The Faceless (from the English. Faceless - “faceless”) is an American musical group from the city of Encino ( California ), playing in the style of technical death metal . Founded by guitarist Michael Keene in 2004 .
| The faceless | |
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| basic information | |
| Genre | Tech death metal , progressive metal |
| Years | 2004 - n. at. |
| A country | |
| From where | California |
| Labels | Sumerian , The End |
| Composition | Wes Hauch; Geoffrey Ficco, Michael "Machine" Keene, Evan Brewer, Alex Rüdinger |
| www.myspace.com/thefaceless | |
The debut album “ Akeldama ” was released in November 2006, the second “ Planetary Duality ” in November 2008, the third “ Autotheism ” on August 14, 2012, the fourth and final “ In Becoming a Ghost ” on December 1, 2017 [ 1] .
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Team History
The leader of the group, Michael Keane, was born in 1986 in a family of musicians. He started playing guitar from the age of five. The Faceless band itself was formed by Keane in 2004 in Encino, California with bassist Brandon Giffin. They recorded their debut album Akeldama in 2006, taking an active part in touring with bands such as Necrophagist , Decapitated , Nile and The Black Dahlia Murder . During the recording of the Akeldama album, drummer Brett Batdorf left the band; new drummer Nick Pearce recorded the drum part of the album of the same name. The group changed many temporary drummers before the arrival of current drummer Lyle Cooper. In November 2008, they released their second album, Planetary Duality . In January 2009, the band went on a North American tour with Meshuggah and Cynic , and in February 2009 on another North American tour with Cannibal Corpse , Neuraxis and Obscura . Following the group went on a tour of the United States with teams such as In Flames , Between The Buried And Me , and 3 Inches of Blood , then a tour with Dying Fetus. The group was confirmed to tour Europe as a member of the Bonercrusher Fest in winter 2010, side by side with The Black Dahlia Murder , 3 Inches of Blood , Necrophobic , Obscura , Carnifex and Ingested .
Members
Current squad
- Michael "Machine" Keene - guitar , clean vocals , vocoder (2004 — today);
- Justin McKinney - guitar (2015 - today)
- Chason Westmoreland - Drums (2015 - Now)
- Brandon Giffin - bass - (2004-2010, 2015 - today)
- Ken Sorceron - vocals (2016 - today)
Former members
- Evan Brewer - bass guitar (2011—2014);
- Geoffrey Ficco - main vocals (2011—2014);
- Alex Rüdinger - drums (2013-2014).
- Wes Hauch - rhythm guitar (2012-2014);
- Lyle Cooper - drums (2007—2013);
- Steve Jones - guitar (2004-2012);
- Derek "Demon Carcass" Rydquist - main vocals (2006—2011);
- Jared Lander - bass (2010);
- Brandon Giffin - bass guitar (2004—2010);
- Michael Sherer - keyboards , synthesizer ;
- Bret Batdorf - drums (2004-2006);
- Nick Pierce - drums ;
- Elliott Sellers - drums ;
- Marco Pitruzzella - drums ;
- Jeff Ventimiglia - vocals .
Temporary members
- Navene Koperweis - drums
- Mica Maniac - vocals
- Matthew Feinman - keyboards
- Tara Keene - vocals
Discography
Albums
- Akeldama (2006)
- Planetary Duality (2008)
- Autotheism (2012)
- In Becoming A Ghost (2017)
Demo
- Demo (2006)
See also
- Psycroptic
- Necrophagist
- Anata
- Gorod
- Sleep terror
- Beneath the massacre
Notes
- ↑ In Becoming a Ghost (English) // Wikipedia. - 2018-01-06.
Links
- The Faceless Profile at Last.fm