Unexpect Bio

An eclectic band rooted in the creative soils of Montreal, Canada. unexpecT is a metal laboratory mixing elements of black, death, core, symphonic, progressive and melodic metal; classical, operatic, medieval, goth, electro, ambient, psychotic, noise and circus music with an occasional jazzy touch. The septet includes a violin, keyboards/sampling, a singing contemporary dancer, a 9 stringed bass, 2 guitarists/singers and a drum. The vocal performance of the two singers range from an extreme to the other as they alternate between glorious choirs; inhuman screams of deep, high, mid-growl and delirious intensity; theatrical narrations; and clean/sober sections strewn with a female singer who’s angelic voice could melt the will of the most vile politician.

The ideas traveling in their lyrics are related to the imagination and the inherent creative power of all human beings, subjective tales, trancelike sensorial exploration, undercover denunciation of social aspects and subconscious realities. So… still trying to figure Unexpect? Think Cirque du Soleil goes black metal amidst an acid-trip version of The Dark Crystal. A mindfuck no doubt, but you get the picture.

Even though the band released their first album “Utopia” independently in 1999, their unstable line-up became finally solid only in 2003 with the release of the mini-cd “wE_Invaders”. This EP, released in North America via Montreal-based label Galy Records, caused a really positive stir with critics worldwide and helped introduce quite effectively the evolutionary scheme that Unexpect was focusing upon musically. The band eventually signed with The End Records in 2004.

Since their remarked apparition at the SXSW musical showcase in Austin

( Texas ), they chained a couple of successful tours : In the U.S with Dutch band The Gathering, Foxy Shazam and label mates : Tub Ring & Giant Squid ; and then 2 headlining National Canadian Tours with Augury & Anonymus covering the whole country. All of this adding itself to their already strong stage experience with a history of almost a hundred diverse shows over the years.

So as we venture into the future with their The End Records debut : In A Flesh Aquarium (released in August 2006) prepare for a massive dose of weirdness and organized chaos. The album has been acclaimed nearly unanimously by the critics and after a couple of tours, the band is now more ready than ever to take on the road again and send you all to the nearest mental hospital…all for the pleasure of music of course…

Unexpect Media

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