Season's End
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 Promotional photo (circa September 2005) - Daryl Kellie; David Stanton; Tom Nicholls; Becki Clark; Dave Smith; Paul White.
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Hampshire | |
| Genre(s) | Progressive Metal Symphonic Metal |
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| Years active | 1998-present | |
| Label(s) | 1 Records | |
| Website | www.seasons-end.com | |
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| Becki Clark David Stanton Dave Smith Paul White |
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| Former members | ||
| Daryl Kellie Tom Nicholls Matt Marriage Tim Gifford-Hull Danny Russell |
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Season's End are a British band based in Hampshire. They describe themselves as playing Progressive symphonic metal[1], although they are often tagged as a gothic metal band by reviewers and reference sources[2][3].
The band is fronted by Becki Clark, who provides soaring, haunting vocals which are complemented by the more direct male vocals of guitarist David Stanton. The underlying music can be categorised as dark and atmospheric, combining lighter elements (such as clean electric guitars, classical stringed instruments and keyboards) with fast, heavily distorted riffs and powerful drums more commonly associated with heavy metal music.
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[edit] History
Originally formed as Entropy by schoolmates Tim Gifford-Hull, Danny Russell and James Humber in 1993 and later joined by Becki Clark on keyboards and backing vocals. David Stanton joined in 1997 after the demise of his own college band Armageddon. By 1998, the line-up had additional members Matt Marriage and Paul White, and the band had been renamed Season's End. - "The Failing Light - Season's End Fansite".
After recording two demos in 2000 and a number of line-up changes, their debut album - The Failing Light - was released in the UK on September 19th 2005 through 1 Records Worldwide. It was a re-working of the self-released demo of the same name, released originally in November 2003.
[edit] Band members
[edit] Current
- Becki Clark - Vocals, Cello, Viola, Keyboards
- David Stanton - Guitar, Vocals
- Dave Smith - Keyboards
- Paul White - Drums, Percussion
- Jon Craven - live Guitar
- David Lovell - live Bass
[edit] Past
- Daryl Kellie - live Guitar
- Tom Nicholls - live Bass
- Matt Marriage - Bass
- Tim Gifford-Hull - Guitar, Vocals
- Danny Russell - Guitar
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- The Failing Light (September, 2005; 1 Records)
[edit] DVDs
- Ascension (April, 2006)
[edit] EP
- Distant Dreams EP (April, 2006)
This CD was released with the first 200 copies of Ascension, it contains almost acoustic versions of "Celestia", "Touch" and "One Sadness", from the full length "The Failing Light".
[edit] Demos
- These Are Blacker Times (Mar 2000)
- A Tear Away From Sadness (Aug 2000)
- The Failing Light (Nov 2003)
[edit] References
- ^ Dean Cracknell (former manager). Season's End :: Biography. Season's End. Retrieved on 2006-09-01.
- ^ Season's End. Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved on 2006-09-01.
- ^ Review - SEASON'S END - The Failing Light. The Metal Observer. Retrieved on 2006-09-01.
