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From Fall to Spring

From Fall to Spring is a German metalcore group formed in Neunkirchen, Saarland in 2008 under the name Basement Project.

From Fall to Spring
From Fall to Spring performing at Bochum Total in 2023
Background information
Also known asFFTS, Basement Project
OriginNeunkirchen, Saarland, Germany
GenresMetalcore, alternative metal
Years active2008–present
LabelsArising Empire (2021–)
Members
  • Philip Wilhelm
  • Lukas Wilhelm
  • Simon Triem
  • Sebastian Monzel
  • León Arend
  • Benedikt Veith
Past members
  • Matthias Hansen
  • Marius Meinecke
Websitefromfalltospring.de

The group released their debut album Rise under Arising Empire in 2023 which managed to chart in the official German Albums charts. From Fall to Spring applied for the national finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 but did not qualify.

History

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The band was started in Neunkirchen, Saarland in 2008 by brothers Philip and Lukas Wilhelm and Benedikt Veith when they still attended school. The first line-up was completed by Matthias Hansen and Marius Meinecke. The band started musical activities with the release of two songs and a few concerts like the band's appearance at 2012's Halberg Open Air.[1][2]

In 2016, keyboardist Marius Meinecke left the group which started to work professional a year later. After a second line-up change From Fall to Spring consists out of Philip and Lukas Wilhelm who both are vocalists and guitarists of the group, third guitarist Sebastian Monzel, keyboardist Simon Triem, bassist León Arend and drummer Benedikt Veith. In 2017, the band released their debut EP A Better Tomorrow which was released and produced without the help of a label.[1] A second EP was released two years later under the name of Disconnected. It was planned that the group was to tour throughout Germany as supporting act for Fight the Fade in May 2020[3] but the tour got cancelled due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions set by the German government.

In September 2021, the group signed a contract with German label Arising Empire and released several singles afterwards.[4][5] In Summer of 2022 the group played several music festivals in Germany like Pell Mell Festival and With Full Force.[6][7] The musicians announced via social media plattform TikTok to have applied for the qualification for the national finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool with their song Draw the Line.[8] The band received the second mosts votes on TikTok voting behind German schlager musician Ikke Hüftgold who later was runner-up in the national finals tied with singer-songwriter Will Church.[9][10] The group announced that they would apply for the national finals of Eurovision Song Contest next year but where declined after they officially applied.[11][12] From First to Fall released their debut album entitled Rise on 14 April 2023.[13] The album ranked at number 73 in the German Album Charts.[14]

Musical style

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From Fall to Spring plays a melodic variation of metalcore. They have been compared to modern metal acts like Bring Me the Horizon, Architects, Falling in Reverse, and Breaking Benjamin.[15]

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions, sales and certifications
Title Details Peak chart
positions[14]
GER
Rise 73

EPs

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Title EP details
A Better Tomorrow
  • Released: 16 April 2017
  • Label: Independent
Disconnected
  • Released: 19 January 2019
  • Label: Independent

References

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  1. ^ a b Katja Maeting (4 September 2018). "Richtig Bock auf Bühne". Hellfire-magazin.de. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ^ "From Fall to Spring rockte das Halberg Open-Air". Saarbrücker Zeitung. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  3. ^ Kevin (11 March 2020). "Gringoz Magazine präsentiert Fight The Fate auf "Wild One Tour"". Gringoz-Magazine.de. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. ^ "FROM FALL TO SPRING Signs with Arising Empire and Releases First Single "Black Heart"". Outburn.com. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  5. ^ Florian Schaffer (29 September 2022). "FROM FALL TO SPRING: neuer Song "Beastmode"". Vampster. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  6. ^ Florian Schaffer (16 March 2022). "FULL FORCE FESTIVAL 2022: neue Bands und einige Absagen". Vampster. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Pell Mell Festival: Das Line-Up für 2022 ist nun komplett". MoreCore.de. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Diese acht Acts sind sicher im Vorentscheid dabei". Eurovision.de. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Unser Lied für Liverpool: "Lied mit gutem Text" von Ikke Hüftgold ist der neunte Beitrag für den deutschen ESC-Vorentscheid 2023". ESC-Kompakt.de. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Lord Of The Lost vertreten Deutschland in Liverpool". Eurovision.de. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  11. ^ Benjamin Hertlein (13 March 2023). "Nach "Unser Lied für Liverpool": From Fall to Spring wollen sich 2024 wieder für die deutsche ESC-Vorentscheidung bewerben". ESC-Kompakt.de. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  12. ^ Benjamin Hertlein (23 December 2023). "Absagen für "Das deutsche Finale 2024": Diese Acts sehen wir nicht in der deutschen Vorentscheidung". ESC-Kompakt.de. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  13. ^ Cassandra Hillgruber (27 January 2023). "From Fall to Spring wollen mit "Draw the Line" am ESC 2023 teilnehmen". MoreCore.de. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  14. ^ a b Charts: GER
  15. ^ Steve Burdelak (2019). "FROM FALL TO SPRING – DISCONNECTED". Crossfire-metal.de. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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