Frontside is a Polish

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band from

Sosnowiec Sosnowiec is an industrial city county in the Dąbrowa Basin of southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, which is also part of the Silesian Metropolis municipal association.—— Located in the eastern part of the Upper Silesian Indust ...

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, formed by Astek and Demon in 1993. They compose and perform their songs in both English and Polish.

History

The band was formed in 1993 in Sosnowiec, Poland by Astek and Demon. Early Frontside productions were hardcore songs with influence from many other genres, such as hip-hop. Compositions often included

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, samples and

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. However, these musical experiments ended on ''Our Is Kingdom...'' in 2001; they were replaced by riffs akin to

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and

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and harsh vocals. In mid-2003, Auman from the Polish thrash metal band Totem joined as the new vocalist when Astek left, and Daron became the new guitarist after Simon left. Together, they changed the band's musical direction more toward death metal, with characteristic riffs and

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ing. Along with those aspects, the band also incorporated

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Members

;Current members *Mariusz "Demon" Dzwonek –

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(1993–present) *Wojciech "Novak" Nowak –

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(1997–present) *Marcin "Auman" Rdest –

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(2004–present) *Dariusz "Daron" Kupis –

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(2003–present) *Tomasz "Toma" Ochab –

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(2005–present) ;Former members * Sebastian "Astek" Flasza – lead vocals (1993-2003) * Szymon "Simon" Dzieciaszek – rhythm guitar (1996-2003) * Paweł "Destroy" Śmieciuch – drums (1996-2003) * Wojciech Sitarz – rhythm guitar (1993-1995) * Robert Siwek – rhythm guitar (1993-1995) * Michał Markowicz – bass (1993-1997) ;Touring musicians *Łukasz "Pachu" Pach - lead vocals

Timeline

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Discography

Studio albums

Music videos

References

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