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Vespers Descent
12+ albums
Melodic Death Metaldeath metalaustralianmetalmetalcore
about
The hype surrounding Western Australia's VESPERS DESCENT is without question considering the amount they've achieved in their mere 4 years of existence. Originally the brain child of guitarist Grant Burns and vocalist Jack Wolski, VESPERS DESCENT first found their feet as a fully operational battle station in June 2001 as a 4-piece working their influences from the early technical death metal days of the Florida Tampa Bay scene to the melodic sounds of the Gothenburg, Sweden scene. Drummer Mark Boeijen and bassist Andrew Doepel were added to the fold during this time and the 4 worked furiously for 3 months to put out their first demo. Amidst this, live performances were in order and constant rehearsing and live shows were underway. The result ended in VESPERS DESCENT snaring two important international supports, namely Mayhem and Opeth, which helped the band gain some serious recognition just prior to their first release. In June 2003, after much delay "Three Faces of Eve" was released with great success. Now combining the talents of second guitarist Shannon Over, the EP launch in November of 2003 was a break through for melodic death metal in Australia. The EP contained the 5 best songs the band had written up until 2002 and was heralded by Australian critics everywhere as "Astounding!". Throughout 2004 VESPERS DESCENT continued to promote their EP along with supporting many reputable Australian metal bands such as Destroyer 666, Days End and Alchemist. The band was also
