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Training for Utopia

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Years active
  
1996–2000

Active until
  
2000

Associated acts
  
Demon Hunter

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Labels
  
Solid State, Tooth & Nail

Past members
  
Ryan Clark Don Clark Steve Saxby Morley Boyer Rob Dennler Carlos Colón

Origin
  
Sacramento, California, United States (1996)

Albums
  
Throwing a Wrench Into the American Music Machine

Members
  
Rob Dennler, Ryan Clark, Don Clark, Steve Saxby, Morley Boyer

Genres
  
Metalcore, Mathcore, Hardcore punk, Industrial metal, Noise rock

Similar
  
Demon Hunter, Zao, Embodyment, Jesse Sprinkle, Jon Dunn

Training for Utopia, also stylized as TFU, was a metalcore band which existed from 1996–2000.

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History

The band first signed with Tooth & Nail Records and was later moved to Solid State Records, the Tooth & Nail imprint that promotes heavy Christian music. Training for Utopia subsequently became popular in the Christian metal scene during its active years, although its music was not specifically religious.

Their brief existence included a tour with Zao and at the time the upcoming band Spitfire, as well as Warlord. It was during this time that the band hired Carlos Colón (later to join The Deadlines) for their 1998 tour providing synthesizers & live guitar to their live show. Immediately following the tour Carlos left the band to pursue other aspirations. After a temporary hiatus the band returned with their second full length "Throwing a Wrench into the American Music Machine". After a small tour of the material the band disbanded.

At the demise of Training for Utopia, members Ryan (formerly of Focal Point) and Don Clark announced that they were starting a new project called The American Spectator which never was realized. Don and Ryan Clark started "Asterik Studio" in Seattle, a graphic design shop where they completed many projects, including album artwork for former label-mates. In 2000, they founded the Christian metal band Demon Hunter.

Members

Final line-up

  • Ryan Clark – vocals, guitar (1996-2000) (currently with Demon Hunter)
  • Don Clark – guitar (1996-2000) (played with Demon Hunter)
  • Steve Saxby – bass guitar (1996-2000) (currently with Out of Place)
  • Morley Boyer – drums (1996-2000) (played on An Angle)

    • Former

  • Rob Dennler - vocals (1996) (played with The Roots of Orchis)

    • Touring

  • Carlos Colon - synthesizers (1998) (later joined The Deadlines)

    • Don Clark has stated that Training for Utopia originally began with musician Rob Dennler as its lead vocalist, though Dennler was replaced by Ryan Clark before the band recorded its first demo.

    Timeline

    Songs

    New York City Is OverratedThrowing a Wrench Into the American Music Machine · 1999
    Single Handed Attempt at RevolutionPlastic Soul Impalement · 1998
    Pretty Picture of LiesPlastic Soul Impalement · 1998

    References

    Training for Utopia Wikipedia
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