The Soulless
{{Short description|British metalcore band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = The Soulless
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| alias = Ignominious Incarceration
| origin = Bath, England
| genre = {{hlist|Metalcore (later)|death metal (early)}}
| years_active = 2006–present
| label = Earache
| current_members = {{ubl|Andy Wardle|Steve Brown|Chris Ball|Kristan Dawson|Dan Wilding}}
| past_members = {{ubl|Danny Guy|John McGurrell|Carlos Collier|Sam Bailey}}
}}
The Soulless, formerly known as Ignominious Incarceration, are a metalcore band based in Bath in the south west of England.{{Cite web|url=http://www.metalreview.com/Reviews/4950/Ignominious-Incarceration-Of-Winter-Born.aspx?Expand=True|title=Review of Ignominious Incarceration - Of Winter Born | Metal Review|date=27 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227105142/http://www.metalreview.com/Reviews/4950/Ignominious-Incarceration-Of-Winter-Born.aspx?Expand=True|accessdate=13 October 2020|archive-date=27 February 2012}}
History
=Formation (2006–2009)=
The band formed in the summer of 2006, playing their first gig to an audience of around 20 people. By their third show, they had replaced Abigail Williams on a tour slot as the main support act for Bring Me the Horizon and were playing to over 400 people. They were named as one of the best new English death metal bands, they have toured with the likes of Trigger the Bloodshed and Bleed from Within, and recorded a 6-track EP.
Two years later, the band signed a worldwide recording contract with extreme metal label Earache Records. They recorded a debut album, Of Winter Born, at Grindstone Studios in Suffolk in September 2008 with producer Scott Atkins (Sylosis, Gama Bomb).{{Cite web|url=http://www.earache.com/bands/ignominious_incarceration/ignominious_incarceration.html|title=Ignominious Incarceration|date=2 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802150307/http://www.earache.com/bands/ignominious_incarceration/ignominious_incarceration.html|accessdate=13 October 2020|archive-date=2 August 2008}}
Ignominious Incarceration toured, supporting Bring Me the Horizon, Deez Nuts, and the Red Shore on the European leg of their tour. In the UK, they played with bands the Argent Dawn and the Eyes of a Traitor. They also toured the UK and Europe with bands Beneath the Massacre and Cryptopsy.
=''Of Winter Born'' and name change=
Of Winter Born was released by Earache Records on 18 August 2009. A limited edition version included a bonus disc with four additional tracks. {{failed verification span|text=Of Winter Born has been described as "...relentless in nature" by Kerrang! magazine;{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/|title=Kerrang!|website=Kerrang.com}} "...an overpowering barrage of old school riffs" by Terrorizer;{{cite web|url=http://www.terrorizer.com |title=The World's Most Dangerous Music Magazine |website=Terrorizer.com |date= |accessdate=29 May 2020}} "...a striking, technically superb brutally memorable debut" by Rock Sound;{{Cite web|url=https://www.rocksound.tv/|title=Rock Music News and Reviews, Videos, Pictures and MP3s - Rock Sound|website=Rock Sound Magazine}} and "...a taut and satisfying riff-storm that finds its melodic roots" by Revolver.{{cite web|url=http://www.revolvermag.com |title=Home | Revolver |website=Revolvermag.com |date= |accessdate=29 May 2020}} According to Metal Hammer magazine, the band had "...already found the right balance of technique, melody and brutality. While many young metal bands rehash clichés and old school encumbrances, this lot are threatening to be something altogether different and more demanding."{{cite web|last=Wright |first=Holly |url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk |title=Louder |website=Metalhammer.co.uk |date= |accessdate=29 May 2020}}|date=September 2024}}
On 23 September 2010, Ignominious Incarceration announced their band's name being changed to the Soulless. The group commented, "We wanted a new name which was easy to remember and say... the name has a dark, edgy feel to it, but is not instantly recognisable as metal and it's easy to say! We feel this represents us a lot better, as well as our new music."[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=146566 Ignominious Incarceration Changes Name to the Soulless], Blabbermouth.net. 23 September 2010. Retrieved on 2010-10-01.
Members
=Current members=
- Andy Wardle – vocals (2006–present)
- Steve Brown – guitar (2006–present)
- Chris Ball – bass (2006–present)
- Dan Wilding – drums (2011–present)
- Kristan Dawson – guitar (2011–present)
=Former members=
- Danny Guy – guitar (2008–2009)
- John McGurrell – guitar (2009–2014)
- Carlos Collier – guitar (2006–2008)
- Sam Bailey – drums (2006–2011)
=Live members=
- Bobby Daniels – guitar (2009–2010) (Only played live on the Masters of Metal Tour in 2009)
Discography
=As Ignominious Incarceration=
- Deeds of Days Long Gone (EP) (2008)
- Of Winter Born (2009)
=As the Soulless=
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Category:English death metal musical groups
Category:English metalcore musical groups