Fellsilent (also typeset as FELLSILENT) were a British heavy metal band from Milton Keynes. They possessed a technical, polyrhythmic style, similar to bands such as Meshuggah and Sikth. The band also focused on some melodic elements. They released their debut album The Hidden Words in 2008 which gained immediate popularity among metal fans. Touring with other British bands such as Enter Shikari and Exit Ten helped them to gain further popularity. In 2008, Fellsilent signed to US record label Sumerian Records.[1]
Fellsilent | |
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| Origin | Milton Keynes, England |
| Genres | Progressive metal, djent, avant-garde metal, groove metal, mathcore |
| Years active | 2003–2010 |
| Labels | Basick, Sumerian |
| Spinoffs | TesseracT, Monuments |
| Past members | Neema Askari John Browne Max Robinson Christopher 'Noddy' Mansbridge Acle Kahney Joe Garrett |
| Website | www |
Influences
editFellsilent listed many influences including bands such as Meshuggah, Sikth, Textures and the early heavy metal band Led Zeppelin.[2] This mix of new and old was an important tool used by the band in pioneering the genre.
Reception
editKerrang! Magazine noted the band highly saying: "The six piece stir up some seriously brutal technical bludgeoning riffs interspersed with stratospheric choruses, an exciting and invigorating soundtrack to break things to".[citation needed]
Break-up
editOn 30 April 2009 Fellsilent announced that they were looking for a new guitarist to fill the position of ex band member, Acle Kahney.[3]
Garrett, Robinson and Mansbridge also left the band. Despite their Myspace stating these members were still within the band, Browne and Neema confirmed they had left, but were focusing on finishing their second album before announcing the departure of these members publicly.
On 5 April 2010 the band announced on their Myspace page that "after 7 years of putting everything we had into this band, we've simply all moved on and are taking our musical creativity into new and exciting projects".
Kahney and Browne expanded their then-side projects TesseracT and Monuments; Joe starting working as a songwriter and music producer. He played guitar and co-wrote Zayn Malik's debut single "PILLOWTALK" and currently has his own studio in London. Noddy currently drums for Heart of a Coward, and also acted as a stand-in for Enter Shikari when they toured the United States, as Rob Rolfe was not able to get a US Visa until 2011.[4]
Reunion rumours
editA campaign was started on Facebook when the band explicitly stated on their official Facebook page that if 3000 of the band's fans wanted them to reunite they would do so. After several months and failing to reach the goal of 3000 fans, Joe Garrett posted on the band's Facebook stating that it was unanimously agreed that they would never play together as a band again.
Former members
editDiscography
edit- Fell Silent (2003)
- The Double 'A' (2005)
- The Hidden Words (2008)
References
edit- ^ (October 1, 2008). "Fellsilent Inks U.S. Deal With Sumerian Records Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine", Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ^ FELLSILENT op Myspace Music – Gratis gestreamde MP3’s, foto’s en Videoclips
- ^ "Invalid Friend ID". Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ "FELLSILENT R.I.P. 2003-2010 by FELLSILENT on Myspace". Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2010.