Unexpect (often stylized as uneXpect, unexpecT, and UnexpecT) was a Canadian avant-garde extreme metal band from Montréal that mixed progressive metal, death metal, black metal, melodic heavy metal, and other styles, including European classical, medieval, opera, gypsy jazz, electro, ambient, noise, and circus music.Unexpect reviews, music, news, Sputnikmusic.com, Retrieved September 11, 2015
The band self-released their debut album, Utopia. With unorthodox distribution and online support, the album sold well. They released their two following albums on The End Records, before returning to independent releases.
History Founding members Artagoth and SyriaK were long-tenured. Unexpect recorded their first album, Utopia, in 1998, and self-released it in 1999. The 2003 EP _We, Invaders was released in November 2003 on Canadian label Galy Records. They signed with New York-based The End Records. The band's second album, In a Flesh Aquarium, was released on August 22, 2006, in North America. Unexpect released their third album, Fables of the Sleepless Empire, on May 31, 2011. The band won the 7th annual Independent Music Awards Vox Pop vote for best Hard Rock/Metal Album with In a Flesh Aquarium.
On August 22, 2015, after three years of inactivity and with few updates, their official Facebook page announced the band's breakup.Unexpect disband, Sputnikmusic.com, Retrieved September 11, 2015
Members
Last line-up Eryk "Syriak" Chapados – lead vocals, guitar (1996–2015) (ex-Ekinox, ex-Magister Dixit) Stéphane "Artagoth" English – lead vocals, guitar (1996–2015) Roxanne "Leïlindel" Hegyesy – lead vocals (2001–2015) Frédérick "ChaotH" Filiatrault – bass (2001–2015) (Humanoid) Landryx – drums (2004–2015) (ex-Decadawn, ex-Eclipse Prophecy) Blaise Borboën-Léonard – violin (2007–2015)
Session members Nathalie Duchesne – additional violin, cello (2003–2015) Stéphanie Colerette – additional violin, cello (2003–2015) Amélie Blanchette – clarinet (2006–2015)
Former members Véronique "Elda" Michaud – lead vocals (1996–2001) Mathieu "Zircon" Phaneuf – bass (1996–2001) Olivier "Merzenya" Genest – keyboards (1996–2001) Anthony Trujillo – drums (2002) Dasnos – drums (2003) Charles "Le Bateleur" Crépeau – violin (1996–2006) Stéphane "ExoD" Primeau – drums (1996–2002), keyboards, piano, sampling (2002–2010)
Timeline
Discography Utopia (1999, self-released) _wE, Invaders EP (2003, Galy Records; distributed by The End Records) In a Flesh Aquarium (2006, The End Records) Fables of the Sleepless Empire (2011, self-released)
References
External links , archived on July 28, 2015 UneXpect at The End Records