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Whitechapel is currently in the studio recording their follow-up third album to "This Is Exile" with a summer release date. The recording session will be from December 27th to January 31st. [[Jason Suecof]] has been chosen to produce the album.<ref>http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=55966489&blogId=522567973</ref>. Whitechapel have confirmed a March/April release during their Soundwave tour of Australia. |
Whitechapel is currently in the studio recording their follow-up third album to "This Is Exile" with a summer release date. The recording session will be from December 27th to January 31st. [[Jason Suecof]] has been chosen to produce the album.<ref>http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=55966489&blogId=522567973</ref>. Whitechapel have confirmed a March/April release during their Soundwave tour of Australia. Also, Ben Savage said he liked to date Asian girls. |
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Whitechapel has been announced to be included as one of the groups featured in 2010's [[Warped Tour]] and will be playing on the Hurley Stage.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWSsw3tmEhk</ref> |
Whitechapel has been announced to be included as one of the groups featured in 2010's [[Warped Tour]] and will be playing on the Hurley Stage.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWSsw3tmEhk</ref> |
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Whitechapel is an American deathcore band from Knoxville, Tennessee. Since their inception in 2006, the band has released two studio albums and three music videos and are currently signed to Metal Blade Records. Whitechapel are notable for employing three guitarists, of which perform three specifically different parts during performances. Their band name is derived from the built-up inner city of London, known as Whitechapel.
History
Formation and The Somatic Defilement (2006-2007)
Whitechapel was founded in February 2006 by Knoxville residents Phil Bozeman, Brandon Cagle, and Ben Savage. They were soon joined by Alex Wade (formerly of Redwinterdying, later Whitechapel guitarist Zach Householder), Gabe Crisp, and Derek Martin, and recorded their first demos in March of that year. They named themselves after the district in the city of London known as Whitechapel, the location of the Jack the Ripper murders.[1] In 2007 the band signed to Siege of Amida Records in the United Kingdom, and Candlelight Records in North America, and later acquired new drummer Kevin Lane and released their debut full-length album The Somatic Defilement, in June of that year.[2][3][4]
This Is Exile (2007-2010)
In October 2007, the group signed to Metal Blade Records, and in 2008 released their second album entitled This Is Exile.[5][6] The album reached #118 in the Billboard Top 200.[7] In May 2008, the band toured on The Summer Slaughter Tour, and in August 2008, they began their first ever headlining tour with Impending Doom, A Different Breed of Killer, and Through the Eyes of the Dead.
In 2008 they were starting to tour with more popular bands such as Parkway Drive and Unearth on the Never Say Die! tour. They have produced a video for the song "Possession", along with one for "This Is Exile". Whitechapel has also toured on the Rockstar Mayhem Festival on the Hot Topic Stage along with the bands Job for a Cowboy, Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth and The Black Dahlia Murder.
Whitechapel toured with Trivium on their 2009/2010 "Into the Mouth of Hell We Tour".[8]
New album (2010)
Whitechapel is currently in the studio recording their follow-up third album to "This Is Exile" with a summer release date. The recording session will be from December 27th to January 31st. Jason Suecof has been chosen to produce the album.[9]. Whitechapel have confirmed a March/April release during their Soundwave tour of Australia. Also, Ben Savage said he liked to date Asian girls.
Whitechapel has been announced to be included as one of the groups featured in 2010's Warped Tour and will be playing on the Hurley Stage.[10]
A new song from their upcoming album entitled, "The Darkest Day of Man" has been performed live. Whitechapel will release their third studio album June 8, 2010.[11]
Whitechapel have been announced to play Download festival 2010 and will be a part of the second stage showcased.[12]
Band members
- Current members
- Phil Bozeman — vocals
- Ben Savage — lead guitar
- Alex Wade — guitar
- Zach Householder — guitar (since 2007)
- Gabe Crisp — bass guitar
- Kevin Lane — drums (since 2007)
- Former members
- Brandon Cagle — guitar (2006—2007)
- Derek Martin — drums (2006—2007)
Discography
- The Somatic Defilement (Candlelight, 2007)
- This Is Exile (Metal Blade, 2008)
Videography
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "This Is Exile" | David Brodsky[13] |
| 2008 | "Possession" | David Brodsky[14] |
| 2009 | "Eternal Refuge" | Abstrakt Pictures |
References
- ^ Review of The Somatic Defilement. Allmusic.
- ^ Review of The Somatic Defilement. About.com. Accessed February 16, 2008.
- ^ Review of This Is Exile Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-10-11
- ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry. "Whitechapel". MusicMight. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ^ Whitechapel signs with Metal Blade Records. Blabbermouth.net. Accessed February 16, 2008.
- ^ Metal Blade Records Signs Whitechapel. Alternative Press. Accessed February 16, 2008.
- ^ Billboard, Allmusic
- ^ http://www.trivium.org/index.php?rss&nid=758
- ^ http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=55966489&blogId=522567973
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWSsw3tmEhk
- ^ http://www.theprp.com/2010/03/18/news/fan-filmed-footage-of-new-whitechapel-track-available-online/
- ^ http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/lineup/index.aspx
- ^ "This Is Exile" — Whitechapel - MTV Networks
- ^ "Possession" — Whitechapel - MTV Networks