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    uneXpect - 1996-2015 Rest in Peace.

    Sad to see them call it a day. They have been pretty inactive on Social Media the last few years, so this doesn't come as all that surprising.

    Still, they were quite a unique and original band who had a lot of brilliant moments. Sad to see them go, but at least the members are still making music in other bands as noted below.

    https://www.facebook.com/..s/Unexpect/238413107024
    https://twitter.com/unexp...tus/635151905682026496

    ----------French version lower in the text---------
    Greetings everyone !
    We realize it's been more than a while since we last gave some official news about our current endeavors. Like most of you probably noticed, in the last three years, we've been mostly inactive and gave rare news. To make a short story, we thought a lot about the band's future over those last three years and though we're still all good friends, we felt that it was time to put the key under the doormat of our laboratory and experiment different paths.
    We now all have personal projects that needs attention and takes time and we feel that we need to focus on those for the time being.
    We want to warmly thank everybody who followed us through our musical journey over the years and who helped us in any ways. Our music has always been done out of passion and a profound belief in musical integrity, and in all of our travels/tours were we got to meet our public, that's what we felt more than anything... a passionate crowd. You guys gave us an incredible and memorable ride!!
    On another note, some of us have been keeping themselves busy musically:
    You can follow Chaoth's project 'Vvon Dogma I' on Facebook :
    https://www.facebook.com/VvonDogmaI
    ...and see a video of some rehearsals and writing process for their first album coming up in 2016 !!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzOUBRKQJGM
    As for Landryx, he joined the band Decadawn :
    http://www.decadawn.com
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAjCSXCUBsk
    ...and is now part of a project named Endvade :
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckkhH45Wtwk
    So thanks again for those epic years of musical adventures and keep on encouraging open-mindedness in all its forms !
    Peace !
    - Unexpect
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    Bonjour à tous !
    Nous réalisons qu'il s'est maintenant passé bien des lunes depuis nos dernières nouvelles à propos de nos activités. Comme la plupart d'entre vous l'aurons probablement remarqué au courant des 3 dernières années, nous avons largement été assez inactif et n'avons donné que de rares nouvelles. Pour faire une histoire courte, nous avons pensé longuement au futur du groupe pendant cette période et bien que nous sommes tous de très bons amis, nous avons ressenti qu'il était temps de mettre la clé sous le tapis d'entrée de notre laboratoire et d'expérimenter d'autres avenues.
    Nous avons tous des projets personnels qui demandent de l'attention et du temps et nous considérons que nous devons nous concentrer sur ceux-ci.
    Nous tenons à remercier chaleureusement tout le monde qui nous a suivi au travers des années de notre périple musical et qui a pu nous aider d'une façon ou d'une autre. Notre musique a toujours été conçu passionnément avec une croyance profonde en l'intégrité musicale, et dans toutes ces tournées/voyages ou nous avons pu rencontrer notre public, c'est ce que nous avons ressenti de votre part...des individus passionnés. Vous nous avez offert un parcours incroyable et mémorable !!
    Sur une autre note, certains d'entre nous sont restés occupés au niveau musical.
    Vous pouvez suivre Chaoth et son projet 'Vvon Dogma I' sur Facebook :
    https://www.facebook.com/VvonDogmaI
    ...et voir un vidéo de pratiques/processus de création pour leur premier album dû pour 2016 !!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzOUBRKQJGM
    Pour ce qui est de Landryx, il s'est entre autre joint au groupe Decadawn :
    http://www.decadawn.com
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAjCSXCUBsk
    ...et fait aussi parti d'un projet nommé Endvade :
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckkhH45Wtwk
    Encore merci pour ces épiques années d'aventures musicales et continuez d'encourager l'ouverture d'esprit sous toutes ses
    formes !
    Peace !
    - Unexpect

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    Bummer...

    Hope they come back in a few years like so many bands have done...
    Enjoy the moment... It's the only way to fly!

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    Good band, it's a shame, but understandable.
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    Pity to hear they called it quits. I have "In a Flesh Aquarium" and was very impressed with it. Kinda like Diablo Swing Orchestra on steroids. I also listened to "Fables of the Sleepless Empire" online, but was a bit underwhelmed by it so I never pursued it. Maybe I should give it another try.

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    While I never really took them to heart in the way I did with other tech-metal acts of late - partly due to the fact that uneXpect weren't primarily such an act - I always found them intriguing and interesting. Not very many so-called (or wannabe-) "extreme" metal acts can carry the torch of the avant-garde with as much credibility as these cats (and gal) most certainly did.
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    Great band, but I'm not sure how much more they could have done within the confines of their sound. I thank them for their albums and wish all the musicians best wishes for the future!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wounded Land View Post
    Great band, but I'm not sure how much more they could have done within the confines of their sound. I thank them for their albums and wish all the musicians best wishes for the future!
    Well said sir.
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    Shit. Great band too.
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    Sad ... such potential. They didn't push the envelope ... they didn't know there WAS an envelope.

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    Really wanted to see them live.

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    they were crazy live, just like their recordings.

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    Insane live. Lucky enough to see two shows. It was a tough sell, though. The second time I saw them, there weren't many people there. They were just so original, it may have been hard for many to latch on to it.

    I will miss them.

    neil

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    Quote Originally Posted by mnprogger View Post
    they were crazy live, just like their recordings.
    No doubt of that. A top miss for me for sure.

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    I find it really ironic how they break up, and SikTh has gotten back together (and have a new Mini-album coming in November).

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