Becoming the Archetype

Becoming the Archetype is an American Christian technical death metal band signed to Solid State Records and Century Media Records 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 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, founding members of the band have left.