BEYOND THE EMBRACE BAND PAGE
 BEYOND THE EMBRACE
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CURRENT NAME
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Beyond The Embrace |
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FORMER NAMES
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ORIGIN
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USA |
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STATUS
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Active |
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FORMED IN
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LABEL
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Metal Blade Records |
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GENRE
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Death metal |
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STYLE
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Melodic |
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LYRICAL THEME
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BAND ADDED
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2005-12-27, 00:00 |
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LAST UPDATE
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2005-12-27, 00:00 |
Beyond the Embrace is a six piece metal outfit, hailing from
New Bedford, Massachusetts. This band weaves aggression into melody,
with catchy overtones, and enough twin guitar harmonies to ignite the
soul. Stylistically, this band incorporates a vast collection of
influences ranging from early bay-area thrash, to Melodic death metal. Beginning
in January 2000, vocalist Shawn Gallagher and lead guitarist Oscar
Gouveia enlisted friends and former band-mates to spawn Beyond the Embrace.
The band quickly broke into the local scene, and made an immediate
impact with their rousing live performances (featuring a three guitar
onslaught) and
adrenaline fueled cover versions of classic songs such as, Iron
Maiden's The Trooper. In mid 2001 the band came to the attention of Metal
Blade Records via a demo review in BRAVE WORDS & BLOODY KNUCKLES magazine.
The steller review led to contacting the group, a subsequent
meeting/live showcase, and the final recording deal. BEYOND THE EMBRACE
represents
everything that the American metal audience is gravitating toward; true
musicianship, melody fused with forceful delivery and most importantly,
actual songs. BEYOND THE EMBRACE's triple guitar fury is unmatched in
the current crop of underground metal bands, with the band's
philosophy being, "If we put it on the record, we have to be able to pull it
off live" and they
do. Vocalist Shawn Gallagher points out that while their love of
current (Ever Grey, In Flames, Soilwork) and old school (Iron Maiden, Slayer,
Megadeth) metal bands drives their creativity, he felt that no one band
was giving him everything he needed as a fan, and therefore he and
guitarist
GOUVEIA created their version of what the perfect modern metal band
should be. With an average of 24 years old, BEYOND THE EMBRACE compose and
perform with the savvy of metal veterans. Rounded out by JEFF
SAUDE/guitar 2, ALEX BOTELHO/guitar 3, ADAM GONSALVES/bass and KEVIN
CAMILLE/drums, their debut release "AGAINST THE ELEMENTS" is an astounding
debut. Produced by the band, the final mixes were dealt to Bay Area producer
extrodinaire JUAN URTEAGA at TRIDENT STUDIO's, with the result being a
sonic barrage of finesse and power. The debut release "Against The
Elements" was released in May 2002, on Metal Blade Records. Available in
stores now.
BTE has toured nationally with such bands as Opeth, Lacuna Coil,
Kataklysm, Misery Index, Divine Empire, and more. BTE will tour the US again
this October supporting Helloween and Jag Panzer.
| Session musicians Add - Fetch |
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