Burnt by the Sun was an American band from

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. Formed in November 1999 by ex- Human-Remains-drummer

Dave Witte Dave Witte (born August 11, 1971) is an American drummer. He is known for his work in numerous extreme metal or hardcore punk bands including Municipal Waste, Melt-Banana, Discordance Axis, Black Army Jacket, Birds of Prey, Burnt by the Sun, a ...

and guitarist John Adubato. ex-For the Love of... vocalist Mike Olender and bassist Ted Patterson joined soon after. A split EP with The Luddite Clone on

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brought them to the attention of metal-specialized

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. Impressed by the band's inventive, often humorous take on the metalcore genre, Relapse quickly signed the band, releasing a self-titled EP. Their full-length debut, ''Soundtrack to the Personal Revolution'' (featuring second guitarist Chris Rascio), was released on January 22, 2002, followed by ''The Perfect Is The Enemy Of The Good'' which was released on October 7, 2003. Witte and Olender opted to part ways with the group in 2004, leading to a lengthy search for suitable replacements. However, in 2006, both returned to a revamped group (now featuring Nick Hale, formerly of Premonitions of War, on 2nd guitar). On August 25, 2009, Burnt by the Sun released ''Heart of Darkness''. The band stated that ''Heart of Darkness'' is the band's final album. In 2016, former members Mike Olender, John Adubato, and Dave Witte started a new band called River Black.

Final lineup

*Mike Olender- vocals (1999-2004, 2007-2011) *John Adubato - guitar (1999-2011) *Nick Hale - guitar (2007-2011) *

- drums (1999-2004, 2007-2011) *Ted Patterson - bass (1999-2011)

Discography

* ''Burnt by the Sun / Luddite Clone Split'' (2000,

) * ''

Burnt by the Sun ''Burnt by the Sun'' (russian: Утомлённые солнцем, translit. ''Utomlyonnye solntsem'', literally "wearied by the sun") is a 1994 film by Russian director and screenwriter Nikita Mikhalkov and Azerbaijani screenwriter Rustam ...

'' (2001,

) * '' Soundtrack to the Personal Revolution'' (2002, Relapse Records) * '' The Perfect Is the Enemy of the Good'' (2003, Relapse Records) * ''Burnt By The Sun / Burst Split'' (2003, Relapse Records) * ''Live from the Relapse Contamination Festival'' (2004, Relapse Records) * ''Burnt by the Sun/Car Bomb Split'' (2007, Relapse Records) * ''

Heart of Darkness ''Heart of Darkness'' (1899) is a novella by Polish-English novelist Joseph Conrad in which the sailor Charles Marlow tells his listeners the story of his assignment as steamer captain for a Belgian company in the African interior. The novel ...

'' (2009, Relapse Records)

Appearances

* '' Black on Black: A Tribute to Black Flag, cover "Drinking and Driving"

External links

Myspace pageInterview with Dave Witte
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