Asunder band biography

Sharing an interest in both early Swedish death metal and doom metal, the trio began writing death/doom songs and the early sounds of Asunder began.
1998-2006, Dino Sommese - drums, vocals ; 1998-2006, Geoff Evans - guitars ; 2004-2006, John Gossard - guitars ; 2004-2006, Salvador Raya - bass.
1)Asunder was a funeral doom metal band from Oakland, California that formed in 1998; they called it quits in November 2009.

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Oakland, California's Asunder originally formed back in 1998 as a four-member band. The releases from Asunder are few and sparse, but what they have released have been hugely influential and memorable for Funeral Doom in the United States. The group featured drummer/vocalist Dino Sommese, who is now a member of Noothgrush and a former member of Ghoul, alongside Britt Hallett (bass/vocals),

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Asunder

Salvador Raya Bass See also: ex-Elk, ex-Laudanum, ex-Insideous Dino Sommese Drums, Vocals See also: Deadform, ex-Carcinogen, ex-Dystopia, ex-Noothgrush, ex-Ghoul, ex-Phobia, ex-Insideous, ex-Lachrymose Geoff Evans Guitars See also: ex-Skaven, ex-Lachrymose, ex-Tension Span John Gossard Guitars, Vocals See also: Consummation, Dispirit, ex-The Gault, ex-Weakling, White Phosphorus, ex-Black Goat, ex-Dripping Mary, ex-Iron Vegan, ex-Vomitorium Jim Mack Bass See also: ex-Black Goat, ex-The Lord Weird Slough Feg, ex-Abscess, ex-WeaklingBritt Hallett Bass, Vocals Alex Bale-Glickman Cello Jackie Perez Gratz Cello See also: Brume, Giant Squid, Grayceon, ex-The Fucking Champs, ex-Tribes of Neurot, ex-Dimlaia, ex-Embers of Euphoria, ex-

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Asunder (Band)

Asunder


Allgemeine Informationen
Herkunft	Oakland, Vereinigte Staaten
Genre(s)	Funeral Doom, Death Doom
Aktive Jahre
Gründung	1998
Auflösung	2006
Website	www.asunder.info
Letzte Besetzung
Schlagzeug, Gesang	Dino Sommes
Gitarre	Geoff Evans
Gesang, Gitarre	John Gossard
E-Bass	Salvador Raya
Ehemalige Mitglieder
E-Bass, Gesang	Britt Hallett
Cello	Alex Bale-Glickman
E-Gitarre, Gesang	Seth Baker
Live- und Session-Mitglieder
Cello	Jackie Perez Gratz

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Asunder war eine 1998 gegründete und 2006 aufgelöste Death-Doom- und Funeral-Doom-Band.

Geschichte

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In den frühen 1990ern nach der Veröffentlichung einer Split-EP von Dystopia und Skaven über Life is Abuse Records und einer gemeinsamen Tournee zogen einige der Musiker von Dystopia nach Oakland um gemeinsam mit Mitgliedern von Skaven ein Haus zu beziehen. Aus dieser Wohngemeinschaft entstand das Projekt Lachrymose, aus dessen