From Autumn to Ashes

From Autumn to Ashes
FATA members Brian Deneeve, Francis Mark and former vocalist Benjamin Perri
Background information
Also known as	FATA
Origin	Long Island, New York
Genres	Post-hardcore, screamo,metalcore
Years active	2000–2008 ; 2014-present
Labels	Tribunal, Ferret, Vagrant
Associated acts	Biology, Warship, Zao, Emanuel and the Fear, Every Time I Die, The Damned Things, Shiner, Season to Risk, Tidal Arms, The Wanted
Website	https://www.facebook.com/FATAOfficial
Members	Francis Mark Brian Deneeve Mike Pilato Rob Lauritsen Jeff Gretz
Past members	Jonathan Cox Scott Gross Josh Newton Benjamin Perri Stephen Salvio

From Autumn to Ashes is a post-hardcore band that formed on Long Island in 2000. While the band had gone through many line-up changes, the members include Francis Mark (lead vocals, drums), Scott Gross (guitars), Benjamin Perri (lead vocals), Brian Deneeve (guitars, backing vocals), Stephen Salvio (guitars), Josh Newton (bass guitar), Mike Pilato (bass guitar, backing vocals), Rob Lauritsen (guitars), Jonathan Cox (guitars) and Jeff Gretz (drums, backing vocals),

Described as "melody and lushness meets brutality," the band released their debut full-length album Too Bad You're Beautiful in 2001. The album featured former band member Benjamin Perri on harsh vocals, with Mark providing the clean vocals and acted as drummer. 2003 saw the release of The Fiction We Live and 2005, the release of Abandon Your Friends, the last From Autumn to Ashes album with Perri and Mark in their respective roles. After Perri's departure shortly after Abandon Your Friends, Mark became lead vocalist and in 2007, the band released Holding a Wolf by the Ears. On June 9, 2008 the band announced that they had gone on "indefinite hiatus." They insisted that the decision was amicable and the band had simply reached its natural conclusion.

From Autumn to Ashes formed on Long Island in 2000 with Francis Mark (drums, vocals), Steve Salvio (guitar) and Benjamin Perri (vocals) — Perri provided screaming vocals, while Mark sung clean vocals. Commenting on the name of their band, Scott Gross (guitar) said, "you are absolutely not going to get the right answer on this one because that would pretty much end the band" and that "no one is going to know the reason and we are going to keep it that way." The term "Autumn" refers to both the season and a fictional character the band created. Mark and Gross planned to use the character in a book. For the first few months as a touring band, From Autumn to Ashes claimed to have sold half of their equipment, a car, and spent between $3,000 and $4,000 making demos and hand distributing them.