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Primary sources|date=March 2008Infobox musical artist | name = Unexpect| caption = ChaotH from Unexpect playing his 9-string bass| image_size = | background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Montreal , Quebec , Canada | genre = Avant-garde metal|Avant-garde extreme metal | years_active = 1996–present| label = The End Records|The End , Galy Records | associated_acts =| website = http://www.unexpect.com www.unexpect.com| current_members = Syriak Artagoth ChaotH Leďlindel Landryx Blaise Borboën-Léonard| past_members = Exod Le Bateleur Elda Zircon Merzenya Dasnos Anthony Trujillo Unexpect (often capitalized uneXpect , unexpecT , http://www.unexpect.com/en/utopians.asp Unexpect biography on official site UnexpecT ) is an avant-garde metal|avant-garde extreme metal band from Montreal , Canada featuring a unique amalgamation of different styles of music, including black metal , death metal , thrash metal , progressive metal , melodic heavy metal music|heavy metal , classical music , dark cabaret , opera , medieval music , jazz , funk , electro music|electro , ambient music|ambient , noise music|noise , gypsy music , and circus music .
The band's debut album, Utopia (Unexpect album)|Utopia , was independently released. The band only had word of mouth and the Internet to market the work. With unorthodox distribution and online support, the album sold successfully. http://www.theendrecords.com/label/index.php? option=com_content& task=view& id=30& Itemid=38 Official The End biography
History
From their beginning in 1996, unexpecT saw their share of line-up changes, as only two members from this period are still in the band: Artagoth and SyriaK. Unexpect then recorded their first full-length album entitled Utopia (Unexpect album)|Utopia in 1998, which was later released in 1999. This first offering was critically acclaimed by many countries around the world, even with little distribution, and with the internet as their only support. A new era began for unexpecT with the release of their new Extended Play|EP entitled wE, Invaders|_We, Invaders in November 2003. This EP was released on the Canadian label Galy Records . They then signed with New York-based The End Records and the band's second album In a Flesh Aquarium was released on August 22, 2006 in North America. ChaotH introduced his trademark bass guitar#Strings and tuning|9-stringed bass during a Galy Records show on June 4, 2005. Unexpect released their 3rd full-length album, Fables of the Sleepless Empire, on May 31, 2011. Pre-order copies were signed by the band. Brick-and-mortar sales of the album are not planned, and at the moment it appears that it will only be sold online. http://ymlp.com/znNVjT Unexpect Mailing List, May 5, 2011
Winners of the 7th annual The Independent Music Awards|Independent Music Awards Vox Pop vote for best Hard Rock/Metal Album "In a Flesh Aquarium".
Tours
In 2006, Unexpect finished their Canadian and U.S. tour with Augury (band)|Augury , with some dates also playing with such bands as The Gathering (band)|The Gathering and Giant Squid (band)|Giant Squid . They have also played with bands like Sodom (band)|Sodom , Finntroll , Kataklysm , and Green Carnation . Unexpect were supposed to open for the Swedish blackened death metal band Dissection (band)|Dissection during their last U.S. tour at B. B. King 's club in New York City , but the show was cancelled due to Dissection's inability to obtain entrance into the country. Unexpect played on September 3, 2006 at the Emerging Music Festival in Rouyn-Noranda , Abitibi-Témiscamingue . More recently, the band has opened up for power metal act Sonata Arctica and death metal act Nile (band)|Nile with thrash metal band Warbringer as well as playing the Heavy MTL festival on June 21, 2008 along with the likes of Overkill (band)|Overkill , 3 Inches of Blood , Mastodon (band)|Mastodon and Iron Maiden . Unexpect also headlined the Flight of the Valkyries festival in St. Paul, MN in June 2008. http://www.femalemetalfest.com/history.html In 2009 the band accompanied Dream Theater , Opeth and Bigelf on the inaugural Progressive Nation European tour.Citation needed|date=December 2010
Members
Current members
Syriak (ex-Magister Dixit) – singing|vocals , electric guitar|guitar (1996- )
wE, Invaders EP (2003, Galy Records; distributed by The End Records )
In a Flesh Aquarium (2006, The End Records )
Fables of the Sleepless Empire (May 31, 2011, self-released) http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm? newsid=66087 Unexpect Posts New Song "Orange Vigilantes" Online
References
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External links
Official website| http://www.unexpect.com
http://www.theendrecords.com/label/index.php? option=com_content& task=view& id=30& Itemid=38 UneXpect at The End Records
http://www.myspace.com/unexpect UneXpect at Myspace
http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php? id=302& PHPSESSID=712c9c55b298cea882f0eeca566f4843 UneXpect at Encyclopaedia Metallum
Category:Canadian progressive metal musical groups Category:Avant-garde metal musical groups Category:Metal fusion bands Category:Musical groups from Montreal Category:Musical groups established in 1996
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