From a Second Story Window
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]
From a Second Story Window | |
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Also known as | FASSW, Aphasia |
Origin | Warren, Ohio |
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Years active | 1999–2008, 2023 |
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Past members | Will Jackson Joe Sudrovic Nick Huffman Paul Misko Rob Hileman Jeff Peterson Sean Vandegrift Derek Vasconi |
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 July 7, 2023, the band announced on its Instagram page that they’ll be playing a show in their hometown of Youngstown, Ohio on November 18, 2023. 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."[3] Conversations features a more melodic progressive metalcore and post-hardcore sound, dropping most of the mathcore and deathcore influences from previous releases.[4][5]
Members
Final line-up
- Will Jackson – vocals (2005-2008)
- Joe "Dad" Sudrovic – bass guitar (1999–2008)
- Nick "Puffman" Huffman – drums (2003–2008)
- Paul "Fat Paul" Misko – guitar (2006–2008)
- Rob Hileman – guitar (1999–2008)[1]
Previous members
- Jeff "Jpetes" Peterson – vocals (1999-2003)
- Sean "Skeens" Vandegrift – vocals (2003–2005)
- Derek Vasconi – guitar (1999–2006)
Discography
- Studio albums
Year | Album | Label |
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2006 | Delenda | Black Market Activities/Metal Blade |
2008 | Conversations |
- Extended plays
Year | Album | Label |
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2002 | From a Second Story Window | Independent |
2003 | The Cassandra Complex | |
2004 | Not One Word Has Been Omitted | Black Market Activities/Metal Blade |
- Compilations
Year | Album | Label |
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2021 | Let This World Swallow Us | Wax Vessel |
- Music videos
Year | Song | Album |
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2007 | "These Lights Above Us"[6] | Delenda |
References
- FASSW's Metal Blade Bio Retrieved on 2008-3-13
- "Departing Address". MySpace.com/FromASecondStoryWindow. MySpace.com. August 29, 2008. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- "Delenda - From a Second Story Window". AllMusic. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- "Conversations - From a Second Story Window". AllMusic. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- Böhmer, Dominik (August 17, 2019). "A SCENE IN RETROSPECT: From a Second Story Window - "Conversations"". Everything Is Noise. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- "From A Second Story Window - These Lights Above Us (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved October 30, 2020.