Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky explained

Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	Tampa, Florida, United States
Genre:	Death metal^[1]
Years Active:	2006–present
Label:	Nuclear Blast
Associated Acts:	Bodies in the Gears of the Apparatus, Dehumanized
Current Members:	John Collett Ian Sturgill Matt Simpson Jennifer Muse Shaun DeLeon
Past Members:	Pete Lamb Mike Petrak Jesse Jolly Chris Woodall JR Daniels Aaron Haines

Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky (SWWAATS) is an American death metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed in 2006. The group was founded by guitarists Aaron Haines and Ian Sturgill, shortly after the disbandment of their previous band, Bodies in the Gears of the Apparatus. The band's name was inspired by a 1989 text titled "Apocalypse", written by William S. Burroughs^[2] (in which "he describes art and creative expression taking a literal and physical form"), and also "inspired and supported by a healthy amount of paranoia," as guitarist Sturgill stated in an interview with About.com.^[3]

The group's first release, an EP entitled Subhuman Empire, was released in July 2007 through Debello Recordings. In December 2007, Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky signed a deal with German label Nuclear Blast.^[4] The band's full-length debut, The Grand Partition and the Abrogation of Idolatry, was produced, mixed and mastered by guitarist James Murphy, and released on April 3, 2009, in Europe and on May 5, 2009, in the United States.^[5]

The lyrical themes of Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky, which were defined by Exclaim! magazine as "a big 'fuck you' to all of humanity,"^[6] address topics like "wage slavery, psychological warfare, 'denial and contortion' of human rights, globalism, and eugenics".^[7] Vocalist John Collett cites authors such as H. P. Lovecraft, Mark Twain, Bram Stoker, and Ambrose Bierce as some of his lyrical influences.^[8]

Members

Current members

Ian Sturgill – guitars, backing vocals (2006–present)
John Collett – lead vocals (2007–present)
Jennifer Muse – samples (2008–present)
Matt Simpson – bass (2008–present)
Shaun De Leon – guitars (2012–present)

Former members

JR Daniels – drums
Aaron Haines – guitars
Chris Woodall – bass
Mike Petrak – drums
Jesse Jolly – bass
Pete Lamb – drums

Session and touring members

Mike Heller – drums (2009)
Sally Gates – guitar (2009)
Angel Cotte – drums (2013)

Discography

Subhuman Empire EP (2007)
The Grand Partition and the Abrogation of Idolatry (2009)

Notes and References

Web site: Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky - The Grand Partition and the Abrogation of Idolatry Review. Anderson. Baz. 3 April 2009.
Book: S. Murphy, Timothy. Wising Up the Marks: The Amodern William Burroughs. University of California Press. Berkeley, California. 1998. 6. Nothing Is True, Everything Is Permitted. 0-520-20951-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=x_x5kgD1ijAC&q=Success%20Will%20Write%20Apocalypse%20Across%20the%20Sky&pg=PA6. June 23, 2009.
Web site: Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky interview: A conversation with guitarist Ian Sturgill. Bowar. Chad. 6 May 2009. About.com. The New York Times Company. June 22, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120314045340/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/interviews/a/successwillwriteapocalypseacrosstheskyinterview.htm. 14 March 2012.
Web site: 36 Crazyfists Pounding Away on Next Album; Plus Anthrax, Ipsissimus & More News that Rules, in Metal File. https://web.archive.org/web/20071215210427/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1576487/20071213/36_crazyfists.jhtml. dead. December 15, 2007. Harris. Chris. Wiederhorn, Jon . December 14, 2007. MTV News. MTV Networks. June 22, 2009.
News: Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky: New Song Posted Online. February 14, 2009. Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. June 23, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090215223640/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=114415. February 15, 2009.
Web site: Aggressive Tendencies: SWWAATS - The Grand Partition and the Abrogation of Idolatry. Falzon. Denise. June 2009. Exclaim!. June 23, 2009.
Web site: Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky interview. G.. Richard. April 2009. Lords of Metal. June 23, 2009.
Web site: Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky interview with Ian Sturgill . 28 May 2009 . Way Too Loud! . Xtremely Media . 23 June 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090606072633/http://www.waytooloud.com/2009/05/28/success-will-write-apocalypse-across-the-sky-ian-sturgill/ . June 6, 2009 .