Defiler

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Defiler
OriginCastro Valley, California, United States
Genres
Years active2010–2015, 2019-present
LabelsIndependent, Razor & Tie (previous)
Website facebook.com/Defilerband
MembersJake Shaw (vocals)
Andrew Mikhail (guitar)
Joey Evans (bass guitar)
Craig Ledbetter (drums)
Past membersIan Poole (drums)
Ethan Lewis (guitar)
Tony Bigley (guitar)
Nathan Miller (guitar)

Defiler is an American metalcore band from Castro Valley, California.

Metalcore is a fusion genre combining elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. Among other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of breakdowns, which are slow, intense passages conducive to moshing. Other defining instrumentation includes heavy guitar riffs often utilizing percussive pedal tones and double bass drumming. Vocalists in the genre typically perform screaming, more popular bands often combine this with the use of standard singing, usually during the bridge or chorus of a song. However the death growl is also a popular technique within the genre.

California U.S. state in the United States

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History

The band was formed in January 2010, by vocalist Jake Shaw and guitarist Nathan Miller. Currently Defiler has released two albums: Pangaea (2010) and Nematocera (2012), and now is recording the new one.

Pangaea and mini-album Plasmodium (2010—2011)

The debut album of the band - Pangaea - was published in 2010. The album was reissued in 2011 with a new cover and the bonus track "Wild Wasteland". Later that year, the mini-album Plasmodium was issued.

Nematocera and the announcement of a new album (2012—2013)

In 2012, the band released a new album — Nematocera — and started preparing to record a new disc. The band has uploaded a demo clip on its official YouTube channel on YouTube that includes fragments of three new songs. The new album is scheduled for a 2014 release. The names of the songs are not published. A little later Defiler has uploaded a demo clip featuring a fragment of the song Psalm of the Raven, which will be included to the new album. On October 20, 2015, Jake announced that Defiler disbanded so that he could pursue his musical project Devanation. [1]

Discography

Albums

Singles

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References

  1. DEVANATION (2015-10-20), What Happened To Defiler? , retrieved 2016-01-23