Dead to Fall
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Dead to Fall was originally a melodic death metal
band from the Chicago
suburbs and later stretched from Chicago
to Minneapolis. Formed in 1999, it drew influences from Swedish Gothenburg metal, death metal
, and other genres, and is usually labeled as a melodic death metal band. Their first two albums reached combined sales of 60,000 copies in the US alone (according to publicity material released through Victory Records
).
Dead to Fall broke up on April 6, 2008 due to financial and personal problems.
(1999–2008)
Justin Jakimiak - Bass
(1999–2005)
Bryan Lear - Guitar
(1999–2003)
Antone Jones - Guitar
(1999–2001, 2003–2004)
Dan Craig - Drums
(1999–2002)
Matt Hartman - Guitar
(1999–2002)
Brad King - Drums
(2002–2003)
Evan Kaplan - Drums
(2003–2004)
Seth Nichols - Guitar
(2002–2003)
Matt Matera - Guitar
(2003–2005)
Logan Kelly - Guitar
(2004–2008)
Timothy Java - Drums
(2004–2008)
Aaron Nelson - Guitar
(2005–2007)
Chris Nolan - Bass
(2005)
Chad Fjerstad - Bass
(2005–2008)
Phil Merriman - Guitar
(2007–2008)
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 the Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
suburbs and later stretched from Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
to Minneapolis. Formed in 1999, it drew influences from Swedish Gothenburg metal, death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
, and other genres, and is usually labeled as a melodic death metal band. Their first two albums reached combined sales of 60,000 copies in the US alone (according to publicity material released through Victory Records
Victory Records
Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....
).
Dead to Fall broke up on April 6, 2008 due to financial and personal problems.
Discography
- Dead To Fall Demo (1999), released when the band was still in high school, before Jon Hunt was vocalist.
- ...For The Memories Demo (2000).
- Demo (2001).
- Everything I Touch Falls To PiecesEverything I Touch Falls To Pieces-Members:*Jonathan Hunt - Vocals*Bryan Lear - Lead Guitar*Seth Nichols - Rhythm Guitar*Justin Jakimiak - Bass*Dan Craig - Drums-Reception:* Allmusic [ link]* Punknews.org -Miscellanea:...
(September 10, 2002). - Villainy & VirtueVillainy & Virtue-Members:*Jonathan Hunt - Vocals*Matthew Matera - Rhythm Guitar*Antone Jones - Lead Guitar*Justin Jakimiak - Bass guitar*Evan Kaplan - Drums*Christina Scabbia - Backing vocals on "Blood Of The Moon"-Reception:*Punknews.org *Lambgoat |...
(September 14, 2004). - The Phoenix ThroneThe Phoenix Throne-Credits:Performers*Chad M. Fjerstad - Bass*Jonathan D. Hunt - Vocals*Tim Java - Drums*Logan Kelly - Guitars*Aaron Nelson - GuitarsAdditional Credits*Art Direction, Artwork and Design - Paul A...
(April 4, 2006). - Are You Serious?Are You Serious?Are You Serious? is the fourth and final full length release from Chicago-based metalcore band Dead to Fall. It was leaked in early February 2008...
(February 19, 2008).
Members
- Jonathan Hunt - vocalsSingingSinging 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...
- Logan Kelly (Nehemiah, Coma Eternal) - lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
- Phil Merriman - 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...
- Chad Fjerstad (Nehemiah) - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Tim Java (With Dead Hands Rising) - drumsDrum 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 ....
Former members
Jonathan Hunt - Vocals(1999–2008)
Justin Jakimiak - Bass
(1999–2005)
Bryan Lear - Guitar
(1999–2003)
Antone Jones - Guitar
(1999–2001, 2003–2004)
Dan Craig - Drums
(1999–2002)
Matt Hartman - Guitar
(1999–2002)
Brad King - Drums
(2002–2003)
Evan Kaplan - Drums
(2003–2004)
Seth Nichols - Guitar
(2002–2003)
Matt Matera - Guitar
(2003–2005)
Logan Kelly - Guitar
(2004–2008)
Timothy Java - Drums
(2004–2008)
Aaron Nelson - Guitar
(2005–2007)
Chris Nolan - Bass
(2005)
Chad Fjerstad - Bass
(2005–2008)
Phil Merriman - Guitar
(2007–2008)