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Into Oblivion
12+ albums
black metaldeathcoreCanadiancanadacanadians
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"...As if Wagner, Brahms or even Stravinskij decided in the otherworld that these wimpy rock/metal kids have had it too easy and possessed various souls to spend hundreds of nights writing progressive Romantic/Faustian death metal partitures..." - Devamitra, Deathmetal.org Into Oblivion was formed in 2007, after a few years of attempts by guitarist, composer and founding member, Roman, to form a musical project. The initial impulse was to revive the vital, massive, imposing, and warlike spirit at the heart of all true metal by taking primary inspiration from the works of 80s death/black/speed metal bands, before genre convention became the norm in metal. To this end , bassist Brandon Keddy, vocalist Andre Ferreira, and drummer Jacob Jezovit (all at the time hardcore punk enthusiasts) were recruited. Starting off with high energy crust/hardcore covers by bands like Discharge and Amebix, adding to this simplistic but ripping Slayer-like material, Into Oblivion began. Overtime, other more complex and modern influences crept in, such as Demilich, Morbid Angel, Averse Sefira, Immolation, and Graveland, as well as an increasing interest in Romantic classical composers such as Anton Bruckner, Richard Wagner, Franz Schubert, and of course Beethoven. Additionally, long time influences from 70s progressive rock and electronic/ambient music began to manifest. This transitional, formative state, is where Into Oblivion recorded their independently released debut album in 2008, after a nu
