Fear Before The March Of Flames
Fear Before the March of Flames (now known as Fear Before) is an experiment… Read Full Bio ↴Fear Before the March of Flames (now known as Fear Before) is an experimental post-hardcore band from Aurora, Colorado, formed in 2002. Their initial sound carried out on their first two records was closer to a melding of screamo, hardcore, and metalcore, drawing influence from the likes of Converge, The Blood Brothers, and Botch. Some even considered them during this time period to be mathcore because of their technical riffs and song structure.
They released their debut album, Odd How People Shake, in 2003 on Rise Records, and after gaining some notoriety, were signed to Equal Vision Records, who re-released their debut in the January 2004. Their debut was primarily in the vein of post-hardcore, featuring a mix of screamed vocals on the part of David Marion and clean singing provided by Adam Fisher. The instrumental work on Odd How People Shake is best described as typical of that of most melodic metalcore artists of the day, and it is rumoured that every song on the album is based on a movie ("Sarah Goldfarb, Where are Your Manners?", for example, is supposedly about Requiem for a Dream, while on their sophomore album, Art Damage, "The Story of the Curious Oysters" has more to do with the Disney movie, Alice in Wonderland). It is interesting and worth noting that the band's cover art on all three of their albums feature skyscrapers.
Their sophomore album, Art Damage, was released on Equal Vision Records in September 2004, and was a marked change in direction for the band. Art Damage as an album was much heavier and darker than their debut; the band left behind the relative simplicity and, arguably, tiredness of the instrumental work of their debut in favor of the abrasiveness characterizing bands such as Converge and Every Time I Die. In addition, virtually all of the vocals are screamed, with the exception of an odd chorus or verse.
The critical consensus seems to favor their new direction, and in concert, the band plays few if any songs from their debut. On their website, they explicitly state that they will not play one song in particular from their debut, "On the Brightside, She Could Choke;" interestingly enough, this song also has the most prominent elements of emo of all the songs in their catalogue, which could be one of the reasons they have grown so adverse to playing it.
Their new album, The Always Open Mouth, was released on Tuesday, September 19, 2006. This album marks a considerably different sound from previous recordings. This album contains a much more experimental side, such as more emphasis on antiphony between the lead singer and guitarist and a considerable lesser amount of screaming. It features layered guitar chords (a second guitarist was added to the band before the recording of this album), and many electronic sounds used with heavily-distorted or otherwise-effected guitars and synthesizers, or sequencers and drum machines, giving it a more industrial feel. As a result, it is not as hard or fast as their previous two albums, but instead, is more experimental and well-crafted.
With newly added members and a new approach at performing music, they set off on numerous tours mid-2006 to promote their latest CD The Always Open Mouth, touring with bands such as Thursday, The Number Twelve Looks Like You, HeavyHeavyLowLow, The Jonbenet, and the Radio Rebellion Tour with bands The Fully Down, The Confession, blessthefall, Misery Signals, Between the Buried and Me, and headliners of the tour Norma Jean. During a show on November 4th in San Diego, California, bassist Mike Madruga accidentally hit singer Dave Marion on the side of his face with the headstock of his bass, knocking him unconscious on stage. When he awoke, there was a hole that went all the way through his cheek, and although the band continued to finish the set, he had to be rushed to the hospital to be treated for the injury, and because of this, the band missed the following 3 days of the tour, but Dave is now fine and has finished the rest of the Radio Rebellion Tour.
On 2008]-09-09, Fear Before the March of Flames officially shortened their name to Fear Before.
Current line-up
* David Michael Marion - vocals
* Adam (Rupert) Fisher - guitar, vocals, keys
* Michael Madruga - bass
* Clayton (Goose) Holyoak - drums
Former members
* Billy Johnson - guitar, keyboards
* Brandon Proff - drums
* Zachary (Binks) Hutchings - guitar
They released their debut album, Odd How People Shake, in 2003 on Rise Records, and after gaining some notoriety, were signed to Equal Vision Records, who re-released their debut in the January 2004. Their debut was primarily in the vein of post-hardcore, featuring a mix of screamed vocals on the part of David Marion and clean singing provided by Adam Fisher. The instrumental work on Odd How People Shake is best described as typical of that of most melodic metalcore artists of the day, and it is rumoured that every song on the album is based on a movie ("Sarah Goldfarb, Where are Your Manners?", for example, is supposedly about Requiem for a Dream, while on their sophomore album, Art Damage, "The Story of the Curious Oysters" has more to do with the Disney movie, Alice in Wonderland). It is interesting and worth noting that the band's cover art on all three of their albums feature skyscrapers.
Their sophomore album, Art Damage, was released on Equal Vision Records in September 2004, and was a marked change in direction for the band. Art Damage as an album was much heavier and darker than their debut; the band left behind the relative simplicity and, arguably, tiredness of the instrumental work of their debut in favor of the abrasiveness characterizing bands such as Converge and Every Time I Die. In addition, virtually all of the vocals are screamed, with the exception of an odd chorus or verse.
The critical consensus seems to favor their new direction, and in concert, the band plays few if any songs from their debut. On their website, they explicitly state that they will not play one song in particular from their debut, "On the Brightside, She Could Choke;" interestingly enough, this song also has the most prominent elements of emo of all the songs in their catalogue, which could be one of the reasons they have grown so adverse to playing it.
Their new album, The Always Open Mouth, was released on Tuesday, September 19, 2006. This album marks a considerably different sound from previous recordings. This album contains a much more experimental side, such as more emphasis on antiphony between the lead singer and guitarist and a considerable lesser amount of screaming. It features layered guitar chords (a second guitarist was added to the band before the recording of this album), and many electronic sounds used with heavily-distorted or otherwise-effected guitars and synthesizers, or sequencers and drum machines, giving it a more industrial feel. As a result, it is not as hard or fast as their previous two albums, but instead, is more experimental and well-crafted.
With newly added members and a new approach at performing music, they set off on numerous tours mid-2006 to promote their latest CD The Always Open Mouth, touring with bands such as Thursday, The Number Twelve Looks Like You, HeavyHeavyLowLow, The Jonbenet, and the Radio Rebellion Tour with bands The Fully Down, The Confession, blessthefall, Misery Signals, Between the Buried and Me, and headliners of the tour Norma Jean. During a show on November 4th in San Diego, California, bassist Mike Madruga accidentally hit singer Dave Marion on the side of his face with the headstock of his bass, knocking him unconscious on stage. When he awoke, there was a hole that went all the way through his cheek, and although the band continued to finish the set, he had to be rushed to the hospital to be treated for the injury, and because of this, the band missed the following 3 days of the tour, but Dave is now fine and has finished the rest of the Radio Rebellion Tour.
On 2008]-09-09, Fear Before the March of Flames officially shortened their name to Fear Before.
Current line-up
* David Michael Marion - vocals
* Adam (Rupert) Fisher - guitar, vocals, keys
* Michael Madruga - bass
* Clayton (Goose) Holyoak - drums
Former members
* Billy Johnson - guitar, keyboards
* Brandon Proff - drums
* Zachary (Binks) Hutchings - guitar
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...As a Result of Signals Being Crossed You can't keep God off the radio Don't let him in You…
20th Century Was Entirely Mine On the surface where we fought That's where your insides ro…
237 As it pours, down the wall Now it comes, through the…
A Brief Tutorial In Bacchanalia "Hey man, heard you're a real clean shot!" (When I've got…
A Gift For Fiction OH MY GOD What have we learned? OH MY GOD We're doomed from…
A Shoreline Perspective Tonight i'll lay here the tides call my name but the…
Absolute Future Everything will not be made right Everything will not be mad…
Absolute Future Absolute Past Please forgive us children, yes we know exactly what we…
Absolutely Fabulous and Me Everyone with white teeth know the to this one? At this…
Bad Days On the bad days We remember all the wrong things All the…
Complete and Utter Confusion There's a man from the afterlife at the door trying…
Consequences David You'll Meet Your Fate in the Styx Talk to me David. How can I help? You see you…
Dog Sized Bird Have you seen me lately? I am the dog sized bird…
Drowning The Old Hag I can't get her off of my chest unless I'm…
Everything's Not Shitty Everything seems obvious From here about the earth seems so…
Fashion Tips Baby You can't make me go outside The trees are vicious The winds…
Get Your Life Together We pounded on the wall endlessly it's time to set…
Girl's Got A Face Like Murder ...we colud see in the distance hundreds of men. Their camps…
Given To Dreams (She cried when she found it.) It's feathers were matted…
Given To Dreams Of What Shall Never (she cried when she found it... its feathers were matted…
Go Wash Your Mouth... I Don't Know Where It's Been Today I watched the sunset in the East Turns out it…
Go Wash Your Mouth…I Don't Know Where It's Been Today I watched the sunset in the East Turns out it…
God Awful Truth The devil plays hits where you'd least expect It's cold and…
Hey Kid I'm a Computer Stop All the Downloading Count of three Everybody over dose They're coming with forks…
Hey Kid. I'm A Computer. Stop All The Downloading On the count of three everybody over dose They're coming wi…
High As A Horse If we give the horses blinders They won't see the approachin…
I'm Fine Today Floating in the ocean we were drifting all alone he was…
Jabberwocky There are things, there are creatures about With big hands …
Law of Averages And we wait (we wait) for the fog to roll…
Lisbon Girls Oh the Lisbon Girls This empty chest. This hollow throbbing. This empty shell. W…
Long Road to the Middle Is there nothing sacred anymore? Raise your head and say WEL…
Lycanthropy I can feel a pull from the outside world A lonely…
Motelroom Grandpiano I picked the most appetizing flowers from these gardens. I…
Mouth Sluts in skirts, scattered all over this scrabble board And …
My Deer Hunter [Additional vocals by Anthony Green] When we start, we la…
My Deer Hunter When we start we lack a ruler's knowledge When we grow…
On the Bright Side As he's dying in his dreams I hope you're choking in…
On the Bright Side She Could Choke As he's dying in his dreams I hope you're choking in…
On The Brightside She Could Choke As he's dying in his dreams I hope you're choking in…
One the Bright Side She Could Choke As he's dying in his dreams I hope you're choking in…
Review Our Lives When does this book get good? At the end of the…
Sarah Goldfarb Where Are Your Manners The angels hair is tangled between my finger tips On sudden…
Should Have Stayed in the Shallows That party hasn't started till there's spike in the punch La…
State of Texas vs. Fear Before Oh yeah. Thank God. I could use a companion To hell…
Stay Weird It's on the tip of my tongue (the tip of…
Story of the Curious Oysters Leaving the throne behind our princess is found anew Strung …
Taking Cassandra to the End of the World Party No one makes it out alive But I know where the…
Ten Seconds In Los Angeles How he knows every wretch's death And none of them are…
The 20th Century Was Entirely Mine On the surface where we fought That's where your insides rot…
The God Awful Truth The devil plays hits where you'd least expect It's cold and…
The Lisbon Girls Oh The Lisbon Girls This empty chest. This hollow throbbing. This empty shell. W…
The Lisbon Girls, Oh the Lisbon Girls Mirror: this is a surrender skin In another room: this is…
The Long Road to the Middle Is there nothing sacred anymore? Raise your head and say W…
The State Of Texas Vs Fear Before Oh yeah. Thank God. I could use a companion To hell…
The Story of the Curious Oysters Leaving the throne behind our princess is found anew Strung…
The Waiting Makes Me Curious Just like I came into this world All by myself, I…
Tyrant Meets His Maker [Instrumental]…
What Happens In Vegas Stays In Vegas We spend most of our lives relying on promising goodbyes Whe…
Whiskey Is Alright in Its Place but Its Place Is in Hell I am the street peddlers miracle I am the street peddlers…
Whiskey Is Alright in Its Place, But Its Place Is in Hell I am the street peddlers miracle juice Do I hear? Do…