Whitechapel

• Genre(s): Deathcore
• Representative Albums: "This Is Exile," "Somatic Defilement," "True Believer"

Biography

Formed in 2006 by Phil Bozeman, Brandon Cagle, and Ben Savage, tech-heavy Knoxville, TN-based death metal outfit Whitechapel (named for the London neighborhood where the notorious Jack the Ripper disposed of most of his victims) blend grindcore, hardcore, and black metal into an unholy trinity of audio violence, The band's 2006 self-produced EP led to a European record deal with the Siege of Amida label, a distribution deal with Candlelight, and eventually a signing with Metal Blade for 2008's full-length This Is Exile. The current lineup includes Bozeman on vocals, Savage on lead guitar, Gabe Crisp on bass, Kevin Lane on drums, and dual guitarists Alex Wade and Zach Householder.

History

Whitechapel is an American deathcore band from Knoxville, Tennessee, formed in 2006.Whitechapel was founded in February 2006 by Knoxville residents Phil Bozeman, Brandon Cagle, and Ben Savage. They were soon joined by Alex Wade (formerly of Redwinterdying, later Whitechapel guitarist Zach Householder), Gabe Crisp, and Derek Martin, and recorded their first demos in March of that year. They named themselves after the city in the district of London known as Whitechapel, the location of the Jack the Ripper murders. In 2007 the band signed to Siege of Amida Records in the United Kingdom, and Candlelight Records in North America, and later acquired new drummer Kevin Lane and released their debut full-length album The Somatic Defilement, in June of that year.

In October 2007, the group signed to Metal Blade Records, and in 2008 released their second album entitled This Is Exile. The album reached #118 in the Billboard Top 200. In May 2008, the band toured on The Summer Slaughter Tour, and in August 2008, they began their first ever headlining tour with Impending Doom, A Different Breed of Killer, and Through the Eyes of the Dead.

In 2008 they were starting to tour with more popular bands such as Parkway Drive and Unearth on the Never Say Die! Tour, they have produced a video for their newest release, for the song "Possession", along with one for "Eternal Refuge". Whitechapel has also toured on the Rockstar Mayhem Festival on the Hot Topic Stage along with the bands Job for a Cowboy, Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth and The Black Dahlia Murder.
On July 7, 2009, the song "This Is Exile" was made available as downloadable content for Rock Band.

Discography

• The Somatic Defilement (Candlelight, 2007)
• This Is Exile (Metal Blade, 2008)



Whitechapel will be supporting headliner Trivium on the first leg of their Into the Mouth of Hell We March Tour.
Guitarist Alex Wade stated that Whitechapel will be recording their third full-length album January 2010, expecting a release in late spring early summer.

Band members
Current members
• Phil Bozeman — vocals
• Ben Savage — lead guitar
• Zach Householder — guitar
• Alex Wade — guitar
• Gabe Crisp — bass guitar
• Kevin Lane — drums

Former members
• Brandon Cagle — guitar
• Derek Martin — drums