The Fading
The Fading is an Israeli based melodic death/thrash metal band, founded in 2000 under the name Excessum. The band released two EPs before winning the Wacken Open Air Metal Battle contest, earning them a contract with Wacken Records, where they released their debut album In Sin We'll Find Salvation on August 3, 2009.
Band history
The band started writing materials and playing together in 2000 by vocalist Ilia Badrov and guitarist Boris Aranovich. For several years, the line-up was in constant change while the band was looking for the right musicians for them. Finally Boris recruited his younger brother Arie Aranovich (then only 14 years old). He has joined as the lead guitarist, while Itamar Cohen joined on drums and Maor Bitton on the bass. Boris was replaced by Leon Notik (previously in Arafel) on the guitars after 2002. Some more time passed and Itamar could not continue with the band, and Nadav Luzia took his place for a while. Not after long, Nadav and Maor were both replaced by promising drummer Shaked Furman and bassist Elad Manor.
In 2005 the band entered the studio with producer Daniel Varfolomeyev (Acropolis) to record their debut EP Instruction for Self Destruction. By the time the recording and mixing of the EP has finished, Leon was replaced by Jonathan Bar-Ilan (of Dissonant).
In spring 2007, the band entered Jonathan's studio to record the promotional EP Chaos in Flesh. Produced by Jonathan himself and mixed by Swedish musician and producer JOnAS Kjellgren (Scar Symmetry, Carnal Forge) at his own Black Lounge Studio, Chaos in Flesh featured 3 crushing new tracks and 2 re-recorded and improved versions of tracks taken from Instruction for Self Destruction.
After Jonathan finished his job producing The New recording, he left the band. His position was taken by Paul Mitiyanine (Arafel, Deface).
Since then, The Fading have been playing in many venues around Israel with leading Israeli acts like Betzefer, Whorecore, Eternal Gray, etc.
On May 22, 2008, the band participated in the Israeli Wacken Metal Battle competition in which the participating bands competed over a place at the WET stage at the annual Wacken Open Air festival, the biggest heavy metal festival in the world.
The Fading competed against such bands as Acropolis, Breorn, Sexes and Vipress and won..
On August 1, 2008, the band represented Israel at the Wacken Metal Battle competition, competing against other European countries. This is a rare achievement for Israel as the band is the second Israeli band ever to perform at Wacken Open Air after doom/death veterans Orphaned Land in 2006.
On August 2, 2008, at the end of the Wacken festival it was announced that The Fading are the winners of the Wacken Metal Battle competition. The band won an international record deal with Wacken Records, and new INSTRUMENTS from the Metal Battle sponsors, as well as invitations to play more European festivals in the upcoming year.
In January 2009, the band left for Västerås in Sweden to record their first full-length album for Wacken Records at the Studio Underground. Mixing and mastering of the album is done by Jonas Kjellgren (Scar Symmetry, Carnal Forge) at his Studio Abyss.
The band's debut full-length album, entitled In Sin We'll Find Salvation is due for release on July 31, 2009 in Germany, in the Wacken Open Air festival (where the band will perform again), and August 3, 2009 in the rest of Europe. It was produced by Pelle Saether (Ebony Tears, Necrodeath, Carnal Forge), with artwork provided by the talented British artist Colin Marks (Nevermore, Strapping Young Lad, Aborted).
Band members
Current members
- Ilia Badrov - lead vocals (2000–present)
- Arie Aranovich - lead & rhythm guitars (2000–present)
- Elad Manor - bass (2003–present)
- Shaked Furman - drums (2003–present)
- Paul Mitiyanine - lead & rhythm guitars (2007–present)
Past members
- Jonathan Bar-Ilan - guitars (2005–2007)
- Leon Notik - guitars (2002–2005)
- Nadav Luzia - drums (2003)
- Itamar Cohen - drums (2000–2002)
- Maor Bitton - bass (2000–2003)
- Boris Aranovich - guitars (2000–2002)
Discography
Studio albums
- 2006 - Instruction for Self Destruction demo EP
- 2007 - Chaos in Flesh promo EP
- 2009 - In Sin We'll Find Salvation full-length album