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Aftershock was a metalcore

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

Band (music)

In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...

based out of 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...

, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

. The band was formed in 1992 by the Dutkiewicz brothers, and broke up in mid 1999 shortly after Adam Dutkiewicz joined Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999 after the disbandment of Overcast and Aftershock. Killswitch Engage's current lineup consists of vocalist Howard Jones, bassist Mike D'Antonio, guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz, and drummer...

. After a 2-year hiatus, in 2001, the group re-formed for a reunion tour in Japan. After the band's last effort, the release of the "Live In Japan EP

Live in Japan EP

'Live in Japan is a live EP by Aftershock. Recorded during their 2001 reunion tour in Japan, the EP is composed of three songs from the Osaka show and three from their Tokyo show; along with their cover of "We Just Might" from the split 7" with Dive....

" in 2004, the group officially broke up. The band also consisted of past and present members of Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage

and Shadows Fall

Shadows Fall

Shadows Fall is an American heavy metal band from Springfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. They are one of the few contemporary metal bands who take their lyrical influence from Eastern philosophy and some references to the Rastafari culture...

. The group is best known for its hit 2001 single off of the Five Steps From Forever EP, "For Those Of You Who Kill".

Final

Tobias Dutkiewicz - Vocals
Screaming (music)
Screaming is a vocal technique that is most popular in subgenres of heavy metal, punk and hard rock, including metalcore, deathcore, post-hardcore, groove metal, black metal, and grindcore...

(1992–2004)
Adam Dutkiewicz
Adam Dutkiewicz
Adam Jonathan Dutkiewicz is an American musician, recording engineer and music producer, best known as a guitarist and backup vocalist from Massachusetts metalcore band Killswitch Engage.-Biography:...

- Guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

/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...

, (1996–2004) Drums
Drum kit
A 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 ....

(1992–1996)
Joel Stroetzel
Joel Stroetzel
Joel Michael Stroetzel is best known as one of two guitarists from the Massachusetts metalcore band Killswitch Engage.Stroetzel's guitar style is influenced by the bands Slayer, Anthrax, Zakk Wylde, as stated on the World Ablaze DVD....

- Guitar (1996–2004)
Tom Gomes
Tom Gomes
Tom Gomes is a former drummer for the metalcore bands Aftershock, Catchthirteen, and Killswitch Engage.He joined Killswitch Engage after the completion of the recording of their 2002 record, Alive or Just Breathing, and participated in the Road Rage UK tour of 2002 and the Ozzfest of 2003, after...

- Drums (1996–2004)
Neil Gadbois - Bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

(1996–2004)

Former

Jonathan Donais - Guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

(1993–1996)
Chris Fortin - Bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

(1992–1996)

Discography

Date of Release	Title	Label
1997	Letters Letters (Aftershock album) Letters is the debut album by American metalcore band Aftershock. It was released in 1997.-Track listing:# "Nothing" – 4:42# "Divest Your Entity" – 4:47# "My Laceration" – 3:29# "Apparitional State" – 6:43# "Cultivation of a Heart" – 3:53...	Life Sentence Records Life Sentence Records Life Sentence Records was a metalcore-based record label that focused on straight edge releases.-Catalog:- Featured Bands :* Aftershock* Spearing Jocasta* Clear* Deadwait* Decontaminate* Eighteen Visions* Excessive Force* Focal Point...
1997	Split EP Split EP (Aftershock album) This is a split album between Boston hardcore band Aftershock and Japanese band Dive.-Track listing:# AFTeRSHOCK - "Traversing the Gap" - 4:12# AFTeRSHOCK - "We Just Might" - 1:37# Dive - "Divine Rain"...	S.I.H. Records
1999	Split EP Vol. 2 Split EP Vol. 2 This is a second volume split album between Boston hardcore band Aftershock and Japanese band Dive.-Track listing:# AFTeRSHOCK ft. Dive - "We Just Might" - 1:37# AFTeRSHOCK - "Nothing" - 4:42...	S.I.H. Records
2000	Through the Looking Glass Through the Looking Glass (Aftershock album) Through the Looking Glass is a 2000 album by Aftershock.-Track listing:# "Prelude to Forever" – 7:45# "Through The Looking Glass" – 3:21# "Jabberwocky" – 5:24# "Traversing The Gap" – 4:12# "Living Backward" – 4:44# "Impenetrability" – 3:50...	Good Life Recordings Good Life Recordings Good Life Recordings is a record label based in Belgium. It was founded in 1996 by Edward Verhaeghe who had been the lead vocalist in Nations On Fire. The label specializes in hardcore bands. It has released many highly significant bands of the second and third wave of hardcore, as well as the...
2000	When Angels Shed Their Wings Vol. 1 When Angels Shed Their Wings Vol. 1 When Angels Shed Their Wings Vol. 1 is the first in a series of 3 splits. All three consist of 2 bands each doing covers of songs by Slayer.-Track listing:# AFTeRSHOCK - "Sex, Murder, Art" - 3:22# State Craft - "Spirit In Black" - 4:14...	Devil's Head Records
2001	Five Steps From Forever EP	Devil's Head Records
2001	Propaganda Propaganda (Aftershock album) Propaganda was a 2 disc compilation album released by the metalcore band Aftershock. It is made up of their two albums; Letters and Through the Looking Glass, their Five Steps From Forever EP and a few rare tracks.-Track listing:Disc 1...	Devil's Head Records
2004	Live In Japan EP Live in Japan EP 'Live in Japan is a live EP by Aftershock. Recorded during their 2001 reunion tour in Japan, the EP is composed of three songs from the Osaka show and three from their Tokyo show; along with their cover of "We Just Might" from the split 7" with Dive.... ‎	Devil's Head Records

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