Age of the Fall

**Age of the Fall** (originally called **Malice**) were an Australian nu metal band formed in Brisbane, Queensland in 1993 by vocalist and guitarist Daniel Krist, bassist Patrick Brammall and drummer Blain Beck. The band got their breakthrough when they were signed to EMI Music Australia in 1997 and released their debut album *Duct* the following year.

## Age of the Fall

### Genres

Nu metal, Melodic death metal, Metalcore, Grunge (early)

## Members

### Past members

Daniel Krist, Patrick Brammall, Blain Beck

## History

The band was formed in February 1993 under the name **Malice** and were initially a grunge band. The trio would release their only studio album under their previous name called *Doraemon's Death* in 1994 which had the name changed in Japan to *Racer X*. In 1995, the band opened for Custard for some shows, to which the trio wanted to change their name to something else. Dave McCormack suggested the band go with a more dark and brooding sounding name since nu metal was on the rise. The band agreed and went with the name **Age of the Fall** which Dave loved.

The band went to the recording studio to record a demo, to which they submitted to EMI Music Australia. The label, who was very impressed by the band's nu metal and melodic death metal blended sounding, signed the band in early 1997. In 1998, the band, now named Age of the Fall, released their debut album *Duct* to a very positive reception. They were one of the openers of the controversial Jamfest 1999. In 2001, the band released their second album *Hulk-Up!* which in the self-titled song features Hulk Hogan saying "You gotta fucking Hulk-up Brother!" which Hulk Hogan is uncredited for. The band opened for Silverchair for their tour in late 2001.

In 2003, the band recorded their third effort. This album, 2005's *Mach* featured a metalcore influenced nu metal sounding. Mach was the first album with Chatterbox Records after the band purchased the rights to their library from EMI and refused to renew the contract for another 8 years, Mach was also the only album on Chatterbox as the band were dropped in 2007. The band went on tour with Adelitas Way as the opening act from 2008 to 2009. In 2010, the band released their fourth album *Tony Stark: A True Story*, which was a concept album of being a documentary about Tony Stark. This sparked a new audience of MCU fans, who praised the album of staying true to the lore of the first two Iron Man films while staying heavy at best. The album was also the first album with Wonderlick Entertainment. also in the same year, the band took part of Ozzfest 2010 on the second stage.

In 2011, the band took a 11 month tour with In This Moment and Black Veil Brides as the opening acts. After the tour was done, the band took a 5 month break in Los Angeles, California where they recorded their fifth album. This album, 2012's *Year of the Cujo* which took influences from Emo, Thrash metal and Rockabilly. The band went on the *Thriller Killers* tour with Fozzy, Volbeat and Coal Chamber as the supporting acts. In 2015, the band released their sixth album *Given Up* which got a mixed reception from critics and fans where some critics and fans said that Age of the Fall should consider rebranding their sound, while others said that it's a flashback to the Malice days. The band supported Every Time I Die on their tour. In 2019, the band released their seventh and final album *When an Argument Fails, You Fight* which received terrible reviews for straying away for a more avant-garde sounding. The band disbanded in 2021 when it was impossible for Patrick Brammall to come back due to him being on Bluey as the character Radley Heeler. Since then, unreleased music was used by fans to make what was a potentially scrapped eighth album called *Sweet but Bitter.*

## Influences

Genres the band were put under were nu metal, melodic death metal and later, metalcore. Their earlier stuff as Malice is considered grunge. The band was influenced by The Jackson 5, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Prince, The Beatles, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Mayhem, Sepultura and Pantera.

## Members

Daniel Krist-lead vocals, guitar (1993-2021) \*had 8 different Sennheiser microphones and played a B.C. Rich Mockingbird Crystal Clear guitar with BOSS DS-1 pedal\*

Patrick Brammall-bass (1993-2021) \*played a Ibanez EX405 bass\*

Blain Beck-drums (1993-2021) \*played a 8 piece drum set by TAMA and MEINL\*

## Discography

### As Malice

*Doraemon's Death \*A.K.A. Racer X in Japan\* (1994)*

### As Age of the Fall

*Duct (1998)*

*Hulk-Up! (2001)*

*Mach (2005)*

*Tony Stark: A True Story (2010)*

*Year of the Cujo (2012)*

*Given Up (2015)*

*When an Argument Fails, You Fight (2019)*