From a Second Story Window explained

From a Second Story Window
Background:group_or_band
Alias:FASSW, Aphasia
Origin:Warren, Ohio
Years Active:1999–2008, 2023-present
Current Members:Will Jackson
Joe Sudrovic
Nick Huffman
Paul Misko
Rob Hileman
Past Members:Jeff Peterson
Sean Vandegrift
Derek Vasconi

From a Second Story Window (sometimes abbreviated as FASSW) is a metalcore band that formed in 1999 in Ohio, United States, as Aphasia. By 2003, they had changed their name to From a Second Story Window.[1]

History

The band's first EP was self-released as The Cassandra Complex in 2003. It was repackaged and re-released by Black Market Activities as Not One Word Has Been Omitted in 2004. In 2006, the band released Delenda, their first full-length album under Black Market Activities and distributed by Metal Blade.[1]

After releasing Delenda, the band toured throughout North America and Europe until the summer of 2007. Then they finished writing their second full-length album. Conversations was released May 27, 2008, again on Black Market Activities. They toured Europe in 2007, along with Walls of Jericho, Born from Pain, Fear My Thoughts, All Shall Perish, and Freya. On August 29, 2008, in a MySpace blog, the band announced that they had disbanded.[2]

On November 18, 2023, the band's current line-up reunited (along with former vocalist Sean Vandegrift for 'I Tried Voodoo Once'),[3] and played a reunion show[4] near their hometown at Westside Bowl in Youngstown, Ohio. Openers included Neighbor Dan, Nights Like These, and See You Next Tuesday. They are currently writing new material.

Musical style

The band's first two releases primarily featured a mix of progressive metal, mathcore, and deathcore, with AllMusic reviewer Stewart Mason referring to Delenda as "deeply schizoid."[5] Conversations features a more melodic progressive metalcore and post-hardcore sound, dropping most of the mathcore and deathcore influences from previous releases.[6] [7]

Members

Final line-up

Previous members

Discography

Studio albums
YearAlbumLabel
2006DelendaBlack Market Activities/Metal Blade
2008Conversations
Extended plays
YearAlbumLabel
2002From a Second Story WindowIndependent
2003The Cassandra Complex
2004Not One Word Has Been OmittedBlack Market Activities/Metal Blade
Compilations
Singles
YearSong Title
2024So Say We All
2024Earthen Eyes
Music videos

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.metalblade.com/english/artists/fromasecondstorywindow/bio.php FASSW's Metal Blade Bio
  2. Web site: Departing Address . August 29, 2008 . MySpace.com/FromASecondStoryWindow . MySpace.com . May 18, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090207065936/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view . February 7, 2009 . dead .
  3. Web site: Sarah Wolfe . From a Second Story Window - I Tried Voodoo Once with Sean Vandegrift Nov. 18, 2023 . Youtube.
  4. News: From A Second Story Window play first show in 15 years, watch the full set here . Lambgoat . November 19, 2023.
  5. Web site: AllMusic. Delenda - From a Second Story Window. January 5, 2020.
  6. Web site: AllMusic. Conversations - From a Second Story Window. January 5, 2020.
  7. Web site: Everything Is Noise. Böhmer. Dominik. A SCENE IN RETROSPECT: From a Second Story Window - "Conversations". August 17, 2019. January 5, 2020.
  8. Web site: YouTube. From A Second Story Window - These Lights Above Us (OFFICIAL VIDEO). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/KXBVlFEs_2k . 2021-12-19 . live. October 30, 2020.