Aurora, Denver CO, United States (2002 – present)
Fear Before the March of Flames (now known as Fear Before) is an experimental/rock band that formed in Aurora, Colorado in 2002.
Hiatus
Fear Before played their last show on December 4, 2009 at the Crabtree Brewing Company in Greeley, CO. After close to 18 months of silence from the band, guitarist Adam Rupert posted a message on the band’s Facebook stating an indefinite hiatus. Several days later Adam made another statement making it clear that the band has not broken up.
History
Their initial sound carried out on their first two records was closer to a melding of screamo, hardcore, and metalcore, drawing influence from the likes of Converge, The Blood Brothers, and Botch. Some even considered them during this time period to be mathcore because of their technical riffs and song structure.
They released their debut album, Odd How People Shake, in 2003 on Rise Records, and after gaining some notoriety, were signed to EQUAL VISION RECORDS, who re-released their debut in the January 2004. Their debut was primarily in the vein of post-hardcore, featuring a mix of screamed vocals on the part of David Marion and clean singing provided by Adam Fisher. The instrumental work on Odd How People Shake is best described as typical of that of most melodic metalcore artists of the day, and it is rumoured that every song on the album is based on a movie (“Sarah Goldfarb, Where are Your Manners?”, for example, is supposedly about Requiem for a Dream, while on their sophomore album, Art Damage, “The Story of the Curious Oysters” has more to do with the Disney movie, Alice in Wonderland). It is interesting and worth noting that the band’s cover art on all three of their albums feature skyscrapers.
Their sophomore album, Art Damage, was released on Equal Vision Records in September 2004, and was a marked change in direction for the band. Art Damage as an album was much heavier and darker than their debut; the band left behind the relative simplicity and, arguably, tiredness of the instrumental work of their debut in favor of the abrasiveness characterizing bands such as Converge and Every Time I Die. In addition, virtually all of the vocals are screamed, with the exception of an odd chorus or verse.
The critical consensus seems to favor their new direction, and in concert, the band plays few if any songs from their debut. On their website, they explicitly state that they will not play one song in particular from their debut, “On the Brightside, She Could Choke;” interestingly enough, this song also has the most prominent elements of emo of all the songs in their catalogue, which could be one of the reasons they have grown so adverse to playing it.
Their new album, The Always Open Mouth, was released on Tuesday, September 19, 2006. This album marks a considerably different sound from previous recordings. This album contains a much more experimental side, such as more emphasis on antiphony between the lead singer and guitarist and a considerable lesser amount of screaming. It features layered guitar chords (a second guitarist was added to the band before the recording of this album), and many electronic sounds used with heavily-distorted or otherwise-effected guitars and synthesizers, or sequencers and drum machines, giving it a more industrial feel. As a result, it is not as hard or fast as their previous two albums, but instead, is more experimental and well-crafted.
With newly added members and a new approach at performing music, they set off on numerous tours mid-2006 to promote their latest CD The Always Open Mouth, touring with bands such as Thursday,The Number Twelve Looks Like You, HeavyHeavyLowLow, The Jonbenet, and the Radio Rebellion Tour with bands The Fully Down, The Confession, blessthefall, Misery Signals, Between the Buried and Me, and headliners of the tour Norma Jean. During a show on November 4th in San Diego, California, bassist Mike Madruga accidentally hit singer Dave Marion on the side of his face with the headstock of his bass, knocking him unconscious on stage. When he awoke, there was a hole that went all the way through his cheek, and although the band continued to finish the set, he had to be rushed to the hospital to be treated for the injury, and because of this, the band missed the following 3 days of the tour, but Dave is now fine and has finished the rest of the Radio Rebellion Tour.
Current line-up
* David Michael Marion - vocals
* Adam (Rupert) Fisher - guitar, vocals, keys
* Michael Madruga - bass
* Clayton (Goose) Holyoak - drums
Former members
* Billy Johnson - guitar, keyboards
* Brandon Proff - drums
* Zachary (Binks) Hutchings - guitar
Hiatus
Fear Before played their last show on December 4, 2009 at the Crabtree Brewing Company in Greeley, CO. After close to 18 months of silence from the band, guitarist Adam Rupert posted a message on the band’s Facebook stating an indefinite hiatus. Several days later Adam made another statement making it clear that the band has not broken up.
History
Their initial sound carried out on their first two records was closer to a melding of screamo, hardcore, and metalcore, drawing influence from the likes of Converge, The Blood Brothers, and Botch. Some even considered them during this time period to be mathcore because of their technical riffs and song structure.
They released their debut album, Odd How People Shake, in 2003 on Rise Records, and after gaining some notoriety, were signed to EQUAL VISION RECORDS, who re-released their debut in the January 2004. Their debut was primarily in the vein of post-hardcore, featuring a mix of screamed vocals on the part of David Marion and clean singing provided by Adam Fisher. The instrumental work on Odd How People Shake is best described as typical of that of most melodic metalcore artists of the day, and it is rumoured that every song on the album is based on a movie (“Sarah Goldfarb, Where are Your Manners?”, for example, is supposedly about Requiem for a Dream, while on their sophomore album, Art Damage, “The Story of the Curious Oysters” has more to do with the Disney movie, Alice in Wonderland). It is interesting and worth noting that the band’s cover art on all three of their albums feature skyscrapers.
Their sophomore album, Art Damage, was released on Equal Vision Records in September 2004, and was a marked change in direction for the band. Art Damage as an album was much heavier and darker than their debut; the band left behind the relative simplicity and, arguably, tiredness of the instrumental work of their debut in favor of the abrasiveness characterizing bands such as Converge and Every Time I Die. In addition, virtually all of the vocals are screamed, with the exception of an odd chorus or verse.
The critical consensus seems to favor their new direction, and in concert, the band plays few if any songs from their debut. On their website, they explicitly state that they will not play one song in particular from their debut, “On the Brightside, She Could Choke;” interestingly enough, this song also has the most prominent elements of emo of all the songs in their catalogue, which could be one of the reasons they have grown so adverse to playing it.
Their new album, The Always Open Mouth, was released on Tuesday, September 19, 2006. This album marks a considerably different sound from previous recordings. This album contains a much more experimental side, such as more emphasis on antiphony between the lead singer and guitarist and a considerable lesser amount of screaming. It features layered guitar chords (a second guitarist was added to the band before the recording of this album), and many electronic sounds used with heavily-distorted or otherwise-effected guitars and synthesizers, or sequencers and drum machines, giving it a more industrial feel. As a result, it is not as hard or fast as their previous two albums, but instead, is more experimental and well-crafted.
With newly added members and a new approach at performing music, they set off on numerous tours mid-2006 to promote their latest CD The Always Open Mouth, touring with bands such as Thursday,The Number Twelve Looks Like You, HeavyHeavyLowLow, The Jonbenet, and the Radio Rebellion Tour with bands The Fully Down, The Confession, blessthefall, Misery Signals, Between the Buried and Me, and headliners of the tour Norma Jean. During a show on November 4th in San Diego, California, bassist Mike Madruga accidentally hit singer Dave Marion on the side of his face with the headstock of his bass, knocking him unconscious on stage. When he awoke, there was a hole that went all the way through his cheek, and although the band continued to finish the set, he had to be rushed to the hospital to be treated for the injury, and because of this, the band missed the following 3 days of the tour, but Dave is now fine and has finished the rest of the Radio Rebellion Tour.
Current line-up
* David Michael Marion - vocals
* Adam (Rupert) Fisher - guitar, vocals, keys
* Michael Madruga - bass
* Clayton (Goose) Holyoak - drums
Former members
* Billy Johnson - guitar, keyboards
* Brandon Proff - drums
* Zachary (Binks) Hutchings - guitar
Studio Album
Odd How People Shake
Track Listing :
1 "Fashion Tips Baby" 1:58
2 "Go Wash Your Mouth... I Don't Know Where It's Been" 6:29
3 "Given to Dreams" 3:35
4 "Girl's Got a Face Like Murder" 1:56
5 "The Lisbon Girls, Oh the Lisbon Girls" 2:30
6 "The 20th Century Was Entirely Mine" 3:21
7 "Sarah Goldfarb, Where Are Your Manners?" 3:07
8 "On the Bright Side, She Could Choke" 3:03
9 "Motelroom.Grandpiano" 3:01
10 "What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas" 12:14
Released : 2003
Genre : Metalcore, mathcore, post hardcore
Label : Rise Records
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Art Damage
Track Listing :
1 "Hey Kid. I'm a Computer. Stop All the Downloading" 3:08
2 "Should Have Stayed in the Shallows" 3:11
3 "Consequences David, You'll Meet Your Fate in the Styx" 3:00
4 "Whiskey Is Alright in Its Place, But Its Place Is in Hell" 2:19
5 "The Story of the Curious Oysters" 3:19
6 "Absolutely Fabulous and Me" 2:47
7 "The Long Road to the Middle" 2:41
8 "The State of Texas vs. Fear Before" 2:22
9 "The Law of Averages" 2:09
10 "A Tyrant Meets His Maker" 0:57
11 "The God Awful Truth" 3:46
Released : September 7, 2004
Genre : Metalcore, mathcore, post hardcore
Label : Equal Vision Records
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The Always Open Mouth
Track Listing :
1 "Absolute Future" 1:06
2 "Drowning the Old Hag" 2:54
3 "Mouth" 3:32
4 "Taking Cassandra to the End of the World Party" 2:44
5 "Ten Seconds in Los Angeles" 2:20
6 "The Waiting Makes Me Curious" 4:48
7 "High as a Horse" 2:37
8 "Dog Sized Bird" 2:14
9 "Complete and Utter Confusion..." 2:19
10 "...As a Result of Signals Being Crossed" 4:02
11 "My (Fucking) Deer Hunter" 4:11
12 "Lycanthropy" 3:07
13 "A Brief Tutorial in Bachanalia" 4:36
14 "A Gift for Fiction" 2:19
15 "Absolute Past" 3:07
Released : September 19, 2006
Genre : Post hardcore, experimental rock
Label : Equal Vision Records
Producer : Casey Bates
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Fear Before
Track Listing :
1 "Tree Man" 3:16
2 "I'm Fine Today" 4:20
3 "Fear Before Doesn't Listen to People Who Don't Like Them" 3:39
4 "Get Your Life Together" 3:32
5 "Jabberwocky" 4:59
6 "Everything's Not Shitty" 4:15
7 "Tycho" 3:35
8 "Bad Days" 4:07
9 "Stay Weird" 3:33
10 "Review Our Lives (Epic)" 3:24
Released : October 28, 2008
Genre : Post hardcore, experimental rock
Label : Equal Vision Records
Producer : Casey Bates
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