The Famine

The Famine
The Famine
Origin Arlington, Texas, USA
Genres Death metal
Groove metal
Technical death metal
Melodic death metal
Metalcore
Years active 2007 - 2011
Labels Solid State Records (2007-2011)
Associated acts Demon Hunter
Embodyment
Past members
Andrew Godwin
Mark Garza
Nick Nowell
Jon Richardson
Kris McCaddon

The Famine was a heavy metal band that formed in 2007 in Arlington, Texas. The band was signed to Solid State Records.

Contents

History

Formation/3-song EP

The band initially formed with three of the original members of Embodyment in former lead vocalist Kris McCaddon, drummer Mark Garza and guitarist Andrew Godwin. While McCaddon previously played guitar in Demon Hunter he, along with Nowell, also played guitar in Society's Finest. During the fall of 2006 the band recorded 3 songs that would later become a self-released EP.

The Raven and The Reaping

The Famine's first album The Raven and The Reaping was recorded in November and December 2007 with Andreas Magnusson (The Black Dahlia Murder, The Agony Scene) and released in May 2008. The Famine performed on the Stronger Than Hell tour with Demon Hunter and Living Sacrifice in the summer of 2008. They toured with Rose Funeral and The World We Knew during October 2008 and with The Devil Wears Prada, Saosin, and Underoath in November 2008.[1] During this time they were also picked up for management by Anthony "Yogi" Allgood of Outerloop management(Emery,Darkest Hour) based out of the Washington, DC area.

The Famine's video for the song Consume, Devour, Repeat premiered virally on MTV's Headbangers Blog on Thursday, November 6 and was subsequently televised on MTV2's Headbangers Ball on Saturday, November 8.[2]

The Architects of Guilt and Departure of Kris McCaddon

The band announced the departure of vocalist Kris McCaddon via MySpace on January 9, 2010. Bassist Nick Nowell took over vocals,[3] and bass duties were quickly filled by new addition Jon Richardson as announced on the 15th.[4]

The band's studio burned down in February 2010. It contained all of their equipment and tracking for their new album.[5] Only one song, We Are The Wolves, from these sessions made it on to the new album. Solid State rented out a house for The Famine to record in. The band stated that if the label had not done this it would have taken a much longer time for the album to be recorded. "The Architects of Guilt" was released February 15, 2011 through Solid State Records. A video for the song "Ad Mortem" was released soon after the album was released.

Disbanding

On April 12, 2011, Nick Nowell announced via a Facebook post that The Famine had disbanded.

The announcement read as follows:

The Famine never should have existed. I don’t mean that like when a jealous brother screams “I wish you were never born!” at his little sister. What I mean is that we came together as a group of married thirty-somethings with kids and small businesses. Our singer lived on the other side of the country. It was a cumbersome proposition, but we made it work. Most of you are familiar with the fire that claimed most of our equipment and the departure of our vocalist about a year ago. We should have never been able to make our last record, but we did. This brings us to the present day.

As of this past Saturday, The Famine is no more. In my mind, bands break up because Courtney Love kills their singer or because they can’t stand each other. Neither of those circumstances is descriptive of our situation. For us, life simply got in the way, as it often does. Mark and Andy both have families for which they are the breadwinners, and Jon has been putting off going to graduate school. Instead of trying to simultaneously satiate Mark’s drive and Andy’s inability to tour and my distance from the band and Jon’s webbed toes (sorry, Jon), we came together and decided as a group that it is time to lay The Famine to rest.

Words cannot express how thankful we all are to have had these experiences, and without those of you who are reading this right now, none of this would have been possible. So, from the bottom of my heart, I want to thank all of you for the support and kindness you have shown us for the past four years. Thank you for allowing us in to your lives, and for giving us the opportunity to connect, even though most of us have never met. You’ll see us around. You might not see the same faces or the same names, but I know that music means too much to all of us to let it die with this moniker. So, this is goodbye for now.

-Love,
Nick


• The Famine performed their last concert on August 12, 2011 at Tomcats West in Fort Worth, Texas. Andrew Godwin, Nick Nowell, and Jon Richardson were the only active members from "The Architects of Guilt" performing at the show. Touring guitarist Jon Tooley and fill-in drummer Brad Fincher were also there to perform the show.

Christianity

While the band is signed to a Christian label, the band has stated in several interviews that they do not wish to be addressed simply as a Christian band. "You can call us whatever you want. We are a metal band and wouldn’t label ourselves anything but and honestly don’t care what people label us."[6]

However, in a 2011 Facebook posting, vocalist Nick Nowell stated that the band is not, nor were they ever, a Christian band. Nowell went on to say that he himself is an Atheist.[7]

Band members

Final Lineup

  • Mark Garza - Drums (2006–2011) (Embodyment)
  • Andrew Godwin - Guitar (2006–2011) (Embodyment, Chase Pagan)
  • Nick Nowell - Bass (2008–2010), Vocals (2010–2011) (Society's Finest, The Monarch, Thorn vs. Side, Sunrise Cemetery)
  • Jonny "Christmas" Richardson - Bass (2010–2011) (Saboteur, The Monarch)

Other Members

  • Brad Fincher - Drums (2011) (Devourment)
  • Jon Tooley - Guitar (2010-2011) (Touring)
  • Kris McKaddon - Vocals (2006–2010) (Embodyment, Demon Hunter, Society's Finest)

Discography

Videos

  • "Consume, Devour, Repeat" - 2008
  • "Ad Mortem" - 2011

External links

References


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