Oracles

Oracles Is A Belgian Extreme Modern Metal/melodic Death Metal Band Formed As System Divide By The Couple Sven De Caluwé Of Aborted And Miri Milman Of Distorted And Featuring Members From Israel Netherlands Greece And The US. On March 13 2014 The Band Had Announced An Indefinite Hiatus 1 And Disbanded After A Messy Divorce Between Sven And Miri But Reformed On December 2014 As Oracles With Sanna Salou From Dimlight On Vocals. The Band Started As System Divide A Project By Newlyweds Sven De Caluwé Of Deathgrind Band Aborted And Miri Milman Of Progressive Gothic Metal Outfit Distorted In Summer 2008 Resulting In Miri Leaving Her Position As Lead Vocalist In Distorted. Though Kept Under A Low Profile In The Beginning The Other Band Members And New Information About The Project Was Revealed Later. Other Members In The Band Included Cole Martinez On Guitar Andew Lenthe On Bass And Mike Heller Of Malignancy On Drums All From The US. 2 In Late 2008 The Band Entered Conquistador Recordings In Cleveland Ohio To Record Their Debut 4 Track EP With Guitarist Cole Martinez As Producer. The EP Was Mixed And Mastered By Jacob Hansen At Hansen Studios In Denmark In April And May 2009. The EP Entitled The Collapse Was Self-Released By The Band On May 17 2009. 3 4 Shortly After The Release Of The EP The Band Started Writing Material For Their First Full-Length Album. Shortly After The Band Was Signed To Metal Blade Records For A Major Label Contract To Release Their Debut Full-Length Album In 2010. The Band Entered The Studio To Record The Album The Conscious Sedation In November 2009 The Band Shot A Music Video For The First Single From The EP - "The Apex Doctrine" With Director Kevin James Custer In Brooklyn New York. A Trailer For The Music Video Was Uploaded By The Band On November 17 2009 Promoting The Soon To Be Released Video Which Wasn't Released Until August 2010 To Coincide With The Release Of Their Debut Album. During The Recording Of Their Debut Full-Length Album The Conscious Sedation The Band Recruited A Lead Guitarist - Ex-Abigail Williams Guitarist Michael Wilson And Changed Producer To Famed Heavy Metal Producer And Guitarist James Murphy. 4 On June 2 2010 It Was Announced That The Mixing Of The Album Was Completed And That The Album Is Being Mastered And Set For Release On September 14 2010. 5 The Band Had Its Debut Live Show On July 21 2010 In Tel Aviv Israel At The Summer Carnage Fest Alongside Bands Such As Aborted The Fading Whorecore Missing In Action Phantom Pain And More. 6 7 Following Their One-Off Israeli Show The Band Went A Canadian Cross-Country Tour In Support Of Aborted Along With Augury From August 19 2010 Up Until September 6 2010. 8 Around The Same Time Guitarist Cole Martinez Has Decided To Leave The Band. Gregory Macklin Was Recruited To Be The Band's Touring Guitarist For The 2011 Tours. 9 On November 17 2010 It Was Announced The Band Will Be Going On A 20 Date Full North American Tour Between February 1–26 2011 In Support Of Eluveitie Along With 3 Inches Of Blood And Holy Grail. 10 During April 22–May 15 2011 The Band Toured As Part Of Revolver Magazine's Hell Hath No Fury Tour With In This Moment Straight Line Stitch And Sister Sin. 11 12 Following The Hell Hath No Fury Tour In April–May 2011 It Was Announced That The Band's Bassist Andrew Lenthe Has Left The Band. The Band Has Recruit Andrei Aframov Of Israeli Death Metal Act Phantom Pain To Be Their Touring Bassist For The Band's European Appearances In October 2011. Mendel Bij De Leij Was Also Recruited As An Additional Touring Guitarist For These Dates. It Was Later Announced That Michael Wilson Has Departed The Band And Mendel Bij De Leij Will Be His Official Replacement As The Band's Lead Guitarist. On February 4 2012 It Was Confirmed On Facebook That System Divide Is Working On A New Album And It Will Be Released Sometime In Late 2012 Though No More Information Was Released. 13 On August 5 2012 The Band Announced On Facebook That They Were Looking For A New Guitarist To Join The Band As Gregory Macklin Was Busy Touring As The Bassist For Jeff Loomis' Solo Band. 14 On August 22 2012 The Band Announced They Are Working On Releasing A New Single From The Upcoming Album In 2012 With The Full Album Following In 2013. The New Single Entitled "Ephemera" Is Set For Release In Early October. 15 On August 23 2012 The Single's Artwork Was Revealed. 16 On February 14 System Divide Announced Their Second Full Length Cult Of Indifference Was Delayed For A March 2014 Release 17 And Was "set To Be More Brutal Faster More Epic With Lots Of Orchestration ... More Technical" 18 But It Was Shelved Before The Divorce Between Sven And Miri Although Album Artwork And A Single Have Been Officially Released. On March 13 2014 System Divide Announced Indefinite Hiatus On Their Facebook Page. 1 Later In That Year After A Temporarily Dissolution The Band Announced That Will Be Using The Moniker Oracles With Sanna Salou From Dimlight On Vocals.
Musical Style And Influences Oracles' Musical Style Is Mostly Regarded As A Combination Of Melodic Death Metal Gothic Metal Groove Metal And Alternative Metal With Touches Of Metalcore And Elements Taken From Doom Metal Symphonic Metal Progressive Metal And Even Electronic Music. The Band's Debut EP The Collapse Was Promoted As Extreme Modern Metal Comparing The Band To Such Bands As Slipknot Killswitch Engage Soilwork Opeth Strapping Young Lad Lacuna Coil Arch Enemy Dimmu Borgir Whitechapel Katatonia And Morbid Angel. 19 Band Members Current Members Sven De Caluwé - Lead Vocals 2008–present Andrei Aframov - Bass Guitar 2011–present Mendel Bij De Leij - Lead Guitar 2011–present Ken Bedene - Bass Guitar 2011 Drums Percussion 2013–present Steve Miller - Rhythm Guitar 2012–present Sanna Salou - Lead Vocals 2014–present Former Members Miri Milman - Lead Vocals 2008–2014 Mike Heller - Drums Percussion 2008–2013 Greg Macklin - Rhythm Guitar 2011–2012 Ryan Hilerio - Drums Percussion 2012 Andrew Lenthe - Bass Guitar 2008–2011 Michael Wilson - Lead Guitar 2009–2011 Cole Martinez - Rhythm Guitar 2008–2010 Ken Sorceron - Rhythm Guitar 2010 Joseph Spiller - Lead Guitar 2009 Thomas G. Plaguehammer - Lead Guitar 2008 Discography
Albums 2009 - The Collapse EP 2010 - The Conscious Sedation 2012 - Ephemera Single 2016 - Miserycorde read less