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. The band features singer Ole Feltes, guitarists Richard Meyer and Daniel Crebelli, bassist Dennis Meyer and drummer Daniel Plotzki. All musicians played in former bands ''Summer´s Last Regret'' and ''Fastplant''.

Biography

The first CD the band released was the ''Decision & Action EP'' in May 2004. In 2004 FITA opened for bands like

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. In April 2005 the album début ''Crash/Rebuild'' followed on the EP. The same year FITA played some support gigs with groups like

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. Fire in the Attic played on Rheinkultur 2005 in front of more than 145,000 people. On 2 June 2006 the band released their second studio album ''I´ll Beat You, City!''. The album was released on German label

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, Heroes & Zeros and more) and published on Cargo Records. In May and June 2006 the band supported

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on their German tour. In November 2006 FITA shared stage at the

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2006s tour with

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. On 18 April 2008 the band released their third album ''Cum Grano Salis''. Two days before official release date the whole album was published on German magazine VISIONS and had sold over 87,000 copies. In August 2008 singer Ole Feltes left FITA. He was replaced by British singer Thomas Prescott of Kenai. On 13 March 2009 the band released their fourth self-titled studio album on Redfield Records. Since 2009 the band paused.

Musical style

The band's musical style often was compared with

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. FITA is a

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band with harder and melodic screams since 2008 when Thomas Prescott became lead vocalist of the band. The music often was compared with the band

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and modern

Discography

EPs

* 2004: ''Decision & Action'' (

)

Albums

* 2005: ''Crash/Rebuild'' (

) * 2006: ''I´ll Beat You, City!'' (Redfield Records) * 2008: ''Cum grano Salis'' (Redfield Records) * 2009: ''Fire in the Attic'' (Redfield Records)

References

External links

Official site
{{Authority control German post-rock groups Musical groups established in 2003