SHVPES | |
|---|---|
 Shvpes at Rock am Ring (2017) | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Cytota (2009–2015) |
| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Alternative metal, rap metal, nu metal,[1] metalcore,[1] post-hardcore |
| Years active | 2009–2020 |
| Labels | Spinefarm/Search and Destroy |
| Past members |
|
| Website | shvpes |
SHVPES ("Shapes") were an English metalcore band from Birmingham. Originally formed in 2009 under the name Cytota, they changed their name in 2015.
They were signed to Spinefarm Records/Search and Destroy Records. In 2016 they released their debut record, Pain. Joy. Ecstasy. Despair, followed by Greater Than in 2018.
Their band's sound experiments by mixing metalcore with aggressive alternative hard rock and touches of hip-hop.[2] The band's frontman, Griffin Dickinson is a son of Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson, and the brother of Rise to Remain and As Lions frontman Austin Dickinson.
- ^ a b DiVita, Joe (10 July 2020). "Shvpes Announce Band Breakup After Two Albums". Loudwire. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "SHVPES | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 September 2019.