Estadísticas
Biografía
The band formed in 2006 by Knoxville residents Phil Bozeman on vocals, guitarists Ben Savage, Alex Wade and Ben Savage, bassist Gabe Crisp and drummer Kevin Lane. In 2007 after the release of a self-produced EP the band signed to the UK label Siege of Amida Records and Candlelight Records in the U.S., through which the band released their full-length debut “The Somatic Defilement”.
Before long Savage and Martin were replaced by guitarist Zach Householder and drummer Kevin Lane and signed with label Metal Blade. In 2008 arrived Whitechapel’s sophomore release “This Is Exile” after which they embarked on The Summer Slaughter Tour and their first headlining tour with Impending Doom and A Different Breed of Killer. Whitechapel’s fan base swelled with tour dates alongside popular acts such as Parkway Drive, Unearth and Trivium.
Produced by Jason Suecof, the band released their third album “A New Era of Corruption" in June 2010 debuting at No. 43 on the Billboard 200. The release led to featured spots at the California Metal Fest IV, 2010’s Warped Tour, a second stage show at the UK’s Download Festival and another U.S. headlining tour. Kevin Lane departed the group to return to college and was replaced by former Knights of the Abyss drummer Benjamin Harclerode.
In 2011 Whitechapel release the single “Section 8” ahead of a limited edition EP titled “Recorrupted”. The band embarked on another U.S. headlining tour named “The Recorruptour” before heading back to the studio with producer Mark Lewis to record their self-titled fourth LP. The album got its release in June 2012, debuted at No. 47 on the Billboard 200 and was led by the first single “Hate Creation”.
Whitechape’s fourth full-length album “Our Endless War” proved to be the band’s highest charting album reaching No. 10 on the Billboard 200 and topping the U.S. Hard Rock chart.
Críticas en vivo
Knoxville death-core rockers Whitechapel may have only been on the circuit for less than a decade but with the huge amount of sound they create, it is hard not to sit up and pay attention to this band. They conduct their live performance with a huge amount of bravado and showmanship so as to make sure the crowd are fully engaged with the music and performance throughout.
Despite only having released their debut album in 2007, they have not really left the live circuit since then which means the musicians onstage all have fantastic abilities and know how to react to each other's instruments and act as one well tuned piece of rock machinery. Their music has been more positively received with every release in their homeland yet the setlist reflects the whole career thus far and when they contrast the likes of 'Diggs War' with 'Vicer Exerciser' it just totally works and keeps the fans moshing, jumping and chanting to the screeching guitars. It is a final performance of 'Our Endless War' that proves the new material may be the strongest thus far and tempts fans with where they could possibly go next.
Shadow of Intent sounded wonderful!
Aversions Crown did fine. I'm just not a fan.
Fleshgod Apocalypse was plagued by audio problems but they still rocked it.
Whitechapel is Whitechapel. Eff yeah.
The Black Dahlia Murder (my fav) brought so much energy to the stage as usual. They were funny, and kept the crowd thrashing. But they sounded...muted. The rhythm guitar drowned out Trevor's vocals. The lead guitar sounded far away. A total bass fest. I tried three other locations in the venue in case it was just acoustics but to no avail. I cried inside and left before they finished their set.
In the music world, bands often have a reputation of sounding better on their record than they do in person. This was not the case with Whitechapel. Phil Bozeman has this perfect blend of crazy screaming and control that is rivaled by few others. At the concert I went to, the other bands were great, but the crowd was the most excited and riled up when Whitechapel played. They were really interactive, even got a wall of death going, which was easily the highlight of the night. 10/10, please go and listen and mosh your face off, you won't regret it.
Fucking amazing show! The venue was perfect. Small, and personal. You could see everything. Abyss walker, Oceano were just as great as white chapel. The energy the bands gave off was emotional and mind blowing. My heart was so full of love afterwards. I've been to alot of shows, and this was probably the one of the most memorable. I'll definitely go back to this venue again in the future.
Seeing White Chapel was amazing! The four openers, (necromancing the stone, Allegaeon, Goatwhore, and Cattle Decapitation) were amazing too. Almost every song was filled with non-stop stage diving, crowd surfing, and an amazing mosh pit. They opened with "the saw is the law" my personal favorite. And it was my first time in the pit. Hope to see them again cx
First off, the Orpheum is hands down the best venue in southwest fl. Whitechapel were good, however Carnifex stole the show with their intensity, sound and overall performance. Whitechapel seemed to be more about their image and how they would look in a photo rather than the show itself. All in all pretty awesome.
I absolutely love the hell outta this band! Saw them last year on October 12th in Webster NY. They were playing so damn hard that they shook the place and knocked out the power for a solid 10 minutes. I highly recommend seeing this band live. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!
Great show.Great venue.my onky issue.
I wish whitechapel would played some newer songs.They played there whole 2nd album I believe.other wise great.
The standout for me was God Flesh Apoclaypse. Amazing show.