Shaped by Fate
Encyclopedia
Shaped By Fate are a 5 piece metalcore
band from South Wales (UK), formed in late 2001 and lauded as "the future of British Metalcore" by Kerrang!
magazine which described the band's music as "some of the tastiest, heaviest, most shredding metal this island's seen in a long time".
, The Chariot
, Every Time I Die
, Becoming the Archetype
, Bury Your Dead
, Raging Speedhorn
, Funeral for a Friend
, Sikth
and many more.
Having consistently released highly acclaimed EPs in the past, Shaped By Fate released their debut album The Unbeliever in 2007 through In At The Deep End Records (Gallows
, Architects, Send More Paramedics
) and digitally throughout the rest of the world via Distort Entertainment of Canada (Alexisonfire
, Architects, Cancer Bats
, City and Colour
). The album was recorded in Foel Studios, Wales, with Boston
producer Andrew Schneider
(Cave In
, Keelhaul, Pelican
, The Red Chord
).
The band released a limited edition DVD filmed during the Parkway Drive Tour at the end of 2008, entitled Riffage and Wreckage. The bands crazily energetic live shows have become well known and respected throughout the UK and Europe and, despite various line up changes, the band are going from strength to strength, are touring extensively.
In early 2011 Shaped By Fate signed a deal with Siege Of Amida Records to release their second album (four years in the making) entitled I Fear The World Has Changed.
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band from South Wales (UK), formed in late 2001 and lauded as "the future of British Metalcore" by Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
magazine which described the band's music as "some of the tastiest, heaviest, most shredding metal this island's seen in a long time".
History
Shaped By Fate are one of the South Wales scene's most influential veteran bands, having toured all over the UK and Europe with the likes of Parkway Drive, Suicide SilenceSuicide 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...
, The Chariot
The Chariot (band)
The Chariot is an American mathcore band from Douglasville, Georgia, formed in 2003. The current lineup consists of drummer David Kennedy, bassist Jon "KC Wolf" Kindler, vocalist and bandleader Josh Scogin, and guitarists Brandon Henderson and Stephen Harrison. The band has experienced frequent...
, Every Time I Die
Every Time I Die
Every Time I Die is a metalcore band from Buffalo, New York, formed in 1998. Their musical style is rooted in technical hardcore with strong southern metal and mathcore elements, and is also characterised by their cryptic, bitingly sarcastic lyrics. The band announced on July 14, 2008 that they had...
, Becoming the Archetype
Becoming the Archetype
Becoming the Archetype is a Christian progressive death metal band signed to Solid State Records and Century Media Records formed in 1999 in Dacula, Georgia. They have released four albums on Solid State Records. Dichotomy, released in November 2008, sold around 2,300 copies in the United States...
, Bury Your Dead
Bury Your Dead
Bury Your Dead is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, formed in 2001. To date they have had eight releases; one EP: Bury Your Dead, one live DVD: Alive, and six studio albums: You Had Me at Hello, Cover Your Tracks, Beauty and the Breakdown, Bury Your Dead, It's...
, Raging Speedhorn
Raging Speedhorn
Raging Speedhorn were a British metal band, founded in Corby, Northamptonshire.-Career:Raging Speedhorn were formed in 1998 from the merging of the bands Soulcellar and Box...
, Funeral for a Friend
Funeral for a Friend
Funeral for a Friend are a Welsh post-hardcore band, from Bridgend. Formed 2001, they have released five studio albums, seven EPs, sixteen singles, one DVD, and one compilation album.-Formation and Early Years:...
, Sikth
SikTh
Sikth were a progressive metal band from Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.-Early days:SikTh formed in late 1999, but consolidated their line-up in March 2001...
and many more.
Having consistently released highly acclaimed EPs in the past, Shaped By Fate released their debut album The Unbeliever in 2007 through In At The Deep End Records (Gallows
Gallows
A gallows is a frame, typically wooden, used for execution by hanging, or by means to torture before execution, as was used when being hanged, drawn and quartered...
, Architects, Send More Paramedics
Send More Paramedics
Send More Paramedics were a horror film-influenced crossover thrash band from Leeds in the north of England.-Biography:The name is a reference to the 1985 horror/comedy Return of the Living Dead...
) and digitally throughout the rest of the world via Distort Entertainment of Canada (Alexisonfire
Alexisonfire
Alexisonfire was a five-piece, Juno-nominated post-hardcore band that formed in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada in 2001. The band consisted of George Pettit , Dallas Green , Wade MacNeil , Chris Steele , and Jordan Hastings .They describe their music as "the sound of two Catholic high-school girls...
, Architects, Cancer Bats
Cancer Bats
Cancer Bats are a hardcore punk/sludge metal band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Background:Cancer Bats originated in May 2004 with singer Liam Cormier and guitarist Scott Middleton, former member of Toronto heavy metal band At the Mercy of Inspiration...
, City and Colour
City and Colour
City and Colour is the recording alias for Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green, who was also the guitarist and vocalist of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. He plays melodic acoustic and folk music and is often accompanied by a rotating number of Canadian indie rock...
). The album was recorded in Foel Studios, Wales, with Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
producer Andrew Schneider
Andrew Schneider
Andrew Schneider is an American screenwriter and television producer, whose credits include writing for The Sopranos, Northern Exposure, and Alien Nation. He frequently co-writes episodes with his wife, Diane Frolov. In 1992 Schneider won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama...
(Cave In
Cave In
Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995, in Methuen, Massachusetts. After several members changes in the late 90's, their lineup solidified with the 1998 release of Until Your Heart Stops through Hydra Head Records. Their early albums were prominent releases in the independent...
, Keelhaul, Pelican
Pelican
A pelican, derived from the Greek word πελεκυς pelekys is a large water bird with a large throat pouch, belonging to the bird family Pelecanidae....
, The Red Chord
The Red Chord
The Red Chord is an American grindcore band from Revere, Massachusetts, formed in 1999. The band is made up of vocalist Guy Kozowyk, guitarist Mike "Gunface" McKenzie, and bassist Greg Weeks. The band gained a fanbase with its 2002 debut album Fused Together in Revolving Doors. The second album,...
).
The band released a limited edition DVD filmed during the Parkway Drive Tour at the end of 2008, entitled Riffage and Wreckage. The bands crazily energetic live shows have become well known and respected throughout the UK and Europe and, despite various line up changes, the band are going from strength to strength, are touring extensively.
In early 2011 Shaped By Fate signed a deal with Siege Of Amida Records to release their second album (four years in the making) entitled I Fear The World Has Changed.
Members
- Paul Fortescue - vocals (2006-present)
- Luke Grahame - guitar (2001-present)
- Richey Beckett - guitar (2001-present)
- Lee Jenkins - bass (2001-present)
- Carl Richards - drums (2007-present)
Former members
- Ben Duffin-Jones - vocals (2001–2006)
- Gareth Eveliegh - drums (2001–2003)
- Nic Smalls - drums (2003)
- Owen Weeks - drums (2003–2005)
- Jay Thurley - drums (2005–2007)
Discography
- Shaped By Fate (Demo 2002)
- The Fire Which In The Heart Resides (split EP, Mighty Atom Records, 2004)
- Brightest Lights Cast The Darkest Shadows (EP, Beniihana Records, 2005)
- The Unbeliever (LP, In At The Deep End Records, 2007)
Trivia
- Guitarist Luke Grahame is, despite playing left-handed, actually right-handed. A windsurfing accident severed 1 finger on his left hand, prompting him to flip the guitar over and relearn as a left-handed player.
- Former drummer Owen Weeks also played for Burning Skies, Losing Sun, and Adequate 7 (featuring on Adequate 7's Maida ValeMaida ValeMaida Vale is a residential district in West London between St John's Wood and Kilburn. It is part of the City of Westminster. The area is mostly residential, and mainly affluent, consisting of many large late Victorian and Edwardian blocks of mansion flats...
session for BBC Radio 1). He left the band to become a surgeon.