Shadow of Intent
Shadow of Intent | |
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| Origin | Milford, Connecticut United States |
| Genres | Deathcore, melodic death metal, symphonic metal |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Associated acts | Hollow Prophet, Scumfuck, Spite, Whitechapel, The Black Dahlia Murder, Signs of the Swarm, Inferi, Aversions Crown, Brand of Sacrifice, Angelmaker, Oceano, Fleshgod Apocalypse |
| Website | Shadow of Intent on Facebook |
| Members | Ben Duerr Chris Wiseman Andrew Monias Bryce Butler |
| Past members | Matt Kohanowski Keith Kohlhepp Federico Zuccarelli Anthony Barone |
Shadow of Intent is an American symphonic/melodic Deathcore band from Connecticut. They were formed in 2013 as a Halo-themed studio project by Ben Duerr and Chris Wiseman. They released their debut album Primordial in 2016. They began touring in 2018 after the release of their second album Reclaimer. The band's name is a reference to a ship in the Halo series.
History[edit]
Formation and The Palpable Leprosy of Pollution (2012–2013)[edit]
Infant Annihilator were formed in 2012 in Hessle near Kingston upon Hull by guitarist Eddie Pickard and drummer Aaron Kitcher.[1] The name "Infant Annihilator" came from a song bearing the same title that was composed by Kitcher's previous band As the Blessed Fall, and was chosen as a parody of death metal band name stereotypes.[2] In a 2016 interview, they explained "We wanted the song names and band name to be as completely over-the-top as our music..."[2]
Pickard and Kitcher wrote and created homemade recordings together using a form of recording software on Pickard's computer. They wrote, recorded and edited the instrumental tracks for their debut album, The Palpable Leprosy of Pollution. After releasing instrumental songs online, the pair met American vocalist Dan Watson from Indiana online, who discovered Infant Annihilator on Facebook.[3][4] Pickard and Kitcher were impressed with his performance, and asked of him to perform vocals for the album.[5][2][4] They soon began garnering viral popularity online—growing to around 20,000 "likes" within a month[3]—with the release of the music video for their song "Decapitation Fornication".[6][4]
Following the release of the video, the group promoted the release for their debut album The Palpable Leprosy of Pollution, which was released on 12 December 2012 (12/12/12). The idea to release the album on 12/12/12 was an idea pitched by Watson, which the band loved. However, Watson retrospectively has expressed regret for such a release date as it caused him to rush his work in order to get the album released on time, leaving him ultimately unhappy with the end result of his vocals.[4]
Watson left the band in late 2013[2] and publicly announced his departure from the band 22 February 2014.[7][8] He later explained that he left the band because he did not feel like an equal compared to the other two members, and also because he was upset over the two members agreeing to a contract without consulting his input first.[3][4][4] After his leaving, Watson would later form the Washington-based deathcore group Enterprise Earth with guitarist BJ Sampson.
New vocalist and The Elysian Grandeval Galèriarch (2014–2017)[edit]
In late 2014, while he was drumming for fellow UK band Desolated during their first US tour, Kitcher met vocalist Dickie Allen in person for the first time. The tour line-up included the band Traitors, who had brought Allen, a close friend, along with them on the tour. Hearing Allen's vocals in person convinced Kitcher that he was a good fit for the band.[2][9] Infant Annihilator announced via social media on 1 June 2016 that they had brought on Dickie Allen as their new vocalist.
Infant Annihilator's second album The Elysian Grandeval Galèriarch was officially released 29 July 2016. The album was Infant Annihilator's first to chart, making it onto several Billboard charts, including the Top Heatseekers, Independent Albums, Top Album Sales, Top Rock Albums, and Top Hard Rock Albums charts.[10]
The Battle of Yaldabaoth (2019–present)[edit]
On 25 July, Infant Annihilator posted a music video for their first single "Three Bastards" to YouTube, along with the upcoming album’s release date, title, art, track list, and preorder information. The Battle of Yaldabaoth was released on 11 September.[11]
Musical style and influences[edit]
Infant Annihilator plays the genre known as deathcore.[6] They have also been said to carry some influences from technical and brutal death metal.[2] Their lyrical content is intentionally extreme and covers controversial topics such as rape, paedophilia, murder, infanticide, "mass programming", religion, cult,[2] and the Catholic Church. These topics are derived from the history of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.[6] At one point, their music was deemed "too offensive" and was removed from Spotify and iTunes as a result,[12][13] but was soon returned to both platforms three days later.[13]
They have listed various subgenres of death metal and hardcore punk to be influential to their music, including: deathcore, slam death metal, technical death metal, “down-tempo hardcore”, grindcore and mathcore.
Artists they have taken influence from include: Carnifex, Bring Me the Horizon (early deathcore era, à la Count Your Blessings), System of a Down, Slipknot, Chimaira,[2] Despised Icon, Thy Art Is Murder, The Black Dahlia Murder, Beneath the Massacre, Cattle Decapitation, Waking the Cadaver, and GG Allin.[9]
Members[edit]
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Timeline[edit]
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Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
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| US Hard Rock [14] |
US Rock [15] |
US Top Sales [16] |
US Ind. [17] |
US Heat. [18] | |||
| 2012 | The Palpable Leprosy of Pollution
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | The Elysian Grandeval Galèriarch
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7 | 22 | 90 | 14 | 4 | |
| 2019 | The Battle of Yaldabaoth
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11 | 22 | 54 | 20 | 6 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||
Singles
- "Decapitation Fornication" (23 July 2012)[19]
- "Motherless Miscarriage" (22 June 2016)
- "Three Bastards" (25 July 2019)
Promotional releases
- The Palpable Leprosy of Pollution – Promo (2012)
References[edit]
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedMMM - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Pecoraro, Andrew (2 September 2017). "Enterprise Earth Interview 9.02.17 // New Album // Religion // Stay Sick // Infant Annihilator" (Video). YouTube. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Powell, Kevin (18 March 2016). "INFANT ANNIHILATOR/ENTERPRISE EARTH Interview - Dan Watson Part I - March 2016 - YouTube" (Video). YouTube. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedHysteria - ↑ erizen 826 (22 February 2014). "Infant Annihilator Vocalist Leaves | Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ↑ Ty A. (xFiruath) (22 February 2014). "Infant Annihilator Splits With Vocalist - in Metal News ( Metal Underground.com )". Metalunderground.com. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedDA Djent - ↑ "Infant Annihilator | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ↑ "NEWS: Infant Annihilator detail third album, 'The Battle Of Yaldabaoth'!". DEAD PRESS!. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ↑ Greg Kennelty (14 September 2017). "Spotify Removes INFANT ANNIHILATOR Catalog, Deem The Band Too Offensive". Metal Injection. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Tommy Gimler (18 September 2017). "Spotify Has Removed 'Infant Annihilator' From Its Site". Mandatory. Evolve Media. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ↑ "Infant Annihilator Chart History: Hard Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ "Infant Annihilator Chart History: Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ "Infant Annihilator Chart History: Top Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ "Infant Annihilator Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ↑ "Infant Annihilator Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ↑ "Infant Annihilator - Decapitation Fornication (2012) [Single] - Metal Kingdom". Metal Kingdom. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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