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Patterns by The Human Abstract

Artist Biography For The Human Abstract

The Human Abstract Is A Progressive Metal Band Known For Their Unique Classically-Influenced Style. They Were Critically Acclaimed For Their Technical Proficiency And Impressive Stage Presence. By 2011 The Band Had Come Full Circle Since Its Inception Back In 2004 In Los Angeles CA With The Return Of Founding Guitarist / Songwriter A.J Minette The Band Returned To A Sound Reminiscent Of The Critically Acclaimed “Nocturne” Album While Introducing Classical Technical Rhythms Their Complex Sound. Former From First To Last/The Color Of Violence Member Travis Richter Also Joined The Ranks As Vocalist Just Long Enough To Record "Digital Veil " The Bands Third LP. After Only A Few Months Of Touring Richter Quit The Band In August 2011. He Brought To The Table A Worthy Balance Of Guttural Screams Combined With Ethereal Harmonies And All Of The Vocal Range Fans Would Expect From THA. With Syncopated Harmonies Meeting Complex Time Signatures Precise Yet Pounding Bass Riffs And Heavy Bellows Filling The Album From Beginning To End A New Albeit Short Lived Era For The Human Abstract Had Been Firmly Established. Guitarist Dean Herrera And Guitarist/keyboardist A.J. Minette Formed The Human Abstract In 2004 Adding Drummer Brett Powell Bassist Kenny Arehart And Singer Nick Olaerts. The Band Recorded A Couple Of Demos And Played A Number Of Regional Gigs Before Signing With Hopeless Records In 2005. Soon After Signing To Hopeless Records THA Replaced Singer Nick Olaerts With Nathan Ells. Nathan Ells Joined The Band Only 1 Month Before Heading Into The Studio Jamie King - The Basement Recordings In North Carolina To Record The Band's Debut Full Length Release "Nocturne” Which Was Published By Hopeless Records August 22 2006. Their Album Midheaven Was Released On August 19 2008 And Featured A New Guitarist In Andrew Tapley Who Had Replaced A.J. Minette Previous To The Recording Of Midheaven. Nathan Ells Was Fired From THA In Late 2009. Vocalist Travis Richter X-From First To Last The Color Of Violence Joined The Human Abstract In Early 2010 Along With Original Guitarist Songwriter A.J. Minette.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Patterns

A.J. Minette - "This Song Examines Where I’m At In My Life And The Balance Between Ego And Self-Doubt As A Musician And A Person. Although I Have Become Wiser Through Experience I’ve Also Become More Cynical. It Seems To Be A Pattern That Most Of Us Follow Struggling With Our Sense Of Identity Faith And Place In This World. The Lyrics "I Am A Sick Man... I Am A Wicked Man" Refer To The Opening Line Of Fyodor Dostoevsky's Novel Notes From Underground. The Questions Of Life Are Attempted To Be Resolved In An Internal Dialectic And The Music Is Meant To Reflect The Lyrics. The Instrumentals Present Music That Is Highly Patterned In The Opening Sections As The Listener Is Beckoned To "follow The Pattern ” While The End Of The Song Is Extremely Un-Patterned As The Lyrics Ask "What's The Point Of These Patterns?"

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