partysmasher Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 To just... Fear Before. There's a couple of clips of new songs on the video they posted on their website. Sounds a lot like The Always Open Mouth, which is a shame cos i fucking hated that record. Anyways, this is what they said: FEAR BEFORE THE MARCH OF FLAMES has become FEAR BEFORE and will release a self-titled album on October 28th. FEAR BEFORE was recorded with producer Casey Bates in Seattle, WA this past summer. Bates also produced the band’s 2006 release, The Always Open Mouth, as well as label-mates’ CHIODOS’ Bone Palace Ballet. Regarding the name change, guitarist ADAM FISHER jokes, “It gets so tiring repeating ‘Fear Before The March Of Flames’ over and over again to old lady gas station attendants in Nebraska” but adds, “Mostly because in so many ways, we’re a new band.” Bassist Mike Madruga explains the long version of the name was a personal challenge to the members. Now that they feel they've met the challenge, it's time to get down to the roots of the band. “The long version of the name was good for us in the beginning because it was interesting and stood out. It paralleled our mentality of playing the music we were writing because we told ourselves, 'If we can pull off having this name, we had better be able to pull off the music we were writing.' The new album is 10 strong songs, no fillers or tag-ons... and we want the band name to replicate that.” The decision for a self-titled album seemed like a no-brainer. “It is essentially the same reasons as the name change. We want it to be identified by its songs,” says Madruga. The songs certainly do reflect the new FEAR BEFORE. “Lyrically, this record is the most positive material we have done. It is a written history of all the emotions we have experienced through the course of the band's 6 years.” Fisher adds, “A lot of it has to do with sticking around through all the hard times we've endured as a band. It's about growth and making mistakes but dealing with them instead of dwelling on them.” Musically, FEAR BEFORE stays to their claim that they will never make the same record twice. “It's more concise, a hard hitter. It's still dark like Mouth and cynical like Art Damage but it takes different elements from both and expands on them.” One of the most noticeable differences on FEAR BEFORE is the vocals. “I don't know how it happened or when he decided he can sing, but he can and quite well,” Fisher jokes of vocalist, David Marion. However, Marion's voice isn't the only one on the record: guest vocals include The Fall Of Troy, Heavy Heavy Low Low and Portugal. The Man. During their current headlining tour, attendees will be able to purchase a pre-order coupon at the shows. For fans not able to make it out to a show, several pre-order packages will soon be available at MerchNow.com The band has posted a video from their time in the studio where fans can hear two clips of new music on their website, www.fearbefore.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaime Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 i liked their long name and thought it was awesome, but i guess "fear before" makes sense and im fine with it. either way, im sure the music will still be fucking awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kevinb Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 one of the few great bands pigeonholed into this scene that actuly makes creative music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentgods Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Fear Before makes them sound death metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyheavylowlow Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Fear Before the March Of Flames is like the best band name ever, Fear Before sounds kind of like pretentious doom metal shit. Great to hear about the new record though, and to have Troy and P.TM doing guest vocals (John and Thomas I assume) fucking kicks major ass. HHLL is kind of cool, I did like them but there latest album I was like what the fuck, they don't sound like they actually bothered writing it and just made noise when it got time to record, and to have 19 mins of filler on a 30 minute album, What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benchwarmer Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 still don't care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicker Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 still don't care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniethebear Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 still don't care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtz Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Glad they shortened it. I think it's stupid when bands have long names like that. I have pretty much refered to them as "Fear Before" since I first heard them anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xfedaykinx Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 still don't care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kevinb Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Fear Before the March Of Flames is like the best band name ever, Fear Before sounds kind of like pretentious doom metal shit. Great to hear about the new record though, and to have Troy and P.TM doing guest vocals (John and Thomas I assume) fucking kicks major ass. HHLL is kind of cool, I did like them but there latest album I was like what the fuck, they don't sound like they actually bothered writing it and just made noise when it got time to record, and to have 19 mins of filler on a 30 minute album, What? yeah new HHLL sucked ass i dont even know what the fuck the new album is it just sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrc Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leerobert Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 TBH, I always refer to them as Fear Before anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbbrew22 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 TBH, I always refer to them as Fear Before anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Love the band...hate the name change. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjjj Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I love the full name! I know I was more attracted to them when I first heard of them because of the unique name, but I can understand them wanting to simplify. I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobe Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Did anyone else find the explanation really pretentious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickheitman Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 did anyone else think the new music clip sounded like a dumbed-down crime in stereo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobe Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 it's also a change of the times, most of the bands that did the "witty, long, nonsense" song titles are stopping to do so as well, the trend has worn off and overly long names/titles will soon seem dated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtz Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 did anyone else think the new music clip sounded like a dumbed-down crime in stereo? Not at all. I thought it sounded very similar to some of the songs on The Always Open Mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest genericinsight Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 still don't care Me either. However, everyone I knew who did like them (ironically none of them do anymore), all used to call them Fear Before anyway, so it sort of makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyheavylowlow Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 did anyone else think the new music clip sounded like a dumbed-down crime in stereo? I thought it sounded like Orbs, which is stupid, why start a side project that has the same sound as your regular gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 it doesn't impact for me too much if they still be the same.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafmx Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Reminds me of when Say Hi to Your Mom dropped down to Say Hi. Meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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