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Structural Defect Timeline
[edit]Formation (2020-2023)
[edit]Structural Defect was started by Aric MacDonald in late 2019, and had several songs written, and after putting a band together in 2020 to perform the songs, which consisted of Aric’s brother, Dan (also known as Gus) on Bass, Mike Marion on Drums, and eventually Damon Finegan II and Mitch Markowitz on Rhythm and Lead Guitar, respectively.
The band slowly dissolved over the course of 2021 due to the stress of COVID-19, as well as creative and personal differences, leaving vocalist Aric and guitarist Damon as the remaining duo to continue the project. Damon formed Fractured Fortune in August 2021, and put the majority of his focus into that, while still occasionally working on Structural music with Aric.
Culture Vulture (2023-Present)
[edit]Upon having written upwards of 15 songs on his own for Structural Defect, Aric came to Damon in late 2023, with the hopes of having him produce the material. Damon not only agreed, but also offered to help with playing Bass live. They then ultimately wrote another few, bringing the total to over 20 songs, but cut down 13 and decided to release a full-length album.
After Fractured Fortune went on hiatus in 2024, Damon came back to Structural Defect full-time, this time staying on Bass and Vocals, and the band was slowly rebuilt with new members as Damon and Aric finished the music’s recording and production.
In November 2024, they brought in Clark Dasson to play guitar and keyboards for the project, and in early 2025, former drummer Mike Marion also rejoined full-time. On _____, the band announced their first single, "Become Death", which released on June 27th.
Band Members
[edit]Current Members
[edit]Aric MacDonald- Lead Vocals, Programming (2019-Present), Rhythm Guitar (2019-2024), Lead Guitar (2019-2020)
Damon Finegan- Bass Guitar, Guitars (Studio), Backing and occasional Co-Lead Vocals (2023-Present) Rhythm & Lead Guitar, Co-Lead Vocals (2020-2023)
Clark Dasson- Rhythm Guitars, Pianos, Keyboards, Synths, Backing Vocals (2024-Present)
Mike Marion- Drums, Percussion (2019-2021, 2025-Present)
Live Members
[edit]Mark Wyland- Lead Guitars (2025-Present)
Former Members
[edit]Dan “Gus” MacDonald- Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals (2019-2021)
Mitch Markowitz- Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals (2020-2021)
Timeline
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Fractured Fortune Timeline
[edit]Formation (2021-2022)
[edit]In August of 2021, singer Damon Finegan was on hiatus with Structural Defect, and was looking to start a project of his own, following more in the lines of Ice Nine Kills and Of Mice & Men. He put an ad on Craigslist, looking for a band or members to start a project with. Guitarist Brendan Curtis replied, with Brendan later recruiting his friend and drummer Kevin Roelle to the fold, completing the band’s initial lineup, and the trio would begin to work on writing songs together. The band at this time had started going by Falling Face First.
Never Trust The Living EP, lineup changes (2022-2024)
[edit]In late May of 2022, the band had announced it would be partaking in its first live performance in September, alongside Invictra, though details for the show were not finalized until July. At this time, Kevin would quietly leave the band, to focus on college.
On June 13th, 2022, the band announced both the joining of their new drummer, Dante Lebron, as well as their Debut single, “Creatures of Habit”, which would be released on June 17th. A day later, on June 14th, the band announced they were renaming, now going by Fractured Fortune.
On July 29th, 2022, the band announced a 2nd show for September 23rd, alongside Gainer, Anthropic, Stone Thrower, and An Easy Death.
On October 2nd, 2022, the band announced both a new single, “Cruella de Vil”, which was set to release on October 28th, 2022, as well as announcing their Debut EP, “Never Trust The Living”, set to release on December 16th, 2022, as a completely independent venture, having been entirely self-produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered by the band.
The band then announced 3 shows for 2023, One on February 3rd, as co-headliner alongside The Kamilsons, one for March 9th, opening for Awake at Last and Versus Me, and one April 29th, alongside Gainer and several others, then later announced they had accepted a 4th show, opening for Inferi on May 21st. On June 10th, 2023, the band announced that they had parted ways with their live bassist Robert, citing “reasons that we won’t be discussing at this time,” while announcing his new replacement, Zack Day, as well as the return of Kevin Roelle, this time as lead guitarist. In the same post, they also announced that Brendan would be stepping down after their next show from his role after 2 years to join Glasswaves as their bassist full-time, and that Damon would take over Brendan's role as guitarist, while still remaining involved vocally. Brendan’s last show with the band was August 4th, 2023.
Throughout the month of August and early September, the band then began teasing a “new era” of the band, with an apparent logo change and several teases about their new singer, who was going to debut with them at their show on September 16th.
On September 17th, 2023, the day after their first show as a 5-piece, it was announced that Andrew Laffan would be filling the empty role of Lead Vocals, as well as providing Pianos and Keyboards to their sound. They also teased that new music involving Andrew would be coming in the near future.
Second EP, Further exposure and hiatus (2024-Present)
[edit]After playing 2 more shows to finish out 2023, on February 16th, 2024, the band released their first single as a quintet, titled “Malevolence”, and featured Justin Williamson from Inverity providing Clean Vocals. To coincide with the release of the song, Damon announced that given the eventual birth of his son in May 2024, he would be taking a short hiatus from the band shortly at that point to spend time with him, though this was not to be a full-time departure, and he would still appear on their upcoming releases.
On August 16th, 2024, the band played their final show with the 5-man lineup, after which all 4 members of the band left aside from Damon. Damon then announced the following day that the band would be on hiatus due to "choices I made that led to the separation of this band", but would look to return to release music in 2025.
Band Members
[edit]Current Members
[edit]Damon Finegan- Lead Vocals (2021-Present), Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Synths (2024-Present), Rhythm Guitar (2021-2024), Bass (2021-2023)
Past Members
[edit]Brendan Curtis- Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals (2021-2023)
Zack Day- Bass Guitar (2023-2024)
Kevin Roelle- Rhythm & Lead Guitar (2023-2024) Drums, Percussion (2021-2022)
Andrew Laffan- Lead Vocals, Piano, Keyboards (2023-2024)
Dante Lebron- Drums, Percussion (2022-2024)
Former Live Members
[edit]Robert "Robby Rabbit" Riepe- Bass Guitar, Live Backing Vocals (2022-2023)
Timeline
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Never Trust The Living EP
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“Never Trust The Living” EP cover art
Released: December 16th, 2022
Recorded: 2020-2022
Genre: Metalcore, Deathcore, Hard Rock, Thrash Metal
Labels: Independent
Produced by: Fractured Fortune
Singles:
- "Creatures of Habit" released: June 17th, 2022
- "Cruella de Vil" released: October 28th, 2022
- "B.E.E.R." released: December 9th, 2022
Overview
[edit]"Never Trust The Living" `was written with the premise of Beetlejuice’s #1 rule: Never Trust The Living. The band applied that concept to the lyrics, with much of their substance referring to the political, religious, and/or self-inflicted turmoil of the world. “Creatures of Habit” was the first single of the EP, released on June 17th, 2022. “Cruella de Vil”, the second single from the EP, was announced on October 2nd, 2022, alongside the release date of the EP, December 16th. Cruella was released on October 28th, alongside it's accompanying lyric video.
Writing Process
[edit]The EP was almost entirely written from the fall of 2021 to the summer of 2022, with “The Last Time” and “Cruella de Vil” having been initially written in 2020, for Structural Defect, and later finalized during the writing process for “Never Trust The Living”. The entire EP was self-produced and published, with programmed drums being used, due to the band not having a drummer until Dante’s arrival in June of 2022. Dante is still credited with drum performance despite not having written the material.
Track Listing
[edit]| No. | Title: | Writers: | Length: |
| 1. | “Creatures of Habit” | Damon Finegan, Brendan Curtis | 3:07 |
| 2. | “Never Trust The Living” | Finegan, Curtis | 4:13 |
| 3. | “Tortured By The Blessed” | Curtis, Finegan | 4:39 |
| 4. | “Cruella de Vil” | Finegan, Curtis | 3:23 |
| 5. | “The Last Time” (feat. Josh Zalar) | Finegan, Aric MacDonald, Josh Zalar | 4:13 |
| 6. | “B.E.E.R.” | Finegan | 3:19 |
| Total Time: | 22:56 |
Personnel
[edit]Damon Finegan- Lead Vocals, Guitars, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, Production
Brendan Curtis- Guitars, Backing Vocals, Clean Vocals on “The Last Time”
Dante Lebron- Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals on “Tortured By The Blessed”
Additional Personnel
[edit]Josh Schirmer- Backing Vocals on “Tortured By The Blessed”
Josh Zalar- Lead Guitar on “The Last Time”
Aric MacDonald- Lyrics on “The Last Time”
Production
[edit]Engineered by: Fractured Fortune
Mixed and Mastered by: Damon Finegan
Produced by: Fractured Fortune, Josh Zalar on “The Last Time”
Artwork by: Brendan Curtis
Fractured Fortune
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“Fractured Fortune” cover art
Released: TBD
Recorded: 2025
Genre: Metalcore, Hard Rock
Labels: Independent
Produced by: Fractured Fortune
Singles:
- "Single 1" released: TBD
- "Single 2" released: TBD
- "Single 3" released: TBD
Overview
[edit]Fractured Fortune is the Debut Album released by the band, and is the first release to feature the band after the departure of most of the original lineup, leaving Damon as the sole constant between both full-length releases.
Writing Process
[edit]The band aimed to push its songwriting boundaries with more melodic choruses, while also digging deeper into more heavier influences, with songs such as “Calcify” and the title track, “Fractured Fortune”, which are considered the heaviest songs on the EP, as well as the heaviest songs the band has released to date.
Songs such as “Mindless Trepidation” and “Given Up” are songs where the clean vocals are more prominent, while “Abdicate” features exclusively clean vocals.
Track Listing
[edit]All songs except "Immigrant Song" written by Damon Finegan; any additional writers are marked below:
| No: | Title: | Writers: | Length: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Fractured Fortune” | Dominic Rodriguez | 4:00 |
| 2. | “Uprooted” | Brendan Curtis | 4:22 |
| 3. | “Given Up” | Aric MacDonald | 4:21 |
| 4. | “Abdicate” | 5:09 | |
| 5. | “Stereotypical” | Curtis | 5:14 |
| 6. | “Calcify” | Dante Lebron, __________ | 3:17 |
| 7. | "Legion of the Broken" | ___________ | 3:55 |
| 8. | “Singularity” | ___________ | 4:51 |
| 9. | "Immigrant Song" (Led Zeppelin cover) | Jimmy Page, Robert Plant | 3:48 |
| 10. | “Mindless Trepidation” | Lebron, Andrew Laffan, Josh Schirmer | 3:44 |
| Total Time: |
Personnel
[edit]Damon Finegan II- Clean Vocals on “Fractured Fortune”, “Abdicate”, and “Mindless Trepidation”, Guitars, Piano, Keyboards, Synths, Programming
________- Unclean Vocals
________- Rhythm Guitars
________- Bass Guitars
________- Drums, Percussion
Additional Personnel
[edit]Josh Schirmer- Backing Vocals, Composer on “Mindless Trepidation”
Brendan Curtis- Composer on “Uprooted” and "Stereotypical"
Dominic Rodriguez- Composer on “Fractured Fortune”
Dante Lebron- Composer on "Calcify” and “Mindless Trepidation”
Andrew Laffan- Composer on “Mindless Trepidation”
Production
[edit]Engineered by: Damon Finegan II
Mixed and Mastered by: Damon Finegan II
Produced by: Damon Finegan II
Artwork by: ____________