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artist The Empire Shall Fall
album Volume I: Solar Plexus
label Angle Side Side
genre Metal
release 2011-12-07
street 2011-12-06
encoder
bitrate 320kbps
size 59.6mb
playtime 24:47
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info http://www.theempireshallfall.com/
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01. The Genesis Of These Scars [ 3:05]
02. Dubrise [ 0:34]
03. Narrow, The Path I Walk Part I [ 1:17]
04. Narrow, The Path I Walk Part II [ 5:57]
05. As The City Sleeps [ 5:11]
06. The Martyr's Song [ 0:55]
07. The First Redemption [ 7:48]
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The Empire Shall fall first came into being in the summer of 2008, after
longtime friends Nick Sollecito and Jesse Leach got together and decided it
was high time for them to form a band. Though Leach had split with Killswitch
Engage several years previously and SollecitoÆs roots lay mainly in the jazz
and hip hop scenes, they were dead-set on bringing a balls-out modern metal
band to life. After finding a temporary drummer and recruiting Jake Davenport
on guitar, and practicing endlessly to truly nail down the TESF sound, the
quartet began playing gigs around New England. The addition of Marc de Lisle
on second guitar and Jeff Pitts on drums solidified the bandÆs lineup, and
led to the recording of the bandÆs debut full-length, Awaken. Financing the
entire recording as well as all merchandise, pressing, and touring costs
themselves and set to release the album on SollecitoÆs own Angle Side Side
Records in November 2009, The Empire Shall Fall are the perfect example of a
determined, ambitious, totally DIY band on a mission.
The Empire Shall FallÆs eclectic sound is rooted in metal/hardcore, citing
luminaries At the Gates, Meshuggah and Edge of Sanity as major inspirations.
However, the band also draws heavily upon the band membersÆ combined
interests in jazz, punk, and experimental music to create a compelling blend
of melody, brutality and sheer determination that is impossible to pin down
and sure to intrigue fans of Refused, At the Drive In, Deftones and Between
the Buried and Me.
Fueled by political outrage and a never-ending search for truth, the bandÆs
message is as potent as their music, and serves as a call to arms for a lost
generation. Advocating positivity, unity and empowerment and taking cues from
legendary rabble-rousers and free thinkers like Jello Biafra, Benjamin
Franklin, Cynthia McKinney and Ron Paul, The Empire Shall Fall's passion for
and dedication to their political causes forms the backbone of the band and
sets them a head and shoulders apart from their peers.
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