Vallenfyre Explained

Vallenfyre
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Origin:	Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Genre:	Death metal, death-doom, crust punk, grindcore
Years Active:	2010–2018^[1]
Label:	Century Media
Associated Acts:	Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, Doom, At the Gates, The Haunted, Cradle of Filth, Extreme Noise Terror
Current Members:	Gregor Mackintosh Hamish Hamilton Glencross Waltteri Väyrynen Sam Kelly-Wallace Chris Casket

Vallenfyre was a British death metal band founded in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, as a side project by Paradise Lost's chief songwriter and lead guitarist Gregor Mackintosh in 2010 as tribute to his father's death in December 2009.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Vallenfyre took part in the Decibel Magazine Tour 2015, alongside At the Gates, Converge, and Pallbearer.

Members

Final lineup

• Gregor Mackintosh – vocals (2010–2018)
• Hamish Glencross – lead guitar (2010–2018)
• Waltteri Väyrynen – drums (2014–2018)

Live musicians

• Sam Kelly-Wallace – bass guitar (2013), rhythm guitar (2014–2018)
• Chris Casket – bass guitar (2016–2018)

Past members

• Mully – rhythm guitar (2010–2013)
• Adrian Erlandsson – drums (2010–2014)
• Scoot – bass guitar (2010–2013, 2013–2015, 2015–2016)
• Alejandro Corredor – bass guitar (2015)

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Peak positions
		FIN ^[6]	UK
2011	A Fragile King
2014	Splinters	43
2017	Fear Those Who Fear Him

EPs

Year	EP	Peak positions
		FIN	UK
2011	Desecration (EP)
2015	The Last Of Our Kind (EP)

Music videos

Year	Song	Director
2011	"Cathedrals of Dread"	Unknown
2014	"Splinters"	Unknown
2017	"Kill All Your Masters"	Unknown
	"The Merciless Tide"	Ash Pears

Notes and References

1. Web site: GREGOR MACKINTOSH Says 'Fear Those Who Fear Him' Will Likely Be VALLENFYRE's Final Album. June 27, 2017. Blabbermouth.net. April 2, 2020.
2. Web site: Krasman. Brian. Vallenfyre's Mackintosh turned grief into an old-school tribute to his father. Metal Maniacs. 16 June 2012. 16 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120505100826/http://www.metalmaniacs.com/2012/vallenfyre%e2%80%99s-mackintosh-turned-grief-into-an-old-school-tribute-to-his-father/. 5 May 2012. dead. dmy-all.
3. Web site: Rivadavia. Eduardo. A Fragile King review. Allmusic. 16 June 2012.
4. Web site: Vallenfyre biography. Gregor. Mackintosh. August 2011. 16 June 2012. Northern Music.
5. Web site: Lucacher. Michael. Vallenfyre interview. Hails and Horns. 16 June 2012. 24 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120228043534/http://www.hailsandhorns.com/featured/featured-stream-interview-track-by-track-breakdown-of-the-album-a-fragile-king-by-vallenfyre/. 28 February 2012. dead. dmy-all.
6. Web site: Vallenfyre discography . Hung Medien . Finnishcharts.com. 16 May 2014.