Amity in Fame

Amity in Fame is an Acoustic Rock band from Linz, Austria. Precisely, the band plays Powerful Acoustic Rock, a style that is obviously self-titled by the band.

History

First year
The band formed in May 2008 and quickly recorded a debut album. In July 2008, Amity in Fame released their debut album Dinner for One which was self-recorded, self-mastered and also produced and released by the band at a very low budget. The album became one of the most downloaded albums ever on Jamendo with around 20,000 downloads worldwide (as of March 2011). In January 2009, the band released their first low budget music video, Dinner for One which received around 80,000 views on YouTube in the first two years and also got regular airplay on one of Middle Europe's biggest music channels, GOTV. Less than a year after the bands first rehearsal, they had already appeared on numerous European radio stations, music blogs and compilation albums. The band also achieved rank five in Middle-Europe's biggest band contest, the International Live Award, which is contested with over 1000 bands. The debut album "Dinner for One" is one of the most successful CC-albums to date (March 2011) and it was also picked by Rammstein to be aired regularly via the PA before the band's concerts.

2010-early 2011
The band concentrated on further developing the style of Powerful Acoustic Rock and reaching a new level in composition and artistic conception. The second studio album, Through, was written and recorded and the release of the album is scheduled for the second quarter of 2011. According to the band, the New album will represent a new level of powerful acoustic rock. With this album, Amity in Fame wants to lure its listeners into a new world of unique sound and pitoresque fantasies.

Style

The band play heavy, powerful acoustic rock with progressive elements. The band members are mainly influenced by metal but refuse to use distorted guitars in their songs. Unlike most progressive rock bands, the hard and driving parts of the songs go with undistorted guitars and a dominant bass and drums.

Members

• Michael Bichler - Vocals
• Roman Mayrhofer - Bass
• Willy Wöss - Drums
• Filip Hörschläger - Guitar
• Alex Zaus - Piano/Keys

Discography

• 2008 - Dinner For One
• 2009 - Gasometer (Live EP)
• 2011 - Through

External Links

• 1 Official Band homepage including biography
• 2 Band's myspace page (including blogs) at MySpace
• 3 Graviton Music Services at MySpace
• 4 Band's Jamendo page at Jamendo

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