Biography

Band Members

Backmask Biography

Backmask began when vocalist/guitarist/producer Shane McFee recorded and distributed a demo to recruit band members. With the addition of bassist Richard Chapleau in 2006, Backmask recorded and released the critically acclaimed full-length album Dark Fiber. Combining melodic deathmetal roots with industrial, progressive, symphonic, black metal, and folk influences, the album was hailed as a breath of fresh air in the increasingly stale American metal scene.

In early 2007, Shane and Richard recruited a second guitarist and drummer for the touring lineup of Backmask, and played a slew of dates up and down the California coast. Coincidentally, Shane and Richard both married their longtime girlfriends during the first half of September, and Shane bought a house. Richard got his PhD in Chemistry and Biochemistry from UCSB, and took on a full time job utilizing his degree hundreds of miles away. Shane and Richard agreed it was impractical to continue with Backmask, so the project was put on indefinite hiatus.

In 2008, Shane developed and released the successful music software product Recabinet, which has become an industry standard in guitar speaker cabinet simulation. He continued to write and record new music.

In 2010, Shane restarted Backmask with bassist Eric Eskelson, who had been part of a previous incarnation of the band. They are currently writing and recording the follow-up album to Dark Fiber, and seeking a drummer and second guitarist to round out the lineup.