The Funeral Pyre

The Funeral Pyre is an American blackened death metal band from La Habra, California, United States. The band has released four studio albums, two EPs, and two split 7" albums,[1] and consists of guitarists James Joyce and Justin Garcia, vocalist John Strachan, drummer Alex Hernandez, and bassist Adam Campbell.

The Funeral Pyre
OriginLa Habra, California, U.S.
GenresBlackened death metal, melodic death metal, melodic black metal
Years active2001–present
LabelsCreator Destructor, Prosthetic, Forest Moon
Associated actsSuicide Silence, Mureau
Websitewww.thefuneralpyre666.com
MembersJames Joyce
John Strachan
Alex Hernandez
Adam Campbell
Past membersJason Dunn
Daniella Jones
Justin Garcia
Lanny Perelman
Alex Lopez

History

The Funeral Pyre were formed in La Habra, California in 2001, originally as Envilent, and entered the underground extreme music scenes in both LA and Orange counties. They have gained acclaim amongst metal internet press outlets for its Swedish-style melody, ethereal keyboards, and blackened vocals.[2][3]

Several demos[4] and an early EP were released under the band's former moniker, Envilent, until the independent release of the 2003 EP, October, when the band changed their name to The Funeral Pyre.[5] A year later the band released its first full-length album, Immersed by the Flames of Mankind in 2004, and a merger between Oregon's Leech and The Funeral Pyre was released in 2006, with limited quantities as a split 7" called The First Book Of The Kings, released through Forest Moon Special Products.[6]

The band released their second full-length album The Nature of Betrayal on August 22, 2006, recorded at Ulug studios in Costa Mesa, California through Creator-Destructor Records, an independent California based recording studio. In a distribution deal with Prosthetic Records, The Nature of Betrayal was re-released on March 20, 2007, due to decent success on the internet.[7]

Recorded in January and February with producer John Haddad, Wounds was mixed by Erik Rutan and mastered by Alan Douches and was released on May 27, 2008. This was the first album to not feature long time keyboardist, Daniella Jones, who was released by the band for "musical differences", and was in turn replaced by a second guitarist, Justin Garcia.[8] However, the band suffered another loss when Garcia left the band, but soon was replaced by Lanny Perelman, formally of Cerberus, who, left the band as well. The band has more closely embraced black metal entirely with the release of Wounds, as well as later works.[9][10]

The band released December, mixed and mastered by Ryan Butler at Arcane Digital Recording during December 2008, a limited EP distributed by Creator-Destructor on March 10, 2009. A 7" split with Landmine Marathon was released shortly after through Forest Moon Special Products, showcasing a cover of short lived German act, ACME's song "Attempt", as well as another original song.[11]

The band's fourth studio album, Vultures at Dawn was released June 8, 2010, through Prosthetic Records. It was generally well received, much of the praise coming from the more experimental songs "Monolith" and "To Watch the Earth Rot", both being further from their normal genre of songwriting.[12][13]

Members

Discography
Studio albums
EPs

References
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  5. "Archaic Magazine". Archaic-magazine.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  7. "Creator-Destructor Records". Creator-destructor.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  8. "The Funeral Pyre - Satans Blog". Thefuneralpyre666.blogspot.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  9. "The Funeral Pyre | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  10. "Wounds - The Funeral Pyre | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  11. "The Funeral Pyre - Satans Blog: Hardcore". Thefuneralpyre666.blogspot.com. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  12. "Allmetalresource.com". Afternic.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  13. "Funeral Pyre, The – Vultures At Dawn « Teeth of the Divine". Allmetalresource.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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