart |
| 2011 | This Is Where It Ends This Is Where It Ends This Is Where It Ends is the fourth studio album by American deathcore band All Shall Perish. It was released on July 26, 2011, through Nuclear Blast. The majority of the follow-up to previous album's "Awaken the Dreamers" was recorded and mixed once again at Castle Ultimate Studios in Oakland with... |
Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... chart. |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "Deconstruction" | |
| 2006 | "Eradication" | Richie Valdez |
| 2008 | "Never... Again" (currently unreleased) | Gary Smithson |
| 2011 | "There Is Nothing Left" | David Brodsky |