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Artist
October Flame
7+ albums
funeral doomambientexperimentalblack metaldoom metal
about
2007 In the begining, Berstuk (Erick Holter) formed October Flame as a solo project but later was joined by Justin Yglesias on bass. However Justin didnt stick around for long enough to appear on any recordings. Soon Svarog (Austin Spitler) joined the band on Acoustic Guitar/FX. Once the band was complete, they wasted no time when it came to writing songs. Before they knew it, 4 songs were recorded over a period of 2 weeks, and turned into what is now the "Remember the Fallen" demo. This demo showcased the band in its infant stages. Throughout the whole demo, you get 20 minutes of guitar and keyboard based ambient/acoustic music. It was released in early November of 2007. Influences in this era included Borknagar, Dornenreich, and Ulver's acoustic albums as well as being inspired by Dream Theater and Pink Floyd. 2008 After the release of "Remember the Fallen", October Flame wasnt really sure what was gonna happen next. Some new songs were being composed that were somewhat in the same direction as the previous release, but they never saw the light of day. soon the discussion began to change the direction of the band. Berstuk had wanted to do a black metal band, but wasnt sure about yet about having October Flame go in that direction, but rather maybe start a seperate project. But soon it was decided to take October Flame in a more Black Metal direction. In early March 2008, the band began to write for its very first Full-Length album. A pre-production version of the al
