---
title: "Becoming the Archetype"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/becoming-the-archetype"
genre: "Progressive Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1999
---

# Becoming the Archetype

**Becoming the Archetype** is a progressive metal band, from United States, active 1999 to present.

Becoming the Archetype is an American extreme metal band formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1999. They have released six albums on Solid State Records. Dichotomy, which was 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 was part of the new wave of American heavy metal. After 2012's I Am, the band went on an indefinite hiatus. In 2022, however, the band reunited with the lineup of Jason Wisdom, Seth Hecox and Brent "Duck" Duckett.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becoming_the_Archetype

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Becoming the Archetype |
| Genre | Progressive Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | United States |
| Formed | 1999 |
| Releases in catalog | 7 |

## Genres

[Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal) · [Christian Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/christian-metal) · [Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Melodic Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-death) · [Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/metalcore-classic)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Jason Wisdom](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jason-wisdom) |  |  | Current |
| [Abishai Collingsworth](https://themetalnet.com/musician/abishai-collingsworth) | Drums (drum set) | 2011 to 2011 | Former |
| [Bradley Riggs](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bradley-riggs) | Bass guitar | 2011 to 2011 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2005 | [Terminate Damnation](https://themetalnet.com/album/225fd14e-3924-3556-a7b3-bb11cd9ecdb2) | Album |
| 2007 | [The Physics of Fire](https://themetalnet.com/album/d966db7e-6a8f-31ea-b2ac-90b77b8dd7c2) | Album |
| 2008 | [Dichotomy](https://themetalnet.com/album/9bd4e99d-f956-3e45-a4d2-d73892164736) | Album |
| 2011 | [Celestial Completion](https://themetalnet.com/album/065bd1a1-2365-4534-b06a-2d06991621c6) | Album |
| 2012 | [Celestial Progression](https://themetalnet.com/album/adf69605-9557-47f9-8c16-f725cd95cf80) | EP |
| 2012 | [I Am](https://themetalnet.com/album/10faa50c-d436-4200-8ae5-07bb9b9b8351) | Album |
| 2022 | [Children of the Great Extinction](https://themetalnet.com/album/8d6b0da2-386b-43f8-93ee-b163ace1bd92) | Album |

## Related bands

- [As I Lay Dying](https://themetalnet.com/band/as-i-lay-dying) (listened together)
- [Demon Hunter](https://themetalnet.com/band/demon-hunter) (listened together)
- [Killswitch Engage](https://themetalnet.com/band/killswitch-engage) (listened together)
- [Haste the Day](https://themetalnet.com/band/haste-the-day) (listened together)
- [War of Ages](https://themetalnet.com/band/war-of-ages) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
- [Underoath](https://themetalnet.com/band/underoath) (listened together)
- [For Today](https://themetalnet.com/band/for-today) (listened together)
- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)
- [Living Sacrifice](https://themetalnet.com/band/living-sacrifice) (listened together)
- [Arch Enemy](https://themetalnet.com/band/arch-enemy) (listened together)
- [Soilwork](https://themetalnet.com/band/soilwork) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Becoming_the_Archetype/34307
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/becomingthearchetypemusic
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2lt0aSPzPngGw8KsfLYRyF
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/242637

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/becoming-the-archetype](https://themetalnet.com/band/becoming-the-archetype). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt