The Fall of Troy is a three-piece progressive rock band from Mukilteo, Washington. The band consists of Thomas Erak (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards), Andrew Forsman (drums, percussion), Frank "Black" Ene (bass, backup vocals) The band is characterized on their albums by technical, polyrhythmical instrumentation, by the alternating vocals of Erak and former bassist Tim Ward, extended techniques, and Erak's vocal extremes (clean vocals to harsh, shrill screams). All three founding members came from the band The 30 Years War, which they were in when they were all about 17 years old.

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History

The Thirty Years War

In his late freshman year of high school, Erak provided vocals and guitar for the band Tribune. The band recorded one EP but disbanded by mid-2002. Munro and Erak then started a four-piece hardcore band under the name The Thirty Years War. The band was rounded out by Andrew Forsman, who played drums. The group had originally intended to have a much more mellow sound than the sound that developed. Erak stayed on guitar and vocals, Munro moved to second guitar, and bass and drums were filled by Ward and Forsman respectively. During the life of The Thirty Years War, two EPs were independently released, entitled Martyrs Among the Casualties and Live at the Paradox .

Just as The Thirty Years War were about to go into the studio to record again, Munro quit, stating that school commitments rendered him unable to continue playing with the band. After Munro left, the band changed its name to The Fall of Troy using the same method with which they had chosen their previous name: opening a history textbook and pointing at a random location until they found a selection they liked.

Self-Titled Era

In May 2003 the band entered The Hall of Justice in Seattle, Washington with producer Joel M. Brown to record their first full length. They were all about 17 and a half years of age, and the album was recorded in one take over their spring break in one week. The album was released on November 4, 2003 (see 2003 in music) on Lujo Records, and reissued on August 22, 2006 (see 2006 in music) by the band's current label, Equal Vision Records.

The band also recorded their independently released the Ghostship EP shortly after the release of the self-titled, in 2004. Early versions of the demos included keyboards by former member Jesse Erikson of Mukilteo, WA and had no vocals. The demos on the Ghostship EP ; Part I, IV, and V, showcase the Phantom on the Horizon concept album, while "Macaulay McCulkin" is on 2005's Doppelgänger .

Doppelgänger

The band was invited to submit a new demo for Equal Vision, which saw the band hooking up with Ghostship producers Gordon Edward Greenwood III and Dustin Kochel once again. The resulting two tracks were "Tom Waits" and "Laces Out, Dan." Equal Vision used these tracks as promos for the yet to be recorded album.

In March 2005 the band entered the studio to record their second album, titled Doppelgänger . It was released on August 16, 2005 on compact disc and vinyl, which had . The band started touring extensively from the release of Doppelgänger through the first quarter of 2006.

"F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X." was released as the only single of the album, and has led to some recent mainstream success. The song was featured in Saint's Row for Xbox 360 and in MLB 2K6 for Xbox, Playstation 2, Gamecube, PSP and Xbox 360. The song is also featured as an unlockable bonus track in the 2007 rhythm game, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock .

Manipulator

In mid-December 2006, the band entered the studio with producer Matt Bayles (Minus the Bear, Botch, Pearl Jam, Mastodon) to begin work on their third full-length album Manipulator . The album achieved 4 out of 5 K's in Kerrang! magazine and 7 out of 10 from Metal Hammer magazine. The album features Nouela Johnston of the Seattle band contributing vocal and keyboard parts to many songs. The album includes the previously written, "Seattlantis," and mostly all new material, including songs such as, "Problem!?," "Cut Down All the Trees and Name the Streets After Them," and a song with the palindromic title, "A Man. A Plan. A Canal. Panama." Before its release date the band stated that the first single off of Manipulator would be "Cut Down All the Trees and Name the Streets After Them," which was also the first song released to the public on the band's MySpace. The music video for this song was released August 8, 2007 , also on the band's MySpace. The latest single, "Ex-Creations," live video was released on January 16, 2008 on MySpace as well.

In late November 2007, during their tour with Coheed and Cambria, Timothy took a break from the band. It was later confirmed by the band that he had left the band due to stress. He was replaced by Frank Ene of the band ...Of Stalwart Fads.

The band went on tour spring 2008 with Foxy Shazam, The Dear Hunter and Tera Melos.

Phantom on the Horizon

On November 28, 2008, Phantom on the Horizon was released. The EP features all five Ghostship parts, with interludes. Erak has described the album as "one song separated by tracks." The album will be played in its entirety on their West Coast and East Coast tours, followed by some "deep cuts" from the band's catalogue each night of the tour. Only 3,000 copies have been pressed (despite the misprint reverse side of the Phantom on the Horizon CD casing numbering the CD's out of a total of 3,300) and are being sold online and at shows. After the 1500 physical copies held aside for online ordering sold out on December 1, an MP3 version of the album became available online. ^[1]

In the Unlikely Event

On February 28, 2009, The Fall of Troy confirmed on their website and their MySpace page that they were entering the studio that week with producer Terry Date to record the follow-up to Manipulator , which will include "a dozen or so songs" and should be in stores this summer. ^[2] It was revealed on April 30, 2009 that Rody Walker, lead vocalist for the progressive metal band, Protest The Hero, would make a guest appearance on the record. ^[3] It is stated on their official website that the album will not be released until fall of 2009. On Erak's twitter account, in a conversation with Craig Owens (Chiodos), he states that "Our new shit drops September, make sure u have EVR kick you a few." ^[4]

The Fall of Troy will release their fourth studio album, In the Unlikely Event , on October 6, 2009. All tracks for the album have been confirmed, it will consist of 12 tracks. The band have stated that on August 27, 2009, they will release a studio recorded version of one of the new songs on the album; as promised, "Panic Attack!" was released through their mailing list. ^[5]

Band members

Current

• Thomas Erak - lead vocals, guitars, keyboards
• Andrew Forsman - drums, percussion
• Frank "Black" Ene - Bass, backing vocals

Former

• Tim Ward - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Jesse Erikson - keyboards
• Tim Nelson - keyboards

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Chart positions [6]
		US	US Indie	US Heat
2003	The Fall of Troy Released: November 4, 2003 Label: Lujo Records	—	—	—
2005	Doppelgänger Released: August 16, 2005 Label: Equal Vision Records	—	35	22
2007	Manipulator Released: May 1, 2007 Label: Equal Vision Records	76	5	—
2009	In the Unlikely Event Releases: October 6, 2009 Label: Equal Vision Records	(Unreleased)

Extended plays

Year	Album details
2004	Ghostship EP Released: 2004 Label: self-released
2008	Phantom on the Horizon Released: November 28, 2008 Label: Equal Vision Records

Videography

• "Tom Waits (Demo Version)" (Equal Vision, March 11, 2005)
• "Whacko Jacko Steals the Elephant Man's Bones" (Equal Vision, October 21, 2005)
• "F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X." (Equal Vision, May 26, 2006) ^[7]
• "Cut Down All the Trees and Name the Streets After Them" (Equal Vision, August 8, 2007)
• "Ex-Creations" (Equal Vision, January 16, 2008)

References

1. Tate, Jason. "The Fall Of Troy Sell Out" ''AbsolutePunk.net''. Retrieved on December 1, 2008.
2. "The Fall of Troy Enters the Studio with Terry Date" ''MySpace.com Blogs''. Retrieved on February 28, 2009.
3. {{youtube|53nCPHpREls}}. Retrieved on April 30, 2009.
4. {{twitter|Thomas_of_Troy}}
5. {{official|http://www.thefalloftroy.com}} Pre-orders for the new album also went up on August 27th and can be made through merchnow.com.
6. Artist Chart History - The Fall of Troy - Albums
7. The Fall of Troy Media