A Past Unknown

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A Past Unknown
Origin Cedar Falls, Iowa
Genres Christian metal, metalcore, melodic metalcore
Years active2009 (2009)–2013 (2013)
Labels Red Cord Records
Past membersGrant Lilly
Nick Powell
Trevor Rozendaal
Dirk Wiese
Jack Van Gent
Adam Aalderks
Website facebook.com/apastunknown

A Past Unknown was an American Christian metal band from Cedar Falls, Iowa. They were known for playing a metalcore style with a more melodic metalcore sound. The band started making music in 2009, and their members at the time were lead vocalist, Grant Lilly, guitarists, Nick Powell and Trevor Rozendaal, bassist, Dirk Wiese, and drummer, Adam Aalderks. When Aalderks left the band, Jack Van Gent became the drummer. The band released their first studio album, To Those Perishing, in 2011 with Red Cord Records. Their second studio album, Vainglory, was released by Red Cord Records, in 2012. They disbanded in the middle of 2013.

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Background

A Past Unknown was based in Cedar Falls, Iowa. [1] [2] [3] Their members, at its inception, were lead vocalist, Grant Lilly, guitarists, Nick Powell and Trevor Rozendaal, bassist, Dirk Wiese, and drummer, Adam Aalderks. Aalderks left the band, and Jack Van Gent was named his replacement. [1] [2] [3]

Music history

The band commenced as a musical entity in 2009, with their first studio album, To Those Perishing, where it was released by Red Cord Records, on July 13, 2011. [4] [5] [6] Their subsequent studio album, Vainglory, was released on October 9, 2012, with Red Cord Records. [7] [8] [9] The band ceased as a musical entity, in April 2013. [10] Over the years, the members would create new projects, with Nick Powell forming his own project. [11] Vocalist Grant Lilley would go on to form Then It Ends with Dirk Wiese joining alongside former members of Dividing the Masses. [12]

Members

Discography

Albums

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  2. 1 2 Brown, Lee (October 18, 2012). "Interview : A Past Unknown". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Morton, Kenneth (August 8, 2011). "A Past Unknown: Heavy Inspiration To Those Perishing". Highwire Daze. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ Leonard, Matthew (30 June 2011). "A Past Unknown – To Those Perishing". HM Magazine (Jul/Aug/Sep 2011): 48. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Settles, Keith (July 13, 2011). "Review : A Past Unknown – To Those Perishing". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ Kemp, Jonathan (October 30, 2011). "A Past Unknown: To Those Perishing". The Christian Music Review Blog. Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  7. ↑ Zorgdrager, Bradley (October 24, 2012). "A Past Unknown Vainglory". Exclaim! . Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Brown, Lee (September 22, 2012). "Review : A Past Unknown – Vainglory". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  9. ↑ Ketchum, Jameson (September 12, 2012). "Sub. Review: A Past Unknown's "Vainglory"". Substream Magazine . Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  10. ↑ Jones, Brandon (April 8, 2013). "A Past Unknown Call it Quits". Indie Vision Music. Archived from the original on July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  11. ↑ JoshIVM (May 22, 2015). "Nick Powell (ex A Past Unknown) To Release New EP". Indie Vision Music. Archived from the original on July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  12. ↑ J, Rob (September 8, 2020). "Then It Ends Drop New Video, "Depravity"". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
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