Distant is a
deathcore
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band from the
Netherlands
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and
Slovakia
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formed in 2014.
Formed in 2014, the band's first album, ''Tyrannotophia'', came out in 2019 via Unique Leader Records. Two years later, they released 'Aeons Of Oblivion''. In 2023, they released their third album ''Heritage'' after signing with
Century Media Records
Century Media Records is a German heavy metal record label with offices in Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom. In August 2015, Century Media was acquired by Sony Music for US$17 million.
Background
Century Media was founded by R ...
.
In 2024, they released ''Tsukuyomi: The Origin'', a reimagined version of their 2017 EP ''Tsukuyomi''. The album features appearances from Alex Erian of
Despised Icon,
Matt Heafy
Matthew Kiichi Heafy ( ; born January 26, 1986) is a Japanese-American musician, best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist for heavy metal band Trivium. He was also the lead vocalist for the band Capharnaum, along with Trivium's former pro ...
of
Trivium
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The trivium is implicit in ("On the Marriage of Philology and Mercury") by Martianus Capella, but the term was not used until the Carolin ...
, David Simonich of
Signs of the Swarm and Travis Worland of
Enterprise Earth.
Members
Current members
* Nouri Yetgin – guitars
* Elmer Maurits – bass
* Alan Grnja – vocals
* René Gerbrandij – drums
Former members
* Shainel Ramharakh – drums
* Gene Troost – guitars
* Vladimir Golic – guitars
* Jan Matos – drums
Discography
Albums
* ''Tyrannotophia'' (2019)
* ''Aeons Of Oblivion'' (2021)
* ''Heritage'' (2023)
* ''Tsukuyomi: The Origin'' (2024)
EPs
* ''Slither'' (2015)
* ''Tsukuyomi'' (2017)
* ''Dawn Of Corruption'' (2020)
* ''Dusk Of Anguish'' (2021)
References
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Deathcore musical groups
Dutch death metal musical groups
Slovak heavy metal musical groups
Century Media Records artists
Musical groups established in 2014