History
Formed in 1994 in Ipswich, Suffolk, a small town in the UK. Also home to other successful acts such as Cradle Of Filth and Extreme Noise Terror. The band started off as 5 friends just jamming together and getting a set of metal covers together, covering the likes of Sepultura, Pantera, Therapy - anything that influenced the band really, even throwing in Chaos UK and Brutal Truth covers. Local shows started to crop up around Ipswich and the surrounding area, supporting a couple of the more successful rock outfits... Popularity grew and Failed Humanity soon rose to being the heaviest unsigned act in Ipswich, attracting interest from the local media. The band grew some wings and spread their seed to more far-flung places holding their own as a headlining covers band.
Eventually Failed Humanity found the ability to write. The style more suited to a more groovy cross between Pantera and Sepultura. The band was starting to find their feet... Confidence grew and Failed Humanity financed and produced their first demo - 'Hate Eternal', back in 1996. Four tracks of chugging monster riffs. The demo was received well by the crowd and various fanzines who managed to get hold of a copy and should be thanked. Through the course of time, Failed Humanity cemented themselves as the most promising act to come out of the area in a long time and inevitably, a second demo named 'Terrorcore' was recorded in 1998. This time the band's mood had become more mature and heavier. The band was playing faster and more competently and showed deeper influences with a more death metal edge to the music. Again, this demo was well received and acclaimed in press.
Failed Humanity felt that they were starting to grow out of their roots into a bigger world. Unfortunately, there had to be line up changes to reflect the band's desire to succeed. Attention in the form of Extreme Noise Terror was welcome and the bands became firm comarades. By this time, Zac (drums) was showing an insane amount of talent and subsequently, was hired by ENT to fill the gap of their chief tub thumper and he remains with them to this very day. Thankfully Zac still elected to remain with us also... Phew!
As time went by Failed Humanity found management and attracted the interest of Candlelight Records with a demo tape recorded in one evening during a rehearsal of a few ideas of what the band were writing. The band was signed on the strength of this and instructed to finish writing the album. This was completed in late 2000 and is what you hear on the album 'The Sound of Razors through Flesh' which was released in late 2001. Adam Catchpole (vocals) was also recruited into the Extreme Noise Terror camp as secondary vocalist, soon after the album's completion. 'Razors...' received good reviews in the press and on the internet and made some hefty airplay in the US and Europe, the US being the core area of the unit sales and fanbase.
Due to bad management, the band toured very little during the release of the record and failed to live up to what could have been. Shows that were played, however, received much acclaim. Because of various factors including poor management, time constraints and the evolution of people's lives, Failed Humanity disbanded in the spring of 2003 but original members of the band remain firm friends to this day. Matt Hoban ended up joining Gorerotted, which explains it all really. Zac O'Neil continues to play for Extreme Noise Terror and has also joined Chilean giants, Criminal. Adam Catchpole continues to sing for ENT also. Alan Todd continues to play in a promising unsigned act in Ipswich named, Re-Birth. Dan Beadle remains proud of all that Failed Humanity ever achieved. "The flame will never be extinguished..."
(source: Failed Humanity, March 2009)
