Fragments of unbecoming
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Fragments of Unbecoming is a melodic death metal
band from Laudenbach
, Germany
. The band's guitarist Sascha Ehrich is also a renowned artist in the metal world, having designed album covers for bands such as Necrophagist
. The band's name was taken from the lyrics for the Edge of Sanity
song "Darkday".
Melodic death metal
Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...
band from Laudenbach
Laudenbach (Rhein-Neckar)
Laudenbach is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The band's guitarist Sascha Ehrich is also a renowned artist in the metal world, having designed album covers for bands such as Necrophagist
Necrophagist
Necrophagist is a German death metal band, founded and fronted by Muhammed Suiçmez; a German-born, Turkish guitarist and vocalist. The band is known for its rapid and technical compositions....
. The band's name was taken from the lyrics for the Edge of Sanity
Edge of Sanity
Edge of Sanity was a Swedish death metal band. Edge of Sanity are regarded alongside Opeth as being the first to fuse extreme metal styles like death and black metal with progressive rock.- History :...
song "Darkday".
Current line up
- Sam Anetzberger − VocalsDeath growlA death growl, also known as death metal vocals, guttural vocals, death grunts, and harsh vocals among other names, is a vocalisation style usually employed by vocalists of the death metal and black metal music genre, but also used in a variety of heavy metal and hardcore punk subgenres.Death...
(2004 − Present) - Stefan Weimar − Rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, Backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
(2000 − Present) - Sascha Ehrich − Lead GuitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, Acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
(2000 − Present) - Ingo Maier − DrumDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
s (2000 − Present) - Christopher Körtgen - Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2009–Present)
Guest appearances
- Todd Collins (Lord Gloom of Afterlight) − Infinite Scream on "A Faint Illumination"
Discography
- Bloodred Tales CHAPTER I - The Crimson Season (EP, Sylphony Creations, 2002)
- Skywards CHAPTER II - A Sylphe’s Ascension (Full-length, [Metal Blade, 2004)
- Sterling Black Icon CHAPTER III - Black But Shining (Full-length, Metal Blade, 2006)
- Everhaunting Past CHAPTER IV - A Splendid Retrospection (Full-length, Cyclone Empire, 2009)
External links
- Official Fragments of Unbecoming website
- Official Fragments of Unbecoming MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....