FRAGMENTS
OF UNBECOMING
//
Recording Line-Up “Skywards” // 2003
Stefan Weimar – electric guitars & vocals
Sascha Ehrich – electric & acoustic guitars
Wolle Schellenberg – bass guitars
Ingo Maier – drums
saw
the light of day in the hot summer of 2000, initially
serving as a side project for Sascha Ehrich, then
guitarist in MORTIFIED, and Stefan Weimar, guitarist
in VENEREAL DISEASE, the latter also taking up the
position of vocalist. A suitable drummer was soon
found in Ingo Maier, a bandmate of Stefan’s
in VENEREAL DISEASE. After months of trying out different
bassists, Wolfram Schellenberg (ex- DISEMBOWLED, ex-TOMBTHROAT)
joined on the four strings, completing a line-up that
was slowly but surely moving away from the concept
of a side project.
The
musical direction of choice was unavoidable, irrevocable
and definite. FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING would travel
the monumental and unforgotten peaks of 90s Swedish
death metal, without sacrificing originality and variation
in the process.
In
the spring of 2001 a decision was made to definitely
bury the idea of a side project, making FRAGMENTS
OF UNBECOMING a full-time band for all involved. As
a consequence, Sascha left MORTIFIED to concentrate
in full on his new source of motivation and inspiration.
During the following year, the band wrote enough material
to choose from for the recording of a demo CD, also
providing enough material for a full live set. In
the spring of 2002 FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING entered
Stellwerk Studio, where VENEREAL DISEASE had previously
worked, to record their studio debut “BLOODRED
TALES / CHAPTER I – THE CRIMSON SEASON”,
which was released in May 2002.
The
CD gained excellent reactions from the press, getting
the band to appear on “Best of Unsigned”
compilations by both the German magazines Rock Hard
and Heavy, Oder Was?! Metal Blade Records got wind
of the buzz FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING were creating,
signing the band exactly 12 months after the release
of the demo CD.
The
first full-length album was recorded in the fall of
2003, once again at Stellwerk Studio, with production
duties being shared by the band and Stefan Hahnbuch.
The offering eintitled “SKYWARDS / CHAPTER II
- A SYLPHE’S ASCENSION” even surpassed
the already high expectations: a brutal yet dynamic
and melodic death metal record complemented by wisely-dosed
acoustic guitar sounds.
After presenting the new material at concerts and
festivals, a new thought began growing within the
band: Stefan expressed his desire to get a lead singer/frontman
on board to get himself more room on the guitar as
well as enriching the band’s live act. The idea
was also to use dual vocals on future compositions
in order to make the material more intense, at the
same time enabling the band to experiment more in
the vocal department. The ideal vocalist was soon
found in Sam Anetzberger, a member of the death metal
band LEGACY. The first few rehearsal and shows were
very promising, but Sam chose to give his main band
priority over FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING, forcing the
band to search for an alternative. In the summer of
2005 a possible candidate traveled all the way from
the United States to try out for the spot, but the
band was let down again when it became clear that
the vocalist-to-be wouldn’t be able to stay
in Germany on a permanent basis.
A
short time before the studio date for the new album
“CHAPTER III – STERLING BLACK ICON”
the band managed to convince Sam to return to the
fold. He became a full member of the band, taking
care of most lead vocals alongside Stefan. In September
2005 the recording of the new album could finally
begin…
//
Recording Line-Up “Sterling Black Icon”
// 2005
Sam Anetzberger – lead vocals
Stefan Weimar – electric guitars, lead and backing
vocals
Sascha Ehrich – electric and acoustic guitars
Wolle Schellenberg – bass guitars
Ingo Maier – drums
// Back Catalogue //
Bloodred Tales / Chapter I – The Crimson Season
MCD 2002 // SYLPHONY CREATIONS
Skywards / Chapter II – A Sylphe’s Ascension
CD 2004 // METAL BLADE RECORDS
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