Sculptured
Encyclopedia
Sculptured is an American
experimental heavy metal
band, mixing classic death
and doom metal
riffs and vocals to atonal segments and brass
sections.
, "Washing My Hands of It." The band also introduces classical orchestrations in some of its pieces.
The history and fate of Sculptured is inherently related to Agalloch
because of Don Anderson's significant involvement with both bands. Because of this, Sculptured left The End Records
at the same time as Agalloch
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
experimental heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band, mixing classic death
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 doom metal
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
riffs and vocals to atonal segments and brass
Brass instrument
A brass instrument is a musical instrument whose sound is produced by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips...
sections.
Biography
Sculptured's unusual style is particularly evident on the first track of Apollo EndsApollo Ends
Apollo Ends is the second studio album by the avant garde/progressive death metal band Sculptured. Snow Covers All uses a form of serialism, while Above the 60th Parallel features a Twelve-tone technique solo.-Track listing:...
, "Washing My Hands of It." The band also introduces classical orchestrations in some of its pieces.
The history and fate of Sculptured is inherently related to Agalloch
Agalloch
Agalloch is an American metal band formed in 1995 in Portland, Oregon. The band is led by vocalist and guitarist John Haughm and so far have released four limited EPs, four full-length albums, two demos, one split album, one compilation album and one live DVD....
because of Don Anderson's significant involvement with both bands. Because of this, Sculptured left The End Records
The End Records
The End Records is an independent record label, founded in 1998 in San Diego. Founder Andreas Katsambas initially wanted to bring attention to some underground bands he admired. In 2002, The End moved to Salt Lake City, when his wife took a job at the University of Utah. The label moved...
at the same time as Agalloch
Agalloch
Agalloch is an American metal band formed in 1995 in Portland, Oregon. The band is led by vocalist and guitarist John Haughm and so far have released four limited EPs, four full-length albums, two demos, one split album, one compilation album and one live DVD....
.
Full-length albums
- The Spear of the Lily is AureoledThe Spear of the Lily Is AureoledThe Spear of the Lily Is Aureoled is the debut album by the American progressive death metal band Sculptured.-Track listing:# "Together with the Seasons" - 5:08# "Almond Beauty" - 5:50# "Lit by the Light of Morning" - 6:19...
(1998) - Apollo EndsApollo EndsApollo Ends is the second studio album by the avant garde/progressive death metal band Sculptured. Snow Covers All uses a form of serialism, while Above the 60th Parallel features a Twelve-tone technique solo.-Track listing:...
(2000) - Embodiment: Collapsing Under the Weight of GodEmbodiment: Collapsing Under the Weight of GodEmbodiment: Collapsing Under the Weight of God is the third studio album by the band Sculptured. The cover artwork is designed by John Haughm; he used images borrowed with permission from the National Library of Medicine. Haughm also designed the layout for the booklet using similar imagery and the...
(2008)
Compilations
- Until the End of Time: An End Records Compilation (1998)
- Maiden America: Iron Maiden Tribute (1998)
- White: Nightmares in the End: An End Records Compilation (1999)
- Phases: the Dark Side of Music: An End Records Compilation (2002)
Current members
- Don Anderson - guitarGuitarThe 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 - Thomas Walling - vocals
- Jason William Walton - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Dave MurrayDavid Murray (drummer)David Murray is a Californian musician, best known for his career as a drummer, although he is also a composer and didjeriduist. He was the original drummer for Estradasphere and both performed and composed on all of the band's albums up until the new 2004 lineup...
- 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 .... - Andy WinterAndy Winter (musician)Andy Winter is a Norwegian keyboardist that is a founding member of the Norwegian bands Winds and Age of Silence and is part of the American bands Sculptured and formerly Subterranean Masquerade....
- keyboards
Past members
- Burke Harris - trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- John HaughmJohn HaughmJohn Haughm is a heavy metal musician and an artist from the United States. He is most famous for being the vocalist and guitarist of the band Agalloch...
- 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 ....
(AgallochAgallochAgalloch is an American metal band formed in 1995 in Portland, Oregon. The band is led by vocalist and guitarist John Haughm and so far have released four limited EPs, four full-length albums, two demos, one split album, one compilation album and one live DVD....
) - Clint Idsinga - TromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
- Chris Maycock - Drums
- John Schlegel - Drums
- Brian Yager - vocals
External links
- MySpace site
- Official website (has not been updated since 2005)
- The End Records' Sculptured page
- Drummer Dave Murray's website