It all began back in 2006…
…when two boys that happened to be guitar fanatics decided to form their very own heavy metal band.
WORDS OF FAREWELL play Melodic Death Metal, comparable to bands like Scar Symmetry, Dark Tranquillity, Insomnium or Mors Principiumest.
The band formed in the German Ruhr District in early 2007. After four months of rehearsing, the 7 track EP ‘Ashes of the Coming Dawn’ was recorded and published in a quantity of 500 units. In autumn 2008 the 4 track CD ‘From Now On…’ was pressed in limited numbers to be sent out to record labels and venues, distributed at live concerts and additionally offered as free download. Furthermore, the second sampler of the ‘European UndergroundExtreme Metal Front” featured the track “In Fiction’. From June to December 2010, the band entered Metallurgy Studios, Mönchengladbach, where the debut album IMMERSION was produced. Taken from this production, the song ‘Sorae’ was uploaded to various internet platforms where fans and musicians sang from the treetops.
Since early 2012 Words of Farewell cooperated with the German record label AFM Records from Hamburg. The first official act was the distribution of Immersion in Europe and the United States of America. Countless reviews from both national and international critiques awarded the album very high marks, in some cases the highest possible. Interviews were conducted with scene magazines such as LEGACY and METAL HAMMER. From July to November 2013, Words of Farewell produced their second studio album THE BLACK WILD YONDER – once again at Metallurgy Studios. On The BlackWild Yonder, the band presents more grown-up songwriting. The technical-progressive style is maintained without losing the complexity and playfulness in guitars and keyboards that have been developed on Immersion.
In 2016, the third studio album A QUIET WORLD was recorded and released. This time, all songs were recorded and engineered by the band themselves at Farewell studios, Münster. Mixing and Mastering of A Quiet World were done by Eike Freese at Chamaeleon Studios, Hamburg. The new album comes around slightly more progressive than the previous albums and is to be seen as a musical combination of everything that had been written by the band so far.
The live performances of Words of Farewell are energetic and thrilling. The band’s experience in live performances is based on various concerts, including direct support for e.g. SCAR SYMMETRY and DARK TRANQUILLITY. Moreover, Words of Farewell played at festivals like Rock Harz Open Air, Dong Open Air or Winternachtstraum Festival, together with Soulfly, Children of Bodom, Soilwork and others. Not least because of these live performances, Words of Farewell were able to sign a powerful endorsement deal with German amplifier manufacturers ENGL AMPS in early 2015.
Lineup (from left to right):
Erik Gaßmus – Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Tristan Wegner – Drums
Robin Dirks – Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals
Alexander Otto – Vocals
Leo Wichmann – Keyboards
Konstantin Voßhoff – Bass Guitar, BackingVocals
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