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  • Formed: 2001, Manchester, England
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Breaking the Fourth Wall", "This Elegy, His Autopsy

Biography

Hailing from Manchester, England, Beecher are one of the few metal bands to emerge from that region's largely genteel pop music pool. The quintet formed in 2001 and the following year released its debut mini-album, Resention Is a Big Word in a Small Town. The streamlined aggression of the EP found an audience with fans of metal-minded hardcore and Beecher was soon opening gigs for Converge, American Nightmare, and Sikth. The momentum of their debut and live appearances continued with the release of their first full-length, Breaking the Fourth Wall. Originally issued on the tiny Calculated Risk label, the album was picked up in 2005 for wider release by metal/grindcore vets Earache. ~ Wade Kergan, All Music Guide
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Beecher
Origin Manchester, England
Genres Progressive metal, mathcore
Years active 2001–2006
Labels Earache Records
Calculated Risk Records
In at the Deep End Records

Beecher was a band from Manchester, England. Formed in 2001 by Daniel Plant (guitars), Will Shaw (drums) and David Hopkinson (bass), they played a mix of metalcore, noise rock and progressive metal.

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History

Beecher was a band from Manchester, England. Formed in 2001 by Daniel Plant (guitars), Will Shaw (drums) and David Hopkinson (bass), blending elements of avant-garde metal, mathcore, drone metal and progressive rock. They toured the UK and Europe with the likes of Killswitch Engage, Norma Jean and Darkest Hour. The original intent was for the band to be a doom metal experiment but the recruitment of vocalist Charles Edward Godby and guitarist Mark Lyons made a full band line-up.

After the recording of a 5-track demo CD, the band released the Resention Is a Big Word in a Small Town EP for Nottingham based In at the Deep End Records in 2002.[1] This was followed by the album Breaking The Fourth Wall in 2003 on Calculated Risk Records.[2] Soon after this release, Daniel Plant and Will Shaw left the band and were eventually replaced by Daniel Shaw and Daniel Jones respectively. After much critical acclaim, and a lot of touring, the band signed with Earache Records in 2004. Earache re-released Breaking The Fourth Wall in 2005 with 6 bonus tracks.[3] 2005 also saw the release of Beecher's second full-length album This Elegy, His Autopsy.[4] This album, as well as being released as a standard CD, was also released as a limited edition vinyl box-set (limited to 1000 copies.)

The band's breakup was announced in January 2006,[5] and the final show was at the Star and Garter in Manchester on February 2, 2006, playing alongside Narcosis and D-Rail. Beecher played two sets: one with their original drummer made up of earlier songs (including a rare airing of The Only One I Know), and one with his replacement where This Elegy, His Autopsy was performed in full. David Hopkinson and Ed Godby currently play in classic rock band The Freezing Fog (band); Daniel Jones currently plays drums in progressive instrumental band Day For Airstrikes.

Discography

  • Split 7" w/The Leif Ericsson, 7" EP, 2002, In At The Deep End Records.[1]
  • Resention Is a Big Word in a Small Town, CD EP, 2002, In At The Deep End Records.[1]
  • Breaking The Fourth Wall, CD album, 2003, Calculated Risk Records; re-released by Earache Records, 2005, MOSH 307.[2][3]
  • This Elegy, His Autopsy, CD album, 2005, Earache Records, MOSH 319; also released on vinyl as a box set.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Resention Is a Big Word in a Small Town, overview, Allmusic. Accessed on line 14-II-2008.
  2. ^ a b Beecher, Loudside. Accessed on line 14-II-2008.
  3. ^ a b Breaking The Fourth Wall, overview, Allmusic. Accessed on line 14-II-2008.
  4. ^ a b This Elegy, His Autopsy, overview, Allmusic. Accessed on line 14-II-2008.
  5. ^ Metal File: If Hope Dies, Beecher, Zakk Wylde & More In This Week's Hard News, Chris Harris and Jon Wiederhorn, MTV News, January 12, 2006.

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