Frankenbok

Frankenbok
Origin	Melbourne, VIC
Genres	Thrash metal, mathcore, groove metal
Years active	1998 - present
Labels	Faultline, Roadrunner, Prime Cuts
Associated acts	Five Star Prison Cell,
Website	http://www.frankenbok.com
Members	Nathan Amatnieks, Aaron Butler, Dan McDougall, Tim Miedecke, Mick Morley
Past members	Adam Glynn, Adam B Metal, Scott Lang

Band members

• Current line-up
  • Tim Miedecke (bass)
  • Aaron Butler (guitar)
  • Mick Morley (drums)
  • Dan McDougall (vocals)
  • Nathan Amatnieks (guitar)

• Former members
  • John Sankey (drums) (2003) (live only)
  • Adam B Metal (vocals) (2003 - 2007)
  • Scott Lang (guitar) (1998 - 2006)
  • Adam Glynn (vocals) (1998 - 2002)

Band information

Combining the sounds of Slipknot and Faith No More with a bludgeoning death/grind style band, Frankenbok quickly built up a solid following based on dependable and manic performances and rather twisted recorded releases. The band formed around Butler and original vocalist Adam Glynn as a duo in the late 90s and began working as a four-piece with a drum machine, recording the Greeting and Salutations album before adding Morley ahead of its subsequent release.

Frankenbok toured with Skinlab in May 2000 and played at Metal for the Brain. Shortly thereafter, the band signed with Dark Carnival. The EP release displayed a concerted effort on Frankenbok's part towards commercial accessibility, emphasising the nu-metal aspects of their music and phasing out the deathier parts along with the inclusion of a kitsch cover of Madison Avenue's "Don't Call Me Baby" that got them considerable airplay on Triple J.

In mid-2001 Frankenbok embarked on a six-week national tour with label mates Dreadnaught, followed by four shows with Slayer and Machine Head in August. In early 2002 the debut album was re-released by Dark Carnival with a bonus live disc recorded in Sydney, and the band toured with Psi.Kore, supported System Of A Down and appeared at the Overcranked Festival.

In November 2002 however, with a date for the recording of the follow-up album set, Glynn suddenly announced he had quit the band. He was replaced by Adam B. Metal in January 2003. Glynn formed Five Star Prison Cell in 2004.

Morley suffered an injury in early 2003 and John Sankey from Devolved filled in for him for live commitments including national tours with Skinlab and Soilwork. After Glynn's departure, Frankenbok's style took on a distinctly metalcore sound.

In mid-2004, the band toured extensively with Sunk Loto and 8 Foot Sativa and played at Metal for the Brain in Canberra and Brisbane in 2005. After this, the band began to write and record its next album, Murder of Songs without Lang, who departed to live and work in Asia. He was replaced by Amatnieks. In early 2007, Adam B. Metal split from Frankenbok and was replaced by Dan McDougall. The album showed some signs that Frankenbok was again changing direction into a heavy, modern thrash area and was released by Prime Cuts in August 2007. In April the next year, Frankenbok released "The Last Ditch Redemption" and began a heavy touring schedule that saw them play throughout most of Australia and into New Zealand.

The band opened for Exodus in Melbourne in October 2010; their fourth album was released in late 2011.

Discography

Albums:

	2000	Greetings and Salutations	Faultline
	2003	Blood Oath	Dark Carnival
	2007	Murder of Songs	Prime Cuts
	2011	The End of All You Know	self release
	2013	Cheers, Beers and Beards!	self release

EPs:

	2001	The Loopholes and Great Excuses EP	Dark Carnival
	2008	The Last Ditch Redemption	Prime Cuts

Split:

	2012	Split with King Parrot	Von Grimm

Compilation tracks:

	Year	Track Title	Album Title	Label
	2000	"I'm OK With It"	Route 666 Vol 2	Shock
	2002	"Success is Revenge"	Full Metal Racket 2	ABC/EMI
	2002	"Linguistics"	Hip New Sounds	High Voltage
	2005	"Victims"	Metal for the Brain 2005	Faultline
	2007	"Failure to Learn"	A Blaze in the Southern Skies	Prime Cuts
	2009	"Dig"	Euphony Fusion III	Welkin
	2012	"God Complex"	Euphony Fusion V	Welkin