Nonexistent Failure

Becoming the Archetype
The line up at the time of Celestial Completion
Background information
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia
Genres	Technical death metal, metalcore, doom metal,deathcore
Years active	1999–2013 (indefinite hiatus)
Labels	Solid State, Century Media
Associated acts	Aletheian, Thaddeus, Pneuma, '68, Solamors, Phinehas, The Overseer
Website	Official Website
Members	Chris McCane Daniel Gailey Seth Hecox Codey Watkins Chris Heaton
Past members	Jon Star Sean Cunningham Wes Gaither Jacob Franklin Alex Kenis Brandon Lopez Jason Wisdom Brent "Duck" Duckett Michael McClellan

Becoming the Archetype is an American extreme metal band signed to Solid State Records and Century Media Records (Europe) formed in 1999 in Dacula, Georgia. They have released five albums on Solid State Records. Dichotomy, released in November 2008, sold around 2,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen Soundscan. The CD debuted at No. 18 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the top 100 of the Billboard 200. The band is part of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal.

As of late 2011, the last remaining original (of The Remant and Nonexistent Failure, as Seth Hecox is an original member of Becoming the Archetype), founding members of the band, bassist/lead vocalist Jason Wisdom and drummer Brent Duckett have left.

The band formed in 1999 with two vocalists, including Jason Wisdom, Guitarists Jon Star and Sean Cunningham, Bassist Wes Gaither, and Drummer Brent "Duck" Duckett under the monkier Nonexistent Failure.

The band's second Vocalist left the band before they recorded a demo. The band recorded their first demo in 2001, before joining Solid State Records, the band changed their name to The Remnant and released an independent self-titled album.

The band was approached by the members of Demon Hunter at Cornerstone Festival in 2004, who told the band to change their name, as there was punk band named The Remnants.

The band changed to Becoming the Archetype. Wisdom claims that he came up with the name.