From a Second Story Window (sometimes abbreviated as FASSW) is an American

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band that formed in 1999 in

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as Aphasia. By 2003, they had changed their name to From a Second Story Window.FASSW's Metal Blade Bio
Retrieved on March 13, 2008

History

The band's first EP was self-released as '' The Cassandra Complex'' in 2003. It was repackaged and re-released by Black Market Activities as '' Not One Word Has Been Omitted'' in 2004. In 2006, the band released '' Delenda'', their first full-length album under Black Market Activities and distributed by

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. After releasing ''Delenda'', the band toured throughout North America and Europe until the summer of 2007. Then they finished writing their second full-length album. '' Conversations'' was released May 27, 2008, again on Black Market Activities. They toured

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in 2007, along with Walls of Jericho, Born from Pain, Fear My Thoughts,

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, and Freya. On August 29, 2008, in a MySpace blog, the band announced that they had disbanded. On November 18, 2023, the band reunited (along with original vocalist Sean Vandegrift for 'I Tried Voodoo Once'), and played a reunion show near their hometown at the Westside Bowl in

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. Openers included Neighbor Dan, Nights Like These, and See You Next Tuesday. During the band's reunion concert, From a Second Story Window debuted two new songs: "So Say We All" and "Earthen Eyes". "So Say We All" was released as a single on February 16, 2024. The band then released "Earthen Eyes" on May 16 and announced the two songs would be released together on the 7" single "Recompose" in the summer. On October 23, 2024, vocalist Will Jackson announced that he departed with From a Second Story Window. Former vocalist Sean Vandegrift has rejoined the group, and the band plan to write more music. On January 1, 2025, the band released the stand-alone single "Lowest", the band's first release with Vandegrift on vocals since ''Not One Word Has Been Omitted''.

Musical style

The band's first two releases primarily featured a mix of

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, and

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, with

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reviewer Stewart Mason referring to ''Delenda'' as "deeply schizoid." ''Conversations'' features a more melodic

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and

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sound, dropping most of the mathcore and deathcore influences from previous releases.

Members

Current line-up

*Sean Vandegrift – vocals (2003–2005, 2024–present) *Joe Sudrovic – bass guitar (1999–2008, 2023–present) *Nick Huffman – drums (2003–2008, 2023–present) *Paul Misko – guitar (2006–2008, 2023–present) *Rob Hileman – guitar (1999–2008, 2023–present)

Previous members

*Jeff "Jpetes" Peterson – vocals (1999–2003) *Derek Vasconi – guitar (1999–2006) *Will Jackson – vocals (2005–2008, 2023–2024)

Discography

;Studio albums ;Extended plays ;Compilations ;Singles ;Music videos

References

External links

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