Separatist (band)

Separatist

Origin| Hobart Tasmania, Australia
Genres| Christian metal,[1] death metal, deathcore,[2] technical death metal,[2] extreme metal
Years active| 2003-2011, 2014-present
Labels| Independent, Reverb Productions, Subliminal Groove Records
Members| Sam "Disho" Dishington
Past members| Luke Ranson
Matt Carter
James Brady
Dave Gilbert
Mitch Golding
Website| Separatist on Facebook

Separatist was a technical death metal band that formed in 2003 in Australia and is now a one-man project.

## History

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Separatist began in 2003 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia as a full band consisting of Sam "Disho" Dishington on vocals, James Brady and Dave Gilbert on guitars, Luke Ranson on bass and Matt Carter on drums. The band released a full-length album in 2008, titled The Motionless Apocalypse.[citation needed] In April 2011, the band split up.[citation needed] Dave Gilbert left the band, and James Brady was later removed, following personal disagreements with Disho. The band subsequently lost what would have been their second album to a computer malfunction and disbanded.[3] Disho left the band and the band broke up shortly afterwards.[4]

In 2014, Disho took up the mantle of Separatist but as a solo project, with him recording all vocals, bass, and guitar and programming all the drums. After Disho took control of the project, he released a double album, under the titles Closure and Motionless.[3] The albums' profits were donated to the A21 Campaign, a campaign to support the war against human trafficking.[3][5] The songs were all original compositions from their original second album.[6] Disho is currently working on a band called Departe, with a former member of the band, which is now signed to Season of Mist.[7]

## Members

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Current

* Sam "Disho" Dishington - Vocals (2003-2011, 2014-present), guitar, bass, programming (2014-present)

Former

* James Brady - Guitars (2003-2011)
* Dave Gilbert - Guitars (2003-2011)
* Mitch Golding - Guitars (2007-2011)
* Luke Ranson - Bass (2003-2011)
* Matt Carter - Drums (2003-2011)

## Discography

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Studio albums

* The Motionless Apocalypse (2008; Reverb Productions)
* Closure (2014; Independent)[5][2]
* Motionless (2014; Independent)

Compilation appearances

* Christian Deathcore Volume 3 (2014; Christian Deathcore)
* Mother of Deathcore Vol. 3 (2014; Mother of Deathcore)
* Christian Deathcore Volume 4 (2015; Christian Deathcore)

## References

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1. ^ Patrick. "Separatist". Lords of Metal ezine. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
2. ^ a b c McGinn, Kyle (February 26, 2014). "Separatist - Closure (Self-Released)". Dead Rhetoric. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
3. ^ a b c thrashboy (March 2, 2014). "'Separatist' Double Album Released, Available for Purchase or Download". The Metal Resource. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
4. ^ "Separatist - Closure". No Clean Singing. March 12, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
5. ^ a b Jackson, John (March 30, 2014). "Separatist - "Closure"". The Metal Resource. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
6. ^ Moore, Doug (February 18, 2014). "Impetuous Ritual & Separatist: dirty chaos, clean chaos". Invisible Oranges. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
7. ^ Senior, Nicholas (November 14, 2016). "Album Review: Departe - 'Failure, Subside'". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

## External links

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* Official Website
* Bandcamp
* "Separatist". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved February 9, 2018.