From Fall to Spring is a German

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group formed in Neunkirchen,

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in 2008 under the name ''Basement Project''. The group released their debut album ''Rise'' under Arising Empire in 2023 which managed to chart in the official German Albums charts. From Fall to Spring applied for the national finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 but did not qualify.

History

The band was started in Neunkirchen,

in 2008 by brothers Philip and Lukas Wilhelm and Benedikt Veith when they still attended school. The first line-up was completed by Matthias Hansen and Marius Meinecke. The band started musical activities with the release of two songs and a few concerts like the band's appearance at 2012's Halberg Open Air. In 2016, keyboardist Marius Meinecke left the group which started to work professional a year later. After a second line-up change From Fall to Spring consists out of Philip and Lukas Wilhelm who both are vocalists and guitarists of the group, third guitarist Sebastian Monzel, keyboardist Simon Triem, bassist León Arend and drummer Benedikt Veith. In 2017, the band released their debut EP ''A Better Tomorrow'' which was released and produced without the help of a label. A second EP was released two years later under the name of ''Disconnected''. It was planned that the group was to tour throughout Germany as supporting act for Fight the Fade in May 2020 but the tour got cancelled due to the outbreak of the

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and the restrictions set by the German government. In September 2021, the group signed a contract with German label Arising Empire and released several singles afterwards. In Summer of 2022 the group played several music festivals in Germany like Pell Mell Festival and

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. The musicians announced via social media plattform

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to have applied for the qualification for the national finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in

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with their song ''Draw the Line''. The band received the second mosts votes on TikTok voting behind German schlager musician Ikke Hüftgold who later was runner-up in the national finals tied with singer-songwriter Will Church. The group announced that they would apply for the national finals of Eurovision Song Contest next year but were declined after they officially applied. From First to Fall released their debut album entitled ''Rise'' on 14 April 2023. The album ranked at number 73 in the

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Musical style

From Fall to Spring plays a melodic variation of

. They have been compared to modern metal acts like

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Discography

Studio albums

EPs

References

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External links

Official website
German metalcore musical groups German alternative metal musical groups Musical groups established in 2008 2008 establishments in Germany