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Encino, Los Angeles CA, United States (2003 – present)

The Faceless is an American band from Encino, California, formed in 2003. They released their début album, Akeldama in November 2006, and a follow-up, Planetary Duality, in November 2008. The band′s most recent album, Autotheism, was released on August 14, 2012.

The Faceless was formed in Encino, California by guitarist Michael Keene and bassist Brandon Giffin in 2003, with the original band name “The Faithless. ” In the winter of 2005, the band began work on a 4 song EP which would become the band′s début record Akeldama. After recording the drum tracks, drummer Brett Batdorf left the band. After a break in the recording process, the band decided to make the EP into a full–length record and recruited several drummers to finish the drum tracks for the remaining songs. They released their debut album Akeldama in 2006 and toured extensively with bands such as Necrophagist, Decapitated, Nile, and The Black Dahlia Murder. The band went through several fill-in drummers before adding current drummer Lyle Cooper to their line-up.

The Faceless would then release their sophomore full–length album, Planetary Duality, in November 2008. The album débuted at #119 on the Billboard 200. The record was critically acclaimed and brought The Faceless a new level of success. Soon after its release the band toured with acts such as Meshuggah, Lamb of God and In Flames. Prior to their performance at California Metalfest IV, co-founding member and bassist Brandon Giffin announced that he would no longer be in the group.
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  • dastrevas

    the second soil Autotheist Movement II: Emancipate and incredible.

    Yesterday 5:28pm Reply

  • Gamerbrett241

    I fucking love Autotheism.

    23 May 2:06am Reply

  • spideralex90

    'terrible deathcore band'? Akeldama was from from terrible.

    22 May 6:25pm Reply

  • Mart1n_O

    скучаю по техно дрочеву :3

    20 May 6:58pm Reply

  • XenoChist

    Новый вокалист похож на Сергея Бадюка

    4 May 3:47pm Reply

  • LawLieTicp

    It's like Opeth only amazing

    2 May 5:51pm Reply

  • Kingmichael_IV

    I'm glad this band stopped being a terrible deathcore band and instead joined the prog metal master race.

    2 May 5:31am Reply

  • sunjay140

    Wow, I can't believe that they've already released a new album after the last.

    1 May 7:33pm Reply

  • TheAmazingKoopa

    Tagged as deathcore? Maybe the first album, but as for the rest I don't think so.

    1 May 1:16am Reply

  • Annonnymous

    the new album is The fucking shit!!!

    28 Apr 2:47pm Reply

  • nagibatrvasilii

    Belarusians forward. For Batka. Everyone who is distant from Lukashenko more than 500km suck my dick with the smell of Slavic Bulba./белорусы, вперед. За батьку. Все, кто отдален от Лукашенко более чем на 500км сосет мой славянский хуй с запахом бульбы.

    27 Apr 1:28pm Reply

  • xEbayx

    \/ pretty much nailed it on why I don't like the new stuff

    26 Apr 12:15am Reply

  • forfrosne

    I'm not sure how to feel about The Faceless anymore... Autotheism is a 'good' album, but there honestly isn't a single song other than 'Hymn of Sanity' or maybe Emancipate that I can just sit down and blast out the speakers and enjoy. It's definitely a more 'progressive' album in that it's more complex and with longer song lengths, but I just ENJOY their first album the most even though I feel like I shouldn't. Every track on Akeldama is heavy and technical as fuck, with some great melodies, brutal vocals and memorable identities; half of the tracks on the latest are ruined by lame choruses and/or too much of Michael's vocals. And is it just me or does he deliberately mix the harsh vocals low enough that the guitars take precedence?

    22 Apr 7:44pm Reply

  • sirensfcknmetal

    We released a lyric video for our new single Drone, check it out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrBmAbHDZjM If you're into this band, you'll dig it :)

    20 Apr 2:58pm Reply

  • ikd-sj

    [Autotheist Movement III: Deconsecrate] great (๑ﾟωﾟ)

    11 Apr 7:00am Reply

  • D2Synua

    >(2003 – present). "fool"

    4 Apr 6:16pm Reply

  • Austriaal

    @D2Synua, not as bad as Tool mate.

    3 Apr 8:40am Reply

  • nateyo

    7 years not 10 fool

    2 Apr 9:28pm Reply

  • prometheus66

    amazing band.

    31 Mar 9:43am Reply

  • D2Synua

    3 albums in 10 years? That's really fucking lame, good stuff though.

    29 Mar 9:57am Reply
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