The Human Abstract (band)
American progressive metalcore band from Los Angeles.
In 2004, the band was founded in Los Angeles, California, with Dean Herrera and A.J. Minette on guitars, Brett Powell on drums, Kenny Arehart on bass, and Nick Olaerts as vocalist.[1]
Quick Facts
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Genre
- Progressive metal
- metalcore
- mathcore
- Years active
- 2004–2013
- Label
- Hopeless, eOne Music
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
In February 2008, metalnews.com reported that guitarist A.J. Minette had departed due to artistic differences.[2] The band added guitarist Andrew Tapley and keyboardist Sean Leonard as replacements.[2] They entered the studio with producer Toby Wright (Metallica, Slayer) at Red Bull Studios in Santa Monica, CA.[2] A two-track demo was quickly produced by the band for sale at their live shows.[1]
In 2005, the independent label Hopeless Records signed The Human Abstract.[1] On March 29, 2010, the band revealed they had secured a new singer; eight days later, on April 7, Travis Richter was confirmed as the replacement for Ells.[3]
What the cited sources add
The MetalSucks article from February 8, 2012 noted that in 2011 alone the band parted ways with a vocalist, a guitarist, a label, and two managers.[4] Guitarist Dean Herrera stated on his Formspring page that the band had never actually come together to decide the fate of the band.[4] The Metal Insider article from August 24, 2011 confirmed that The Human Abstract and Travis Richter had parted ways, with Ryan Devlin of Corelia filling in as touring vocalist.[5]
References
- Wikipedia, "The Human Abstract (band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sharpe-Young, "New Wave of American Heavy Metal", Zonda Books Limited, 2005, p. 319; Mason, "The Human Abstract – Biography", Allmusic (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "The Human Abstract Announces New members", metalnews.com. facts only, no text reused. metalunderground.com
- Wikipedia, "The Human Abstract (band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Karan, "Exclusive: Travis Richter (ex-From First to Last) named Human Abstract frontman", Alternative Press, October 2010 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "THE HUMAN ABSTRACT'S DEAN HERRERA: "WE AREN'T BROKEN UP" - MetalSucks", MetalSucks, 8 February 2012. facts only, no text reused. metalsucks.net
- "Exclusive: The Human Abstract Announce Touring Vocalist", Metal Insider, 24 August 2011. facts only, no text reused. metalinsider.net
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