Frontside (band)

Frontside is a Polish metalcore / deathcore band from Sosnowiec, Poland, formed by Astek and Demon in 1993. They compose and perform their songs in both English and Polish.

Frontside
Frontside performing live at Mystic Festival in Opole (2007)
Background information
Origin	Sosnowiec, Poland
Genres	Metalcore, deathcore
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Mystic Production, Metal Mind Productions

History

The band was formed in 1993 in Sosnowiec, Poland by Astek and Demon. Early Frontside productions were hardcore songs with influence from many other genres, such as hip-hop. Compositions often included rapping, samples and scratching. However, these musical experiments ended on Our Is Kingdom... in 2001; they were replaced by riffs akin to thrash and death metal and harsh vocals. In mid-2003, Auman from the Polish thrash metal band Totem joined as the new vocalist when Astek left, and Daron became the new guitarist after Simon left. Together, they changed the band's musical direction more toward death metal, with characteristic riffs and death growling. Along with those aspects, the band also incorporated clean vocals.

Members

Current members Mariusz "Demon" Dzwonek – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1993–present) Wojciech "Novak" Nowak – bass (1997–present) Marcin "Auman" Rdest – lead vocals (2004–present) Dariusz "Daron" Kupis – lead guitar (2003–present) Tomasz "Toma" Ochab – drums (2005–present)

Former members Sebastian "Astek" Flasza – lead vocals (1993-2003) Szymon "Simon" Dzieciaszek – rhythm guitar (1996-2003) Paweł "Destroy" Śmieciuch – drums (1996-2003) Wojciech Sitarz – rhythm guitar (1993-1995) Robert Siwek – rhythm guitar (1993-1995) Michał Markowicz – bass (1993-1997) Touring musicians Łukasz "Pachu" Pach - lead vocals

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		POL [1][2][3][4]
Nasze jest królestwo... / Our is kingdom...	Released: 2001 Label: Metal Mind Productions Formats: CD	—
I odpuść nam nasze winy / Forgive Us Our Sins	Released: 2002 Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, CS	19
Zmierzch bogów. Pierwszy krok do mentalnej rewolucji / Twilight of the Gods. A First Step to the Mental Revolution	Released: October 11, 2004[5] Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, digital download[6]	—
Absolutus	Released: October 23, 2006[7] Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD	—
Teoria konspiracji	Released: November 17, 2008[8] Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, digital download[9]	—
Zniszczyć wszystko	Released: October 25, 2010[10] Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, digital download[11]	43
Sprawa jest osobista	Released: March 5, 2014[12] Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, digital download[13]	11
Prawie martwy	Released: March 18, 2015 Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, digital download	—
Zmartwychwstanie	Released: September 14, 2018 Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, digital download	12
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

Year	Titile	Directed	Album
2002	"Bóg stworzył szatana"	Kvass	I odpuść nam nasze winy
2004	"God Created Satan"		Forgive Us Our Sins
2005	"Naszym przeznaczeniem jest płonąć"	Shary	Zmierzch bogów. Pierwszy krok do mentalnej rewolucji
2006	"Wybraniec"	Inbornmedia, Maciej Pawełczyk, Radosław Wikiera, Jakub Jakielaszek[14]	Absolutus
	"Wspomnienia jak relikwie"	Frontside
2008	"Zapalnik"	Frontside	Teoria konspiracji
2011	"Dopóki moje serce bije"	Mateusz Winkiel, Mania Studio[15]	Zniszczyć wszystko
2012	"Granica rozsądku"	Marcin Łaskawiec, Michał Pukowiec[16]
	"Zniszczyć wszystko"	Mania Studio[17][18]
2014	"Legenda"		Sprawa jest osobista

References

1. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
2. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
3. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
4. "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży: Albumy". OLiS (Select week 25.08.2023–31.08.2023.) (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
5. "Frontside - "Zmierzch Bogów - Pierwszy Krok do Mentalnej Rewolucji"". Muzyka.onet.pl. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
6. "Twilight of the Gods (A First Step to the Mental Revolution) by Frontside on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2007-04-03. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
7. "Frontside - "Absolutus" (2006)". Muzyka.onet.pl. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
8. "Frontside - Teoria konspiracji - Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 2008-11-17. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
9. "Teoria Konspiracji by Frontside on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2008-11-17. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
10. "Frontside - Zniszczyć wszystko - Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
11. "Zniszczyć Wszystko by Frontside on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
12. "Frontside - Sprawa jest osobista - Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
13. "Sprawa Jest Osobista by Frontside on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
14. Archived May 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
15. "Wywiad: Frontside". Rockmetal.pl. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
16. "Frontside - Granice rozsądku (official video)". YouTube. 2011-11-15. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
17. "wieść: Frontside prezentuje klip do "Zniszczyć wszystko"". Rockmetal.pl. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
18. "Frontside - &#034Legenda&#034 (wideo)". Cgm.pl. 2014-02-27. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-01-18.